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Sway Away

by Vonsnake

Sway Away gives players a view bobbing option that moves only the held view model, leaving the camera still while walking in first person.

ForgeNeoForgeClient-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

The mod adds an extra View Bobbing setting. With it, the walking animation applies to the first-person hand and held items, and the camera itself does not shift. Installing it alongside Embeddium replaces that mod's View Bobbing option.

Sway Away is a client-side mod for Forge and NeoForge, released under the MIT License and open source. Servers do not need it, and it changes nothing on the server side. Builds exist for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with 1.0 as the latest file for each loader.

Key features

  1. View model only bobbing

    Only the first-person arm and held items move while walking, so the view stays steady.

  2. Extra View Bobbing option

    A separate setting is added to the video options alongside the standard View Bobbing toggle.

  3. Embeddium option swap

    When Embeddium is installed, its View Bobbing option is replaced by the one this mod provides.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available1.0
1.20.11.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Better Zoom is also a client-side mod for Forge and NeoForge, open source under the MIT License and built for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, but it changes zoom rather than view bobbing. External View is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later, runs with the client required and the server optional, and covers 1.16.5 – 1.21.8.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Sway AwayForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client-side only2025-12-05
Better ZoomForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client-side only2026-09-29
External ViewForge and NeoForge1.16.5 – 1.21.8Client required, server optional2026-05-13

Questions

Does Sway Away need to be installed on the server?

No. It is a client-side mod, so only players who want the option need it, and servers run without it.

In the catalog

Sway Away is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Utility mods36,990Forge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Sway Away adds an additional View Bobbing option with view model only bobbing, letting you have a first person walk animation without camera movement. The View Bobbing option in Embeddium will also be swapped out if it's installed.
Vonsnake, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Vonsnake
Published
2025-06-22
Updated on Modrinth
2025-12-05
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Utility
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