Crosshair Bobbing
by Krash220
With View Bobbing turned on, Crosshair Bobbing makes the crosshair move with the view and play small animations tied to what the player does.
What it does
The crosshair follows the view bobbing that occurs as the player walks, so the reticle moves along with the camera instead of staying fixed. The bobbing animation only takes effect while View Bobbing is enabled in the game settings.
The mod adds further animations for actions: the crosshair shakes when the player attacks mobs or breaks blocks, charges while a bow, trident or crossbow is drawn, and plays a separate motion while the player eats or drinks. Mod Menu is optional and can be used to open the configuration screen. The client runs it alone, so a server does not need it. Builds exist on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and the code is under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, making it open source.
Key features
Bobbing crosshair
The crosshair tracks the view bobbing while the player walks, matching the camera's movement.
Attack and block shake
The crosshair shakes when the player attacks mobs or destroys blocks, giving feedback on each hit.
Charging animation
Bows, tridents and crossbows show a charging animation on the crosshair while they are drawn.
Eating and drinking motion
A special crosshair animation plays while the player eats or drinks.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 1
Use cases
Playing with view bobbing
Players who keep View Bobbing on can have the reticle move with the camera during travel and combat.
Checking charge state
The charging animation gives a visual cue for how far a bow, trident or crossbow has been drawn.
Who it’s for: Players on the Fabric, Forge or NeoForge client who want a moving crosshair tied to their actions. Server owners do not need to install anything.
How it compares
Custom Crosshair Mod covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge and runs on the client alone, but is published under All rights reserved and is not open source. Hello Crosshair is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, but is built for Fabric 1.19.2 alone. Crosshair Bobbing is open source and client-side only on all three loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosshair Bobbing | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.2 – 1.20.2 | Client-side only | 2025-02-05 |
| Custom Crosshair Mod | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.8.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-27 |
| Hello Crosshair | Fabric | 1.19.2 | Client-side only | 2022-11-20 |
Questions
Does Crosshair Bobbing need View Bobbing turned on?
Does Crosshair Bobbing have to be on the server?
Which game versions does Crosshair Bobbing support?
In the catalog
Crosshair Bobbing is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/xbob
- Owner
- Krash220
- Published
- 2023-07-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15