Fresh Animations

Adds lifelike movement to Minecraft mobs without changing the vanilla art style. Cows flick their ears, chickens bob their heads, and villagers gesture as they walk. Over 100 million downloads on CurseForge — one of the most installed packs in Minecraft history .

Quick facts

CategoryAnimations
EditionJava
Minecraft26.3 and older supported versions
AuthorFreshLX
SourceCurseForge
Downloads100.1M (CurseForge)
File size630.68 KB

Source status

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What Fresh Animations does

Fresh Animations is a resource pack, not a mod. It changes how mob models move by using OptiFine's custom entity model format. On Fabric, you need Entity Model Features (EMF) and Entity Texture Features (ETF) to load it .

The pack does not change textures. It changes animation. A vanilla cow stands still with rigid legs. A Fresh Animations cow shifts its weight, flicks its ears, and turns its head. The difference is subtle but immediately noticeable.

What it animates

  • Passive mobs — cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and villagers.
  • Hostile mobs — zombies, skeletons, spiders, and creepers.
  • Special mobs — golems, wandering traders, and bosses.
  • Baby variants — additional animation sets for baby mobs .

Installation

  1. On OptiFine: Install OptiFine, place the Fresh Animations ZIP in resourcepacks, and enable it.
  2. On Fabric: Install Fabric, then install EMF and ETF from Modrinth. Place the Fresh Animations ZIP in resourcepacks and enable it .
  3. Launch the game. Animations apply automatically to affected mobs.
Version note: The latest release (v1.10.5) dropped support for pre-26.1 versions. If you are on an older Minecraft version, use an older Fresh Animations release. Check the CurseForge file list for your version .

Frequently asked questions

Does Fresh Animations need OptiFine?
On OptiFine, yes — it uses OptiFine's custom entity model format. On Fabric, you need EMF and ETF instead. You cannot use Fresh Animations on vanilla Minecraft without one of these.
Will it work with other resource packs?

Fresh Animations is designed for the vanilla look. It may conflict with packs that replace mob models or textures. Load Fresh Animations above your base texture pack if you want the animations to apply.

Does it affect performance?
Entity animation has a minor performance cost, but it is not a rendering overhaul like Sodium. On most systems, the impact is negligible.

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