Vanilla-PlusResource packs · 1.16 – 26.xsmooth rework of vanilla textures, with focus on tools, “standard survival” items, particles and more
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Animates various item textures
Animates various item textures
Animated Items is a resource pack made by palettemc. It supports Minecraft 1.18 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 2,948,766 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 20, 2026.
Animated Items has had 57 releases on Modrinth since Oct 9, 2023. 8 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.6.3, released on Sep 20, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21 – 26.3. It runs on Minecraft. The download is 1.7 MB.
| Version | Released | Minecraft | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.3 | Sep 20, 2026 | 1.21 – 26.3 | Release |
1.6.3 | Aug 4, 2026 | 1.21 – 26.2 | Release |
1.6.3 | May 10, 2026 | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Release |
1.6.2 | May 3, 2026 | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Release |
1.6.1 | Apr 10, 2026 | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Release |
Animated Items is a resource pack that animates many textures of Minecraft items! This resource pack works with versions 1.18 and above.
So far, here are the vanilla items that have been animated (71 in total):
View list
Version 1.0
Version 1.1
Version 1.2
Version 1.3
Version 1.4
Version 1.5
Version 1.6
As more items are added to Minecraft, more items will be animated
There is also animation support for the Tool Trims mod, with 220 textures being animated. Those animations are the iron, gold, diamond, and netherite swords with all of their possible combinations.
For the animation to work properly, ensure that you have both the Tool Trims resource pack and Animated Items resource pack turned on, with Animated Items going above Tool Trims in the resource pack list.
Here's an example of the Diamond Sword with 4 possible trimmings (in gold):
Order of trimmings from left to right: Linear, Tracks, Charge, Frost
Animated Items comes with animation support for the Combat Expansion data pack. The new swords from the data pack (katanas, claymores, and daggers) have been animated, as well as the cutlass weapon.
The animations are the same as the iron, gold, diamond, and netherite swords from the vanilla game.
Some Examples:
Totem of Undying
Diamond
Here is a showcase video made by Critters Mod Menagerie on YouTube!
Note that this video showcases version 1.2
OptiFine is not required for this resource pack to work. Only versions of Minecraft starting from 1.5 and above, no versions before 1.5 will work since texture animations were added in Minecraft 1.5.
For resource pack versions 1.4 and above, the Continuity or OptiFine mod is needed only for emissive textures. If you do not want emissive textures, then neither of those mods is required.
If there are any issues or you would like to suggest an addition, please report/suggest them on the GitHub repository.
If you have any comments or questions, please ask/comment on the GitHub discussion.
Written by palettemc. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.
Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.
In Minecraft, open Options, then Resource Packs, then Open Pack Folder.
Drop the .zip file into that folder and go back to the game.
Move Animated Items to the right-hand list and click Done.
It is made for Minecraft 1.18 – 26.x. On other versions Minecraft marks it as incompatible, but it often still works.
| Resource | Downloads | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animated Itemsthe one you looked at | 2.9M | 1.18 – 26.x | Sep 20, 2026 | Free |
| Vanilla-PlusxSpinHDx | 624K | 1.16 – 26.x | Aug 16, 2026 | Free |
 Animated Totem of Undyingrebonok | 561K | 1.20 – 26.x | 10 days ago | Free |
 Sweety's ItemsSweetygamer2 | 243K | 1.16 – 1.21 | Jan 5, 2026 | Free |
Yes. Animated Items supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18.
Yes. Animated Items is free to download from Modrinth.
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
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