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Joyful Motions

Take your player animations from static to fantastic!

Resource packsFree1.20 – 26.x
by Angelos · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

Joyful Motions is a resource pack made by Angelos. Take your player animations from static to fantastic!

It supports Minecraft 1.20 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 736,351 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 13, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.211.20

Release history

Joyful Motions has had 29 releases on Modrinth since Aug 19, 2025. 20 of them came out in the past year. The newest is v1.3c, released on Sep 13, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.20 – 26.2. It runs on Minecraft. The download is 141 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
v1.3cSep 13, 20261.20 – 26.2Release
v1.3bSep 13, 20261.20 – 26.2Release
v1.3Sep 12, 20261.20 – 26.2Release
v1.2cAug 8, 20261.20 – 26.2Release
v1.2bAug 8, 20261.20 – 26.2Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

Angelos'

Joyful Motions

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Joyful Motions is a player animation pack that adds animations that are not in the vanilla and enhances the current ones, making your game feel more alive.

Compatible with Lively Turtle Helmet

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](modrinth.com/resourcepack/lively-turtle-helmet)

Media Links

Join our Discord server to report bugs, see previews of upcoming features and chat directly with the developer!

[](youtube.com/@angxlvs) [](discord.gg/qMrDaZZCdG)

Credits

This pack uses assets from Just Expressions resourcepack made by Ithan and TrasTick, used under their permission.

Requirements

This pack requires Entity Model Features

[

](modrinth.com/mod/entity-model-features)

Written by Angelos. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Joyful Motions

  1. Download the .zip file from Modrinth. Do not unzip it.

  2. In Minecraft, open Options, then Resource Packs, then Open Pack Folder.

  3. Drop the .zip file into that folder and go back to the game.

  4. Move Joyful Motions to the right-hand list and click Done.

  5. It is made for Minecraft 1.20 – 26.x. On other versions Minecraft marks it as incompatible, but it often still works.

Full guide: How to install Minecraft resource packs

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21, 1.20
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 14, 2026)

Joyful Motions compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

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Joyful Motionsthe one you looked at736K1.20 – 26.xSep 13, 2026Free
Fresh Animations: DetailsFreshLX2.2M1.18 – 26.x13 days agoFree
Fresh Animations: ObjectsFreshLX2.2M1.19 – 26.xJun 23, 2026Free
Fresh Animations: EmissiveFreshLX1.9M1.16 – 26.x13 days agoFree

Questions

Does Joyful Motions work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Joyful Motions supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20.

Is Joyful Motions free?

Yes. Joyful Motions is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Joyful Motions still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to Joyful Motions?

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