📦 IMPORTANT: Required Dependency
You must download and install Fabric API before using Smooth Flaps!
You also need Fabric Loader installed for Minecraft Java Edition 26.3. Without Fabric API, the mod won't work correctly.
🚪 Smooth Flaps by PeakMC6725
Ever opened a door in Minecraft and thought... why does it just snap open like that? 💀🚪
You build an amazing house, decorate every room, add beautiful windows, place furniture, and spend hours getting every little detail right. Then you open a door, and it instantly snaps into position like a cardboard cutout. Something just feels off.
Yeah, we've all noticed it.
That's where Smooth Flaps comes in! ✨
Smooth Flaps adds smooth opening and closing animations to Minecraft's vanilla doors, trapdoors, and fence gates. Instead of instantly switching between their open and closed positions, these blocks swing naturally, giving your builds a more polished and lively feel.
It's a small visual change, but one that can make a surprising difference to the overall atmosphere of your world. Whether you're walking into your starter house, exploring a medieval castle, opening the entrance to your secret base, or building a modern mansion, the little details feel much more satisfying.
No new blocks. No unnecessary gameplay changes. Just smoother animations for the blocks you already use.
✨ Features
🚪 Smooth Door Animations
Tired of doors instantly snapping open and closed? Smooth Flaps gives vanilla doors a proper swinging animation, making entrances and exits feel more natural.
Whether you're using a wooden door in a small Survival house or a large entrance in a custom build, the animation adds a little extra polish to your everyday Minecraft experience.
🪜 Smooth Trapdoor Animations
Trapdoors get the same treatment! Instead of instantly flipping between positions, they fold open and shut with a smoother motion.
This is especially nice for builds that use trapdoors as floor entrances, attic access points, decorative details, or compact passages.
🏰 Smooth Fence Gate Animations
Both halves of a vanilla fence gate swing apart and come back together smoothly, making entrances to gardens, farms, animal pens, and courtyards feel more natural.
🔁 Swing Reversal
Changed your mind halfway through opening a door? No problem!
Clicking a block again while it's moving makes it reverse direction from its current position instead of abruptly snapping to the opposite state.
🎨 Resource Pack Friendly
Smooth Flaps is designed to animate the block model the game already uses, so it should work with resource pack models as well.
Compatibility may vary depending on how a particular resource pack or another mod changes block rendering.
💻 Client-Side Only
Smooth Flaps is client-side, meaning you only need to install it on your own client. It changes how supported blocks look when they open and close, rather than changing their underlying gameplay behaviour.
Other players will only see the animations if they also have the mod installed.
🌿 Vanilla Gameplay, Better Visuals
Smooth Flaps improves the little things without changing the way you play.
Just install the mod, enter your world, and enjoy smoother interactions with vanilla doors, trapdoors, and fence gates.
🎮 How to Use
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Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft Java Edition 26.3.
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Download and install Fabric API from the link at the top of this description.
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Install Smooth Flaps by placing its .jar file inside your Minecraft mods folder.
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Launch Minecraft using your Fabric installation.
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Enter your world and open or close any supported vanilla door, trapdoor, or fence gate to see the animations in action!
That's it! No complicated setup or extra configuration is needed to enjoy the basic features.
🏡 Perfect for All Kinds of Builds
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🏠 Survival Houses: Make entering and leaving your home feel smoother.
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🏰 Medieval Builds: Add a more natural touch to castle entrances, village houses, and courtyards.
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🏙️ Modern Houses: Give your interiors and entrances a more polished feel.
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🌾 Farms and Gardens: Enjoy smoother fence gates around animal pens, crop fields, and gardens.
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🕵️ Secret Bases: Make hidden entrances and trapdoor passages feel more satisfying to use.
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🎨 Creative Worlds: Add extra visual polish without changing your building workflow.
You don't need a massive build to appreciate the difference. Even an ordinary door in a starter house can make the world feel that little bit more alive.
📦 Requirements
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Minecraft: Java Edition 26.3
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Mod Loader: Fabric Loader
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Required Dependency: Fabric API
Please note that the mod has only been tested on Minecraft 26.3 so far. Other versions and mod loaders are not confirmed to work.
⚙️ Important Notes
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Version compatibility: Tested on Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 only.
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Supported blocks: Vanilla doors, trapdoors, and fence gates.
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Levers: Not supported yet.
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Client-side installation: The mod only needs to be installed on the clients that want to see the animations.
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Multiplayer visibility: Other players without the mod will not see the custom animations on their own screens.
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Resource packs: Designed with resource pack compatibility in mind, but packs that significantly alter block models may behave differently.
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Other mods: Mods that modify block rendering or animations may affect compatibility.
🐛 Bugs & Suggestions
Found a bug? Noticed an animation behaving strangely? Have an idea for another block that could use smoother animations?
Feel free to leave a comment on the project page!
Bug reports, suggestions, and feedback are always welcome and can help guide future improvements to Smooth Flaps.
📜 Credits
Smooth Flaps is based on Seamless Block Animations by Derk Ottersberg, licensed under CC0-1.0.
Full credit goes to the original creator for the underlying work this project is based on.
💙 Made by PeakMC6725
Minecraft is full of little details, and sometimes improving just one of them makes the whole experience feel better.
Thanks for checking out Smooth Flaps! If you enjoy the mod, consider leaving feedback on the project page.
Less snapping. More swinging. More Minecraft. 🚪✨
