Bob Lock
Bob Lock is a lightweight Fabric mod that redesigns the Minecraft view bobbing experience. It replaces the vanilla bobbing animation with a modern, smooth hand-lowering effect while moving, completely eliminating screen shake.
Features
Custom Hand Animation
Your hand smoothly lowers when moving and returns when stationary, providing visual feedback without the motion sickness.No Screen Shake
Enjoy the "View Bobbing: ON" setting without the camera shaking up and down.Polished Feel
Includes smooth transitions and a subtle input-based delay for a natural, premium feel.Vanilla Friendly
Works entirely client-side. To disable, simply turn View Bobbing to off in video settings, or disable the mod in the config, to get back Vanilla View Bobbing
Dependencies
- Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.8, 1.21.11
- Fabric Loader
- Fabric API
- Cloth Config API
Early Development Note
This mod is very early in development, if you encounter any bugs, please report them on the issues tab.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.4
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as bob-lock-1.21.4-1.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 45 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.