Smart View
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A Minecraft mod that allows you to switch viewpoints by holding down the button.
Usage
This mod provides the ability to switch viewpoints by holding down the button. By default, no key binding is set, so you must first set the key.
Controls settings
- Open
Options > Controlsfrom the Minecraft menu. - Find the Smart View category
- Set the following keys:
- ThirdPersonView Back - Switches to a view looking at the player from the back.
- ThirdPersonView Front - Switches to a view looking at the player from the front.
Controls
- Hold key: Switches to the set view.
- Release key: Returns to first-person view (standard view).
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.18.2
- 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.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as smartview-1.1-fabric-mc1.18.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 36 KB
- Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.