Better Armorstands

Mod id betterarmorstands · Minecraft 26.3, 26.2, 26.1 · Fabric, Forge, NeoForge · Requires the latest Mycel · Server and client.

Armor stands, done right. Sneak and right-click a stand to switch between the 13 poses from Bedrock Edition, or let a redstone signal pick one. Every new stand has arms, shears remove the base plate, and with the mod on your client you can hold R and move the mouse to turn a stand smoothly. A cleaner texture comes with it.

Three armor stands with arms on a smooth stone floor in a jungle clearing. The two outer stands, each next to a redstone source (a redstone block on the right, a redstone torch on the left), hold their arms forward in the Solemn pose; the middle one stands in the default pose. — Redstone picks the pose: both powered stands switched to Solemn, the middle one keeps the default pose.

How it works

The 13 poses, redstone, arms, the base plate, turning with R and who needs the mod.

Features

Tweak it

Six switches: poses by click and by redstone, arms, shears and turning.

Configuration

Questions

Vanilla players, existing stands, servers without the mod and the R key.

FAQ

The short version

Sneak + right-click a stand with an empty hand for the next pose. The action bar names it.
A redstone signal next to a stand picks a pose by its strength.
Every new stand has arms; shears remove the base plate and bring it back.
Look at a stand, hold R and move the mouse to turn it. Sneak for 15° steps.
Install it on the server for the poses, arms and base plate (everyone gets them); install it on your client too for R, the pose preview and the new texture.

Quick links

Installing (remember the Mycel jar too)
Commands (live config reload)
Changelog
Source code