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Better Sprinting

by chylex · for Minecraft

New ways to control sprinting, sneaking, and flying.

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3 yr agoLast updated
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About Better Sprinting

From Modrinth

New ways to control sprinting, sneaking, and flying.

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Better Controls

Better Controls is a new client-only mod that includes many more toggle keybinds and options than Better Sprinting. It's available for Forge and Fabric.

While not a direct replacement, I intend to support Better Controls in the future and eventually stop updating Better Sprinting.

Features

  • Sprint key can be set to Tap or Hold mode
  • Toggle keys for sprinting and sneaking
  • Option to turn off double tapping W
  • Option to sprint in all directions in singleplayer
  • Configurable speed boost when flying in creative/spectator mode
  • Option to continue flying when touching the ground
  • To configure the mod, click the Better Sprinting button in Controls, or press the configuration key in-game (default: 'O')
  • To configure update notifications in Minecraft 1.13/1.14, open the config folder (same location as the mods folder), and edit the bettersprinting-client.toml file in a text editor

Tips

  • While sprinting, press the Sprint key again to stop
  • Opening a GUI while toggle sneaking makes you automatically stand up until you close it
  • LAN multiplayer allows sprinting in all directions if the host has the mod installed

Servers

Use the /bettersprinting admin command to enable special features, or automatically disable the mod for players on the server. If you don't have a Forge server, you can read about the server protocol to implement a custom plugin and benefit from the features.

Screenshot of mod configuration

Installation Guide

Client

  1. Download and run Forge installer
  2. Select Install client, and click OK
  3. Start the Minecraft Launcher
  4. Visit the Installations tab, and click the Forge profile
  5. Open the folder shown in Game directory, and create a folder named mods inside it
  6. Download Better Sprinting and place the file into the mods folder

Server

  1. Download and run Forge installer
  2. Select Install server, don't forget to change the installation folder, and click OK
  3. Create a folder named mods in the server folder
  4. Download Better Sprinting and place the file into the mods folder
  5. Start the server by running forge-<version>.jar

Old Versions

  • Old releases for Minecraft versions between 1.2.5 - 1.8 are available in the archive
  • If you experience a mod conflict, try installing PlayerAPI Core (only applies to versions 2.0.3 and older)
  • In 1.7.10, vanilla clients cannot join Forge servers; if you install the mod on a 1.7.10 server, your users will need to install Forge (the mod itself is not required)

License / Modpacks

Official files released after 12 June 2019 are licensed under MPL-2.0, which allows you to use them in modpacks.

To verify, open the .jar file in an archive program, view the included LICENSE file, and ensure the first line reads Mozilla Public License Version 2.0.

If the LICENSE file is missing, you must follow Hardcore Ender Expansion 1's License and Modpack Guidelines.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 23 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.16.3.

Loaders

Runs on Forge.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Works on a server

From source side support

Modrinth lists server-side support for Better Sprinting as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Forge
Runs on
Serveroptional on the server
Game versions
1.16.3 and 22 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓Authorchylex, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseLicenseRef-See-mod-descriptionFree

Better Sprinting, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Better Sprinting?

Modrinth lists server-side support for Better Sprinting as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Which loaders does it support?

Forge.

Is it free?

Yes. Better Sprinting is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is LicenseRef-See-mod-description.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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