Minecraft:Java Edition 26.1 Snapshot 2

26.1 Snapshot 2 (known as 26.1-snapshot-2 in the Minecraft:launcher) is the second snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 26.1, released on January 7, 2026.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> It adds retextured and remodeled Minecraft:baby mobs, remodeled Minecraft:rabbits, craftable Minecraft:name tags, and more. This is the first snapshot released in 2026.

Additions

General

Tags

• Added the Template:Cd item tag.
  • Contains all types of Minecraft:nuggets.

Changes

Items

Minecraft:Name tag

• Can now be crafted with 1 paper and 1 Minecraft:nugget.

Mobs

Template:More sounds Minecraft:Rabbit

• Their models, animations, and textures have been updated.
• Template:Animate Template:Animate Now has an idle animation. A rabbit can only do these if it has been leashed at least once, but isn't currently leashed.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>
• Hitbox size has been adjusted to match each of the new models.
• Minecraft:Programmer Art textures have been removed following the model changes.

Baby mobs

• Added new baby sounds for wolves, cats and pigs.
• Updated the models and textures of the following baby mobs
  • Minecraft:Cat
  • Minecraft:Chicken
  • Minecraft:Cow
  • Minecraft:Mooshroom
  • Minecraft:Ocelot
  • Minecraft:Pig
  • Minecraft:Rabbit
  • Minecraft:Sheep
  • Minecraft:Wolf
• Adjusted the Minecraft:hitbox of the baby chicken to align with the new model.
• Minecraft:Saddles on baby pigs no longer render.
• Minecraft:Wolf armor on baby wolves no longer render.

Minecraft:Skeleton horses and Minecraft:zombie horses

• No longer panic when hurt.

General

General

• Tweaked default JVM options.
  • The game now allocates 4 GB of RAM by default (up from 2 GB).
  • Garbage collection has been changed from G1GC to ZGC for compatible computers.Template:More information needed

Minecraft:Data pack

• The Minecraft:pack format version is now Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Entity data

• The Template:Cd and Template:Cd fields from players have been added to all mobs and the Minecraft:armor stand.
• The Template:Cd field on players has been removed.

Minecraft:Mob variant definitions

• Wolf sound variants sound events in Template:Cd have been moved into a new field Template:Cd and the field Template:Cd was added.

Minecraft:Resource pack

• The version is now Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Sounds

• Added new sound events for the baby Minecraft:cat:
  • entity.baby_cat.ambient
  • entity.baby_cat.hiss
  • entity.baby_cat.hurt
  • entity.baby_cat.death
  • entity.baby_cat.eat
  • entity.baby_cat.beg_for_food
  • entity.baby_cat.purr
  • entity.baby_cat.purreow
  • entity.baby_cat.stray_ambient
• Added new sound events for the baby Minecraft:pig (piglet):
  • entity.baby_pig.ambient
  • entity.baby_pig.hurt
  • entity.baby_pig.death
  • entity.baby_pig.step
• Added new sound events for the baby Minecraft:wolf:
  • entity.baby_wolf.ambient
  • entity.baby_wolf.growl
  • entity.baby_wolf.death
  • entity.baby_wolf.hurt
  • entity.baby_wolf.pant
  • entity.baby_wolf.whine
  • entity.baby_wolf.step

Minecraft:Textures

• Entity textures
  • Added new entity textures:
    • entity/cat/cat_all_black_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_black_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_british_shorthair_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_calico_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_collar_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_jellie_baby.png
    • entity/cat/ocelot_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_persian_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_ragdoll_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_red_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_siamese_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_tabby_baby.png
    • entity/cat/cat_white_baby.png
    • entity/chicken/chicken_cold_baby.png
    • entity/chicken/chicken_temperate_baby.png
    • entity/chicken/chicken_warm_baby.png
    • entity/cow/cow_cold_baby.png
    • entity/cow/cow_temperate_baby.png
    • entity/cow/cow_warm_baby.png
    • entity/cow/mooshroom_brown_baby.png
    • entity/cow/mooshroom_red_baby.png
    • entity/pig/pig_cold_baby.png
    • entity/pig/pig_temperate_baby.png
    • entity/pig/pig_warm_baby.png
    • entity/rabbit/rabbit_black.png
    • entity/rabbit/rabbit_brown.png
    • entity/rabbit/rabbit_caerbannog.png
    • entity/rabbit/rabbit_gold.png
    • entity/rabbit/rabbit_salt.png
    • entity/rabbit/rabbit_toast.png
    • entity/rabbit/rabbit_white.png
    • entity/rabbit/rabbit_white_splotched.png
    • entity/sheep/sheep_baby.png
    • entity/sheep/sheep_wool_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_angry_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_ashen_angry_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_ashen_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_ashen_tame_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_black_angry_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_black_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_black_tame_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_chestnut_angry_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_chestnut_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_chestnut_tame_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_collar_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_rusty_angry_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_rusty_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_rusty_tame_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_snowy_angry_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_snowy_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_snowy_tame_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_spotted_angry_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_spotted_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_spotted_tame_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_striped_angry_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_striped_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_striped_tame_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_tame_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_woods_angry_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_woods_baby.png
    • entity/wolf/wolf_woods_tame_baby.png
  • Renamed the following entity textures:
    • entity/armorstand/wood.png → entity/armorstand/armorstand.png
    • entity/cat/all_black.png → entity/cat/cat_all_black.png
    • entity/cat/black.png → entity/cat/cat_black.png
    • entity/cat/british_shorthair.png → entity/cat/cat_british_shorthair.png
    • entity/cat/calico.png → entity/cat/cat_calico.png
    • entity/cat/jellie.png → entity/cat/cat_jellie.png
    • entity/cat/persian.png → entity/cat/cat_persian.png
    • entity/cat/ragdoll.png → entity/cat/cat_ragdoll.png
    • entity/cat/red.png → entity/cat/cat_red.png
    • entity/cat/siamese.png → entity/cat/cat_siamese.png
    • entity/cat/tabby.png → entity/cat/cat_tabby.png
    • entity/cat/white.png → entity/cat/cat_white.png
    • entity/chicken/cold_chicken.png → entity/chicken/chicken_cold.png
    • entity/chicken/temperate_chicken.png → entity/chicken/chicken_temperate.png
    • entity/chicken/warm_chicken.png → entity/chicken/chicken_warm.png
    • entity/copper_golem/exposed_copper_golem.png → entity/copper_golem/copper_golem_exposed.png
    • entity/copper_golem/exposed_copper_golem_eyes.png → entity/copper_golem/copper_golem_eyes_exposed.png
    • entity/copper_golem/oxidized_copper_golem_eyes.png → entity/copper_golem/copper_golem_eyes_oxidized.png
    • entity/copper_golem/weathered_copper_golem_eyes.png → entity/copper_golem/copper_golem_eyes_weathered.png
    • entity/copper_golem/oxidized_copper_golem.png → entity/copper_golem/copper_golem_oxidized.png
    • entity/copper_golem/weathered_copper_golem.png → entity/copper_golem/copper_golem_weathered.png
    • entity/cow/cold_cow.png → entity/cow/cow_cold.png
    • entity/cow/temperate_cow.png → entity/cow/cow_temperate.png
    • entity/cow/warm_cow.png → entity/cow/cow_warm.png
    • entity/cow/brown_mooshroom.png → entity/cow/mooshroom_brown.png
    • entity/cow/red_mooshroom.png → entity/cow/mooshroom_red.png
    • entity/fox/snow_fox.png → entity/fox/fox_snow.png
    • entity/fox/snow_fox_sleep.png → entity/fox/fox_snow_sleep.png
    • entity/frog/cold_frog.png → entity/frog/frog_cold.png
    • entity/frog/temperate_frog.png → entity/frog/frog_temperate.png
    • entity/frog/warm_frog.png → entity/frog/frog_warm.png
    • entity/llama/brown.png → entity/llama/llama_brown.png
    • entity/llama/creamy.png → entity/llama/llama_creamy.png
    • entity/llama/gray.png → entity/llama/llama_gray.png
    • entity/llama/spit.png → entity/llama/llama_spit.png
    • entity/llama/white.png → entity/llama/llama_white.png
    • entity/panda/aggressive_panda.png → entity/panda/panda_aggressive.png
    • entity/panda/brown_panda.png → entity/panda/panda_brown.png
    • entity/panda/lazy_panda.png → entity/panda/panda_lazy.png
    • entity/panda/playful_panda.png → entity/panda/panda_playful.png
    • entity/panda/weak_panda.png → entity/panda/panda_weak.png
    • entity/panda/worried_panda.png → entity/panda/panda_worried.png
    • entity/pig/cold_pig.png → entity/pig/pig_cold.png
    • entity/pig/temperate_pig.png → entity/pig/pig_temperate.png
    • entity/pig/warm_pig.png → entity/pig/pig_warm.png
    • entity/projectiles/spectral.png → entity/projectiles/arrow_spectral.png
    • entity/projectiles/tipped.png → entity/projectiles/arrow_tipped.png
    • entity/turtle/big_sea_turtle.png → entity/turtle/turtle.png
  • Moved the following entity textures:
    • entity/armadillo.png → entity/armadillo/armadillo.png
    • entity/banner_base.png → entity/banner/banner_base.png
    • entity/bat.png → entity/bat/bat.png
    • entity/beacon_beam.png → entity/beacon/beacon_beam.png
    • entity/blaze.png → entity/blaze/blaze.png
    • entity/dolphin.png → entity/dolphin/dolphin.png
    • entity/enchanting_table_book.png → entity/enchantment/enchanting_table_book.png
    • entity/end_gateway_beam.png → entity/end_portal/end_gateway_beam.png
    • entity/end_portal.png → entity/end_portal/end_portal.png
    • entity/endermite.png → entity/endermite/endermite.png
    • entity/experience_orb.png → entity/experience/experience_orb.png
    • entity/fishing_hook.png → entity/fishing/fishing_hook.png
    • entity/guardian.png → entity/guardian/guardian.png
    • entity/guardian_beam.png → entity/guardian/guardian_beam.png
    • entity/guardian_elder.png → entity/guardian/guardian_elder.png
    • entity/lead_knot.png → entity/lead_knot/lead_knot.png
    • entity/minecart.png → entity/minecart/minecart.png
    • entity/phantom.png → entity/phantom/phantom.png
    • entity/phantom_eyes.png → entity/phantom/phantom_eyes.png
    • entity/shield_base.png → entity/shield/shield_base.png
    • entity/shield_base_nopattern.png → entity/shield/shield_base_nopattern.png
    • entity/silverfish.png → entity/silverfish/silverfish.png
    • entity/snow_golem.png → entity/snow_golem/snow_golem.png
    • entity/spider_eyes.png → entity/spider/spider_eyes.png
    • entity/trident.png → entity/trident/trident.png
    • entity/trident_riptide.png → entity/trident/trident_riptide.png
    • entity/wandering_trader.png → entity/wandering_trader/wandering_trader.png
    • entity/witch.png → entity/witch/witch.png

Trivia

• Unlike most of the first-of-the-week snapshots, 26.1 Snapshot 2 was released on a Wednesday instead of a Tuesday, similar to the snapshots before 25w15a.