Minecraft:Java Edition 26.1 Snapshot 7

26.1 Snapshot 7 (known as 26.1-snapshot-7 in the Minecraft:launcher) is the seventh Minecraft:snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 26.1,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> released on February 11, 2026.<ref>misode/mcmeta – Manifest, Template:Mono.</ref> It adds new textures and modules for baby hostile mobs and villagers, adds trumpet instrument sounds that can be heard by placing a note block on any copper block.

Changes

Blocks

Minecraft:Note block

• Added the trumpet instrument.
  • It can be heard when a note block is placed on top of a Minecraft:block of copper.
  • The sound is different based on the oxidation level of the copper block.

Items

Minecraft:Golden dandelion

• Can now be used on baby Minecraft:hoglins.

Mobs

Template:More images Minecraft:Baby mobs

• Changed the textures and models of the following baby mobs, increasing their bounding boxes to better fit the new models:
  • Minecraft:Zombie
  • Minecraft:Husk
  • Minecraft:Drowned
  • Minecraft:Piglin
  • Minecraft:Zombified piglin
  • Minecraft:Villager
  • Minecraft:Zombie villager

Baby villager and zombie villagers

• Now made up of a base model with overlays for each type.

Minecraft:Skeleton horses and Minecraft:zombie horses

• Baby variant no longer grows up.

General

General

• Changed the internals of how chunk geometry data is stored in GPU memory and how they are rendered.

Minecraft:Block model

• Any block model can now support cutout or translucent (partially transparent pixels) textures.
  • Whether a quad is rendered in the cutout or translucent render pass is determined by the contents of its assigned sprite.
    • Any sprite with translucent (partially transparent) pixels will be assigned to the "translucent" pass.
    • Any sprite with fully transparent pixels will be assigned to the "cutout" pass.
    • All other sprites are assigned to the "solid" pass.
• The format of the textures map has been updated:
  • Non-string entries will now be rejected, instead of interpreted as strings.
  • Alongside the previous inline sprite ID form, entries can now be defined as an object with fields:
    • sprite - the sprite ID
    • force_translucent - optional boolean, true if any geometry with this texture should be forced into the "translucent" pass.
      • This is useful for example for blocks that don't have any translucent pixels, but use the mean mipmap strategy.
      • Default: false

Minecraft:Chat

• The chat screen can now always be opened, even when chatting is restricted by settings.
  • When the chat screen is open, specific actions and message types may still be restricted.
  • Information about the restrictions (if there are any) is displayed on top of the chat box and above the chat input when the chat screen is open.
  • The same information can also be accessed in World Settings screen.
• Chat entries from client actions like taking screenshots will now be displayed even when messages from players and servers are restricted.
• Changing chat settings will now hide all messages of restricted types and discard any new ones.
• The handling of chat messages on a published local server is now more consistent with dedicated servers in regard to chat settings.

Minecraft:Data pack

• The Minecraft:pack format version is now 99.1.

Mob sound variant

• Added adult sound variants for the following animals:
  • Cats have a new variant called royal.
  • Pigs have new variants called mini and big.
  • Cows have a new variant called moody.
  • Chickens have a new variant called picky.
  • The original sounds of each animal are used for the variant called classic.
  • Every one of these animals will have a random sound variant assigned to it from the new variants and the original one.
• Minecraft:Cat sound variants
  • Cat sound variants can be data-driven by adding entries to data//cat_sound_variant/.json
  • The file contains two sound sets defining adult_sounds and baby_sounds
  • Each sound set contains the following fields which correspond to sound events to use for the specific behavior:
    • ambient_sound
    • stray_ambient_sound
    • hiss_sound
    • hurt_sound
    • death_sound
    • eat_sound
    • beg_for_food_sound
    • purr_sound
    • purreow_sound
• Minecraft:Pig sound variants
  • Pig sound variants can be data-driven by adding entries to data//pig_sound_variant/.json
  • The file contains two sound sets defining adult_sounds and baby_sounds.
  • Each sound set contains the following fields which correspond to sound events to use for the specific behavior:
    • ambient_sound
    • hurt_sound
    • death_sound
    • step_sound
• Minecraft:Cow sound variants
  • Cow sound variants can be data-driven by adding entries to data//cow_sound_variant/.json
  • Each sound variant contains the following fields which correspond to sound events to use for the specific behavior:
    • ambient_sound
    • hurt_sound
    • death_sound
    • step_sound
• Minecraft:Chicken sound variants
  • Chicken sound variants can be data-driven by adding entries to data//chicken_sound_variant/.json
  • The file contains two sound sets defining adult_sounds and baby_sounds.
  • Each sound set contains the following fields which correspond to sound events to use for the specific behavior:
    • ambient_sound
    • hurt_sound
    • death_sound
    • step_sound

Minecraft:Resource pack

• The version is now 81.0.
• Updated mule_baby.png and donkey_baby.png to fit the model properly.

Minecraft:Shaders

• The block.vsh and terrain.vsh no longer receive the Normal vertex attribute.
• Some small changes were to how various shaders sample the lightmap texture. This includes core/entity.vsh, core/item.vsh, core/rendertype_leash.vsh, core/rendertype_text.vsh, core/rendertype_text_background.vsh, core/rendertype_text_intensity.vsh, and core/rendertype_translucent_moving_block.vsh.

Minecraft:Sounds

• Added new sound events for the Minecraft:cat:
  • entity.cat_royal.ambient
  • entity.cat_royal.hiss
  • entity.cat_royal.hurt
  • entity.cat_royal.death
  • entity.cat_royal.eat
  • entity.cat_royal.beg_for_food
  • entity.cat_royal.purr
  • entity.cat_royal.purreow
  • entity.cat_royal.stray_ambient
• Added new sound events for the Minecraft:pig:
  • entity.pig_mini.ambient
  • entity.pig_mini.hurt
  • entity.pig_mini.death
  • entity.pig_big.ambient
  • entity.pig_big.hurt
  • entity.pig_big.death
• Added new sound events for the Minecraft:chicken:
  • entity.chicken_picky.ambient
  • entity.chicken_picky.death
  • entity.chicken_picky.hurt
  • entity.chicken_picky.step
• Added new sound events for the Minecraft:cow:
  • entity.cow_moody.ambient
  • entity.cow_moody.death
  • entity.cow_moody.hurt
  • entity.cow_moody.step
• Added new sound events for the Minecraft:note block trumpet instrument:
  • block.note_block.trumpet
  • block.note_block.trumpet_exposed
  • block.note_block.trumpet_oxidized
  • block.note_block.trumpet_weathered

Tags

• Removed Template:Cd from Template:Tag link entity type tag.

Minecraft:Textures

• Added new entity textures:
  • entity/villager/villager_baby.png
  • entity/villager/baby/desert.png
  • entity/villager/baby/jungle.png
  • entity/villager/baby/plains.png
  • entity/villager/baby/savanna.png
  • entity/villager/baby/snow.png
  • entity/villager/baby/swamp.png
  • entity/villager/baby/taiga.png
  • entity/zombie/drowned_baby.png
  • entity/zombie/drowned_outer_layer_baby.png
  • entity/zombie/husk_baby.png
  • entity/zombie/zombie_baby.png
  • entity/zombie_villager/zombie_villager_baby.png
  • entity/zombie_villager/baby/desert.png
  • entity/zombie_villager/baby/jungle.png
  • entity/zombie_villager/baby/plains.png
  • entity/zombie_villager/baby/savanna.png
  • entity/zombie_villager/baby/snow.png
  • entity/zombie_villager/baby/swamp.png
  • entity/zombie_villager/baby/taiga.png
  • entity/piglin/piglin_baby.png
  • entity/piglin/zombiefied_piglin_baby.png
  • entity/equipment/humanoid_baby/chainmail.png
  • entity/equipment/humanoid_baby/copper.png
  • entity/equipment/humanoid_baby/diamond.png
  • entity/equipment/humanoid_baby/gold.png
  • entity/equipment/humanoid_baby/iron.png
  • entity/equipment/humanoid_baby/leather_overlay.png
  • entity/equipment/humanoid_baby/leather.png
  • entity/equipment/humanoid_baby/netherite.png
  • entity/equipment/humanoid_baby/turtle_scute.png

Fixes

Template:Fixes Other

• Fixed issue where baby axolotl animations were being disrupted by walking animation.

Trivia

• Unlike most first-of-the-week snapshots, 26.1 Snapshot 7 was released on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, similar to the snapshots before 25w15a.