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Armed Stands

by Tschipcraft

Armed Stands changes new armor stands so they come with arms, and players can hold items in their hands and off-hand slots.

FabricForgeNeoForgeServer required, client optionalCustom license1.20 – 26.3

What it does

On a server running Armed Stands, every armor stand a player places comes with arms. Vanilla keeps arms hidden and shows them only through commands, so this mod changes the default. Each arm can be toggled on its own by shift-right-clicking the stand, and items held in the arm slots drop when the arm is toggled off.

The mod adds a new armor stand item texture that keeps the arms consistent with the rest of the model. Armor stands made invisible with the Marker NBT attribute, or summoned through commands, are affected as well, and the DisabledSlots NBT attribute is respected. Fabric API is required on every loader. Mod Menu is optional and only adds a settings entry for the mod.

Armed Stands runs on the server, and clients may leave it out, so players can join without installing it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 24 release versions, 1.20 – 26.3, under a custom license that is not open source. Since the mod is server-side, the client does not need to run it to see the new arms.

Key features

  1. Arms on new stands

    Armor stands placed by players get arms by default instead of the hidden arms of vanilla.

  2. Per-arm toggling

    Each arm can be switched on or off individually by shift-right-clicking the armor stand.

  3. Holdable items

    With arms enabled, players can place items in the main-hand and off-hand slots of an armor stand.

  4. Dropped held items

    Items held in the arm slots drop on the ground when the arm is toggled off.

  5. Marker and disabled slots

    Invisible stands made with the Marker attribute and stands summoned through commands are affected, and DisabledSlots is respected.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.31.1Not available1.1
26.21.1Not available1.1
26.1.21.1Not available1.1
26.1.11.1Not available1.1
26.11.1Not available1.1
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.1Not available1.1
1.21.101.1Not available1.1
1.21.91.1Not available1.1
1.21.81.1Not available1.1
1.21.71.1Not available1.1
1.21.61.1Not available1.1
1.21.51.1Not available1.1
1.21.41.1Not available1.1
1.21.31.1Not available1.1
1.21.21.1Not available1.1
1.21.11.1Not available1.1
1.211.1Not available1.1
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Optional 1

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional

Incompatible 1

Armor Stand PosesBedrock armor stand poses for Java Edition
Incompatible

Questions

Does Armed Stands need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is a required dependency for the Fabric build, and the mod needs it installed next to Armed Stands.

Does Armed Stands have to be installed on the client?

No. The server must run the mod, while players may leave it out; installing it on the server alone is enough for players to see the arms.

Can Armed Stands be used with Armor Stand Poses?

No. The mod is listed as incompatible with Armor Stand Poses, and the two should not be installed together.

In the catalog

Armed Stands is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Storage mods4,058Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Simple server-side mod that gives player-placed armor stands arms by default. In vanilla, the arms are normally hidden and can only be shown through commands. With enabled arms, players can place any holdable items in the mainhand and offhand slots of an armor stand. The arms can also be toggled individually by…
Tschipcraft, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Tschipcraft
Published
2026-01-09
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-23
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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