Barklings
by Pillowfort
With Barklings installed, little forest creatures appear in wooded biomes and trade fruit, logs, leaves and saplings with players.
What it does
Barklings adds small forest creatures that live in Minecraft's wooded biomes. They are fond of fruit, and some of the fruit they carry is new to the game: birch-grown wax pears, spruce snowy plums and a few extra berries are scattered through the forests. Some trees also drop their own fruit, similar to how oak leaves drop apples. Golden Apples are part of the trade list as well.
Trades with Barklings are tied to their biome, and each forest type has a slightly different selection. Players can also trade for a new Gilded Oak Sapling, a special tree type. Barkling villages generate in Overworld forest biomes, and Barkling houses appear in Nether forests, Lush Caves and Mushroom Fields. Translations are available in English, Spanish, Russian and German, and the Russian files were provided through the FO13E GitHub.
Barklings is published for Fabric only, for four game versions 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Forest creatures
Barklings spawn in wooded biomes and act as trade partners for fruit and forest goods.
New fruit types
Birch-grown wax pears, spruce snowy plums and extra berries are added to the forest biomes.
Biome-based trades
Each forest type has its own mostly similar trade list, including logs, leaves and saplings.
Gilded Oak Sapling
A special sapling can be obtained by trading, growing a tree type not found otherwise.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Forest exploration
Players crossing wooded biomes meet Barkling villages and houses and can trade for forest goods.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners add the mod on both sides so trades and villages work for every player.
Who it’s for: Players who want more fruit and trade options in forest biomes, and server owners who run Fabric worlds with the mod installed on the server and clients.
How it compares
Benji's OP Fruit Trees is also open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 on Fabric, so its version range overlaps with Barklings. More Fruit adds fruit as well, but it is for Fabric 1.21.11 only, is not open source, and runs on client and server under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barklings | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-15 |
| Benji's OP Fruit Trees | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-06-03 |
| More Fruit | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-14 |
Questions
Does Barklings need Fabric API?
Does Barklings have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Barklings support?
In the catalog
Barklings is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Barklings adds little forest creatures, called Barklings, to each wooded biome in Minecraft. Barklings love fruit and are more than happy to part with some of nature's bounty for any tossed their way. Luckily for them, each forest now has it's own new type of fruit, from birch-grown wax pears, to spruce snowy plums…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/barklings
- Owner
- Pillowfort
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15