Bongo Cat
by PaidInMoney
Bongo Cat is a Fabric utility that places an animated cat on the screen, with paws that react to the keys and mouse buttons the player presses.
What it does
The cat sits in a HUD overlay and mirrors input: the left paw moves with the movement keys and the right paw follows mouse clicks. Live reactions and animations are driven by the player's own input, so the cat moves while the game is played. A Bongo Cat game and a guessing-coordinates option are included as extra content.
An interactive HUD editor lets the player drag the cat to a favorite corner and resize it. The mod is built around native rendering, which the author describes as keeping frame rates high. Bongo Cat needs Fabric Loader, Fabric API and Cloth Config API. The Cloth Config API dependency provides the settings screen.
The mod is released for Fabric only, with 12 release versions across 1.21 – 1.21.11. The latest Fabric file, 1.0.0, targets 1.21.11 and was first published and last updated on 2026-03-06. The code is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Keyboard-reactive cat
The left paw moves when movement keys are pressed, so the cat follows the player's typing and movement.
Mouse-reactive cat
The right paw moves on mouse clicks, mirroring each button press as it happens.
Interactive HUD editor
The cat can be dragged to any corner of the screen and resized to suit the layout.
Bongo Cat game
A game mode built on the cat is included, along with a coordinate-guessing option.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Streaming and recording
The cat's reactions show the player's keyboard and mouse input on screen while the game is recorded.
Personal HUD decoration
Players who want a small animated element in a corner of the screen can position it with the HUD editor.
Who it’s for: Players who want an animated overlay that mirrors their keyboard and mouse input, and players who record or stream their gameplay.
Questions
Does Bongo Cat need Fabric API?
Does Bongo Cat have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Bongo Cat support?
In the catalog
Bongo Cat is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Meet Bongo Cat HUD! This mod adds a reactive Bongo Cat to your screen that mimics every move you make on your keyboard and mouse.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bongocat
- Owner
- PaidInMoney
- Published
- 2026-03-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15