Book of Familiars
by Fayebeard
Players who want to keep tamed creatures without carrying them around can use Book of Familiars, which adds a Familiar Book item for storing and releasing them.
What it does
Left-clicking a tamed creature with the Familiar Book in hand stores it inside the book. Stored familiars stay attached to the player's storage even if the book itself is lost, and can be released anywhere in the world. The mod needs no separate recipe beyond two iron ingots and two bones, and Forge and NeoForge builds cover 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and 26.1.2.
The mod is aimed at survival players and server owners who want a tidy way to hold pets. Its config lets a server set the maximum number of familiars the book can hold, with a default of 10, and maintain a blacklist or whitelist of mob types. Entities are not caught automatically by whitelist checks, and server owners can choose to skip the tamed-and-owned checks, so modded creatures may need explicit entries. The server and every player need the mod installed. It is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Familiar Book item
A single craftable item stores tamed creatures, so players carry one object instead of their pets.
Name and stats display
Each stored familiar shows its name and stats inside the book's storage screen.
Search and delete
A search field finds a specific familiar in the book, and a delete button removes unwanted entries.
Familiar tracking
Released familiars appear in a separate tab with their last known location, which updates only while the chunk is loaded.
Revival system
Released familiars can be revived after a cooldown in minutes and an XP cost, and the system can be turned off per familiar or for the whole book in the config.
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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
Who it’s for: Survival players who keep many tamed animals, and server owners who want to limit or control which creatures can be stored.
How it compares
Alshanex's Familiars is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved and is not open source, while Book of Familiars is open source under the MIT License. Occultism runs on both client and server for 1.18.2 – 26.3 under the MIT License and is open source, but it is a broader magic mod rather than a storage item. Experience Storage works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.19 – 26.3 and needs only the server, with a client-optional environment, under GPL v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book of Familiars | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-12 |
| Alshanex's Familiars | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-31 |
| Occultism | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
| Experience Storage | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-15 |
Questions
Does Book of Familiars need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders and versions does Book of Familiars support?
Can server owners stop certain creatures from being stored?
In the catalog
Book of Familiars is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Book of Familiars is a simple mod that adds an item called the Familiar Book. This book allows players to store any tamed creature and release them anywhere in the world! Just left click your tame with the book in hand to store them. The "storage" is attached to the player, so the familiars will remain even if the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/book-of-familiars
- Owner
- Fayebeard
- Published
- 2026-05-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15