Cat Companions+
by Apricats
Cat Companions+ turns the tameable cats of Minecraft into adventuring companions that can be fitted with armor and carry weapons while keeping their vanilla behavior.
What it does
Tamed cats keep their familiar ownership, sitting and wandering mechanics, and gain lightweight equipment for exploration and combat. Instead of serving only as decorative pets, a cat can be outfitted with custom armor and weapons and accompany its owner to help defend during fights. The combat system is built specifically for cats, and the goal is to expand what cats do while still feeling natural inside Minecraft.
The mod is published for Fabric only. Its files cover 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and 26.2, with 26.2 as the latest build from 2026-08-22. Cat Companions+ runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. Its catalog category is Mobs, with Adventure and Game mechanics as secondary categories.
Key features
Cat companion inventory
Holding Shift and right-clicking an owned cat opens a GUI with dedicated slots for equipment, the cat's name, health and damage reduction.
Custom cat armor
Iron, gold, diamond and netherite armor is modeled around the cat's body, follows its movement and renders visibly rather than as an invisible bonus.
Visible weapons
Cats carry their weapons in their mouths, and weapon tier sets the attack strength, so combat progression shows on the cat.
Separate vanilla interaction
The companion inventory is separate from normal interaction, so the usual sit and stand behavior stays available.
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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
Exploration with a cat
A tamed cat in armor and carrying a weapon can travel with its owner and join in when mobs attack during exploration.
Who it’s for: Players who want tamed cats to take part in adventures and combat rather than only sit as pets, and server owners who run adventure or survival worlds with Fabric.
How it compares
Cozy's Improved Cats is a Fabric, Forge and Quilt mod for 1.19.2 – 26.3 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is not open source under that license. Cat Retaliation is a Fabric mod for 1.20 – 26.3 under All rights reserved and is not open source. Both are client and server mods like Cat Companions+, but Cat Companions+ adds equipment and visible weapons for cats.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Companions+ | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-22 |
| Cozy's Improved Cats | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
| Cat Retaliation | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-18 |
Questions
Does Cat Companions+ need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
How is a cat's armor crafted?
In the catalog
Cat Companions+ is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Cat Companions+ gives Minecraft cats a much larger role after taming them. Instead of existing primarily as decorative pets, tamed cats can be outfitted for adventure with custom cat armor and weapons, allowing them to accompany and help defend their owner during exploration and combat.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cat-companions
- Owner
- Apricats
- Published
- 2026-08-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15