Enhanced Mob Spawners
Enhanced Mob Spawners lets players change how spawner blocks behave, from mining them with silk touch to setting their count, speed and range.
What it does
Spawner blocks can be mined with silk touch so the spawner itself is kept as an item. The hardness of the spawner block can be changed, and every entity has a configurable chance, 4% by default, to drop its monster egg. The output of a spawner can be tuned, with its range raised to 128 blocks where vanilla allows 16. A spawner can be switched on or off from an in-game config menu or with redstone, and a config option limits how many entities a spawner may produce before it breaks. A Spawner Key item changes how a spawner block behaves.
The mod is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and its source code and issue tracker are public. It runs on Fabric and Forge for 12 release versions, 1.16.5 – 1.21.1, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Settings are kept in the config folder in a file named spawnermod.json, where enabled and disabled values are 0 or 1 and drop chance is a percentage from 0 to 100. The limited-spawns option is not supported on Forge 1.18.
Key features
Silk touch mining
Spawner blocks can be mined with silk touch, so the spawner is kept when it is removed.
Adjustable spawner stats
Count, speed and range of a spawner can be changed, with ranges up to 128 blocks.
Monster egg drops
Every entity has a chance to drop its monster egg, 4% by default, and the rate can be set in the config file.
Redstone and menu toggle
A spawner can be turned on or off through an in-game config menu or with redstone.
Limited spawns
A config option caps how many entities a spawner can produce before it dies.
Spawner Key item
A Spawner Key item is used to change the behaviour of a spawner block.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival spawner farms
Players who want a spawner they can move or keep after mining it can use silk touch and the drop chance to collect spawners and eggs.
Custom spawner setups
Adjusted count, speed and range let builders tune a spawner's output for a specific area.
Who it’s for: Players who want more control over spawners, and server owners who set spawner rules through the config file.
How it compares
Silk Touch Mob Spawners is a Forge-only mod for 1.12.2, server-side only and not open source, under All rights reserved. Mine Spawners supports Fabric and Forge for 1.18.2 – 1.21.11, is server-side only and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. SilkSpawners is a Fabric mod for 1.21.11 – 26.3, server-side only and open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Mob Spawners | Fabric and Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-28 |
| Silk Touch Mob Spawners | Forge | 1.12.2 | Server-side only | 2024-02-14 |
| Mine Spawners | Fabric and Forge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-25 |
| SilkSpawners | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-07-15 |
Questions
Does Enhanced Mob Spawners need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Enhanced Mob Spawners support?
Where are the mod's settings stored?
In the catalog
Enhanced Mob Spawners is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/enhanced-mob-spawners
- Owner
- andersblomqvist
- Published
- 2022-03-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15