Holdable Frogs
by Arlecine
Holdable Frogs lets players craft a Frog Holder, catch a frog with it and then fire the frog's tongue to pull distant entities and items closer.
What it does
Once a frog is placed in the hand, using the item fires its tongue toward whatever it hits, and the target is drawn back to the player. Players can use this to pull fish out of water, bring items from hard-to-reach places or drag mobs they want nearby. A Frog Holder is crafted first, and a frog has to be found before it can be picked up.
The mod also covers froglights. A Handheld Frog can be aimed at a Magma Cube so the cube produces a froglight, and each of the three existing frog variants gives the matching froglight type. The mod runs on Fabric and needs Fabric API. It is published across 15 release versions, and the source code is open source under the MIT License.
Holdable Frogs runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The latest Fabric file is 1.2.0 for 1.21.8, dated 2025-09-20.
Key features
Frog Holder
A craftable item used to pick up a frog so it can be carried in the hand.
Tongue pulling
Using a held frog shoots its tongue at the first entity or block it hits and pulls the target toward the player.
Froglight from Magma Cubes
A Handheld Frog aimed at a Magma Cube lets the cube drop a froglight, using the matching frog variant type.
Three frog variants
The three existing frog variants can each be held and used to pull objects.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 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 1
Use cases
Fishing from shore
Players pull fish from the water toward them without wading in.
Retrieving out-of-reach items
Items resting in hard-to-reach places can be drawn back to the player with the tongue.
Who it’s for: Players who want frogs to take an active role in survival and adventure gameplay, and server owners who run worlds where pulling objects toward the player suits the rules.
How it compares
Frogged is a Fabric mod for 1.20 – 1.21.4, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and open source. HungryFrog is also a Fabric mod, open source under the MIT License, for 1.21.5 – 1.21.11. Holdable Frogs is open source under the MIT License as well, so it fits builds where those mods do not overlap.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holdable Frogs | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-20 |
| Frogged | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-02-28 |
| HungryFrog | Fabric | 1.21.5 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-11 |
Questions
Does Holdable Frogs need Fabric API?
Does the server need Holdable Frogs?
How does a player get a froglight?
In the catalog
Holdable Frogs is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
This mod makes frogs holdable in Minecraft! Then, you need to find a frog. You can then use this Frog Holder on a frog. Doing so will place the frog in your hand. That's it! Once you have the frog in your hand, using it will cause it to shoot out its tongue and pull toward you any entity it hits.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/holdable-frogs
- Owner
- Arlecine
- Published
- 2025-09-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15