IndyPets - Independent Pets
by Fourmisain
IndyPets lets pets stay where they are, roam on their own, and return to a home point when the owner calls them with a whistle.
What it does
Pets from other mods are set to sit, follow, or roam independently. Right-clicking a pet cycles between sitting, following, and independent, while Shift with a right-click toggles following directly. A pet left independent keeps wandering around its last position instead of teleporting back to its owner, and a pet given a home point will not stray too far from it.
The whistle key J toggles nearby pets, which lets an owner rally a group of pets at once. Goat Horns can be configured as whistles with their own settings, so each horn can whistle, unwhistle, or toggle, and whistle standing or sneaking. Server owners can change the basic settings through the indypets config and command set, and the indypets horn command shows or changes a horn's settings.
The server needs the mod, and players may add it on the client for interaction hotkeys and whistle sound effects. Installation requires Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and the config screen is reached through Mod Menu. Files are published for Fabric only, across 40 release versions, 1.16 – 26.3, under the MIT License. The source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Independent pet mode
Pets can roam on their own and are not pulled back to the owner, so they behave as separate creatures in the world.
Home points
A pet can be given a home where it was last set independent, and it will not wander far from that spot.
Goat Horn whistles
Each Goat Horn can be set individually to whistle, unwhistle, or alternate between the two, with sneak-based variants.
Whistle hotkey
The J key toggles every nearby pet at once, which helps gather a group of pets quickly.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.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 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who keep tamed pets from other mods and want them to roam or stay put, and server owners who want to manage pet behavior from the server side.
How it compares
Easy Pets is a server-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.6 – 1.21.8, open source under the MIT License. Lyngarr's Wandering Pets is also server-side only and open source, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.21.4 – 26.1.2. IndyPets differs in that it is published for 26.3 and runs with its interaction hotkeys on the client.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndyPets - Independent Pets | Fabric | 1.16 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-14 |
| Easy Pets | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-09-12 |
| Lyngarr's Wandering Pets | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-28 |
Questions
Does IndyPets need Cloth Config API and Fabric API?
Does the server need IndyPets, or only the client?
Which game versions does IndyPets support?
In the catalog
IndyPets - Independent Pets is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Free your pets from the curse of having to sit down, let 'em roam! 🐱🦜🐺 Independent pets won't follow or teleport to you but roam around, doing their own thing! Right Click to cycle between sitting, following, and independent. Shift + Right Click to toggle following and independent directly. Whistle/Unwhistle (J)…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/indypets
- Owner
- Fourmisain
- Published
- 2021-07-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15