Player Containers
by chromonym
Player Containers lets players store other players inside container items, cages and dispensers, and it is a work-in-progress Fabric mod for 1.21.1.
What it does
A basic player container holds a captured player, and three further variants hold three, five or unlimited players. Two of the variants can be obtained in survival, while one is creative-only. A contained player can spectate whoever is holding the container, or move the camera within a limited range around it.
A cage block works as the container item in block form: placing it releases the player inside as a block, and a dispenser can capture or release players in containers. Player essences drop on death, and another variant looks like a player model. The latest build was shown at BlanketCon 25, and the author notes that some aspects are still buggy, with moving contained players between dimensions disabled.
Installation needs Area Lib, which is required and not optional for now. The server and every player need the mod installed. The source code and issue tracker are public, and the code is released under the BSD 3-Clause License, which makes the mod open source. Files target 1.21.1 only and the latest Fabric file is 0.2.7, an alpha released on 2025-07-06.
Key features
Basic player container
The titular container stores a single other player, and the contained player can watch whoever carries it.
Capacity variants
Three extra variants hold three, five or unlimited players, with two obtainable in survival and one creative-only.
Cage block
A cage block acts as the container in block form, and placing it releases the captured player as a block.
Dispenser capture
Dispensers can capture players into containers and release them again.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want item-based player capture for play on a Fabric 1.21.1 world or server. The mod is alpha and still buggy, so it suits testing rather than stable survival worlds.
How it compares
Container Blocker is a server-required Fabric mod released under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.2 – 1.21.10, so it does not cover 1.21.1. Loot4Everyone is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and targets 1.21.1 – 1.21.8, which overlaps Player Containers on 1.21.1 but only changes the server side. Experience Container is a client and server mod under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only for 1.20 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player Containers | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-06 |
| Container Blocker | Fabric | 1.21.2 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-25 |
| Loot4Everyone | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-07-28 |
| Experience Container | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-13 |
Questions
Does Player Containers need Area Lib?
Does Player Containers have to be installed on both sides?
How can contained players be kept out of the booth restriction?
In the catalog
Player Containers is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Current features: - The titular (basic) player container! Contained players can either spectate whoever's holding the container or move their camera in a limited range around the container. - Three extra variants (two survival-obtainable, one creative-only) of the basic container that can hold three, five and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/playercontainers
- Owner
- chromonym
- Published
- 2024-12-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15