Private Villagers
by codebo
Private Villagers, a Fabric server mod, lets a player claim villagers by placing a workstation they own, so only that player can trade with them.
What it does
A villager is assigned to the player who places its job site block, such as a lectern, smithing table or other workstation. The mod tracks those job site blocks, and the claim stays in place through server restarts. Only the player who placed the workstation can trade with the villager, and that player can add allowed trading partners or share the villager with trusted players. Other players can see the villager but cannot trade with it.
The mod works with 13 or more villager professions and runs entirely on the server, so players connect with vanilla clients and only the server needs the mod installed. Commands target the villager a player is looking at, and can optionally name one through an entity selector. Tab completion supports player names and entity selectors. Private Villagers depends on no other mod and is published for Fabric only, in 4 release versions, 1.21.8 – 1.21.11, under the MIT License. The code is not open source, though the MIT License allows free use, modification and redistribution.
Key features
Workstation claims
Placing a job site block gives the villager that uses it to the player who placed it.
Trade allow lists
The owner can add specific players to a list allowed to trade with the villager.
Shared villagers
Owners can share a villager with trusted players so more than one person can use it.
Persistent ownership
Claims are kept across server restarts, so villagers stay assigned after the server reboots.
Commands and tab completion
Commands act on the villager being looked at, or on one chosen by entity selector, with tab completion for names and selectors.
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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
Who it’s for: Server owners who want player-owned villagers on a Fabric server, and players who build workstations and want to keep their trades to themselves.
How it compares
Villager Link is a Fabric mod that is client-side only, under the MIT License, for 1.21.11 only. Villager Workstation Link is also a Fabric client-side mod under the MIT License, for 1.21.11 only. Better Villager Pickup is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published for 1.21.1, so it covers a different version. Balanced Villagers runs on client and server and is published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Villagers | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-12-28 |
| Villager Link | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-23 |
| Villager Workstation Link | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-05-18 |
| Better Villager Pickup | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-12-07 |
| Balanced Villagers | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-07-05 |
Questions
Does Private Villagers need a client mod?
Which game versions does Private Villagers support?
Can a player share a villager with friends?
In the catalog
Private Villagers is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Server-side Fabric mod that makes villagers private! Only the player who placed a workstation can trade with the villager that claimed it. That player can then add allow more players to trade with their Villager! No client mod required — works entirely server-side!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/private-villagers
- Owner
- codebo
- Published
- 2025-12-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15