Screen Friend
by SarusM
Screen Friend places a small animated mob on the Minecraft screen as a companion that walks across the HUD and menus on its own.
What it does
The companion is a tiny 3D mob that lives on the screen. It walks over the HUD and open menus, sits, idles and moves on its own schedule. Occasionally it causes mischief, such as dragging the health bar or running off with a hotbar item, and this prank behavior can be turned off in the settings.
The mod is client-side only, so a server needs nothing installed and players join without it. Pressing H opens a customization panel where a player picks mobs, variants, sizes and presets, and can save scenes under a name. Installation requires Fabric API, and the mod is published for Fabric 1.21.11 only. Its source code is public, but the code is not open source and is covered by All rights reserved.
Key features
Live mob companion
A small 3D mob walks, idles and sits on the screen, moving across the HUD and open menus.
Customization panel
Pressing H opens a searchable list with live preview where mobs, variants, sizes and presets can be chosen.
Mischief and prank options
The companion can occasionally drag the health bar or hunger bar and carry off hotbar items until it slides back home. Pranks are optional and configurable.
Resource pack support
Resource packs can add models, textures and animations, so custom variants and riding or sitting animations appear on the screen as well.
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
How it compares
Idle Alive is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License, with a similar idle mob theme. OhSit is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, runs on Fabric 1.21.1 and can be installed on the client or the server. Cake Tower HUD Plus is open source under the MIT License, with a Fabric file for 1.21.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Friend | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-22 |
| Idle Alive | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-23 |
| OhSit | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client or server, optional | 2026-04-15 |
| Cake Tower HUD Plus | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client or server, optional | 2026-05-19 |
Questions
Does Screen Friend need Fabric API?
Does a server need Screen Friend installed?
Can the mischief behavior be turned off?
In the catalog
Screen Friend is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A tiny 3D mob lives on your screen. It walks across your HUD and open menus, minds its own business - and occasionally causes mischief. Every prank is optional and configurable. Entity Model Features, Entity Texture Features and Fresh Animations: pack models animate on the HUD just like in the world, and mobs whose…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/screen-friend
- Owner
- SarusM
- Published
- 2026-07-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15