Shear Assist
by nekodon
With Shear Assist, one right-click on a shearable sheep with shears also sheers the other adult sheep within a configured range.
What it does
Shear Assist is a lightweight Fabric mod for shearing flocks in one action. A single right-click on one shearable adult sheep with shears also shears the other shearable adult sheep within the configured radius, all in the same action, which helps with large pens, wool farms and multicolored flocks where vanilla shearing requires one click per animal. The range can be set between 2 and 10 blocks, and the feature can be turned off in the configuration screen, which returns shearing to vanilla behavior.
Only the server needs the mod, so players join without installing anything. Surrounding sheep are scanned only at the moment shears are used, so the added processing stays light. Shear Assist requires Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and Mod Menu is optional; with Mod Menu installed, the settings open in-game. The mod is published for Fabric only, across 12 release versions 1.21.1 – 26.1.2, with 1.0.0-26.1.2 for 26.1.2 as the latest file. It is released under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Group shearing
A single right-click shears all nearby shearable adult sheep within the chosen range.
Configurable range
The shearing radius can be set from 2 to 10 blocks in the settings.
Durability mode
Shears can be set to lose durability once per use instead of once per sheep sheared.
Enable and disable toggle
The feature can be switched off, leaving vanilla one-sheep shearing in place.
In-game settings
Options are available through the config screen opened from Mod Menu.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x9 of 9 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
Optional 1
How it compares
Efficient Shears is a Fabric mod for 26.1 – 26.1.2, server-side only, under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 license and not open source. SnapShears is server-side only for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.21.1 – 26.3, released under the MIT License and open source. Chicharrones is open source under the MIT License, but it is client and server, so both sides need it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shear Assist | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-31 |
| Efficient Shears | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-23 |
| SnapShears | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-26 |
| Chicharrones | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-03 |
Questions
Does Shear Assist need to be installed on the client?
What does Shear Assist require?
Can the shearing range be changed?
In the catalog
Shear Assist is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Shear Assist is a lightweight Fabric mod that lets you shear nearby sheep together with a single right-click. It is useful for large sheep pens, wool farms, and colorful flocks where vanilla shearing can become repetitive. Right-click one shearable sheep with shears, and other shearable adult sheep within the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/shear-assist
- Owner
- nekodon
- Published
- 2026-05-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15