AIO - Villager Bucket
by BlockHead
With AIO - Villager Bucket, a player can catch a villager in a bucket and carry it to a new spot, with its inventory and profession kept.
What it does
Stand next to a villager holding an empty bucket in the main hand and right-click to capture it. Right-clicking with the filled Villager Bucket in the main hand releases the villager again. The captured villager keeps its inventory and its locked profession, so a trader carried to another village keeps the trades it had.
Villagers converted from Nitwits in the usual way are included in the capture. The item is intended for transport and storage, making it easier to move villagers between bases or to store one away from the world. Because the mod runs on the server side only, players join without installing anything, and only the server needs AIO - Villager Bucket and Fabric API.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 9 release versions, 1.20 – 1.21.1, and is released under the MIT License, so the source code is open source and public issue tracking is available.
Key features
Capture villagers in a bucket
An empty bucket used on a villager turns into a Villager Bucket that holds that villager.
Keep inventory and profession
The captured villager keeps its inventory and locked profession, so trades stay the same after transport.
Release on demand
Right-clicking with a filled Villager Bucket releases the villager where the player chooses.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 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 1
Use cases
Moving traders between bases
A player can carry a villager with a locked trading profession to a new village or base without losing its trades.
Storing villagers away
A villager can be kept in a bucket and released later, which suits a player who wants one out of the world for a while.
Who it’s for: Players who move or store villagers on a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge or Quilt server, and server owners who want a villager transport item.
How it compares
Villager In A Bucket is open source under the MIT License and supports Fabric, Forge and NeoForge 1.6.4 – 26.3, with the same client and server environment as this mod. Quick Villagers is server-side only and open source under the Apache License 2.0, but only runs on Fabric for 1.20.1 – 1.21.5.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIO - Villager Bucket | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-08-18 |
| Villager In A Bucket | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.6.4 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
| Quick Villagers | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-11-14 |
Questions
Does AIO - Villager Bucket need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod installed?
Which loaders and versions does AIO - Villager Bucket support?
In the catalog
AIO - Villager Bucket is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This DataPack is made for capturing villagers in a bucket and store it in your inventory. You can release the villager out of the bucket when needed. Advantages: - Nitwits can be converted to normal villagers this way - The villager is not "locked" to a profession.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/villager-bucket
- Owner
- BlockHead
- Published
- 2024-08-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15