Villager Inspector
by finn.bueno
Villager Inspector lets players right-click a villager holding a Spyglass to open a menu with the villager's details, including job, type, age, bed and job location, and progression.
What it does
Opening the inspection menu shows several tabs. They list the villager's job type, the village type it came from, whether it is a baby, the location of its bed and job site, its progression toward the next trade tier, and the player's standing with that villager. The aim is to make villager behavior easier to read, so players can see why a villager is trading, moving or idle.
The mod is built for Forge and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files cover Minecraft 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, six release versions in all, and the latest file is 1.0.0 for 1.20.6, published on 2025-12-08. The code is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
The author describes it as a first mod that is still working out how to handle several game versions, so the file list may change over time. Bugs can be reported through the public issue tracker.
Key features
Spyglass inspection
Right-clicking a villager while holding a Spyglass opens the inspection menu for that villager.
Job and village type
The menu shows the villager's profession and the type of village it belongs to.
Bed and job site locations
Coordinates of the villager's bed and job block appear in the menu, so players can find them.
Trade progression
The menu shows how close the villager is to reaching the next trade tier, along with the player's standing.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Finding stranded villagers
A player can check where a villager sleeps and works when it wanders away from its home.
Planning trade halls
Progress toward the next tier helps a player decide which villagers to keep working with.
Who it’s for: Players who manage villager trading in survival worlds, and server owners whose players want more detail on villager behavior. Both sides need the mod.
How it compares
Villager Golem Healer is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with client and server use under All rights reserved, so its source is not open. Mob Inspector covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Villager Inspector is Forge only, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, and is open source under the Apache License 2.0.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villager Inspector | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-12-08 |
| Villager Golem Healer | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-03 |
| Mob Inspector | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-01 |
Questions
Does Villager Inspector work on NeoForge or Fabric?
Does the server need Villager Inspector?
Which Minecraft versions are supported?
In the catalog
Villager Inspector is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Drop the.jar file in the mods folder, that's it! If you're planning to play on a server, the server must have the mod installed too. I'd love to, but not for every version. This is my first mod and I'm not quite sure how to best tackle multiple versions yet, so it may take a while when I eventually get to it. For…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/villager-inspector
- Owner
- finn.bueno
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15