Villager Pickup++
by AbranLabs
Villager Pickup++ lets a player shift right-click a villager to pick it up and set it down somewhere else, keeping its data intact.
What it does
A villager picked up with the mod keeps its profession, trades, discounts, enchantments and biome data, and it re-links to its workstation once placed again. Villagers can be relocated without leaving them to walk on foot or ride boats and minecarts to a new spot. The mod also restricts spawners so they cannot place villagers, and it adds detailed tooltips that describe the stored data of a held villager.
The mod is server-side only, so players join a server running it without installing anything. It requires Fabric API, and it is published for Fabric alone, with builds for 1.21.8 and 1.21.9 under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. The mod is not open source.
Key features
Shift right-click pickup
Shift right-clicking a villager picks it up, and placing it again puts it down at the chosen location.
Preserved villager data
Enchantments, trades and discounts stay with a villager while it is carried and after it is set down.
Workstation re-linking
A relocated villager reconnects with a workstation at its new position, so its profession keeps working.
Detailed tooltips
Tooltips show the stored details of a held villager, such as its profession and enchantments.
Spawner restriction
Spawners are prevented from placing villagers, so relocated villagers are the only way new ones appear in those spots.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Moving villagers to a new town
A builder can carry an established villager with its trades to a settlement built elsewhere on the map.
Rehoming villagers on a server
Server owners can move villagers between areas without walking them over or using vehicles.
Who it’s for: The mod suits survival and multiplayer server owners who want to relocate villagers while keeping their trades and enchantments. Players on a server that runs it need nothing installed.
How it compares
Villagers follow you is a Fabric mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1 that requires both the client and server, and it is released under All rights reserved. Leash Villager is also server-side only and covers 1.21.9 – 26.3 under All rights reserved. Private Villagers is server-side only for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 and is released under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villager Pickup++ | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.9 | Server-side only | 2025-10-01 |
| Villagers follow you | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-06 |
| Leash Villager | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-19 |
| Private Villagers | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-12-28 |
Questions
Does Villager Pickup++ need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod installed?
Which game versions are supported?
Are villager trades kept after moving them?
In the catalog
Villager Pickup++ is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,427 mods support Minecraft 1.21.9.
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What the author says
Tired of constantly having to move villagers with minecarts or boats? It's understandable - their pathfinding is horrible, it's as if they go away from you on purpose! Well boy do I have the solution for you! With Villager Pickup++ you can simply shift right-click and pick up the villager:D Pick up villagers and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/villager-pickup-plus-plus
- Owner
- AbranLabs
- Published
- 2025-09-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-10-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15