Villagers follow you
by ruhtar
Villagers follow you, a Fabric mod, makes villagers trail behind the player while they hold emerald items in hand.
What it does
When a player holds an emerald, emerald block, or emerald ore item, nearby villagers come after that player and keep following. The behavior is tied to the held item, so putting the emerald away ends the following. The author describes the mod as a simple change that targets villagers only.
Villagers follow you is built for Fabric and requires Fabric API. It targets Minecraft 1.21 and 1.21.1, and works in single-player and multiplayer. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The author notes it is a work in progress, and the code is not open source; it is released under All rights reserved, though a public source repository exists.
The version 1.0.0 file for 1.21.1 was published on 2025-02-06, after the first release on 2025-02-02. Players who want to move villagers around without boats or minecarts can use the mod to carry them, the way the author intended.
Key features
Emerald-triggered following
Villagers fall in behind the player whenever an emerald-type item is held in the main hand.
Held item covers emerald blocks and ore
Emerald block, emerald ore and deepslate emerald ore also trigger following, not just the gem itself.
Movement without vehicles
Villagers can be moved across terrain without boats or minecarts, which the author gives as the reason for the mod.
Singleplayer and multiplayer
The author lists support for both play modes, though the project is still marked as work in progress.
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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.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on Minecraft 1.21 or 1.21.1 who want villagers to follow them on Fabric, in single-player or on a multiplayer server that also runs the mod.
How it compares
Emerald On A Stick is a Fabric mod with the same idea of emerald-triggered villager following, but it covers 1.20 – 1.21.4, runs on client and server, and is open source under the MIT License. Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds is also open source under the MIT License, but is server-side only and covers 1.19.4 – 1.20.4, so players join without installing anything. Simple Villager Follow is not open source, runs on client and server, and also supports Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villagers follow you | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-06 |
| Emerald On A Stick | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-03-04 |
| Smart Villagers Follow Emeralds | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2023-07-13 |
| Simple Villager Follow | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-04-26 |
Questions
Does Villagers follow you need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Villagers follow you 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
A simple Minecraft mod that makes villagers follow the player when holding an emerald. Tired of carrying villagers around on boats or minecarts? Carry them around like animals friends.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/villagers-follow-you
- Owner
- ruhtar
- Published
- 2025-02-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15