DatapacksJava
Villagers Don't Despawn
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
Features ✨
- User-friendly 😊
- Good compatibility ✅
- Data Pack and Mod ⚙️
Description 📜
This datapack gives always PersistenceRequired tag to villagers to make them persistence. (If it doesn't work, please tell me.)
Some Info ℹ️
- You can get help from my Discord Server or creating an issue on GitHub.
- If you for example installed 1.21.11 version of the pack to Minecraft 1.21.11 and it says it is not compatible, don't trust that message. You installed the right one. There was a bit of problems with the version :)
- Better use the datapack because the mod can have problems.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Downloads as VillagersDontDespawn-v1.0.zip
- Download size: 2 KB
- Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.