

⭐️Overview:
- Make entity to be catchable.
- Reduce the time the player spends in the process of moving the entity.
⭐️Features:
- Use the CatchBall to catch entities.
- Customizable CatchBall item Recipe and how to get it.
- Use the skull to represent the captured entity.
- Base64 head texture value support. (MinecraftHead)
- The captured entity data will be saved on the skull.
- Easy to edit catchable entities.
- Support many of the grief protection plugins, like Residence and Lands.
⭐️Commands
- /ctb reload - Reload plugin config.
- /ctb list - Lists all catchable entities and states.
- /ctb add [ALL | (entity_name)] - Add the entity to the catch list.
- /ctb remove [ALL | (entity_name)] - Remove the entity from the catchable list.
- /ctb give [player] [DropItem | CatchBall] [Amount] - Give special items of plugins to player.
⭐️Permissions
catchball.op:
- allow the player to use plugin commands.
catchball.use:
- allow the player to use catchball.
catchball.get.block
- allow the player to get catchball by breaking blocks.
catchball.get.entity
- allow the player to get catchball by animal dropping.
⭐️Installation:
- Drop the
CatchBall-X.X.X.jarinto your server's plugins directory. - Start/Restart your server.
- Configure the plugin to your liking by editing the generated configuration file.
Config file: config.yml
⭐️Support:
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Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16, 1.16.1, 1.16.2
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as CatchBall-2.1.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 331 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.