A client-side Minecraft Fabric mod to show an overlay where Iron Golems can spawn.
This is helpful when building iron farms or villager farms in order to see exactly where the game checks for Iron Golem spawns.
Uses the in-game code to check if Iron Golems can spawn in a 17×13×17 box centered around the player.
Requirements
- Fabric API
Usage
Left bracket [: calculates a new bounding box around the player and checks for spawns.
Right bracket ]: Hides the overlay.
Features
- Supports Mod menu
- Option to turn on/off mob hitbox collision during calculation
TODO:
- Add option to configure calculation area
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.5
- 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 golem-spawn-checker-2.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 32 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.