Dibs!
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Take control of villager profession and sleep assignment. Bind any villager to any workstation or bed permanently.
| FEATURES |
| Permanent Villager-Workstation Binding | Villagers who are unemployed can be permanently bound to a workstation |
| Permanent Villager-Bed Binding | Villagers can be permanently bound to a bed |
| Protected Workstations | Other villagers cannot gain a profession from a bound workstation |
| Protected Beds | Other villagers cannot claim or sleep on a bound bed |
| Villager Locator | A glowing effect is applied to a villager, making them easy to find |
| Workstation/Bed Locator | A trail of white particles is applied from the villager to their bound workstation and/or bed |
| Auto-Cleanup On Break | Breaking a bound workstation or bed automatically releases the binding, freeing both the block and the villager |
| HOW TO USE |
Binding a villager to a workstation:
- Hold a stack of workstation items in your main hand (e.g. a composter, lectern, blast furnace, etc.).
- Right-click an unemployed villager. A brief ritual begins, shown by happy particles around them.
- One item from your stack is now bound to that villager (the rest remain unbound).
- Place the bound item as a block anywhere in the world.
- The villager will navigate to their workstation and gain the corresponding profession.
Binding a villager to a bed:
- Hold any bed in your main hand.
- Right-click any villager (employed or unemployed). A brief ritual begins, shown by happy particles around them.
- Place the bound bed anywhere in the world.
- The villager will navigate to and sleep in that bed.
Finding the villager or workstation/bed:
- Look directly at the villager or the placed workstation/bed.
- Press
, a particle effect will be applied.
| CONFIGURATION |
If you have Mod Menu installed, you can customize your experience:
| Particle Duration (seconds) | Determines how long the `happy_villager` particles play around the villager during the binding ritual |
| Glow Duration (seconds) | Determines how long the assigned villager remains highlighted with the glowing effect when the V key is pressed |
| REQUIREMENTS |
- Fabric Loader
- Fabric API
- Cloth Config API (1.21.x)
- YetAnotherConfigLib (26.x)
- Mod Menu (recommended for easy in-game configuration)
| CLIENT & SERVER |
Some functionality exists on both the client and the server, making the mod required for the server but optional for the client.
| FREE & OPEN SOURCE |
This is a completely free project. I'm not asking for donations or "buy me a coffee" contributions. If you enjoy the mod, the best way to support it is by:
- Leaving a rating/review
- Sharing it with friends
- Reporting any bugs you find
| GALLERY |
Binding Ritual
Pressing V at a bound workstation block
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
- 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.
- Ships as dibs-26.1_26.2-4.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 155 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.