How do I install Friendly Villagers?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Friendly Villagers work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Friendly Villagers

by yzqdev · on Modrinth

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Features

Villagers will follow emeralds, you don't need a boat to catch them.
Villagers can be leashed with a lead, You don't have to worry about them running around anymore.
There will be no nitwit villagers spawn
When you have jade installed, you can see villager's inventory.

Below is some pictures

Villagers attracted by emeralds

Villagers leashed with a lead

Villager inventory

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
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 friendly_villagers-1.0.0-neoforge-1.21.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 77 KB
Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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