How do I install Lock On?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Lock On work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.18.2, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Lock On

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by tfarecnim · on CurseForge

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge1 build
Mod loader Forge3 builds

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.1Newest

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest
Minecraft 1.19.2
Minecraft 1.18.2

⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge ⬇ Download for 1.19.2 · Forge ⬇ Download for 1.18.2 · Forge

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.

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This mod adds a key to lock on to nearby entities, similar to the lock on feature in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

While locked on, tab is used to switch targets, or press the lock on keybind to exit lock on mode.

Killing the current target, the target no longer being visible, or leaving the world will leave lock on mode.

Note that while lock on can track an entity as long as it's visible, it will not select mobs that are more than 10 blocks away.

quick demo

Lock On — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 1

1.18+ changes

In 1.18, the mod has been rewritten for better mod compatibility, and better targeting, now comes with a configurable icon
Lock On — Minecraft Java mod, screenshot 2

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.18.2
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 CurseForge — 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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as lockon-1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 7 KB
Download link checked 23 Sept 2026 — working

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

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