Pick up a villager in a bucket!
Do you find moving villagers annoying? Do they keep running off? Is transporting them by boat getting on your nerves? Do you want to be able to just pick them up? Well this mod helps you with that! You can now click a villager with a bucket and pick them up with ease! No longer will you have to suffer through the annoying boat rides while transporting a single villager at a time, just collect them with buckets!
WE NOW SUPPORT PAPER/PURPUR SERVERS WITH A PLUGIN WOOOOOO, CHECK OUT THE "VILLAGER IN A BUKKIT" VERSION
Kidnap villagers

Different textures depending on the villager type

Custom advancements

Zombie Villagers in buckets

To use this mod just get an empty bucket and right click a villager! It's that easy.
~~This mod requires the Architectury API to be installed along with the mod~~
As of 1.20.1-1.2.0 and 1.20.2-1.1.0 Architectury API is no longer required. Only earlier versions of the 1.20.1 and 1.20.2 builds require it, any possible 1.19.X or earlier builds do not require it (May be coming in the future).
There are currently two options in the config file which can be found in <minecraft directory>/config/villager-in-a-bucket.properties.
enable-zombie-villager sets whether a Zombie Villager can be picked up in a bucket. It does not remove the Zombie Villager In A Bucket item when disabled. Default is true
Old config settings have been deprecated in favour of using permissions. Please read https://github.com/JustDoom/VillagerInABukkit/wiki/Configuring-using-permissions
# Should the dispenser be able to pick up or place these villager types. Since players use permissions to determine this
# a config option is used here
dispenser:
villager:
pickup: true
place: true
wandering-trader:
pickup: true
place: true
zombie-villager:
pickup: true
place: true
# Should the server ask the client to download a resource pack when they join
resource-pack: true
# The below options are commented out so that it uses the right resourcepack version for the minecraft/plugin version by default
# If you want to override it/manually use an updated resourcepack you can uncomment and override them
# The URL to download the resource pack from
#resource-pack-url: "https://cdn.modrinth.com/data/9tf9GGch/versions/ZBgqIN0Y/VillagerInABukkitPack.zip"
# The SHA-1 hash of the resource pack ZIP
#resource-pack-hash: "f2d4dd5bf8ee221234b738236099b2592c58b8e8"
# The ID for the resource pack. Please do not touch unless you know what you are doing
#resource-pack-id: "68a4b411-e409-4d89-b563-66049ba4914b"
# Should any villager placing and picking up be logged to the console
console-logging: false
# Should any villager placing and picking up be logged to a file
file-logging: false
Support can be provided on my discord server or you can report any bugs for the mod on the GitHub repository here. For the plugin please use this one
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Terms for using, modifying and redistributing this product.
23.07.2026 · Modrinth
Updated to 26.2!
Screenshots and images from the original Modrinth page.














Published versions and original Modrinth files.
23.07.2026 · 17 downloads
Updated to 26.2!
23.07.2026 · 12 downloads
Updated to 26.2!
23.07.2026 · 137 downloads
Updated to 26.2!
20.07.2026 · 95 downloads
Updated to 26.1.2 finally!
20.07.2026 · 26 downloads
Updated to 26.1.2 finally!
20.07.2026 · 337 downloads
Updated to 26.1.2 finally!
19.07.2026 · 789 downloads
Added
- Dispensers now pickup and place Villagers, Wandering Traders, and Zombie Villagers
- Config contains new settings to allow configuring of these
- This includes new Dispenser Place/Pickup (Pre) events to hook into as a developer
Fixed
- Villagers no longer retain old bed, job, etc locations so they should properly take jobs and find a close by bed. Pickup and place old Villagers to make it take effect.
Removed
- The use-permissions option no longer exists, it is on by default. Make sure to update to the new permission system otherwise the plugin may not function as intended. https://github.com/JustDoom/VillagerInABukkit/wiki/Configuring-using-permissions
17.07.2026 · 98 downloads
Fixed
- Villagers should no longer get stuck trying to return to its villager or get stuck refusing to take a new profession (outside Vanilla reasons)
17.07.2026 · 46 downloads
Fixed
- Villagers should no longer get stuck trying to return to its villager or get stuck refusing to take a new profession (outside Vanilla reasons)
17.07.2026 · 623 downloads
Fixed
- Villagers should no longer get stuck trying to return to its villager or get stuck refusing to take a new profession (outside Vanilla reasons)
04.02.2026 · 37 625 downloads
Changed
- Only officially supports 1.21.11 but should work on 1.21.9+ (Won't get support)
Fixed
- The item villager profession displays properly again
05.01.2026 · 998 downloads
Updated to 1.21.6
05.01.2026 · 489 downloads
Updated to 1.21.6
05.01.2026 · 3 754 downloads
Updated to 1.21.6
17.11.2025 · 19 430 downloads
Added
- Location to the place/pickup events. Thanks azurejelly #3
- Optional console or file logging
Fixed
- No longer mentions BetterKeepInventory when reloading the config 💀
- Villagers should no longer spawn in walls sometimes when placed, and spawning logic should be a bit nicer
Changed
- Now downloads the resource pack from Modrinth instead of GitHub! - https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/villager-in-a-pack
23.06.2025 · 22 131 downloads
Supports 1.21.6! About 50 servers seem to have updates to 1.21.6 and I have had no reports of issues and after some testing it seems fine!
The internal API has been updated to 1.21.6 so in the future 1.21.4-1.21.5 support may be dropped.
Added
- Support for some basic event listening for anyone wanting an API - Javadocs
Fixed
- Buckets not acting like they would normally in creative (They are not used up and go to a new slot)
- Villager velocity and fall distance not resetting when picked up by a bucket
15.05.2025 · 5 090 downloads
Added
- Resource pack. Contains options to override with a custom one if needed. It is enabled by default and can be enabled/disabled from the config. It is optional. Menual download https://github.com/JustDoom/VillagerInABukkit/releases/tag/resourcepack-1.0.0
- Place/pickup sounds
- Reload config command
Due to some settings now being deprecated please switch to using permissions to configure them instead, these will allow better configuration. Read https://github.com/JustDoom/VillagerInABukkit/wiki/Configuring-using-permissions
The old settings will still work in new versions until I remove it so people have time to switch
03.05.2025 · 1 745 downloads
Added
- bStats support
- Option (disabled by default) to decrease a players reputation with a villager when picking it up. Can lead to Iron Golem becoming agro against you
01.05.2025 · 445 downloads
Fixed
- Villager bucket items being able to pick up other villagers and overriding the old villager
- Villager bucket item in the off hand being overriden with milk
14.04.2025 · 2 019 downloads
Added
- Config options to disable Villagers and Wandering Traders from being picked up
- Config option to disable placing of disabled Villager types (Could be good for rewards or something that you can only get from a specific place)
Fixed
- Error in the console when sometimes interacting with Villagers
- Water/Milk overriding the Villagers
06.04.2025 · 1 510 downloads
A server only port of Villager In A Bucket!
When capturing any of the mobs with it it will just become a renamed bucket.
Only compatible with Paper and its forks (Like Purpur)
Not feature complete just yet to the mod version, missing achievements for example. But Villagers, Zombie Villagers and Wandering Traders all work!
04.04.2025 · 739 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 1 079 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 10 480 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 105 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 148 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 951 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 32 660 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 1 907 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 38 286 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 96 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 200 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 506 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 365 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 1 494 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 40 706 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
04.04.2025 · 49 131 downloads
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
02.04.2025 · 852 downloads
Now supports 1.21.5!
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
02.04.2025 · 1 580 downloads
Now supports 1.21.5!
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
02.04.2025 · 19 410 downloads
Now supports 1.21.5!
Fixed
- Dispensers not properly saving villager data
- Client from working without the mod on the server
29.01.2025 · 179 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
29.01.2025 · 111 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
29.01.2025 · 499 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
29.01.2025 · 758 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
29.01.2025 · 294 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
29.01.2025 · 4 477 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
28.01.2025 · 48 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
28.01.2025 · 80 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
28.01.2025 · 180 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
28.01.2025 · 103 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
28.01.2025 · 354 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager in a bucket
- Advancement to go with new item
- Config to make Zombie villager bucket togglable
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes disagreement noise now when picked up
15.01.2025 · 3 593 downloads
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
- Zombie villagers not being dispensable
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes Wandering Trader noise instead of Villager noise
15.01.2025 · 5 694 downloads
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
- Zombie villagers not being dispensable
Changed
- Wandering Trader makes Wandering Trader noise instead of Villager noise
15.01.2025 · 325 downloads
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
- Zombie villagers not being dispensable
15.01.2025 · 809 downloads
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
- Zombie villagers not being dispensable
15.01.2025 · 8 120 downloads
Fixed
- Bucket stacks getting overriden when picking up a Villager
- Zombie villagers not being dispensable
07.01.2025 · 3 575 downloads
Initial ReSpouted version (Does not have feature parity)
25.12.2024 · 849 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager In A Bucket item
- Achivement for collecting Zombie Villager
- Config
- Option to enable/disable collecting Zombie Villagers with a bucket
25.12.2024 · 1 261 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager In A Bucket item
- Achivement for collecting Zombie Villager
- Config
- Option to enable/disable collecting Zombie Villagers with a bucket
24.12.2024 · 145 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager In A Bucket item
- Achivement for collecting Zombie Villager
- Config
- Option to enable/disable collecting Zombie Villagers with a bucket
Changed
- Updated Fabric/Forge/NeoForge versions
24.12.2024 · 212 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager In A Bucket item
- Achivement for collecting Zombie Villager
- Config
- Option to enable/disable collecting Zombie Villagers with a bucket
Changed
- Updated Fabric/Forge/NeoForge versions
24.12.2024 · 1 790 downloads
Added
- Zombie Villager In A Bucket item
- Achivement for collecting Zombie Villager
- Config
- Option to enable/disable collecting Zombie Villagers with a bucket
Changed
- Updated Fabric/Forge/NeoForge versions
09.12.2024 · 119 downloads
Changed
- Now supports 1.21.4
09.12.2024 · 150 downloads
Changed
- Now supports 1.21.4
09.12.2024 · 1 297 downloads
Changed
- Now supports 1.21.4
30.10.2024 · 845 downloads
Fixed
- Villagers can once again be collected in buckets from a dispenser
30.10.2024 · 390 downloads
Fixed
- Villagers can once again be collected in buckets from a dispenser
30.10.2024 · 4 288 downloads
Fixed
- Villagers can once again be collected in buckets from a dispenser
30.10.2024 · 223 downloads
Fixed
- Villagers can once again be collected in buckets from a dispenser
30.10.2024 · 264 downloads
Fixed
- Villagers can once again be collected in buckets from a dispenser
30.10.2024 · 1 813 downloads
Fixed
- Villagers can once again be collected in buckets from a dispenser
29.10.2024 · 43 downloads
Updated to 1.21.3
29.10.2024 · 47 downloads
Updated to 1.21.3
29.10.2024 · 72 downloads
Updated to 1.21.3
15.09.2024 · 244 downloads
Changed
- Now supports 1.21.1!
15.09.2024 · 279 downloads
Changed
- Now supports 1.21.1!
15.09.2024 · 12 322 downloads
Changed
- Now supports 1.21 and 1.21.1!
14.09.2024 · 72 downloads
PLEASE TAKE A BACKUP BEFORE UPDATING IF YOU ARE COMING FROM 1.20.4 OR EARLIER. The way data is handled was changed and it should work with old items but just in case please take a backup
Changed
- Now supports 1.20.6 wooo!
- NeoForge support
14.09.2024 · 104 downloads
PLEASE TAKE A BACKUP BEFORE UPDATING IF YOU ARE COMING FROM 1.20.4 OR EARLIER. The way data is handled was changed and it should work with old items but just in case please take a backup
Changed
- Now supports 1.20.6 wooo!
14.09.2024 · 226 downloads
PLEASE TAKE A BACKUP BEFORE UPDATING IF YOU ARE COMING FROM 1.20.4 OR EARLIER. The way data is handled was changed and it should work with old items but just in case please take a backup
Changed
- Now supports 1.20.6 wooo!
24.06.2024 · 369 downloads
Added
- Proper support for modded variants of Villagers and Wandering Traders
Fixed
- Custom Villager types no longer get converted to vanilla villagers
24.06.2024 · 1 122 downloads
Added
- Proper support for modded variants of Villagers and Wandering Traders
Fixed
- Custom Villager types no longer get converted to vanilla villagers
24.06.2024 · 4 530 downloads
Added
- Proper support for modded variants of Villagers and Wandering Traders
Fixed
- Custom Villager types no longer get converted to vanilla villagers
24.06.2024 · 9 930 downloads
Added
- Proper support for modded variants of Villagers and Wandering Traders
Fixed
- Custom Villager types no longer get converted to vanilla villagers
13.06.2024 · 108 downloads
Removed
- No longer requires the Architectury API mod to be installed!
Changed
- Update Fabric (0.91.6+1.20.2/0.15.11)
13.06.2024 · 260 downloads
Removed
- No longer requires the Architectury API mod to be installed!
Changed
- Update Fabric (0.91.6+1.20.2/0.15.11)
13.06.2024 · 190 downloads
Removed
- 1.20 specific support
- No longer requires the Architectury API mod to be installed!
Changed
- Update Fabric (0.92.2+1.20.1/0.15.11) and Forge (47.3.0) versions
13.06.2024 · 326 downloads
Removed
- 1.20 specific support
- No longer requires the Architectury API mod to be installed!
Changed
- Update Fabric (0.92.2+1.20.1/0.15.11) and Forge (47.3.0) versions
29.03.2024 · 272 downloads
Added
- Villagers are now able to be dispensed and picked up by dispensers
Changed
- This version no longer supports 1.20-1.20.1. Please use the 1.20.1 version for those versions.
29.03.2024 · 1 080 downloads
Added
- Villagers are now able to be dispensed and picked up by dispensers
Changed
- This version no longer supports 1.20-1.20.1. Please use the 1.20.1 version for those versions.
29.03.2024 · 2 501 downloads
Added
- Villagers are now able to be dispensed and picked up by dispensers
Changed
- This version no longer supports 1.20.2-1.20.4. Please use the 1.20.2 version for that.
29.03.2024 · 2 379 downloads
Added
- Villagers are now able to be dispensed and picked up by dispensers
Changed
- This version no longer supports 1.20.2-1.20.4. Please use the 1.20.2 version for that.
21.02.2024 · 585 downloads
Added

Fixed
Changed
21.02.2024 · 1 104 downloads
Added

Fixed
Changed
31.01.2024 · 239 downloads
Added
- Custom advancement for when you ~~kidnap~~ move a villager
31.01.2024 · 592 downloads
Added
- Custom advancement for when you ~~kidnap~~ move a villager
21.01.2024 · 162 downloads
Fixed
- Forge versions work now and from 1.20.1-1.20.4!
20.01.2024 · 94 downloads
Added
- Bucket lore for if the villager is a baby
20.01.2024 · 320 downloads
Added
- Bucket lore for if the villager is a baby
10.01.2024 · 148 downloads
Added
- Villager Buckets now display level, type and profession information
10.01.2024 · 247 downloads
Added
- Villager Buckets now display level, type and profession information
05.01.2024 · 67 downloads
Changed
- Updated the Villager In A Bucket texture
05.01.2024 · 103 downloads
Changed
- Updated the Villager In A Bucket texture
04.01.2024 · 146 downloads
31.12.2023 · 120 downloads