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gently holds

by ThePotatoArchivist · for Minecraft

Pick up mobs as items. Very configurable!

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MITLicense
Fabric · QuiltLoaders

About gently holds

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Pick up mobs as items. Very configurable!

Allows you to pick up mobs as items by Shift+right clicking them (crouch+use).

Holding a wolf with other mobs in hotbar

You can place the mob back in the world by using it on the ground, or dropping it (configurable).

As a bonus, you can also wear them on your head!

Wearing a wolf on head

By default, you must have empty hands, and only animals that are smaller than 2x2 blocks can be picked up, but you can configure all of these parameters.

Configuration

For non-client options, configuration should match between server and client to avoid visual glitches. Install McQoy for a config GUI.

| Option | TOML name | Description | Type | Default | Note | | ------ | --------- | ----------- | ---- | ------- | ---- | | Entity Restriction | entity_restriction | Determines what entities can be picked up and when | Enum (see below) | All Animals | | | Maximum Width | max_width | Entities must be this wide or below to be picked up | Float | 2.0 | | | Maximum Height | max_height | Entities must be this tall or below to be picked up | Float | 2.0 | | | Empty Hands | empty_hands | If players must have both hands empty in order to pick up entities | Boolean | Yes | | | Spawn Drop | spawn_drop | If dropping an entity item in any manner should spawn the entity | Boolean | Yes | | | Can Wear Hat | can_wear_hat | If entity items can be equipped in the head slot | Boolean | Yes | Requires restart | Creative Tab | creative_tab | If a creative mode tab (item group) of most entities as items should be added | Boolean | Yes | Client only, requires relog | | Animated | animated | If entity items should be animated in GUI | Boolean | Yes | Client only | | Entity Whitelist | entity_whitelist | Entities that can always be picked up regardless of above requirements | String List | Empty | Requires restart | | Entity Blacklist | entity_blacklist | Entities that can never be picked up regardless of above requirements | String List | Empty | Requires restart |

Entity Restriction

Players can never be picked up.

| Value | Description | | ----- | ----------- | | ANY | Any targetable entity can be picked up, including armor stands, vehicles, and attackable projectiles | | LIVING | Any mob can be picked up | | NON_BOSS | Any mob that is not a boss mob can be picked up | | NON_MONSTER | All mobs that are not considered monsters can be picked up | | NOT_AGGROED | All mobs that are not currently attacking a target, e.g. zombies attacking villagrs or wolves attacking sheep, can be picked up | | NOT_AGGROED_PLAYER | All mobs can be picked up if they are not attacking you | | ANIMAL | All animal mobs can be picked up | | OWNED | Tameable pets owned by you |

Credits

Inspired by Carry On, Easy Villagers, and some of doctor4t's mods

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 19 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric and Quilt.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Creatures & NPCs

Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists gently holds as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
FabricQuilt
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.3 and 18 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorThePotatoArchivist, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

gently holds, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install gently holds?

Modrinth lists gently holds as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric and Quilt.

Is it free?

Yes. gently holds is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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