MobGrab

Pick up any mob as an item. Place them back down. All data preserved.

Paper 1.21+ Java 21
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Features

Everything you need for mob management.

85+ Mobs Supported

Every mob in 1.21 can be picked up, each with a custom head texture.

Full Data Preservation

Health, trades, profession, equipment, enchants, name tags, variants — nothing is lost.

Region Protection

Respects WorldGuard, PlotSquared, and GriefPrevention build permissions.

Bedrock Support

Form-based GUI for Bedrock players via Floodgate integration.

Fully Configurable

Toggle individual mobs, customize sounds and particles, set cooldowns, whitelist or blacklist mode.

Granular Permissions

Per-mob permissions, category bundles, and admin controls. Works great with LuckPerms.

Quick Start

Up and running in under a minute.

1

Install

Drop MobGrab.jar into your server's plugins/ folder and restart.

2

Set Permissions

Grant mobgrab.pickup.passive for farm animals, mobgrab.pickup.* for everything, or individual perms like mobgrab.pickup.cow. Don't forget mobgrab.place.

3

Enable Mobs

Use /mobgrab gui to toggle which mobs can be picked up, or edit config.yml directly.

4

Grab

Sneak + right-click any enabled mob to pick it up. Right-click a block to place it back down.

Compatibility

Plays nice with the plugins you already use.

WorldGuard
BUILD flag checks
PlotSquared
Plot ownership checks
GriefPrevention
Claim build access
RoseStacker
Single mob from stack
Floodgate
Bedrock form GUI
Geyser
Cross-platform play
ClickVillagers
Auto-migration
LuckPerms
Full permission support

Ready to use MobGrab?

Download the latest release or read the full documentation.