Holdable Frogs

Holdable Frogs

Allows frogs to be handheld, after which the frog's tongue is usable to pull faraway entities closer, as well as to obtain froglights.

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Screenshots

A Handheld Frog being held!
Frog tongue usage
Handheld Frog variants
Frog Holder crafting recipe
Fishing with Handheld Frogs

About this Mod

This mod makes frogs holdable in Minecraft!

How I made this mod

How exactly?

First, you need to craft a Frog Holder.

The crafting recipe for the Frog Holder item.

Then, you need to find a frog. You can then use this Frog Holder on a frog. Doing so will place the frog in your hand. That's it! Once you have the frog in your hand, using it will cause it to shoot out its tongue and pull toward you any entity it hits.

Visual Frog Holding Guide

Find a frog.

The Frog Holder item being held while looking at a frog.

Use the Frog Holder on the frog to pick it up.

A frog being held.

What can I do with a Handheld Frog?

You can do many things with a Handheld Frog! Namely, you can pull stuff. For example, you can pull fish from the water.

A Handheld Frog being used for fishing.

You can pull items from hard-to-reach places.

A Handheld Frog being used to pull a Diamond Pickaxe from a tree.

You can pull mobs for any reason you wish.

A Handheld Frog being used to pull a pig.

Can I use Handheld Frogs to get Froglights?

Yes! Just aim your Handheld Frog at a Magma Cube, use it, and receive a froglight.

A Handheld Frog and some Magma Cubes.

A Handheld Frog and some Magma Cubes, with a froglight in the hotbar.

Can I hold any frog variant?

Yes! You can hold all three currently existing frog variants.

All three variants of the Handheld Frog.

You can also obtain all three currently existing types of froglights by using each type of frog on Magma Cubes.

All Handheld Frog variants with all three froglights.

Available Versions

Holdable Frogs 1.2.0release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8fabric
September 20, 2025
Holdable Frogs 1.1.0release
MC 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6fabric
September 12, 2025
Holdable Frogs 1.0.0release
MC 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6fabric
September 11, 2025

How to Install Holdable Frogs on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Holdable Frogs". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.6 (+12 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Holdable Frogs server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Holdable Frogs compatible with fabric?

Holdable Frogs officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.6. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Holdable Frogs – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Holdable Frogs consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.51.21.41.21.31.21.21.21.11.211.20.6+5 more