CurseForge · Minecraft mod
April Fools
🃏 Enables various silly and funny configurable features on April Fools' day!
Quick answer
Which April Fools release should I use?
April Fools [Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.1.2-2.1 | April Fools targets 26.1.2 with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 1 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is April Fools required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does April Fools [Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.1.2-2.1 | April Fools need?
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.1.2-2.1 | April Fools. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install Collective first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add April Fools without breaking your instance.
Built for April Fools [Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.1.2-2.1 | April Fools. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use [Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.1.2-2.1 | April Fools. It targets 26.1.2 with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install Collective first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside [Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.1.2-2.1 | April Fools. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does April Fools add?
April Fools adds various silly and fun features and game mechanics to the game. By default they are automatically enabled only on the 1st of April. But feel free to enable them on all days via the config. There is a global toggle, and you can enable/disable all the individual features as well. The mod will hopefully add a few smiles on the faces of anyone who plays your modpack and/or server!
Features:
• Players will sleep with their feet on the pillow.
• The wandering trader will spawn with donkeys instead of llamas.
• Make cats bark and wolves meow.
• Cows have a chance to give a water or lava bucket when milked.
• Creepers might, instead of explode, launch a firework rocket with a creeper pattern.
• Make all potato drops from the potato plant poisonous.
• Skeletons can spawn with a sword and shield instead of a bow.
• Any normal arrow fired from a bow has a chance to have a random potion effect. When picked up, it's a normal arrow again.
All available config options:
enableOnlyOnApril1st default true
If the april fools features should only be enabled on April 1st. If set to false, they will always be enabled.
april1stChanceMultiplier default 0.0, min 0.0, max 1000.0
Can be used to increase the chance of features happening on April 1st. So for example you can set 'enableOnlyOnApril1st' to false, 'chanceCreepersExplodeIntoFireworks' to 0.01 and 'april1stChanceMultiplier' to 25.0. This way a creeper would 1/100 launch a firework rocket outside of April 1st, and 1/4 on April Fools' day.
makeCatsBarkAndDogsMeow default true
If cats should bark and dogs should meow.
makePlayersSleepWithFeetOnPillow default true
If players should sleep in beds the opposite way, with their feet on the pillow.
makeWanderingTraderSpawnWithDonkeys default true
If the Wandering Trader should spawn with two donkeys instead of llamas.
chanceCowGivesDifferentBucket default 0.2, min 0.0, max 1.0
The chance that a cow gives, instead of a bucket of milk, a bucket of lava or water. Set to 0 to disable.
chanceCreepersExplodeIntoFireworks default 0.5, min 0.0, max 1.0
If creepers should, instead of exploding, spawn a firework rocket with a creeper pattern. By default a 50% chance. Set to 0 to disable.
chancePotatoCropDropsPoisonous default 1.0, min 0.0, max 1.0
The chance a potato dropped by a potato plant should be made poisonous on harvest.
chanceSkeletonHasSwordAndShield default 0.25, min 0.0, max 1.0
The chance a skeleton spawns with a sword and a shield instead of a bow. Set to 0 to disable.
chanceNormalArrowFiredHasRandomEffect default 0.33, min 0.0, max 1.0
The chance an arrow fired by a player has a random potion effect attached to it. Set to 0 to disable.
Video Showcase:
The wandering trader has left its llama's at home, and brought two donkeys instead!
Creepers have a 50% chance to not explode, and launch a firework rocket instead!
Players and Villagers sleep with their feet on the pillow!

Works in first-person view as well:
Skeletons have a 25% chance to spawn with a sword and shield!
You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge or Modrinth ecosystem.
Serilum.com contains an overview and more information on all mods available.
Comments are disabled as I'm unable to keep track of them across so many separate mod pages.
For issues, ideas, suggestions or anything else there is the Github repo. Thanks!
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
April Fools by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
26.3
4 loader builds26.2
4 loader builds26.1.2
4 loader builds26.1.1
4 loader builds26.1
4 loader builds1.21.11
4 loader builds1.21.10
4 loader builds1.21.9
4 loader builds1.21.8
4 loader builds1.21.7
4 loader builds1.21.6
4 loader builds1.21.5
4 loader buildsShowing the newest 12 of 22 game versions. Older files are in the list below.
Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
April Fools versions and loaders
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.1.2-2.1 | April Fools
aprilfools-26.1.2-2.1.jar
28 Oct 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.3.0-2.1 | April Fools
aprilfools-26.3.0-2.1.jar
2 Oct 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.2.0-2.1 | April Fools
aprilfools-26.2.0-2.1.jar
2 Oct 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 1.21.1-2.1 | April Fools
aprilfools-1.21.1-2.1.jar
2 Oct 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 1.20.1-2.1 | April Fools
aprilfools-1.20.1-2.1.jar
2 Oct 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.3.0-2.0 | April Fools
aprilfools-26.3.0-2.0.jar
22 Sept 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.2.0-2.0 | April Fools
aprilfools-26.2.0-2.0.jar
18 Jun 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.1.2-2.0 | April Fools
aprilfools-26.1.2-2.0.jar
7 Jun 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 1.21.11-2.0 | April Fools
aprilfools-1.21.11-2.0.jar
7 Jun 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 1.21.1-2.0 | April Fools
aprilfools-1.21.1-2.0.jar
7 Jun 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 1.20.1-2.0 | April Fools
aprilfools-1.20.1-2.0.jar
7 Jun 2026
[Fabric/Forge/Neo] 26.1.2-1.9 | April Fools
aprilfools-26.1.2-1.9.jar
1 May 2026
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.
