Anti Ghost Gap
by brlw
Anti Ghost Gap stops ghost golden apples by releasing the use key on the exact tick an eat completes, so no extra ticks are logged.
What it does
The client tracks its own eat timer and watches the inventory slot update packets sent by the server. When the timer has run out and the server has confirmed the item was consumed, the mod force-releases the use key at that tick, which stops the eat without any over-hold. A ghost gap happens in unmodded play when the client keeps holding right-click after the timer hits zero until the server responds, and the server can then detect a desync in the amount eaten.
Hold-to-gap behaviour is built in. If the player is still physically holding right-click after a force-release, the mod starts the next golden apple on the following tick, so the player can eat golden apples back-to-back by holding the button. An action bar message reports the state. The mod works with regular and enchanted golden apples and is a Fabric mod for version 1.21.11, released under the MIT License. It is not open source.
Key features
Exact-tick release
The use key is released on the tick the eat completes, once the timer has expired and the server has confirmed the item.
Continuous eating
Holding right-click keeps eating golden apples in sequence, with the next one started on the next tick.
Action bar status
Hold-to-gap state is shown in the action bar so the player can see what the mod is doing.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Back-to-back golden apples in combat
A player who holds right-click can eat several golden apples in a row without the client adding extra ticks to each one.
Who it’s for: Players who eat golden apples in PvP or on servers where the ghost gap timing matters, and who play with the Fabric loader on version 1.21.11.
How it compares
Craftable Enchanted Golden Apple is a server-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.4 under the MIT License, so it changes the recipe on the server instead of the client. Early Gap Timer is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License and also adds a timer. Golden Apple Timer is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License. Ez golden apples is client and server, runs on Fabric and Forge for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, and needs both sides to be installed.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti Ghost Gap | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-29 |
| Craftable Enchanted Golden Apple | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-04-14 |
| Early Gap Timer | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-09-20 |
| Golden Apple Timer | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-10-13 |
| Ez golden apples | Fabric and Forge | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-15 |
Questions
Does Anti Ghost Gap need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Anti Ghost Gap support?
Does Anti Ghost Gap work with enchanted golden apples?
In the catalog
Anti Ghost Gap is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A lightweight client-side Fabric mod for version 1.21.11 that eliminates ghost golden apples by forcing a release at the exact tick consumption completes, and lets you hold right-click to continuously eat back-to-back- unlike Xicz Gap Releaser which does prevent ghost gaps the same that this mod does, but does not…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/anti-ghost-gap
- Owner
- brlw
- Published
- 2026-06-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15