B3tter Tools
by Homak
B3tter Tools gives pickaxes, axes and shovels a leveling system, so tools improve as they are used in mining and chopping.
What it does
Tools that extend the vanilla PickaxeItem, AxeItem or ShovelItem classes can gain levels. Leveling is driven by the blocks a tool breaks: ores with pickaxes, wood and logs with axes, and dirt with shovels. Each level adds a mining speed bonus of 0.25, and the default speed of vanilla tools is slower by two levels, which a leveled tool can offset. Custom ore materials are recognised through their ore part, so modded ores can count toward leveling.
Level progress is shown in the item tooltip, so a player can see how far a tool has come without a separate screen. The mod requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric and Quilt. Files cover 1.19 – 1.19.2, with 1.0.0 for 1.19.2 as the latest build on both loaders, released under the MIT License. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The code is not open source.
Key features
Tool leveling
Pickaxes, axes and shovels gain levels from the blocks they break, which slowly raises their mining speed.
Per-level speed bonus
Each level adds a 0.25 mining speed increase, and two levels offset the slower default speed of vanilla tools.
Tooltip progress
Leveling progress and level are displayed in the item tooltip, so a player can check a tool without opening a menu.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Long survival worlds
Players who keep the same pickaxe and axe through a long run can see those tools grow stronger as they are used.
Modded ore progression
Worlds with ore mods installed can have tools level from the ores they break, not only vanilla blocks.
Who it’s for: Players who want tools to grow with use, and server owners who want a leveling system on a shared world. Both sides need the mod, and Fabric API must be installed with it.
How it compares
Tools Leveling is a Fabric-only leveling mod for 26.1.1 – 26.1.2 under All rights reserved, so it does not cover the 1.19 versions. Yutene Levels is Fabric-only for 1.20.1 and released under the MIT License, so it targets a different version. More Tools and Armor is open source under the BSD 2-Clause License and runs on Fabric and Quilt for 1.20.5 – 26.3, with a broader scope than leveling alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B3tter Tools | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2025-08-12 |
| Tools Leveling | Fabric | 26.1.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-22 |
| Yutene Levels | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-13 |
| More Tools and Armor | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.5 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-06 |
Questions
Does B3tter Tools need Fabric API?
Do servers need B3tter Tools installed?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
B3tter Tools is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 12,559 mods support Minecraft 1.19.2.
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What the author says
Level up your tools by mining blocks that these tools are designed for, Ores for Pickaxes; Wood/Logs for Axes; Dirt for shovels, All displayed in a tooltip! As a reward for leveling, your tools mining speed will increase by x0.25 per level
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/b3tter-tools
- Owner
- Homak
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15