Chips
by zedzee
Chips lets builders carve full cube blocks into eight smaller pieces, so a single block can be shaped with finer detail.
What it does
Only full cube blocks can be divided, so doors, trapdoors, fences and blocks such as the dragon egg stay whole. Once a block is divided into eighths, a player can chisel away individual chips. A chipped block is broken as a whole by mining it with anything, and the chips are placed much like normal blocks, only at a smaller scale.
Eight chips can be combined back into the original block with a crafting recipe. Some blocks do not yet behave as expected when divided, and the author notes that such issues may be fixed later. Blocks such as grass show a different side texture in chip mode, and some textures were changed so those blocks look more consistent. The intended design is for chiselled blocks to require a tool to break, but that is not yet in place.
Chips is for Fabric and is published for 1.21.8 only, with 1.0.0-alpha as the latest file, released on 2025-09-12 on the alpha channel. It runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, making it open source with public source code.
Key features
Eighth-block division
A full cube block is split into eight chips that can be placed and removed one at a time.
Chip placement
Chips are placed on a smaller grid, so fine details can be built on top of a regular block surface.
Recombining chips
Eight chips can be put back together into the complete block through a crafting recipe.
Consistent chip textures
Textures were adjusted so that blocks such as grass look consistent while they are divided.
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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.
Use cases
Detailed builds
Builders can use the smaller scale to add small details to walls, floors and decorations.
Who it’s for: Builders who want finer surface detail than full blocks allow, on Fabric 1.21.8 with servers that run the mod too.
How it compares
Chisel is open source under the MIT License, published for Fabric on 1.21, and runs on client and server. Chiseltool is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, is not open source, and covers 1.21 – 1.21.4 on Fabric. Chiseled is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.21.8 – 26.3 on Fabric, the same environment as Chips.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chips | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-09-12 |
| Chisel | Fabric | 1.21 | Client and server | 2025-08-15 |
| Chiseltool | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-07-20 |
| Chiseled | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does Chips need Fabric API?
Does the server need Chips?
Which versions does Chips support?
Can doors or fences be chipped?
In the catalog
Chips is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
Some examples of blocks that cannot be divided: Doors, trapdoors, fences, dragon egg, etc. The chisel can be used by holding right click on a full cube block, it will start an animation, and eventually divide a block into eigths.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chips
- Owner
- zedzee
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15