Deputy placement switch
by kingokksa
Deputy placement switch lets players stop the offhand slot from placing blocks or using items while the main hand is in use, so a held torch stays in the offhand.
What it does
The mod stops a click from placing a block or using an item held in the offhand, so a torch, food, potion or firework rocket stays where it was put. Offhand items remain in the utility slot. A button next to the offhand slot in the inventory screen opens the controls.
Deputy placement switch offers a master switch that turns every restriction off in one step without changing the other settings. The rules are sorted by colour: green allows everything, blue allows block placement only, yellow allows block usage only, and red blocks both. The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files covering 1.12.2 – 1.21.11 and 26.1.2 – 26.2. Either side can run it, and neither needs it. It is released under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Offhand placement block
Blocks held in the offhand are not placed when the player clicks, which keeps lighting from being planted on the floor.
Offhand usage block
Items held in the offhand, including torches, food, potions and firework rockets, are not used by a click.
Four-colour rule set
Each rule is set to green, blue, yellow or red, choosing whether placement, usage, both or neither is allowed.
Master switch
One switch turns every restriction off at once and leaves the other settings as they were.
Inventory button
A button beside the offhand slot in the inventory screen opens the controls without a command.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who keep torches, food or other usable items in the offhand and want them to stay put. It suits survival play and modded setups with dynamic lighting.
How it compares
No Offhand Torch Placement is a NeoForge mod for 1.21 – 26.1.1, released under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and open source, and it is required on the server side while clients may skip it. [Reforged] Accurate Block Placement is a client-side only mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. ShiftClickFix is a NeoForge mod for 1.21 – 26.2 that needs both the client and server, under the MIT License and open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy placement switch | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 26.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-10-06 |
| No Offhand Torch Placement | NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.1.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-02 |
| [Reforged] Accurate Block Placement | Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-08-18 |
| ShiftClickFix | NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-17 |
Questions
Does Deputy placement switch need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Deputy placement switch support?
Can the offhand restriction be turned off quickly?
In the catalog
Deputy placement switch is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,441 Optimization mods for Forge. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Have you ever carried a torch in your offhand into a mine, wanted it for dynamic lighting, and ended up planting it in the floor over and over? This mod fixes exactly that. It intercepts offhand block placement and offhand item usage, so the offhand stays a utility slot instead of a second hotbar.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/deputy-placement-switch
- Owner
- kingokksa
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15