Disable Tools
Disable Tools lets server owners and players switch off the attack and use functions of selected tools through a configuration file, while the items stay registered.
What it does
A configuration file controls which tools lose their block attack, entity attack and block use functions. Disabled tools remain in the game as crafting items, so recipes that call for them still work. The mod is published for Forge only, for game versions 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, with 1.20.1-1.2.1 for 1.20.1 as the latest file.
Because it runs on client and server, the server needs it installed, and every player joining that server also runs it. The source code is public under the MIT License, and an issue tracker is open.
Key features
Disabled tool functions
Attack and use actions of chosen tools are turned off, so they can no longer break blocks, hit entities or act on blocks.
Configuration file
A config file sets which tools are affected, so the change can be tuned to a server's rules.
Items stay craftable
Tools keep their registration and crafting recipes, so they still appear in inventories and as ingredients.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
InvConfig is also a Forge client and server mod for 1.20.1 and is open source under the MIT License, but it covers a different area of configuration. No Netherite is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.16 – 26.3, is server-side with optional client install, and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disable Tools | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-05-08 |
| InvConfig | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-04 |
| No Netherite | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-22 |
Questions
Does Disable Tools need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Disable Tools is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,698 Management mods for Forge. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
A mod to disable tools. Can be configured in the configuration file. The tool in the configuration file will lose the attact to block, attack to entity, and use to block functions. But it will still be registered in the game as a crafting item only.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/disable-tools
- Owner
- DancingSnow0517
- Published
- 2023-12-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15