EG Tools Expanded
by Envy-Games
EG Tools Expanded adds NeoForge paxel tools, a construction hammer and a paintbrush that recolors placed blocks, all for 1.21.1.
What it does
Paxels combine several vanilla tools into one item. Iron, diamond and netherite paxels act as a pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe and shears at the same time, and both left and right clicks respond, so a single implement covers most of the actions a vanilla toolbelt would need.
The construction hammer changes block variants instead of breaking them. It supports the full range of vanilla blocks listed in the creative construction tab along with a selected set of functional redstone blocks, letting a builder cycle between states such as oak log, oak stairs and cobblestone, mossy cobblestone, andesite and polished andesite. Shulker boxes keep their NBT data, including custom names and stored items, when recolored, though the author advises caution.
The paint system uses an empty paint bucket filled with a vanilla dye to make paint cans. Painting covers many block types, among them terracotta, glass, concrete, and beds, once a paintbrush is used on them. The brush takes up to four paint cans and gives 32 uses per can before it needs reloading. Crafting recipes and examples are shown in the author's gallery, and the mod is published for NeoForge 1.21.1 only.
Key features
Multi-tool paxels
Iron, diamond and netherite paxels act as a pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe and shears in one item.
Construction hammer
The hammer cycles vanilla blocks and selected redstone blocks through their variant states.
Paintbrush recoloring
A paintbrush recolors placed terracotta, glass, concrete, beds and other blocks using paint cans.
Paint cans from dye
Empty paint buckets filled with a vanilla dye become paint cans, one brush load at a time.
Shulker box recoloring
Recolored shulker boxes keep their stored items and custom names, according to the author's testing.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Just Paxels is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that also adds paxel-style tools, under All rights reserved and not open source, with the same client and server environment. Ranutils is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved and not open source, also running on client and server, and it covers utilities rather than block recoloring. AbyssLab is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that runs on client and server and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG Tools Expanded | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-05 |
| Just Paxels | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-17 |
| Ranutils | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-04 |
| AbyssLab | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-03 |
Questions
Does EG Tools Expanded need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does EG Tools Expanded support?
Can a paintbrush recolor shulker boxes without losing their contents?
In the catalog
EG Tools Expanded is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Tools Expanded introduces a refined set of utilities designed to enhance both practical gameplay and creative building in Minecraft. The mod adds iron, diamond, and netherite paxels—multi-purpose tools that function simultaneously as a pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe, shears, and sword. These tools respond seamlessly to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/eg-tools-expanded
- Owner
- Envy-Games
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15