Gaze Collector
by SHXYXK
With Gaze Collector installed, a player who looks at a block for a moment can take it straight into the inventory without breaking it.
What it does
The mod lets a player collect the block they are looking at and place it directly in the inventory. Players do not need to break it with a tool first, so blocks that are normally hard to get, including some that cannot be obtained in survival by other means, can be collected by looking at them. Players exploring caves, searching for diamonds or travelling through the Nether can gather resources this way without swinging a pickaxe.
Gaze Collector is server-side only, so only the server needs the mod and players join without installing anything. It is published for Fabric alone, with one file for 26.1.2, dated 2026-06-20. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Gaze-based collection
Looking at a block and holding the action collects it straight into the player's inventory.
Rare and unobtainable blocks
The mechanic applies to many block types, including those that are normally unobtainable in survival.
Mining is not needed
Resources can be gathered without a pickaxe, which shifts the focus of survival toward observation over mining.
Mob drops ignored
Items dropped by mobs are not affected, so only blocks are collected through the gaze.
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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
Cave exploration
A player moving through caves can gather resources from the walls they pass without stopping to break them.
Challenge and speedruns
The mechanic suits challenge runs and custom adventure maps that restrict or change how blocks are gathered.
Who it’s for: Players who want a different survival experience built around looking at blocks rather than mining them, and server owners who run challenge runs, speedruns or custom adventures on Fabric.
Questions
Does Gaze Collector need to be installed on the client?
Which loader and version does Gaze Collector support?
Can Gaze Collector gather blocks that cannot normally be obtained?
In the catalog
Gaze Collector is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Why mine blocks when you can simply look at them? Gaze Collector lets you collect blocks directly into your inventory by looking at them. Explore caves, gather resources, and obtain rare blocks without ever swinging a pickaxe.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/gaze-collector
- Owner
- SHXYXK
- Published
- 2026-06-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15