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Glass Breaker

by unilock

With Glass Breaker installed, a pickaxe breaks glass and the other glass-type blocks faster than the fixed speed the game normally gives them.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.7.10 – 1.21.4

What it does

Normally glass breaks at one fixed speed regardless of the tool in hand. Glass Breaker changes this so that glass can be mined faster with a pickaxe, in the same way as other blocks. The set of affected blocks follows the game's own list of glass blocks: glass, glass panes and stained variants, glowstone, redstone lamps from 1.20 onward, sea lanterns, beacons and conduits.

The mod is a Utility mod with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt builds. It is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Builds cover 1.7.10 – 1.21.4, and the latest file for each loader targets 1.21.4 except Forge, whose latest file is for 1.7.10. The code is open source under the MIT License, and public source code and an issue tracker are available.

The author notes that the change works in a somewhat hacky way. Enchantments such as Efficiency and Silk Touch apply to the broken blocks, and tools from other mods that count as pickaxes also take effect. Glass added by other mods can be affected as well.

Key features

  1. Faster pickaxe mining

    Glass and glass-type blocks break faster with a pickaxe than they do with other tools or bare hands.

  2. Covers the game's glass list

    Glass blocks, panes, stained variants, glowstone, sea lanterns, beacons and conduits are all included.

  3. Enchantment support

    Efficiency and Silk Touch work on the affected blocks, so the usual enchantment choices still matter.

  4. Works with pickaxe-like tools

    Tools from other mods that count as pickaxes speed up glass mining too, as long as they are in the pickaxe class.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.42.0.0+1.21+fabricNot available2.0.0+1.21+neoforge2.0.0+1.21+fabric
1.21.32.0.0+1.21+fabricNot available2.0.0+1.21+neoforge2.0.0+1.21+fabric
1.21.22.0.0+1.21+fabricNot available2.0.0+1.21+neoforge2.0.0+1.21+fabric
1.21.12.0.0+1.21+fabricNot available2.0.0+1.21+neoforge2.0.0+1.21+fabric
1.212.0.0+1.21+fabricNot available2.0.0+1.21+neoforge2.0.0+1.21+fabric
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.42.0.0+1.20.4+fabricNot available2.0.0+1.20.4+neoforge2.0.0+1.20.4+fabric
1.20.32.0.0+1.20.4+fabricNot available2.0.0+1.20.4+neoforge2.0.0+1.20.4+fabric
1.20.21.4.0+1.20+fabricNot availableNot available1.4.0+1.20+fabric
1.20.11.4.0+1.20+fabric1.4.0+1.20+neoforge1.4.0+1.20+neoforge1.4.0+1.20+fabric
1.201.4.0+1.20+fabric1.4.0+1.20+neoforge1.4.0+1.20+neoforge1.4.0+1.20+fabric
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.41.4.0+1.18.2+fabric1.4.0+1.18.2+forgeNot available1.4.0+1.18.2+fabric
1.19.31.4.0+1.18.2+fabric1.4.0+1.18.2+forgeNot available1.4.0+1.18.2+fabric
1.19.21.4.0+1.18.2+fabric1.4.0+1.18.2+forgeNot available1.4.0+1.18.2+fabric
1.19.11.4.0+1.18.2+fabric1.4.0+1.18.2+forgeNot available1.4.0+1.18.2+fabric
1.191.4.0+1.18.2+fabric1.4.0+1.18.2+forgeNot available1.4.0+1.18.2+fabric
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.7.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Glass-heavy builds

Players who build with large amounts of glass can clear or rework walls and roofs with less time spent per block.

How it compares

Full comparison

Logical Efficient Tools is a server-required mod with client support optional, published for 1.17 – 26.3 under the MIT License and not open source. Saro´s Better Glass is a client and server mod for 1.19.2 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, and is not open source. SHFA is a client-side only mod for 1.18 – 1.20.4 under the MIT License, and it is open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Glass BreakerFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.7.10 – 1.21.4Client and server2024-08-31
Logical Efficient ToolsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.17 – 26.3Server required, client optional2025-10-08
Saro´s Better GlassFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.19.2 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-22
SHFAFabric and Forge1.18 – 1.20.4Client-side only2024-02-09

Questions

Does Glass Breaker need to be installed on the server?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which loaders does Glass Breaker support?

It has builds for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. The latest Forge file is for 1.7.10, while the other loaders' latest files are for 1.21.4.

Does Glass Breaker work with other mods' pickaxes?

Yes. Tools from other mods that count as pickaxes take effect on glass, provided they fall into the pickaxe class.

In the catalog

Glass Breaker is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 1.21.417,979

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What the author says

Usually glass breaks at a fixed speed, no matter what tool you use. This changes that, so glass can now be broken faster with a pickaxe, as if it were any other block.
unilock, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
unilock
Published
2023-01-25
Updated on Modrinth
2024-08-31
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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