Grappling Hooke
by catfisj
Grappling Hooke adds a grappling hook to the game that behaves like a spring, pulling or pushing the player toward and away from the block it attaches to.
What it does
The hook follows Hooke's law, the idealised linear elastic spring relation, so the pull grows with the distance from its resting length. The default resting range is 4 blocks, and when the hook attaches to a block it tries to pull the player toward that block or push them away.
Three enchantments adjust the hook: Stiffness raises the acceleration the spring applies, and Resting Range changes the resting distance, with levels reaching 3-5, 2-6 and 1-7 blocks. Holding sneak and scrolling, or using fire and scrolling, changes the resting distance in steps of 0.5 blocks, or 0.1 blocks with both.
Fabric API is required. Area Lib is optional and, when installed, lets server owners disallow hook use in areas marked with the grapplinghooke:disallow component. Item Descriptions is also an optional dependency. The mod runs on client and server, and it is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later. Files are published for Fabric only, for 26.1.2.
Key features
Spring-like hook
The hook pulls or pushes the player according to a linear elastic spring model, with the pull set by distance from the resting length.
Stiffness enchantment
Stiffness at three levels increases the acceleration the hook's spring applies to the player.
Resting range enchantment
Resting Range at three levels sets how far the hook's resting length reaches, with ranges of 3-5, 2-6 and 1-7 blocks.
Adjustable resting distance
Sneak with scroll or fire with scroll changes the resting distance in 0.5 block steps, or 0.1 blocks when both are held.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 2
How it compares
Freerun is a Fabric mod for 26.2 with client and server environment under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Instrumentum is a Fabric mod for 26.2 – 26.3 with client and server environment under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Crimson Symphony is a Fabric mod for 1.21 with client and server environment under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and it is open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grappling Hooke | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-26 |
| Freerun | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-01 |
| Instrumentum | Fabric | 26.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
| Crimson Symphony | Fabric | 1.21 | Client and server | 2026-06-05 |
Questions
Does Grappling Hooke need Fabric API?
Does the server need Grappling Hooke?
Can server owners block the hook in some areas?
Which game versions does Grappling Hooke support?
In the catalog
Grappling Hooke is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
The hook added in this mod follows the physics of an idealised (linear elastic) spring, i.e. Hooke's law - instead of pulling you all the way to the hook, it attempts to pull you to (by default) 4 blocks away. For extra fun, the hook itself also follows these physics when it's not embedded in a block. The mod also…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/grappling-hooke
- Owner
- catfisj
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15