Handyman
by AvatarKage
Handyman adds right-click block interactions to fences, walls, metal bars and bricks, triggered by the correct tool.
What it does
Handyman is a datapack for Minecraft Java Edition that changes how certain blocks respond to tools. Right-clicking a wooden fence with an axe strips its connections, and right-clicking a stone fence with a pickaxe does the same. Stone walls can be broken apart with a pickaxe, and metal bars can be snapped apart with one as well. Bricks can be turned into cracked variants with a pickaxe, and mossy blocks can be trimmed with shears, which drops moss.
Because it is distributed as a datapack, the mod is loaded from a world or server data folder rather than installed as a loader mod. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack, across 11 release versions, 1.21.5 – 26.2. Files for 26.2 were first published on 2026-08-16, and the card was last updated on the same date. The author team is AvatarKage, and the code is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
The server must run the datapack for the interactions to work. Players do not need anything installed, since only the server side is needed for the effects to apply.
Key features
Fence stripping
Right-clicking a wooden fence with an axe strips its connections, and a stone fence responds to a pickaxe in the same way.
Wall breaking
A pickaxe breaks the connections of stone walls, so a wall can be split into separate segments.
Bar snapping
Metal bars can be snapped apart with a pickaxe, removing the connections between neighboring panels.
Brick cracking and moss trimming
Bricks turn into cracked variants with a pickaxe, and shears trim mossy blocks while dropping moss.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Better Walls is a server-side only mod for Fabric and Quilt, licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, and is open source, with files for 1.20 – 26.2. Remove Moss from Stone runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20 – 26.3 under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, and is not open source. Brick Variety is a client and server mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, released under All rights reserved, and is not open source, covering 1.16.5 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handyman | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-16 |
| Better Walls | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-14 |
| Remove Moss from Stone | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-12 |
| Brick Variety | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-31 |
Questions
Does Handyman need to be installed on the client?
Which tools trigger the block changes?
Which loaders and versions is Handyman published for?
In the catalog
Handyman is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/handyman
- Owner
- AvatarKage
- Published
- 2026-08-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15