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Hold My Items - Reforged

by bene_2212

Hold My Items - Reforged draws the player's character arm while an item is held, so the item appears to be gripped in the hand.

ForgeClient-side onlyMIT License1.19.4 – 1.21.5

What it does

The mod renders the main-hand arm whenever an item is held, and it also draws the off-hand arm with its own animation and orientation. The result is a subtle sense that the character is physically carrying the item, which adds immersion during ordinary play.

Contextual animations play for swimming, crawling and climbing, and for holding items such as lanterns or maps. MB-3D Items Pack support can be switched on through a config value. The code was carried over from a Fabric original by thesapling.

Only the client needs it, so servers do not have to install anything. It is published for Forge only, across nine release versions, 1.19.4 – 1.21.5, and the latest file is 2.0 for 1.21.5, dated 2025-05-31. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source. The mod requires no other mod, and HMI RF Editor depends on it.

Key features

  1. Main-hand arm rendering

    The arm is drawn while a main-hand item is held, so the item looks gripped rather than floating.

  2. Off-hand arm animation

    The off-hand arm is rendered with its own animation and orientation when an item sits in that slot.

  3. Contextual movement animations

    Swimming, crawling and climbing each change the arm pose, and holding lanterns or maps adds matching motion.

  4. MB-3D Items Pack support

    Compatibility with the MB-3D Items Pack is enabled by changing a value in the config file.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.52.0
1.21.41.0
1.21.31.0
1.21.12.0
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.20.42.0
1.20.32.0
1.20.22.0
1.20.12.0
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.19.41.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Required by 1 mod

HMI RF Editor1.21.1

How it compares

Full comparison

Specific Items Holding is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that needs client and server, and it is not open source. Copper Reforged covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 with client and server, also not open source. Block Previewer: Reforged is a client-side only Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, but it does not provide arm rendering.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Hold My Items - ReforgedForge1.19.4 – 1.21.5Client-side only2025-05-31
Specific Items HoldingForge1.20.1Client and server2025-03-16
Copper ReforgedForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2024-10-15
Block Previewer: ReforgedForge1.20.1Client-side only2026-03-16

Questions

Does Hold My Items - Reforged need to be installed on the server?

No. The mod is client-side only, so a server runs without it and players join without installing anything.

Which loader does Hold My Items - Reforged use?

The mod is published for Forge only, and no Fabric or NeoForge file is listed.

Does HMI RF Editor need this mod?

Yes. HMI RF Editor requires Hold My Items - Reforged to run.

In the catalog

Hold My Items - Reforged is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.

Decoration mods12,078Forge modsMods for 1.21.515,307

Similar mods

[ETF] Entity Texture Features1.16.5 – 26.3Not Enough Animations1.16.5 – 26.3Continuity1.17.1 – 26.3AmbientSounds1.12.2 – 26.3BetterF31.16 – 26.3Supplementaries1.15.2 – 1.21.1

What the author says

IMPORTANT: This mod is a Forge port of the Fabric mod Original Mod by [thesapling] Have you ever noticed how your Minecraft character holds items… but doesn’t look like they actually hold them?
bene_2212, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
bene_2212
Published
2025-04-19
Updated on Modrinth
2025-05-31
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

DecorationEquipmentGame mechanics
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