Hold To Attack
by Ciaodar
Hold To Attack changes how holding the attack button works in vanilla combat, so a player can keep the key down and let the swing wait for a full cooldown.
What it does
Hold To Attack lets a player keep the attack button held. Instead of tapping once per swing, the attack fires when the cooldown indicator has filled, so every hit lands at maximum damage. The mod adds no items, blocks or menus; it only alters how vanilla combat responds to the mouse. Players using it on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge or Quilt install it on the client, and servers do not need it, so it works in multiplayer and on realms without any server-side install.
The mod also checks whether the crosshair is on a valid target before it swings, which avoids wasted attacks into empty air. That makes it useful for long fights and for mob farming, where repeated tapping is tiring. Files are offered for 22 release versions 1.20 – 26.2, so one install works across that range. The license is Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, which makes it not open source, although public links to the source code exist.
Key features
Held attack input
Holding the attack key fires each swing once the cooldown indicator is full, with no repeated tapping needed.
Smart targeting
The attack is only sent when the crosshair is on a valid target, so swings into empty air are skipped.
Vanilla combat feel
Only the timing of attacks changes; damage, items and the rest of the combat rules stay as vanilla sets them.
No server install
Because the mod runs on the client alone, multiplayer servers and realms work without installing anything on them.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a smoother attack input in vanilla combat, and players who do long PvP fights or mob farming and want to avoid repeated tapping. Servers can stay vanilla on their side, since only the client runs the mod.
Questions
Does Hold To Attack need a loader other than the one it is installed on?
Does a server need Hold To Attack installed?
Which game versions does Hold To Attack support?
In the catalog
Hold To Attack is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Which mod loader does this require? Currently, Fabric and Neoforge. Will there be others? You are free to contribute.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hold-to-attack
- Owner
- Ciaodar
- Published
- 2026-07-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
