Infinite Water Bucket
by Itamio
Infinite Water Bucket removes the need to refill a water bucket, so each placement leaves the bucket full again.
What it does
When a player places water from a bucket, the mod detects the use and refills the bucket after one tick, so the same bucket can place water source blocks indefinitely. Lava buckets and milk buckets are covered in the same way: placing lava does not empty the lava bucket, and drinking from a milk bucket leaves it filled.
The mod suits survival and creative play alike, and it is useful for building, farming and redstone contraptions where refilling a bucket over and over is tedious. The author recommends caution, since an endless water supply changes how resources and terrain work in a world. Unlimited potion effect removal is also part of the milk bucket behavior.
Infinite Water Bucket is server-side only, so players join without installing it. It is published for Forge and 1.12.2 only, with the 1.0.0 file dated 2026-04-03. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source, issue tracker and wiki are linked publicly.
Key features
Endless water placement
A water bucket stays full after each placement, so one bucket can place water source blocks for as long as needed.
Non-emptying lava and milk buckets
Lava buckets and milk buckets are not emptied by placing lava or drinking milk, so their supply persists as well.
Automatic refill
The mod detects bucket use and refills the bucket after one tick, so no extra action is needed from the player.
Unlimited potion effect removal
Drinking milk removes potion effects without limit, since the milk bucket is never used up.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Building and farming
Large builds and crop irrigation no longer require repeated trips to refill a bucket.
Redstone contraptions
Water-based designs can be tested and rebuilt without stopping to fetch more water.
Who it’s for: Players who build, farm or run redstone in survival or creative worlds, and server owners who want water supply to stop being a limit. The author suggests using the mod with caution.
How it compares
Better Bucket is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 that is also server-side only, but it is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Infinite Lava is a server-side only Forge mod for 1.20.1, released under the MIT License, and it covers lava buckets rather than water. Get In The Bucket Mod is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server, and covers 1.17.1 – 1.20 on Forge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinite Water Bucket | Forge | 1.12.2 | Server-side only | 2026-04-03 |
| Better Bucket | Forge | 1.12.2 | Server-side only | 2025-12-08 |
| Infinite Lava | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-02 |
| Get In The Bucket Mod | Forge | 1.17.1 – 1.20 | Client and server | 2023-06-11 |
Questions
Does Infinite Water Bucket need to be installed on the client?
Which Minecraft version does Infinite Water Bucket support?
Does the mod affect lava and milk buckets too?
In the catalog
Infinite Water Bucket is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Never run out of water again! This simple yet powerful mod makes water buckets infinite - they never empty when you place water. When you use a water bucket to place water, it normally turns into an empty bucket. This mod detects the bucket use and automatically refills it after 1 tick, keeping the filled bucket in…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/infinite-buckets
- Owner
- Itamio
- Published
- 2026-04-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15