ItemWarn
ItemWarn warns a player on screen and with a sound when a tool, weapon or piece of armor drops to a set durability threshold.
What it does
The purpose is to give players time to swap or repair gear before it breaks, which matters most in survival worlds where enchanted equipment is expensive to replace. Tools, weapons, armor and even Elytras are covered.
The mod runs on the client alone, so only the player who installs it receives the alerts, and a server does not need it. It requires Fabric and is released under the MIT License. The source is not open source. Files are published for Fabric only, for Minecraft 1.21.11, with version 1.0.1 as the latest build from 2026-02-25.
Key features
Durability warning
A message appears in the center of the screen when an item reaches its critical durability threshold.
Audio cue
A short sound effect plays at the same moment, so the warning is heard even when the screen is busy.
Configurable threshold
The config file sets the durability level that triggers the notification, letting each player choose the point of warning.
Broad item coverage
Tools, weapons, armor and Elytras all trigger the warning when their durability drops.
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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.
Use cases
Mining and mob farms
A pickaxe or sword used for long sessions can warn the player before it breaks mid-task, such as during a mob farm run.
Protecting enchanted gear
Items with expensive enchantments can be swapped out or repaired in time, avoiding the loss of top-tier equipment.
Who it’s for: Survival players who use enchanted or hard-to-replace equipment on their own client. Because the mod is client-side only, server owners do not need to install it for their players to use it.
How it compares
Gear On Death is client-side only, MIT licensed and published for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11, so it covers a wider range of game versions than ItemWarn, which targets only 1.21.11. MT Safe Tools is also client-side only, but it is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and is built for 1.21.4. Emerald Gear Mod is a client and server mod under the Apache License 2.0 and is not open source, with files for 1.21.10 and a different environment from ItemWarn.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ItemWarn | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-02-25 |
| Gear On Death | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-13 |
| MT Safe Tools | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-03-12 |
| Emerald Gear Mod | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-12-01 |
Questions
Does ItemWarn need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does ItemWarn support?
Can the warning threshold be changed?
In the catalog
ItemWarn is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
🛡️ Don't Break It! — Keep Your Gear Safe Have you ever been so focused on mining that you didn't notice your "Silk Touch" pickaxe was about to snap? With this mod, those heartbreaking moments are a thing of the past. ✨ Key Features: Smart Notifications: As soon as an item's durability drops to a critical threshold…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/itemwarn
- Owner
- Classic studios
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15