LetMyToolsLive
by St_Shallock
LetMyToolsLive stops a held tool from breaking by switching to another item just before its durability reaches zero.
What it does
The mod watches the held item every tick. When the tool has exactly 1 durability left, LetMyToolsLive switches the hotbar to another item before the last point is used, so the tool survives and vanilla mining, chopping and digging never see the bar break. The behavior applies to pickaxes, axes, shovels, hoes and shears, and each tool type can be turned on or off individually.
The mod only acts when the break is not deliberate. If a player manually switches back to a nearly broken tool, the mod does not force the swap again, which leaves the player in control. The dying tool is pulled out of the hand, and where it goes is set by the destination behavior: an empty hotbar slot, a spare of the same type, another tool entirely, or the next hotbar slot in ascending order, so the fifth slot moves to the sixth.
The mod is Fabric only, for game versions 26.1 – 26.1.2, released under the MIT License, and it is not open source. It is client-side only, so servers and other players do not need it. Mod Menu is required, and Cloth Config is optional for the in-game settings screen.
Key features
Automatic tool switch
Before a held tool breaks, the hotbar moves to another item, so the tool is kept in the inventory.
Per-tool configuration
Pickaxes, axes, shovels, hoes and shears can each be enabled or disabled separately.
Destination behavior
A choice of empty hotbar slot, spare of the same type, another tool or the next hotbar slot decides where the dying tool goes.
Settings screen
Mod Menu opens an in-game settings screen, and Cloth Config adds the toggles, and config files can also be edited by hand.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
AutoToolSwitcher is a client-side Fabric mod for 26.1 – 26.2 under the MIT License and is open source. No Tool Durability runs on the server side only, for 26.1.2 – 26.2, also under the MIT License and open source. Auto Tool Mod is client-side only for 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. tool-switch is not open source, and Automatic Tools Swapping is not open source either.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetMyToolsLive | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-04 |
| AutoToolSwitcher | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-13 |
| No Tool Durability | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-12 |
| Auto Tool Mod | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-04-15 |
| tool-switch | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-29 |
| Automatic Tools Swapping | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.1.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-06 |
Questions
Does LetMyToolsLive need Mod Menu?
Does the server need LetMyToolsLive?
Can a tool type be excluded from the switch?
Which game versions does LetMyToolsLive support?
In the catalog
LetMyToolsLive is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
In vanilla Minecraft, if you're mining/chopping/digging and don't notice your tool's durability bar, it can break. What it does instead: The mod watches your held item every tick. The instant a tool (pickaxe, axe, shovel, hoe, or shears — configurable individually) hits exactly 1 durability left, it automatically…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/letmytoolslive
- Owner
- St_Shallock
- Published
- 2026-07-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15