Low Durability Switcher
by FanyaOff
Low Durability Switcher lets a player set a durability threshold so a tool is swapped out of its hotbar slot before it breaks.
What it does
The switcher watches the durability of the tool in the selected slot. When a tool drops below the set value, the mod changes to another slot, so the tool that breaks is not the one in use. Players who work with a lot of tools on a single slot are the main audience, since a broken pickaxe or sword in the middle of a task interrupts the work.
Settings let a player turn the switcher on or off, with a key binding for the same toggle that can also be changed in the Options menu. The mod remembers its status after the game is closed, so it does not have to be switched on again when the game is re-entered. Armor can be watched in the same way: a sound alert plays when armor strength falls below the chosen threshold.
Installation needs Cloth Config API and Mod Menu, which the mod supports as its configuration screen. Low Durability Switcher runs only on the client, so servers do not need it. It is open source under the MIT License and is published for Fabric and Quilt across 24 release versions, 1.19.2 – 26.3. Quilt builds use the Quilted Fabric API.
Key features
Durability threshold
A tool is switched out of its slot once its remaining durability falls below a configurable value.
Toggle key binding
A key binding and an entry in the Options menu turn the switcher on or off during play.
Remembered status
The on or off state is stored and restored when the game starts again.
Armor sound alert
A sound plays when armor strength falls below the specified threshold.
Mod Menu settings
Options are opened through Mod Menu, with the Cloth Config screen used for the settings.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who keep several tools on the hotbar and want to avoid losing one mid-task, and players who want an audible warning for weakened armor.
How it compares
Persistent Gamemode Switcher is open source under the MIT License and runs only on the client, with files for 1.16 – 26.2 on Fabric and Quilt; it switches game modes rather than tools. Resource Switcher is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, but it is published for Fabric only, for 1.20.1 – 1.21. Hand-Switcher Mod is client-side only and built for Fabric alone, for 1.21.11 – 26.1.2, under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Durability Switcher | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-11 |
| Persistent Gamemode Switcher | Fabric and Quilt | 1.16 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-10 |
| Resource Switcher | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client-side only | 2024-06-23 |
| Hand-Switcher Mod | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-04 |
Questions
Does Low Durability Switcher need Cloth Config API?
Does the server need the mod?
Does the switcher stay on after a restart?
Which loaders are supported?
In the catalog
Low Durability Switcher is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Mod, that saves you from unfortunate tool breakage by switching the slot to another
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/low-durability-switcher
- Owner
- FanyaOff
- Published
- 2023-06-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15