Next Magnets
by NextLand
Next Magnets gives players two handheld tools that pull nearby dropped items and experience orbs toward the player, one for each kind of drop.
What it does
The mod adds an Item Magnet and an Experience Magnet, each held in the main hand or the offhand. While held, the Item Magnet attracts dropped items within a radius of 5 blocks, and the Experience Magnet does the same for XP orbs, so collecting loot and experience no longer requires walking over every drop.
Both magnets are craftable with custom recipes: the Item Magnet from Magnetite and a stick, the Experience Magnet from Experience Bottles and a stick. The mod is built to stay light on performance and leaves vanilla gameplay otherwise unchanged. It runs on NeoForge for 1.21.1 only, and since it is installed on the client and the server, both sides need it.
Next Magnets is published under All rights reserved and is not open source. Its files were first released on 2026-03-14, and the latest NeoForge file, version 1.3, dates from 2026-09-01.
Key features
Item Magnet
A handheld tool that automatically draws in nearby dropped items within 5 blocks while it is held.
Experience Magnet
A handheld tool that automatically draws in nearby XP orbs within 5 blocks while it is held.
Main hand and offhand use
Either magnet works when held in the main hand or the offhand, so the other hand stays free.
Custom crafting recipes
The Item Magnet is crafted from Magnetite and a stick, and the Experience Magnet from Experience Bottles and a stick.
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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
Collecting mob and block drops
A player farming mobs or mining in a large area can gather scattered drops without chasing each one.
Gathering experience from farms
An Experience Magnet pulls orbs from an XP farm toward the player, saving time on long grinding sessions.
Who it’s for: Players who spend long stretches farming, mining or grinding on NeoForge 1.21.1 and want quicker pickup of items and experience, plus server owners who want the same convenience on a multiplayer world.
How it compares
Magne's Magnets is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 released under the MIT License, and it runs on client and server. Simply Magnets is released under the MIT License, supports Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.21.1 – 26.2, and also needs both client and server. Next Magnets is licensed as All rights reserved, while staying on NeoForge for 1.21.1 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next Magnets | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-01 |
| Magne's Magnets | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-20 |
| Simply Magnets | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-10 |
Questions
Does Next Magnets need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and game version does Next Magnets support?
How are the magnets crafted?
In the catalog
Next Magnets is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,557 Technology mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Item & Experience Magnet adds two simple quality-of-life tools to Minecraft: an Item Magnet and an Experience Magnet. Automatically collect nearby dropped items and XP orbs without changing vanilla gameplay.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/next_magnets
- Owner
- NextLand
- Published
- 2026-03-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15