No Light place
by FoxyyK
Players who keep placing torches in the offhand by mistake can lock that slot with No Light place, a small Fabric client mod that stops light sources from being placed off-hand.
What it does
A single key press toggles a lock that blocks placing torches, lanterns, lamps and other light sources from the offhand. While the lock is on, the offhand only stops those light sources and nothing else. Main-hand placement behaves as in vanilla, and blocks, tools, food and buckets in the offhand are not affected. Pressing the key again lifts the lock, so it can be turned on and off as needed.
An on-screen status line above the hotbar shows whether the lock is active, so a player does not have to remember the state. The mod is written as a small client-side change that cancels only that one action. It requires Fabric API and is released for Fabric 1.21.11 and the other builds listed for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11.
Key features
Single-key toggle
One key press engages the lock against light sources, and another press lifts it.
Targeted blocking
Only obvious light sources are cancelled in the offhand; other items keep working normally.
Hotbar status line
A line above the hotbar shows whether the lock is active, so the current state is visible at a glance.
Minimal code path
The mod asks three checks before cancelling a placement, and it does nothing else.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 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 1
Use cases
Mining with a held item
A player who mines with a torch or lantern in the offhand can keep the lock on to stop accidental placements off the floor.
Building in tunnels
In long tunnels or caves, a lock prevents stray torches from being placed while the player works in the main hand.
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who place torches or lanterns from the offhand and want to avoid accidental placements without changing how the rest of the game works.
How it compares
Toggleable Offhand Placing is a Fabric client mod for 1.18.2 – 26.2, under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Right Click Fixer is a Fabric client mod for 1.20 – 26.2, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and open source. More Offhand is a Fabric client mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License and not open source, and hotbarLock is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Light place | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-04 |
| Toggleable Offhand Placing (TOP) | Fabric | 1.18.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-07 |
| Right Click Fixer | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-29 |
| More Offhand | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-31 |
| hotbarLock | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-28 |
Questions
Does No Light place need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions are covered?
In the catalog
No Light place is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
NoLightPlace is a tiny client-side-only mod for Fabric. It prevents you from placing light sources while holding them in your off-hand. No more accidentally placed torches or having to pick dozens of them up off the floor—just neat, clean tunnels. The whole point is surgical precision: it only ever cancels offhand +…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/no-light-place
- Owner
- FoxyyK
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15