PickMoreBlocks
by axialeaa
PickMoreBlocks extends the middle mouse button's picking behavior to cover blocks that vanilla handles inconsistently, from liquids to portals.
What it does
Middle-click picking in vanilla Minecraft leaves several situations unhandled. The mod extends the middle-click action to more block types, so a player can pick the item a block corresponds to without first selecting the block behind it. For liquids, aiming at water with a water bucket in hand, or at lava with a lava bucket, gives the matching bucket.
The mod is a client-side Fabric mod, so only the player's client needs it, and it requires Fabric API. The code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later. Files are published for Fabric only, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, and the latest file is 1.0.2 for 1.20.4, released on 2023-12-07. A configuration menu is planned, since the author does not consider the features obvious or numerous enough for a fixed setup. Players who want the behavior turned off may need to change settings for the listed features. The author notes that TNT is handled the same way for consistency.
Key features
Middle-click liquid buckets
Aiming at water or lava with the matching bucket in hand picks the bucket, without selecting the block behind it.
Fire and portal picking
Middle-clicking fire or a nether portal gives a flint and steel, or a fire charge when no flint and steel is in the inventory.
Gravity blocks and TNT
Middle-click picking also covers gravity-affected blocks and TNT, aligning them with the other supported blocks.
Planned configuration menu
The author plans a configuration menu so the individual changes can be switched off.
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
Gravel and Steel is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1, released under the MIT License and not open source, and it needs both the client and the server. FlintAndSteel Improve is a Fabric mod for 1.20.4 under the MIT License and open source, and it runs on the server side only. Item interactive is Fabric-only, server-side, covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 and carries an All rights reserved license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PickMoreBlocks | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2023-12-07 |
| Gravel and Steel | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-14 |
| FlintAndSteel Improve | Fabric | 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-05-08 |
| Item interactive | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-08-04 |
Questions
Does PickMoreBlocks need Fabric API?
Does a server need PickMoreBlocks installed?
Which versions does PickMoreBlocks support?
In the catalog
PickMoreBlocks is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
PickMoreBlocks is a client-side Fabric mod that attempts to fix what I believe to be small gaps in the vanilla middle mouse click functionality, making the creative and survival experience that little bit smoother! Currently, it affects the behaviour of falling blocks, TNT, fire, nether portals and liquids, with more…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pickmoreblocks
- Owner
- axialeaa
- Published
- 2023-09-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-12-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15