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PickUpTorches

by saltywater

PickUpTorches lets a player pick up a placed torch by right-clicking it with an empty hand, so torches can be collected without breaking them.

FabricForgeNeoForgeServer-side onlyAll rights reserved1.19 – 1.21

What it does

Right-clicking a placed torch with an empty hand returns it to the player's inventory, where the torch can be placed again. Breaking a torch in the usual way only drops it from the floor, which the author found slow when building, so this mod handles the pickup directly. Redstone and soul variants can be picked up as well, along with lanterns, flowers and mushrooms.

The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it. It requires playerAnimator, and its files target Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19 – 1.21. Held torches and lanterns are drawn as 3D items in the player's hand at head level, with a holding animation.

Key features

  1. Right-click pickup

    A placed torch is taken back into the inventory when it is right-clicked with an empty hand.

  2. Torch and lantern variants

    Redstone, soul and lantern variants can be picked up, along with flowers and mushrooms.

  3. 3D held items

    Held torches and lanterns render as 3D models with a holding animation, positioned at head level.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.211.0.0Not availableNot available
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.6Not available2.1.4Not available
1.20.5Not available2.1.4Not available
1.20.41.0.02.1.42.1.3
1.20.31.0.02.1.4Not available
1.20.21.0.02.1.4Not available
1.20.11.0.01.1.0Not available
1.201.0.01.1.0Not available
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.41.0.01.1.0Not available
1.19.31.0.01.1.0Not available
1.19.21.0.01.1.0Not available
1.19.11.0.01.1.0Not available
1.191.0.01.1.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

PL
playerAnimatoranimate the player
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

NoPlacingTorch covers a similar need for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, for 1.18.2 – 26.2, and it is all rights reserved with no open source code. Redstone Lantern is open source under the MIT License, but it works only on Fabric for 1.19 – 1.19.2 and runs on the client and server together.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
PickUpTorchesFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.19 – 1.21Server-side only2025-04-28
NoPlacingTorchFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 26.2Client or server, optional2026-06-21
Redstone LanternFabric1.19 – 1.19.2Client and server2022-07-31

Questions

Does PickUpTorches need playerAnimator?

Yes. playerAnimator must be installed alongside it, because the mod requires it to run.

In the catalog

PickUpTorches is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.

Optimization mods3,545Fabric modsMods for 1.2115,770

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What the author says

Breaking a torch only to pick it up of the floor has annoyed me for so much time that I decided to make myself the mod since no one has done it. This simple mod give Steve functional hands let you pick up torches by right clicking it with empty hand.
saltywater, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
saltywater
Published
2024-02-10
Updated on Modrinth
2025-04-28
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanicsOptimization
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