PlantusMaximus
by sognefej
With PlantusMaximus, a single tool action can plant or till a configurable area of farmland, saving the player repeated clicks on large plots.
What it does
PlantusMaximus extends how farming tools act on blocks. Players can choose whether a hoe or tool tills a configurable area, and whether a crop is planted across a set of tiles in one action. The radius and the shape of the area are adjusted in the mod's settings, with the tools configured separately from one another. The mod also covers how tool durability is spent during these multi-block actions, and it can be turned off entirely.
The mod is a Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.16.4 and 1.16.5. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Server owners can limit which block interactions players may trigger, and can use whitelists or blacklists to decide which items and tools the behavior applies to. The source code and issue tracker are public. The project is open source under the MIT License, and the latest Fabric file is 1.0.1-1.16.5 for 1.16.5, published 2021-02-08.
Key features
Area planting
A single action can plant crops across a configurable area of tilled soil rather than one block at a time.
Area tilling
Tools can till a configurable area in one action, with the radius and pattern adjusted in the settings.
Per-tool configuration
Radiate column modes and other behavior can be set for each tool or item separately, and preview outlines show the affected blocks before use.
Item whitelists and blacklists
Server owners can restrict the behavior to chosen items and tools, or exclude particular ones from it.
Durability and farmland options
Tool durability can be canceled for multi-block actions, and farmland decay can be delayed for a set time.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Auto Plant Crops is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.19 – 1.21.10, released under the MIT License and open source, so it needs no server install. Delay Tool Usage is a client and server Fabric mod for 1.21.11 – 26.1.1 under All rights reserved and not open source. No Tool Durability is a server-side only Fabric mod for 26.1.2 – 26.2, also open source under the MIT License. PlantusMaximus covers 1.16.4 and 1.16.5 only, so none of these alternatives run on those versions.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlantusMaximus | Fabric | 1.16.4 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2021-02-08 |
| Auto Plant Crops | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-12-01 |
| Delay Tool Usage | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.1.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-07 |
| No Tool Durability | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-12 |
Questions
Does PlantusMaximus need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does PlantusMaximus support?
Can server owners restrict which tools use the area actions?
In the catalog
PlantusMaximus is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.
Similar mods
What the author says
Plant and till configurable areas to make life easier. Pairs well with DiggusMaximus.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/plantusmaximus
- Owner
- sognefej
- Published
- 2020-12-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-02-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15