SaneTools
by a42tpac
SaneTools adds the Sane Scraper, a Forge equipment tool that lets players harvest several blocks of the same type on one plane with a single action.
What it does
The Sane Scraper is built to remove the tedium of mining blocks one at a time. Instead of breaking each block separately, a player can clear a flat area of matching blocks in one pass, which cuts down on time spent digging. The design keeps vanilla survival balance in place, so the tool speeds up gathering without changing how resources are found.
Tiers are split into wood, iron and diamond. Lower tiers wear down with use and consume hunger, which keeps early progression limited. The diamond tier is effectively infinite, since its tools are always repaired and do not break permanently. The tools work in survival and creative modes alike, and their recipes appear in JEI and the vanilla recipe book.
The mod is published for Forge only, across six release versions: 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5 and 1.20.6. Both the server and every player need it, because the tools run on client and server. SaneTools is released under the MIT License, and it is not open source. The author plans to add two more tools to the set in a future update.
Key features
Multi-block harvesting
One action clears a flat area of blocks that share the same type, instead of breaking them one by one.
Balanced tool tiers
Wood, iron and diamond tiers each use durability and hunger, except the diamond tier, which is always repaired.
Vanilla-friendly progression
The tool speeds up gathering while leaving vanilla survival balance and resource rates unchanged.
Recipe visibility
Crafting recipes are shown in JEI and the vanilla recipe book, so players can find them without a guide.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who want faster bulk gathering in survival or creative worlds, without changing how vanilla resources are balanced. Server owners who want the tool on a multiplayer server need to install it on the server and on every client.
How it compares
Diamond-Iron Tools is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, released under the Apache License 2.0 and not open source. Tool's Complement covers 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 on Forge, with All rights reserved licensing and no open source code. Create Complement is open source under the MIT License and runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1, so it reaches more loaders and older versions than SaneTools.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaneTools | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-01-06 |
| Diamond-Iron Tools | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-15 |
| Tool's Complement | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-12-20 |
| Create Complement | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-15 |
Questions
Does SaneTools need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does SaneTools support?
Do the tools break in SaneTools?
In the catalog
SaneTools is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
The Sane Scraper is a quality-of-life tool designed to remove the tedium of gathering blocks one by one. Spending so much time digging just doesn’t seem reasonable — this tool allows you to harvest multiple blocks of the same type in the same plane efficiently without breaking vanilla survival balance. Balanced…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sanetools
- Owner
- a42tpac
- Published
- 2025-12-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15