Selectweaks
by exxtralife
Selectweaks, a client-side NeoForge mod, changes the color and style of the block selection box that appears when a player looks at a block.
What it does
The mod tweaks the outline drawn around the block a player is aiming at. Through its options, the selection box can be made a solid color of the player's choice, or it can strobe through a rainbow outline. A config file sets the preferred defaults, and a hotkey can switch the box back to the vanilla black outline and toggle the strobe effect. The strobe color-cycling speed can also be adjusted with a hotkey.
The box can also react to the player's condition. It changes when health or food runs low, or when the player takes damage, which helps in survival mode when a mob is close. Players who rely on the accessibility settings for block outlines will find the mod works alongside them. For players who find the outline distracting, the selection box can be made invisible entirely.
Selectweaks is a client-side only mod for NeoForge, so only the client needs it. It is published for 1.21.4 and 1.21.5, with 1.3 for 1.21.5 as the latest file, and is released under All rights reserved. The author lists an issue tracker for reports.
Key features
Solid color selection box
The outline around the targeted block can be replaced with a single solid color chosen in the options.
Rainbow strobe outline
The outline can cycle through rainbow colors, with the cycling speed adjustable by a hotkey.
Health and damage reactions
The selection box changes when health or food is low or when the player takes damage, drawing attention while under threat.
Invisible selection box
The selection box can be hidden completely for players who do not want an outline on blocks.
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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 a different look for the block outline, or who need a more visible one in survival and combat situations.
How it compares
Lorp's Vanilla Tweaks is a NeoForge server-side mod for 1.21.1 released under the MIT License, where the server is required and the client optional. Shulk is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 released under All rights reserved, where the client is required and the server optional. Selectweaks differs from both by targeting 1.21.4 and 1.21.5 and running on the client alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selectweaks | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-04-18 |
| Lorp's Vanilla Tweaks | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-09-26 |
| Shulk | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client required, server optional | 2025-07-27 |
Questions
Does Selectweaks need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Selectweaks support?
Can the selection box be turned back to the vanilla look?
In the catalog
Selectweaks is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,689 Management mods for NeoForge. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
Selectweaks is a clientside mod that allows you to change the color of the block selection box, with several options to do so. Additionally, the box reacts when you have low health, or low food, or when you take damage, just in case you're hurt while building in survival mode. Snap out of it—there's a zombie eating…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/selectweaks
- Owner
- exxtralife
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15