Simple 3x3 Pickaxe
by Feaz Labs
With Simple 3x3 Pickaxe installed, one swing of the custom pickaxe clears a square patch of blocks, which speeds up tunnels, quarries and large builds.
What it does
Simple 3x3 Pickaxe is a utility mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. When a player breaks one block with the custom pickaxe, the blocks around it in a 3×3 pattern break too. Block drops are collected the way normal mining collects them, so ores, stone and other materials behave as they do in vanilla survival. Tool durability falls according to the number of blocks broken, which keeps the tool from becoming overpowered.
The mod changes no dimensions, mobs or progression systems. It is aimed at players who want faster digging for cave clearing, strip mining, base construction and automated builds while keeping the vanilla feel. Client and server both need the mod, and the files cover 1.20.1 and 1.21.8 – 1.21.11, with the latest Fabric file at 0.1 for 1.21.11, the latest Forge file at 2.1 for 1.20.1 and the latest NeoForge file at 1.1 for 1.21.11. The code is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is not open source.
Key features
Area mining
Breaking one block with the custom pickaxe also removes the neighboring blocks in a square patch.
Normal drops
Ores, stone and other materials drop and are collected as they would with a standard pickaxe.
Durability by blocks broken
Durability decreases with the number of blocks broken, so each area mined costs more than a single block.
Lightweight utility
The mod adds only the custom pickaxe and its mining behavior, with no new dimensions, mobs or machines.
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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 resource gathering and large digging projects without adding complicated systems. Server owners can run it in modpacks focused on construction, automation and survival progression.
How it compares
3x3 Pickaxes is a server-side only mod under the MIT License, published for 1.8.9 – 1.21.11 on Fabric and Forge, so players join without installing it. Elysis Hammers works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20 – 26.2 with the client and server environment and the MIT License, so both sides need it. Simple 3x3 Pickaxe is client and server under the Apache License 2.0 and covers 1.20.1 and 1.21.8 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple 3x3 Pickaxe | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-29 |
| 3x3 Pickaxes | Fabric and Forge | 1.8.9 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-06-26 |
| Elysis Hammers | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-06 |
Questions
Does Simple 3x3 Pickaxe need to be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Simple 3x3 Pickaxe support?
Do drops from broken blocks change?
In the catalog
Simple 3x3 Pickaxe is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Simple 3x3 Pickaxe is a lightweight utility mod that upgrades mining efficiency by allowing a special pickaxe to break a 3×3 area of blocks at once instead of a single block. Designed for players who enjoy faster resource gathering without adding complicated systems, this mod keeps the vanilla feel while dramatically…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simple-3x3-pickaxe
- Owner
- Feaz Labs
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15