Simple Hammers
by JustErikSK
With Simple Hammers, a pickaxe-style tool breaks a whole 3×3 area of blocks in one swing, and holding Shift limits mining to a single block.
What it does
Hammers in the mod break a 3×3 area instead of one block, which speeds up clearing stone, ore and dirt. Holding Shift switches the tool to single-block breaking for precise work. Sneak mining and durability behavior can be configured, so server owners can decide how the hammers wear and how they act for each player.
Hammers are craftable in seven material tiers, from wood up to netherite, so the tool follows the same progression as other equipment. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge and needs no other mod to run. Builds cover 1.20.1 – 26.3 across 14 release versions, and the mod runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
3×3 area breaking
A hammer breaks a 3×3 area of blocks in one action, so larger patches of stone or dirt clear faster.
Single-block precision
Holding Shift makes the hammer break only the block in front, for work where neighboring blocks should stay.
Seven material tiers
Hammers are craftable from wood, stone, copper, iron, emerald, diamond and netherite.
Configurable wear
Durability and sneak mining behavior can be set in the config, letting server owners tune the tool.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Clearing large areas
Players digging out a cellar, a foundation or a field can cover more ground per swing with the 3×3 pattern.
Careful digging
Shift-breaking lets a player remove one block at a time next to walls or structures they want to keep.
Who it’s for: Survival players and server owners who want faster breaking with a set of tool tiers and an option to limit it to single blocks.
How it compares
Only Hammers is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.19 – 26.3, is client and server, and is under All rights reserved, so its code is not open source. Better Hammers is Fabric-only for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and is open source under the MIT License, the same license as Simple Hammers. Hammer Mod is Fabric-only for 1.21 – 1.21.3 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Hammers | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-27 |
| Only Hammers | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-06 |
| Better Hammers | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-02 |
| Hammer Mod | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.3 | Client and server | 2025-11-03 |
Questions
Does Simple Hammers need another mod to run?
Do server players need to install Simple Hammers?
Which game versions does Simple Hammers support?
Can the hammer break a single block?
In the catalog
Simple Hammers is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
If you would like me to port the mod to other version, feel free to let me know. I don't plan to port it to versions older than 1.20.1 tho as there's already enough good mods with hammers. Check out my other projects at my website!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/simplehammers
- Owner
- JustErikSK
- Published
- 2025-11-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15