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STK's Tool Trims

by Estecka

With STK's Tool Trims, tools and weapons can carry the same armor trim patterns that vanilla armor already uses, applied at the smithing table.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.01.21 – 26.3

What it does

Vanilla trim templates can be applied to bows, crossbows, swords, spears, pickaxes, axes, shovels and hoes, so a trimmed tool looks different from its plain version. The trim is applied through a smithing recipe and the trimmed tool keeps its normal function. Material variation is handled inside each item model, so the mod does not need separate textures for every material.

The mod is server required and client optional: the server must run it, while players may add it for the trimmed textures to show. A datapack implementation works on server platforms without a loader. Versions depend on the approach: the Vanilla Stateless implementation covers 1.21.5 onward, the Vanilla Stateful approach covers 1.21.2 – 1.21.4, and the Stateless approach for 1.21.1 relies on Variants-CIT on the client. Files for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt are published for 26.3 at 1.2.0+26.3+mod, with builds across 1.21 – 26.3.

The code is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, and the mod is not open source. Source code and an issue tracker are publicly linked.

Key features

  1. Trims on tools and weapons

    Vanilla armor trim templates apply to bows, crossbows, swords, spears, pickaxes, axes, shovels and hoes.

  2. Smithing table recipes

    Trims are applied at a smithing table with the vanilla trim templates, so no new crafting station is needed.

  3. Stateless datapack

    A stateless datapack adds the trimmable tag and recipes that give the trim component, leaving the item model untouched.

  4. Compatible textures

    Models follow the same construction as trimmed armor, so texture packs that change tool textures work with them.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.31.2.0+26.3+mod1.2.0+26.3+mod1.2.0+26.3+mod1.2.0+26.3+mod
26.21.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod
26.1.21.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod
26.1.11.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod
26.11.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod
1.21.101.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod
1.21.91.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod1.2.0+26.2+mod
1.21.81.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod
1.21.71.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod
1.21.61.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod
1.21.51.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod1.1.2+1.21.5+mod
1.21.41.1.0+1.21.1+mod1.1.0+1.21.4+mod1.1.0+1.21.4+mod1.1.0+1.21.1+mod
1.21.31.1.0+1.21.1+mod1.1.0+1.21.3+mod1.1.0+1.21.3+mod1.1.0+1.21.1+mod
1.21.21.1.0+1.21.1+mod1.1.0+1.21.3+mod1.1.0+1.21.3+mod1.1.0+1.21.1+mod
1.21.11.1.0+1.21.1+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+1.21.1+mod
1.211.1.0+1.21.1+modNot availableNot available1.1.0+1.21.1+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Trim Me 2 is server required with client optional, covers 1.21.2 – 26.3 and is not open source. Trimmed is client required with server optional, covers 1.20 – 1.21.3 and is open source under the MIT License. Naturally Trimmed is server-side only, covers 1.20.1 – 26.3 and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
STK's Tool TrimsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-18
Trim Me 2Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.2 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-10-11
TrimmedFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 1.21.3Client required, server optional2024-11-13
Naturally TrimmedFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-27

Questions

Does the server need this mod?

The server must run it, while players can join with or without it, since either side can run without the mod on the client.

Which version works on 1.21.1?

On 1.21.1 the approach uses Variants-CIT on the client to make the trims visible. The Stateless approach is available from 1.21.5 onward.

Can the trims be used in a survival world?

Trims are applied at a smithing table with vanilla trim templates, so they can be used in any world where those templates are available.

In the catalog

STK's Tool Trims is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Decoration mods12,078Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Allows all vanilla trim templates to be applied to tools and weapons in the smithing table: bows and crossbows, all swords, spears, pickaxes, axes, shovels and hoes. Vanilla versions of the pack are only available for MC 1.21.2 and onward.
Estecka, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Estecka
Published
2024-12-29
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-18
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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