Tinkers' Growing Addon
by jinryu
Tinkers' Growing Addon lets tools built with Tinkers' Construct gain experience and level up through play, with perks chosen at a Growth Workbench.
What it does
A Growth modifier is applied to a tool at Tinker's Station or Tinker's Anvil, and up to four levels of the modifier can be stacked in sequence. Tools carrying it earn experience from mining blocks, firing arrows, dealing damage and taking damage. Each level-up grants perk points, and each further application raises the base experience multiplier so the tool progresses faster.
Perks are chosen in a Growth interface opened inside the station, which requires crafting a Growth Workbench first. Growing information is shown in the tooltip and can be read by holding the Alt key. The add-on depends on Tinkers' Construct, which must be installed alongside it.
The mod is a Forge build for Minecraft 1.20.1 and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with source code and an issue tracker publicly available. The latest Forge file is 2.0.5, published on 2026-07-25 on the alpha channel, and the first release dates from 2026-04-26.
Key features
Experience from play
Tools with the Growth modifier gain experience from mining, shooting arrows, dealing damage and taking damage.
Perk points on level-up
Reaching a new tool level grants perk points that can be spent on growth perks.
Growth Workbench and perk screen
A Growth Workbench must be crafted before perks can be selected in the in-station interface.
Stackable growth levels
The Growth modifier can be applied in sequence up to four levels, each raising the base experience multiplier.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Forbidden Tinkers is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server, and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 on Forge. Tinker's Useful Items is also open source under the MIT License and client and server, but only targets 1.20.1. Tinkers' Unexplored is not open source, with the same loader and version as this add-on. Tinkers' Enchanting is server-side required with optional client use, under the MIT License, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinkers' Growing Addon | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-25 |
| Forbidden Tinkers | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-10-04 |
| Tinker's Useful Items | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-25 |
| Tinkers' Unexplored | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-10 |
| Tinkers' Enchanting | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-21 |
Questions
Does Tinkers' Growing Addon require Tinkers' Construct?
Does the server need Tinkers' Growing Addon?
How is a Growth Workbench used?
In the catalog
Tinkers' Growing Addon is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Using a Tinker's Station or Tinker's Anvil, you can apply the "Growth" modifier to your tools. Tools equipped with the Growth modifier can gain experience (XP) through various in-game actions, including:Mining blocks, Firing arrows, Dealing damage, Taking damage. Once the tool accumulates enough XP, it levels up and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tinkers-growing-addon
- Owner
- jinryu
- Published
- 2026-04-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15