Tonten
by ghlim
Tonten adds a building assistance tool for survival play, with Rotate, Upside Down, Vertical Up and Vertical Down modes that place blocks along a chosen direction.
What it does
Tonten is a building assistance tool that works in survival mode. Instead of opening menus or GUIs, the player changes the tool's mode with Ctrl and the mouse wheel, which keeps the hands on building. Rotate changes block orientation horizontally between front, back, left and right, while Upside Down changes it vertically between up and down. Vertical Up and Vertical Down place blocks upward or downward.
The tool is aimed at fast building, massive construction projects and large-scale terrain editing. Clicking a block with the Tonkachi tool places blocks along the flat surface in the selected direction, or extends them straight outward in the opposite direction. Blocks can be placed in midair and stay connected to an adjacent block once they are placed. The reach and the maximum number of blocks placed depend on which Tonkachi tool is used, and the tools differ in strength, durability and special abilities.
Tonten is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 and the 26.1.2 game version. The server and every player need the mod installed. The code is public, but the mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Orientation modes
Rotate and Upside Down change how a block is oriented, with horizontal and vertical options.
Vertical placement
Vertical Up and Vertical Down place blocks upward or downward from the surface being built on.
Tonkachi tools
Several Tonkachi tools differ in reach, durability and special abilities, and switching between them keeps the flow of building.
Extension mode
Clicking a block extends a line of placed blocks outward, with the maximum length set by the tool in use.
Repair with logs
Logs serve as the repair material, which makes the tool cheap to keep working for smaller builds.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Nemo's Vertical Slabs is open source under the MIT License, published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.3, and it is a client and server mod. VerticaSlabBlocks is client-side only, supports Fabric and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.3, and is not open source. Tonten targets Forge and NeoForge only, for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, so it does not cover Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonten | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-28 |
| Nemo's Vertical Slabs | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-24 |
| VerticaSlabBlocks | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-12 |
Questions
Does Tonten need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Tonten support?
How is Tonten switched between modes?
In the catalog
Tonten is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
This mod is a building assistance tool designed for use in survival mode. This mod removes complex GUIs and instead uses Ctrl + Mouse Wheel to switch modes, prioritizing intuitive and fast-paced building.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tonten
- Owner
- ghlim
- Published
- 2026-05-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15