Tool Replacement
by OSAMA1
Tool Replacement swaps a broken tool in the hand for a matching one from the inventory, so mining, digging, farming and combat continue without a pause.
What it does
When the tool in use breaks, the mod scans the backpack for a second tool of matching kind and equips the first suitable one on its own. Tools of different material grades qualify, so an Iron Pickaxe that breaks can be followed by a Diamond Pickaxe found elsewhere in the stacks. A replacement of the same material is not required, but the scan only considers items of the same category.
The mod suits anyone who works through long stretches of digging, harvesting or fighting and would otherwise stop to select another implement by hand. Its author describes it as a lightweight quality-of-life addition with no extra systems. Where possible it also recognizes modded tools that follow Minecraft's standard tool tags, and those tools work automatically.
Tool Replacement runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric and Forge, across 14 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.2. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Automatic tool swap
When the held tool breaks, a suitable replacement from the inventory is equipped without any input from the player.
Grade-based matching
Pickaxes of varying grades are treated as replacements for one another, so a worn one can give way to a stronger or weaker one.
Supported tool types
Pickaxes, axes, shovels, hoes, swords and similar tools are covered, as long as they are in the inventory.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Long mining sessions
A player digging through a quarry keeps working when the current pickaxe breaks and a spare is already in the inventory.
Farming and harvesting
Hoes and other farming tools are swapped in as they wear out, so crop work is not interrupted.
Who it’s for: Players who keep several tools in the inventory and want the game to pick the next one when the held tool breaks. Server owners can add it to a shared world that every player uses.
Questions
Does Tool Replacement need to be installed on the server?
Does the replacement have to be made of the same material?
Which loaders is Tool Replacement published for?
In the catalog
Tool Replacement is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Tool Replacement is a lightweight quality-of-life mod that automatically replaces broken tools with another matching tool from your inventory. Instead of stopping in the middle of mining, digging, farming, or combat to manually select another tool, the mod searches your inventory and equips a replacement automatically.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tool-replacement
- Owner
- OSAMA1
- Published
- 2025-02-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15