ToolPlus
by lapinoe
ToolPlus is an equipment mod that changes how pickaxes and paxels break, harvest and place blocks when paired with a compass in the offhand.
What it does
Holding a pickaxe or paxel in the main hand turns a single break into a 3×3 area, provided the armor points are below 15. If the target block cannot be mined in that pattern, the area mining is cancelled and the Silk Touch effect is applied instead. A separate function lets the same tool harvest every connected crop of the same type in one action, limited to carrots, potatoes, wheat and beetroot.
Pairing a pickaxe or paxel with a compass in the offhand enables the coordinate display and automatic path placing in mid-air. Dropped items can also be sent straight to the spawn point, and holding the O key slots unwanted items so they are removed. Some functions need a target block with air or water below the front, and a carried person is excluded from the block-based ones.
Key features
3×3 area mining
A pickaxe or paxel breaks a 3×3 area at once, for players with armor points below 15.
Crop harvesting
Right-clicking a crop with a pickaxe or paxel harvests the surrounding plants of the same type in one action.
Coordinate display
A compass held in the offhand shows the player's coordinates while the paired pickaxe or paxel is in the main hand.
Automatic path placing
A right-click in mid-air places a path block when the tool and compass are paired, with the target block required below the front.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Mining large tunnels
Players clearing stone or ore can break a 3×3 area per action without swapping tools.
Farming wheat and roots
Players with a crop field can harvest every connected carrot, potato, wheat or beetroot plant in one action.
Who it’s for: Players who want a pickaxe or paxel with mining, harvesting and navigation features in survival or multiplayer games. Servers need the mod too, because it runs on client and server.
How it compares
Only Paxels is available for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 26.3 and is released under All rights reserved, with a client and server environment. Paxels covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 under the same license and environment. V-Paxel's is server required with client optional, under the MIT License, and is open source, while Smelting Pickaxe is open source under a Creative Commons license for 1.20.1 – 26.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ToolPlus | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-21 |
| Only Paxels | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-06 |
| Paxels | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-13 |
| V-Paxel's | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-20 |
| Smelting Pickaxe [UPDATED] | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
Questions
Does ToolPlus need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does ToolPlus support?
Does the compass have to be in the offhand?
In the catalog
ToolPlus is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
1.Frustrated with little ores after hours of mining? 2.Need to fight and check coordinates while exploring the Nether?
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/toolplus
- Owner
- lapinoe
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15