Trowel Future
by Smeagle
Trowel Future, a Fabric and Forge fork of Trowel by TheEnderCore, adds a building tool that places random blocks from the hotbar with a single action.
What it does
The item lets a builder place blocks chosen at random from the hotbar, which removes the tedium of switching blocks by hand when filling a large area with mixed materials. The author describes the mod as a small quality-of-life change focused on that one task.
Fabric API is required on Fabric. The mod is a fork of Trowel that removes its dependence on Fabric Language Kotlin, and it is published for Fabric and Forge across six release versions, 1.12.2 – 1.20.6. Builds for 1.16.5 and 1.14.4 are backports, and 1.12.2 has a Forge backport. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The code is open source under the MIT License. The mod cannot run alongside Trowel.
Key features
Random block placement
The building tool places a random block from the hotbar with one use, so mixed patterns form without manual switching.
Hotbar-based selection
The blocks it draws from are the ones already in the player's hotbar, so no separate inventory setup is needed.
Fork of Trowel
The mod is derived from TheEnderCore's Trowel and carries its building tool forward into newer releases.
Fewer dependencies
Fabric Language Kotlin is no longer required, leaving Fabric API as the only dependency on Fabric.
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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
Incompatible 1
Use cases
Mixed-block builds
Builders who want varied walls, floors or terrain can fill an area with a random mix of their hotbar blocks in one pass.
Backported versions
Players on 1.12.2, 1.14.4 or 1.16.5 can use the tool through the backport builds for those versions.
Who it’s for: Builders and decorators who work on Fabric or Forge in one of the six listed versions, and server owners who want the tool available to every player.
How it compares
Builder's Trowels is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20 – 1.21.10 that is all rights reserved and not open source, so it is a closed alternative with a wider loader list. Mech Trowel is also all rights reserved and not open source, with the same loaders and a range of 1.20.1 – 26.1.2. Randombar is open source under the MIT License, but it is client-side only and runs on Fabric and Quilt for 1.20 – 1.20.1, so it does not need the server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trowel Future | Fabric and Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-07-24 |
| Builder's Trowels | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2026-02-20 |
| Mech Trowel | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-22 |
| Randombar | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2023-07-02 |
Questions
Does Trowel Future require Fabric API?
Can Trowel Future run alongside Trowel?
Does the server need Trowel Future?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Trowel Future is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Trowel Future adds a handy new building tool to Minecraft: the Trowel. This item allows players to place blocks by letting them randomly place any block from their hotbar with a single click. It's forked from Trowel by TheEnderCore
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/trowel-future
- Owner
- Smeagle
- Published
- 2025-06-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-07-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15