About Broom Tool
From Factorio Mod PortalA simple selection tool to sweep away unwanted elements from your Factorio world
Broom
A simple selection tool to sweep away unwanted elements from your Factorio world.
Select an area on your current surface and remove exactly what you want—decoratives, nuclear scorchmark, biter decals, rocks, trees, cliffs, and more. Keep your factory clean and organized with ease.
Customize cleanup for each player in the settings window that opens with the broom tool.
Installation
Usage
- Left mouse drag: Applies the actions selected in the Broom settings window. Available options:
- Trees
- Rocks
- Cliffs
- Resources
- Atomic bomb scorchmarks
- Biter creep
- Decoratives (remove all, remove from artificial tiles only, or regenerate)
- Corpses (biter corpses, explosion scorchmarks, tree stumps, building remnants)
Bonus
Includes an option that prevents the aftermath of an atomic bomb (scorchmarks, nuclear tiles, etc.)
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
License
Published under MIT.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 3 mo ago.
Broom Tool on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Factorio servers. We download it from Factorio Mod Portal, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Factorio — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.1.4, released 2026-07-25
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.4 | 2026-07-25 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.1.2 | 2026-07-12 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.1.1 | 2026-07-12 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.1.0 | 2026-07-11 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.0.2 | 2026-06-23 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 1.0.1 | 2025-01-30 | 2.0 | n/a |
Run Broom Tool on a Factorio server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogWeapons, items & crafting
New weapons, gear, items and the recipes to make them.
Runs on your server
From source side supportFactorio Mod Portal lists Broom Tool as required on the server. Check its Factorio Mod Portal page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Factorio
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
Verified at the source
- ✓Factorio Mod PortalOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-08Open ↗
- ✓Authorigoticecream, as published on Factorio Mod Portal
- ✓LicenseMITFree
