About Simply Tools
From ModrinthThe successor of Vanilla Hammers and Vanilla Excavators to combine better pickaxes and better shovels into one mod.
Porting information for 26.1 update 
This mod is the successor of Vanilla Hammers and Vanilla Excavators for Forge on 1.19+. It could be combined with MoreVanillaLib to have some special effects for most of the tools.
Hammers will mine like a pickaxe, but in a 3x3 area.
Excavators will mine like a shovel, but in a 3x3 area.
If MoreVanillaTools is present, the tool materials of this mod will also enable hammers and excavators for it.
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Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 6 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.1.
Loaders
Runs on Forge and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Simply Tools on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Forge, NeoForge
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 21.1.3, released 2025-04-24
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| NeoForge | 1.20.1 to 1.21.1 (2 versions) | 1.21.1 |
| Forge | 1.20.1 | 1.20.1 |
From 5 recorded builds of Simply Tools.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.1.3 | 2025-04-24 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 21.1.2 | 2025-02-11 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 21.1.1 | 2025-02-11 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 21.1.0 | 2025-02-03 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 1.20.1-2.0.8 | 2024-06-17 | 1.20.1 | Forge, NeoForge |
Dependencies
- Required: modrinth project qEH6GYul (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
- Optional: modrinth project u6dRKJwZ (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
- Optional: modrinth project CtNNDljK (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
- Optional: modrinth project HJphSXip (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
- Optional: modrinth project QlvIRpDN (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run Simply Tools on a Minecraft 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 supportModrinth lists Simply Tools as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- ForgeNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21.1 and 5 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorMelanX, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseApache-2.0Free
