The latest download from this page supports MC 1.20.6 - 1.21.1.
For legacy versions (MC 1.19.4 - 1.20.4), download Paxel v1.1.0 here.
Description
A paxel is a multi-tool that combines the pickaxe, axe, and shovel into one tool.
There is a paxel for every tool tier: wooden, stone, iron, golden, diamond, and netherite.
Demo
Features
- Seamless multi-tool usage
- Craftable, repairable, enchantable, and smith-able
- Unlockable recipes
- No permissions management required*
- Admin command to give players paxels (/givepaxel)
- Can be easily retextured using CustomModelData -- values are editable in the config to prevent conflicts
Recipe

The recipe shown above is for the diamond paxel, but the pattern is the same for every tier of paxels. The three tools must be all the same tier.
Netherite Paxels can also be obtained by upgrading a Diamond Paxel in a Smithing Table.
Installation
Simply drop the JAR file into your plugins folder and you should be good to go! There are no dependencies you have to install.
Verify that the plugin was added properly with /plugins (optional)
Permissions
To use the /givepaxel command, the player must have the permission node: paxel.givepaxel
Footnotes
This plugin is inspired by but in no way affiliated with the Mekanism or Uranium mods or their creators.
*All players can craft and use paxels with no permissions required. Only the give command requires permission.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.6, 1.21, 1.21.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as Paxel-2.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 25 KB
- Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.