BlockPreventer is an advanced and open source plugin, that disables breaking blocks for all players. You can configure what gamemode you don’t want players to break blocks.
Requirements:
- a Spigot/Paper Server
- Java 8+
Config:
# BlockPreventer Configuration (by Donut4GAMER)
# thanks for downloading this plugin
# set the gamemode, where the blockprventer works
# use: SURVIVAL, ADVENTURE, CREATIVE
Gamemode: SURVIVAL
# set the bypasspermission that allows users to break blocks even tho they are in the gamemode listed above
BypassPermission: "blockpreventer.bypass"
Setup:
- Download the jar
- Put it in your /plugins/ folder
- Start/Restart your server
- You are done
Todo:
- make it so that you can choose multiple gamemodes
- Suggest me features that I should add at my Discord
Thanks for downloading
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.8, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
- 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.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as BlockPreventer-1.1.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 5 KB
- Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.