Mine faster and wider with Simple Excavators!
This lightweight Fabric mod adds a collection of powerful excavators that break 3×3 areas of blocks at once — perfect for tunneling, terraforming, or clearing space in seconds.
Features
- Excavators can be crafted from several materials: Wooden, Stone, Copper, Iron, Emerald, Diamond, and Netherite excavators
- All excavators can mine a 3x3 area
- Hold Shift to mine a single block for precision work
- Durability and sneak mining can be configured
- Excavators can also make 3x3 or 1x1 paths!
Compatibility
- Works for:
- Fabric 1.20.1 and above
- Forge 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.11, 26.1 and above
- NeoForge 1.21.1, 1.21.11, 26.1 and above
- May conflict with Vein Miner-type mods
Issues & Feedback
If you find any issues, report them on our Github issues page for this mod.
If you would like me to port the mod to other version, feel free to let me know. I don't plan to port it to versions older than 1.20.1 tho as there's already enough good mods with excavators.
Check out my other projects at my website!
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2
- 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 simpleexcavators-forge-26.2-1.0.5.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 124 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.