How do I install SwitchHand?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does SwitchHand work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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SwitchHand

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SwitchHand

SwitchHand allows you to change the Main Hand setting you can find in Options > Skin Customization... > Main Hand between right and left with a hotkey. Making you ambidextrous!

The default hotkey to change your main hand is v it can be changed in the keybinds menu, in the "Inventory" category under "Switch Main Hand".

⚠ Warning

This mod allows you to do something that usually not possible in vanilla Minecraft. Some public server might not allow it, make sure you are allowed to use it if you play there.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
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 SwitchHand-1.0.1-MC-1.21.x.jar.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 7 KB
Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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