How do I install Basically Free String?

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 Basically Free String work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Basically Free String

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Smited · on Modrinth

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Basically Free String:

Why is this mod so great?

It fixes the "string duper" fix which makes shears break the string

How does this work?

It adds an item to "disarm" the placeable string and then you can just press a lever, and then boom

Why should i want this mod?

Normally forge fixes string dupers, so this mod just basically "fixes it"

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as disarmstring-1.0.0-forge-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 11 KB
Download link checked 1 Nov 2026 — working

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

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