
What is this mod?
lib-hand is an extremely lightweight mod that provides a way of modifying the default behaviour when harvesting blocks without the correct tool.
In practice, you can do stuff like:
- Allow stone to be harvested by hand.
- Prevent logs from being harvested without an axe.
How do I use it?
To allow harvesting without the correct tool, add your block to the block tag hand:permitted. This will override the default behaviour of the block.
To require the correct tool when harvesting a block, add your block to the block tag hand:forbidden. This will override the default behaviour of the block, and will also override hand:permitted if set.
Example Minecraft data pack
Here's an example resource file. It allows stone to be harvested without the use of a pickaxe.
data/hand/tags/blocks/permitted.json
1: {
2: "replace": false,
3: "values": [
4: "minecraft:stone"
5: ]
6: }
Example CraftTweaker script
Here's some example ZenScript code. It prevents logs and planks from being harvested without the use of an axe.
prevent_crafting_bench_progression.zs
1: <tag:blocks:hand:forbidden>.add(<tag:blocks:minecraft:logs>);
2: <tag:blocks:hand:forbidden>.add(<tag:blocks:minecraft:planks>);
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.18.2
- 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.
- Ships as lib-hand-0.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 27 KB
- Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.