ModeSwitcher
ModeSwitcher is a high-performance inventory and state isolation utility built for modern Minecraft servers. It allows players to effortlessly toggle between their regular survival state (Live Mode) and a separate editing environment (Test Mode). When switching, the plugin securely serializes and backs up their entire inventory, armor, active potion effects, health, food, experience, and Vault economy balance into separate profiles, ensuring zero data loss.
Features
- Complete State Isolation: Instantly isolate a player's inventory, status, and balance between Live and Test states.
- Secure Base64 Serialization: Encodes complex items, custom NBT data, and active potion effects into clean text formats inside YAML data files.
- Vault Economy Integration: Automatically resets and restores player cash balances dynamically when changing modes to prevent economy exploits.
- Automated Background Backups: Includes a built-in scheduler that automatically forces a silent state save for all online players at configurable intervals.
- Fluent Tab Completion: Native command suggestions that dynamically guide users through available switching profiles.
- Robust Persistence: All profiles are securely written directly to the hard drive on server shutdowns or plug-in reloads, eliminating data rollbacks.
Commands and Permissions
| Command | Description | Permission | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| /switchmode | Toggle your current state between Live and Test modes | modeswitcher.use | OP |
| /switchmode reload | Force reload all configuration and localization settings | modeswitcher.reload | OP |
Available switching profile states:
- live (Regular play state with synchronized inventory and survival statistics)
- test (Creative or editing state with separated inventory and statistics)
Configuration
config.yml
auto-save-interval: 6000
lang.yml
to-test-mode: "&a[Mode] Switched to Test (Edit) Mode."
to-live-mode: "&b[Mode] Switched to Live Mode."
Compatibility
- Minecraft Version: 1.21 or newer
- Server Software: Spigot, Paper, Purpur, or any high-performance Bukkit-based derivative
- Java Version: Java 21 or newer
- Optional Dependency: Vault (Required for automated player money isolation and syncing)
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 ModeSwitcher-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 16 KB
- Download link checked 26 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.