How do I install Piston Control?

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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Piston Control work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.16.5, 1.16.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Piston Control

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by the_will_bl · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.16.5Newest
Minecraft 1.16.1

⬇ Download for 1.16.5 ⬇ Download for 1.16.1

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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This mod adds some new tags to control how blocks behave when pushed by pistons. It also lets you push Block Entities!

Note: this is the Fabric Edition. The forge edition is elsewhere (link).

It adds the following tags:

pistoncontrol:blocks/piston_behavior_normal - makes a block behave as normal when pushed by a piston.
pistoncontrol:blocks/piston_behavior_destroy - makes a block break when pushed by a piston.
pistoncontrol:blocks/piston_behavior_block - makes a block act like obsidian, stopping the piston from moving.
pistoncontrol:blocks/piston_behavior_push_only - makes a block act like glazed terracotta, stopping sticky pistons from pulling it back.
pistoncontrol:blocks/sticky_blocks - makes a block act like slime or honey, grabbing blocks around when pushed.
pistoncontrol:entity_types/piston_behavior_ignore - makes entities ignore pistons.
pistoncontrol:entity_types/piston_behavior_normal - makes entities not ignore pistons.

Demonstration video of what's possible with this mod: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/232644586638540811/793248644550885417/squishthelever.webm

Available on jitpack if you want to use it as a library: https://jitpack.io/#williambl/piston-control

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.5, 1.16.1
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 CurseForge — 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 pistoncontrol-1.3.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 1.1 MB
Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working

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

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