Select

Select is a lightweight client-side Minecraft mod available for Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge on Minecraft 26.2. It makes mining more convenient by automatically selecting the most suitable tool from the player’s hotbar. While the player is holding the attack key and aiming at a supported block, Select checks the available hotbar items and switches to the appropriate axe, pickaxe, shovel, hoe, or shears when one is available. If multiple suitable tools are present, it prefers the one with the highest block-breaking speed.

The mod supports blocks identified by Minecraft’s standard tool tags, including axe-, pickaxe-, shovel-, and hoe-mineable blocks, as well as blocks that benefit from shears. It does not move items between inventory slots or automatically pull tools into the hotbar. Instead, when the correct tool exists in the main inventory but not in the hotbar, Select displays a brief on-screen notice telling the player to place that tool in the hotbar. This keeps inventory management under the player’s control while still making the active hotbar responsive.

Select is enabled by default and can be toggled at any time with the G key. Each toggle displays an on-screen status message showing whether the feature is ON or OFF. When disabled, the mod leaves the player’s selected slot unchanged and performs no automatic tool selection. The inventory reminder is rate-limited so it does not repeatedly cover the screen while the player continues targeting the same type of block.

The mod is designed to be simple, unobtrusive, and compatible with normal Minecraft controls: it only changes the selected hotbar slot when mining a supported block and a suitable tool is already present in the hotbar. The Fabric edition requires Minecraft 26.2, Fabric Loader 0.19.3 or newer, Fabric API, and Java 25 or newer. The Forge edition requires Minecraft 26.2, Forge 65.1.3 or newer, and Java 25 or newer. The NeoForge edition requires Minecraft 26.2, NeoForge 26.2.0.76 or newer, and Java 25 or newer.