Better Silk-Touch

Stops you from breaking configured blocks unless your tool has Silk Touch.

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About this Mod

Better Silk Touch

A small Fabric client mod for Minecraft 1.21.x that prevents breaking selected blocks unless the held tool has Silk Touch.

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What it does

Lets the player maintain a protected block list in a Mod Menu settings screen
Cancels breaking those blocks when the held tool does not have Silk Touch
Plays a light ping sound on blocked attempts
Shows a short red warning above the hotbar: you're not using silk touch

Configuration

Open the mod settings through Mod Menu.

You can:

add a block by id, such as minecraft:glass
add the block you are currently looking at
remove blocks from the protected list

The config file is stored at:

config/better-silk-touch.json

Available Versions

Better Silk-Touch 1.0.0release

MC 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric

April 28, 2026

How to Install Better Silk-Touch on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Better Silk-Touch". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9 (+9 more)

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Better Silk-Touch server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Better Silk-Touch compatible with fabric?

Better Silk-Touch officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.9. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Better Silk-Touch – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Silk-Touch consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.