Keep my tools!

Keep my tools!

A simple mod that makes your tools and armour stay with you through death.

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About this Mod

A simple and configurable mod which causes the player to retain their tools and armour upon death, while still dropping other items like normal and optionally damaging the tools you kept. A list of every item you lost will be sent to the chat, as well.

A gif showing the mod in-use. A player dies and drops their items, but not their tools.

This mod works by simply turning 'keepinventory' to true, and dropping selected items when the player dies. This means the mod will most likely not work with most gravestone, corpse, etc mods. If you really want I can add optional grave functionality. :-)

The list of items kept on death can be easily modified through a datapack. To do this you can simply change the item tag "keepmytools:retained_on_death", which is a list of what not to drop when the player dies.

The mod will force the gamerule 'keepinventory' to true. This is necessary for the mods functionality, and so cannot be changed.

Feel free to use this in modpacks!

No generative ai was used in the development of this mod.

Available Versions

Keep my tools! fabric-1.21.1-1.0.0release
MC 1.21.1fabric
February 28, 2026
Keep my tools! 1.21.1 neoforge 1.0.1release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
October 25, 2025
Keep my tools! 1.20.1 forge 1.0.0release
MC 1.20.1forge
October 25, 2025
Keep my tools! 1.21.10 neoforge 1.1.0release
MC 1.21.10neoforge
October 22, 2025
Keep my tools! 1.21.1 neoforge 1.0.0release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
October 22, 2025

How to Install Keep my tools! on Your Server

1

Order Server

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

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.10).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Keep my tools!". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.10, 1.21.1, 1.20.1

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Keep my tools! 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 (1.21.10). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Keep my tools! compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?

Keep my tools! officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.10, 1.21.1, 1.20.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Keep my tools! – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Keep my tools! 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.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.21.101.21.11.20.1