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Deselect

Press a button to empty your hand without messing with your hotbar!

FabricNeoForge
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FabricNeoForge
Downloads on Modrinth
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Followers on Modrinth
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Updated
September 21, 2026Sep 21
Published
in 2024

At a glance

Runs on Fabric and NeoForge
For Minecraft 1.21.4, 26.2–26.3 …
Needed on the server; optional in the game
Latest version — 2.0.3 from September 21, 2026
Requires Fabric API
License GPL-3.0-only — free
Where it's needed
In gameoptionalOn serverrequired

Needed on the server; optional in the game

Game versions1.21.1, 1.21.4, 26.2–26.3 …

Deselect

Have you ever wished that you could press a button to have an empty hand without removing anything from your hotbar? Ever thought it felt weird to be carrying some kind of item in your hands while you go to bed and walked around your base, and wished you could keep your hands empty without having to constantly shuffle around your hotbar? Well now you can!

Inspired by the same mechanic which is present in Starbound, all you need to do is press the Z key, and your hand will be empty.

Its technically even useful, as it allows you to perform interactions which normally require an empty hand (eg. horse taming) without having to mess with your hotbar layout.

Technically Serverside

Must be installed on the server for clients to be able to deselect, but if installed serverside, will still allow clients without the mod to connect, meaning not everyone needs the mod. However, clients without the mod installed will not be able to use any of the mod's features.

Version Policy

As with most of my mods, the plan is to keep Deselect on 1.21.1 Neoforge & Fabric for as long as 1.21.1 is a prominent version for modpacks, and continue pushing updates for the latest version of Minecraft on Fabric.

As the "long-term-support" version, 1.21.1 is the only Minecraft version older than Latest Release which will be receiving new versions of the mod.

Bug Reports

If you find any bugs, please report them to the codeberg repo

Modpacks

As with all of my mods, you may include Deselect in any modpack.

FAQ

How to install Deselect?

Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Deselect for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.

Which Minecraft versions does Deselect support?

Deselect has builds for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 26.2–26.3.

Is Deselect needed on the server?

Needed on the server; optional in the game

License and source
GNU General Public License v3.0 onlyfree to use and share; changes to the mod itself must be published under the same license
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