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Pathly

Make Minecraft path creation easier by interacting and automatically breaking replaceable blocks on top

Fabric
Loaders
Fabric
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Updated
August 23, 2026Aug 23
Published
in 2025
Path Creation — Right Clicking a grass block to break it and make the block below into a path block · swipe

At a glance

Runs on Fabric
For Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1
Needed in the game and on the server
Latest version — 0.1.1-1.20.1 from August 23, 2026
License LGPL-3.0-only — free
Where it's needed
In gamerequiredOn serverrequired

Needed both in the game and on the server

Game versions1.20.1, 1.21.1

Pathly

Pathly is a light-weight Fabric Minecraft mod that makes creating path blocks smoother and more intuitive.

Paths can be created by directly targeting e.g. dirt blocks or by targeting "replaceable" blocks on top of them.

This makes path-making feel much more natural. No more needing to clear vegetation before using a shovel!

In addition, sword and axe items will avoid hitting foliage.

Features

  • Automatically shifts the shovel’s path-creation check downward when the aimed block is replaceable.
  • Fully vanilla-friendly behavior which doesn't change the properties of any block.
  • Works with any Shovel Item
  • Swords and Axes will ignore foliage from being targetable, helping out players when fighting

Configuration

  • Additional replaceable blocks can be specified with the newly added pathly:path_top_replacables block tag
  • Using the "enablePathTopReplacables" Gamerule, the replaceable feature can be enabled and disabled
  • The "pathTopReplacablesScanDepth"" Gamerule specifies, how many blocks can be skipped vertically until a valid "pathable" block needs to be found
  • The "meleeHitsThroughBlocks" Gamerule generally toggles the raycast pass through / melee pass through feature
  • The Block Tag pathly:raycast_pass_through defines additional blocks, which swords and axes will ignore. All blocks without collision are automatically included
  • The Item Tag pathly:modified_raycast defines Items, which can ignore hitting specific blocks. Swords and Axes are included by default


Supported on Fabric

FAQ

How to install Pathly?

Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Pathly 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 Pathly support?

Pathly has builds for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.21.1.

Is Pathly needed on the server?

Needed in the game and on the server

License and source
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 onlyfree to use and share; changes to the mod itself must be published under the same license
Original — Modrinth↗Files unchanged, verified with SHA-512Is this your mod? For rights holders

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