Have you ever carried a torch in your offhand into a mine, wanted it for dynamic lighting, and ended up planting it in the floor over and over? This mod fixes exactly that. It intercepts offhand block placement and offhand item usage, so the offhand stays a utility slot instead of a second hotbar.
Two rules, three switches
- Offhand placement — stop blocks held in the offhand from being placed.
- Offhand usage — stop items held in the offhand from being used (torches, food, potions, firework rockets, ...).
- Master switch — turn everything off at once without touching any other setting. Four-state toggle The button in your inventory cycles through four states, shown by colour:
- 🟩 green — allow everything
- 🟦 blue — block placement only
- 🟨 yellow — block usage only
- 🟥 red — block both Controls
- A button right next to the offhand slot in your inventory.
- A keybind (right Alt by default) so you can switch without opening the inventory.

How to Install Deputy placement switch (Mod)
Deputy placement switch by kingokksa is verified for Forge, Neoforge across Minecraft versions 1.12.2, 1.16.5, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6 (latest release: 1.8.0-forge-1.16.5, file size: 46 KB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:
- Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (1.12.2, 1.16.5, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6) and platform (Forge, Neoforge).
- Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Forge, Neoforge.
- Move the downloaded Deputy placement switch file into your Minecraft
.minecraft/modsfolder and launch the game.
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1.7.0 Add whitelist: Allow the assistant to place blocks when the main hand holds these items. Add function: Can also disable the use of assistant items
添加白名单:主手持有这些物品时允许副手放置方块
添加功能:可同时禁用副手物品的使用
1.7.0 Add whitelist: Allow the assistant to place blocks when the main hand holds these items. Add function: Can also disable the use of assistant items