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Resources / Mods / SwingThrough

SwingThrough

Allows targeting (and interacting with and attacking) living entities through transparent blocks like grass, crops, and flowers.

ModsFree1.16 – 1.21
by sleepingdragoninn · listed from Modrinth
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Opens Modrinth · 6,346,910 downloads there

SwingThrough screenshot 1

What it does

Allows targeting (and interacting with and attacking) living entities through transparent blocks like grass, crops, and flowers.

SwingThrough is a resource made by sleepingdragoninn. It supports Minecraft 1.16 – 1.21. It has been downloaded 6,346,910 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Aug 22, 2024.

Supported versions

1.211.201.191.181.171.16

Release history

SwingThrough has had 10 releases on Modrinth since Jun 10, 2023. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.0.6+1.20, released on Aug 22, 2024. It is made for Minecraft 1.16 – 1.20.2. It runs on Fabric and Quilt. The download is 22 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.0.6+1.20Aug 22, 20241.16 – 1.20.2Release
1.0.5+1.21Aug 13, 20241.20.3 – 1.21.1Release
1.0.5+1.20Aug 13, 20241.15 – 1.20.2Release
1.0.5+1.15Aug 13, 20241.14 – 1.15.2Release
1.0.4+1.19Jul 3, 20231.18.2 – 1.20.1Release

Latest release on GitHub

SwingThrough is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is 1.0.6+1.20, published on Aug 22, 2024.

Fixes:

  • Fix compiling on incorrect version for 1.16-1.20

Full Changelog: v1.0.5+1.20...v1.0.6+1.20

Before that: 1.0.5+1.21 (Aug 13, 2024), 1.0.5+1.20 (Aug 13, 2024).

Description from the author on Modrinth

Allows targeting living entities through transparent blocks.

Requires Connector on neoforge.


This mod discards the block crosshair target to allow an entity to be targeted instead, when:

  • The block has empty collision
  • The entity is living and attackable
  • You're not directly riding the entity
  • The entity is within reach (exact interaction range in 1.21)

Thanks to this implementation, the block outline will also disappear while you're targeting the entity.

Technical Notes

This mod is comprised of a single mixin with about 4 lines of meaningful code:

  • 2 lines to use the full entity targeting range if the block meets the conditions
  • 2 lines to discard the block target if the full range was used and the entity meets the conditions

It performs no additional raycasts or radius searches.

Afterword

All mods are built on the work of many others.

We made this mod for Tinkerer's Quilt - our modpack about ease of play and vanilla content.

Written by sleepingdragoninn. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install SwingThrough

  1. This mod runs only on your own game. Servers do not need it, so you can use it on any server.

  2. Install Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge for Minecraft 1.16 – 1.21.

  3. Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.

  4. Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.

  5. With the CraftRank Launcher you can skip these steps: open Mods, search for SwingThrough and click Install.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16
Runs on
Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge
Where it runs
Client only (your game)
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

SwingThrough compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

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Cut ThroughFuzs19M1.18 – 26.xSep 23, 2026Free
Cursor CrosshairJacobStar_9926.xSep 27, 2026Free
Entity Texture FeaturesTraben110.9M1.16 – 26.x7 days agoFree

Questions

Does SwingThrough work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is SwingThrough free?

Yes. SwingThrough is free to download from Modrinth.

Is SwingThrough client-side or server-side?

Client-side. SwingThrough goes in your own mods folder and works on any server, including servers without mods.

Is SwingThrough still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to SwingThrough?

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