Better Placement
ModSyncs block placement to cursor movement, allowing easier and faster building.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 9.1 years−26 points
- Newest file is for 1.12.2, older than the versions mods are made for now−9 points
- No source code link−7 points
- Some modpacks removed it−3 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.9.1 years ago (20 Sep 2017) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.Newest supported: 1.12.2. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 9.1 years; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
3 points lost12 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.63 of the 365 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (17%) See the 63 modpacks7 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
7 points lost0 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.2,415,462 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.9.1 years, 2 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files. See Security
16.4 of the 61 points that apply = 27 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Better Placement improves Minecraft’s block-placement behavior by placing blocks as soon as a new location moves under the cursor, making continuous building more consistent and reducing gaps caused by vanilla’s fixed placement timing. By default, holding the place button will not place another block until the cursor moves; this restriction can be disabled in the configuration, and the behavior can optionally be limited to Creative mode. The mod works client-side and has no function when installed on a server.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Team EnderIO
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 2.4M
- Created
- 19 Sep 2017
- Official page
- CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2.
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of both files, for Minecraft 1.7.10 to 1.12.2. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found2 of 4 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file4 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 4 a month now, 6 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
556 modpacks include Better Placement in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Roguelike Adventures and Dungeons7.6M downloadslast version with it 30 Mar 2021
Rebirth of the Night (RotN)1.3M downloadslast version with it 19 Apr 2021
Modern Skyblock 2698K downloadslast version with it 25 Sep 2017
Dysfunctional's Tech, Bombs, Guns, and War568K downloadslast version with it 13 Aug 2023
Jurassic World Reborn II438K downloadslast version with it 17 Apr 2024
GreedyCraft419K downloadslast version with it 13 Jun 2021
TerraFirmaCraft Reloaded385K downloadslast version with it 3 Nov 2019
Zombie Apocalypse Remastered189K downloadslast version with it 3 Oct 2021
Minecraft Time176K downloadslast version with it 3 Aug 2023
Blessed or Cursed: Expedition to Infinite Force168K downloadslast version with it 26 Jul 2025Often in the same modpacks
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BetterFpsCModin 80% of the modpacks with Better Placement
FoamFixCModin 72% of the modpacks with Better Placement
ChiselCModin 71% of the modpacks with Better Placement
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 64% of the modpacks with Better Placement
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 54% of the modpacks with Better Placement
BiblioCraftDModin 54% of the modpacks with Better Placement
SwingThroughGrassCModin 53% of the modpacks with Better Placement
Extra UtilitiesDModin 52% of the modpacks with Better Placement
Thermal FoundationCModin 51% of the modpacks with Better PlacementLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.