Useful Brush
ModUse your brush to clean blocks, groom animals, and cook faster.
Why no grade
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- Archived on Modrinth.
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Maintenance
Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.10 months ago (7 Jan 2026)Supports 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.1.21.11 on Fabric. 29% of the 718 popular Fabric mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.11. Latest Minecraft: 26.3.Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 10 of the last 24 monthsStability
Removed 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.3 of the 17 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (18%)Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.1 of its 11 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (9%)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.NoneTransparency
Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · ToBinio/useful-brushPlace to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · ToBinio/useful-brushPopularity
DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.25,128Track record
AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.1 years, 24 releasesSecurity
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 7 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
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About
Useful Brush expands the vanilla brush with additional uses for blocks, mobs and campfires. Brushing can clean mossy and infested blocks, clear dirt, sand, red sand and gravel, or remove a layer of snow; mossy blocks sometimes yield moss, while clearing loose blocks can drop small items. You can brush chickens and parrots for feathers, sheep for string, mooshrooms for mushrooms, turtles for scutes, and frogs for slime balls, as well as brush armadillos more actively and pat your dog. Brushing a campfire makes it burn better so food cooks faster, and the Efficiency enchantment affects the brush when held in your main hand. Datapacks can add simple brushable blocks and entities with custom functionality.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 3 areas: Mobs and their behaviorChanges 3 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., Inventory and itemsChanges 2 game code files in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting. and Blocks and fluidsChanges 1 game code file in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work..
Adds 7 loot tables.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- ToBinio
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 25K
- Created
- 27 Sep 2023
- Official page
- Modrinth
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
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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.10 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 7 for recent versions. 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
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- 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
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
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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 all 7 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
We have not read its code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
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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.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found12 of 20 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 found1 image read
- 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 file28 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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KryptonAModin 70% of the modpacks with Useful Brush
Sodium ExtraAModin 70% of the modpacks with Useful Brush
Enhanced Block EntitiesCModin 60% of the modpacks with Useful Brush
VisualityAModin 60% of the modpacks with Useful BrushLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.