Auto Tool Swap & Return
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Hit a stone or tree with your sword: the farmer uses the pickaxe or axe from your backpack and switches right back.
Auto Tool Swap & Return
Walking around with your sword and hitting a rock? Your farmer automatically uses the pickaxe (or axe) for that hit and switches right back to the sword. No more scrolling through the hotbar every few seconds in the mines or on the farm.
Available in English and Russian.
How it works
- Hit a stone or tree with a sword, scythe, any other tool or an empty hand.
- The farmer swings with the pickaxe (stones) or the axe (trees) — then your previous item is back in your hands.
- Hold the button to keep mining the same rock or chopping the same tree; when you release it or the target is gone, you are back to your weapon.
- The target is the exact tile your farmer is about to hit (works with mouse and gamepad).
Why it's different
- Switches back automatically after the hit — your sword is ready when a slime jumps at you.
- Tools don't have to be in the hotbar. The pickaxe and axe are taken from anywhere in your backpack, so the hotbar stays free for food, bombs and seeds.
- The hotbar never changes. The selection frame stays on your sword, nothing flickers.
- Combat-safe. If a monster is nearby (4 tiles by default), nothing is swapped and you hit with your weapon.
- Uses your best pickaxe/axe if you carry several.
What counts as a target
Axe: trees, saplings, stumps, twigs, large stumps (copper axe+) and large hardwood logs (steel axe+).
Pickaxe: stones, ore nodes (copper, iron, gold, iridium, radioactive), gem nodes, mystic stones, bone and volcano nodes, boulders (steel pickaxe+) and meteorites (gold pickaxe+).
Never touched: fruit trees and trees with a tapper. Soil, grass and water are ignored. If your tool isn't strong enough for a big log or boulder, it simply isn't swapped.
If you're holding seeds, food, bombs or other items, nothing is swapped, so planting and eating work as usual.
Config
| Option | Default |
|---|---|
| On/off key | F8 |
| Axe for trees | on |
| Pickaxe for stones | on |
| Don't swap near monsters (tiles, 0 = always swap) | 4 |
Everything can be changed in Generic Mod Config Menu (optional) or in config.json.
Requirements
- Stardew Valley 1.6.14+
- SMAPI 4.0+
- Generic Mod Config Menu (optional)
Compatibility
Works in single-player and multiplayer (only for the player who has it installed). Don't use it together with other auto tool swap mods — they would fight over your tool.
Bugs or ideas? Leave a comment!
My other mods: Bundle Highlighter & Item Encyclopedia and Lazy Farmer.
Auto Tool Swap & Return Team
