PickaxeLock – Never Lose Your Pickaxe Again! (1.21+)
Tired of players accidentally dropping, moving, or swapping their pickaxes?
PickaxeLock is a lightweight and powerful Minecraft plugin designed to lock down pickaxes and keep them safe—exactly where they belong.

Key Features

• Full Pickaxe Protection
  Prevent players from dropping, moving, or swapping their pickaxes, intentionally or by accident.
  
  
• Slot-Based Locking
  Choose exactly which inventory slots to protect—default: full hotbar (slots 0–8).
  
  
• ️ Selective Protection
  • Protect all pickaxes or just specific types (e.g., DIAMOND_PICKAXE, NETHERITE_PICKAXE)
  • Lock only pickaxes with custom names for total precision
• Customizable Player Messages
  Clear, configurable messages alert players when they try to break the rules.
  
  
• ⚙️ Lightweight & Efficient
  Built with performance in mind, with optional caching and zero-lag checks.

⚙️ Configuration Highlights:

protection:
enabled: true
protected-slots: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
protect-all-pickaxes: true
prevent-dropping: true
prevent-moving: true
prevent-hand-swapping: true

Permissions

pickaxelock.admin - Access all plugin admin commands
pickaxelock.reload - Reload the configuration
pickaxelock.bypass - Bypass pickaxe protection (for trusted users)

Why Use PickaxeLock?

• Prevent loss of pickaxes
• Ensure tool consistency in PvP or minigame modes (per world)
• Great for custom mining roles, prison servers, and more
• Keeps your server clean and controlled

Quick Start (you need Java 21!)

1. Drop the plugin in your /plugins folder
2. Start the server
3. Customize config.yml as needed
4. Use /pickaxelock reload to apply changes instantly