{{Dungeons hatnote|type=weapon}}
{{Infobox item
| group = Wooden
| 1-1 = Wooden Pickaxe.png
| 1-2 = Enchanted Wooden Pickaxe.gif
| invimage = Wooden Pickaxe
| group2 = Stone
| 2-1 = Stone Pickaxe.png
| 2-2 = Enchanted Stone Pickaxe.gif
| invimage2 = Stone Pickaxe
| group3 = Iron
| 3-1 = Iron Pickaxe.png
| invimage3 = Iron Pickaxe
| group4 = Golden
| 4-1 = Golden Pickaxe.png
| invimage4 = Golden Pickaxe
| group5 = Diamond
| 5-1 = Diamond Pickaxe.png
| invimage5 = Diamond Pickaxe
| group6 = Netherite
| 6-1 = Netherite Pickaxe.png
| invimage6 = Netherite Pickaxe
|rarity = Common
|renewable =
* '''Netherite''': No
* '''Others''': Yes
|durability =
'''{{IN|Java}}:'''
* Wood: 59
* Stone: 131
* Iron: 250
* Golden: 32
* Diamond: 1,561
* Netherite: 2,031

'''{{IN|bedrock}}:'''
* Wood: 60
* Stone: 132
* Iron: 251
* Golden: 33
* Diamond: 1,562
* Netherite: 2,032
| stackable = No
}}

A '''pickaxe''' is a [[tool]] that is required to mine most types of [[Stone (disambiguation)|stone]], [[ore]], and blocks crafted from stone or ore. Unlike other tools, the [[Tiers|tier]] of a pickaxe determines which blocks it can mine successfully.

== Variants ==
There are six pickaxe variants:
* {{ItemLink|Wooden Pickaxe}}
* {{ItemLink|Stone Pickaxe}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Pickaxe}}
* {{ItemLink|Golden Pickaxe}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Pickaxe}}
* {{ItemLink|Netherite Pickaxe}}

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
Wooden, stone, iron, golden, and diamond pickaxes are crafted using 2 [[stick]]s and 3 identical units of tool material.

{{crafting |showname=0
  |name=[[Pickaxe]]
  |A1={Any Planks}; {Any stone-tier block}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B1={Any Planks}; {Any stone-tier block}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |C1={Any Planks}; {Any stone-tier block}; Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B2=Stick
  |B3=Stick
  |Output=Wooden Pickaxe; Stone Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe
  |type=Tool
}}

=== Smithing ===
{{Smithing|head=1|Netherite Upgrade|Diamond Pickaxe|Netherite Ingot|Netherite Pickaxe|tail=1}}

=== Generated loot ===
{{main|Wooden Pickaxe#Generated loot|Stone Pickaxe#Generated loot|Iron Pickaxe#Generated loot|Golden Pickaxe#Generated loot|Diamond Pickaxe#Generated loot}}

== Usage ==
=== Mining ===
A pickaxe is used to break stone-based and metal-based materials faster. Different qualities of pickaxe are required to successfully harvest certain ores and blocks. For example, while [[stone]] can be mined with any pickaxe, [[gold ore]] must be mined with an [[iron pickaxe]], [[diamond pickaxe]], or [[netherite pickaxe]], or else the player harvests no item.

==== Durability ====
Each tier of pickaxe has a different [[Durability]], or number of uses, based on the type. Breaking a block with a pickaxe consumes one durability point. No durability is consumed for blocks that break instantly, like [[torch]]es and [[flower]]s.

The following table shows the number of uses per pickaxe type:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Material
!{{in|JE}}
!{{in|BE}}
|-
|{{itemLink|Wooden Pickaxe|Wooden|link=Pickaxe}}
|59
|60
|-
|{{itemLink|Stone Pickaxe|Stone|link=Pickaxe}}
|131
|132
|-
|{{itemLink|Iron Pickaxe|Iron|link=Pickaxe}}
|250
|251
|-
|{{itemLink|Diamond Pickaxe|Diamond|link=Pickaxe}}
|1561
|1562
|-
|{{itemLink|Golden Pickaxe|Golden|link=Pickaxe}}
|32
|33
|-
|{{itemLink|Netherite Pickaxe|Netherite|link=Pickaxe}}
|2031
|2032
|}

==== Speed ====
Different pickaxes also mine many materials at different speeds. The following table shows the number of seconds required to break each type of block:
* A <span style="background-color:#FFC7CE;color:#9C0006;">red</span> background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that type of pickaxe.
* A <span style="background-color:#FFFFDD;color:#8A7600;">yellow</span> background indicates that the block cannot be harvested with that type of pickaxe, but still drops something.
* A <span style="background-color:#C6EFCE;color:#006100;">green</span> background indicates that the block can be harvested with that type of pickaxe.
<!-- Table is sorted by hardness (mining time with diamond shows well), then by name -->
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" data-description="Mining time by block" style="background-color: transparent;"
! Times to break blocks by pickaxe
|-
|
{{breaking row|sort=1|simple=1|Obsidian|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Crying Obsidian|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Respawn Anchor|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Block of Netherite|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Ancient Debris|Diamond}}
{{breaking row|Ender Chest|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Anvil|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Bell|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Block of Coal|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Block of Diamond|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Emerald|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Iron|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Block of Raw Copper|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Block of Raw Gold|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Raw Iron|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Block of Redstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Chain|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Enchanting Table|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Iron Bars|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Iron Door|Wood|item=1|link=Door}}
{{breaking row|Iron Trapdoor|Wood|link=Trapdoor}}
{{breaking row|Monster Spawner|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Coal Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Copper Ore|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Diamond Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Emerald Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Gold Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Iron Ore|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Lapis Lazuli Ore|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Redstone Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Blast furnace|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cobbled Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Chiseled Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate Tiles|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dispenser|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dropper|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Furnace|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Lantern|wood}}
{{breaking row|Lodestone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Smoker|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stonecutter|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Conduit}}
{{breaking row|Block of Gold|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Block of Lapis Lazuli|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Coal Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Copper Ore|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Block of Copper|sprite=copper blocks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cut Copper|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cut Copper Slab|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cut Copper Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Deepslate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Diamond Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Emerald Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|End Stone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Gold Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Hopper|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Iron Ore|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Lightning Rod|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Lapis Lazuli Ore|Stone}}
{{breaking row|Nether Quartz Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Nether Gold Ore|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Observer|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Redstone Ore|Iron}}
{{breaking row|Blue Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Compound Creator|Wood|drop=1|note=<ref group="note" name="Chemtable">Chemistry tables are slow to break by hand, similar to blocks that require a pickaxe to mine. However, they still drop as items.</ref>}}
{{breaking row|Heat Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Grindstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Bone Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Brick Stairs|Wood|link=Stairs}}
{{breaking row|Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cauldron|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cobblestone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Stairs|Cobblestone Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Cobblestone Wall|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Mossy Cobblestone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Nether Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Nether Brick Fence|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Stairs|Nether Brick Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Red Nether Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Slab|Stone Slabs|sprite=all-slabs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Smooth Stone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Shulker Box}}
{{breaking row|Concrete|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Andesite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dark Prismarine|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Diorite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Dripstone Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Granite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Mud Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Pointed Dripstone}}
{{breaking row|Prismarine|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Prismarine Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Purpur block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Purpur pillar|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stone Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Tuff|Wood}}
{{breaking row|link=Stairs|Stone Brick Stairs|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Amethyst Bud|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Amethyst Cluster|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Block of Amethyst|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Budding Amethyst|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Chiseled Polished Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Blackstone Bricks|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Gilded Blackstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Glazed Terracotta|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Terracotta|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Basalt|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Smooth Basalt|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Polished Basalt|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Packed Mud}}
{{breaking row|Block of Quartz|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Quartz Stairs|Wood|link=Stairs}}
{{breaking row|Red Sandstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Red Sandstone Stairs|Wood|link=stairs}}
{{breaking row|Sandstone|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Sandstone Stairs|Wood|link=stairs}}
{{breaking row|Calcite|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Rail}}
{{breaking row|Brewing Stand|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Stone Button|any}}
{{breaking row|Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Magma Block|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Packed Ice|drop=0}}
{{breaking row|Stone Pressure Plate|Wood}}
{{breaking row|Netherrack|Wood}}
{{breaking row|sprite=crimson-nylium|Nylium|Wood|foot=1}}
|}
{{Notelist}}

=== Weapon ===
A pickaxe loses 2 points of durability when used as a weapon. Pickaxes may be used as a weapon, and {{in|java}}, they have an attack speed higher than that of an [[axe]], [[shovel]], or [[trident]], but lower than that of a [[sword]] or [[mace]].

==== Java Edition ====
Pickaxes have an attack speed of 1.2 and take 0.85 seconds to [[Damage#Attack cooldown|recover]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Sword attack damage by type"
! Material
! {{ItemSprite|Wooden Pickaxe|text=Wooden}}
! {{ItemSprite|Golden Pickaxe|text=Gold}}
! {{ItemSprite|Stone Pickaxe|text=Stone}}
! {{ItemSprite|Iron Pickaxe|text=Iron}}
! {{ItemSprite|Diamond Pickaxe|text=Diamond}}
! {{ItemSprite|Netherite Pickaxe|text=Netherite}}
|-
! Attack Damage
| {{hp|2}}
| {{hp|2}}
| {{hp|3}}
| {{hp|4}}
| {{hp|5}}
| {{hp|6}}
|-
! Attack Speed
| 1.2
| 1.2
| 1.2
| 1.2
| 1.2
| 1.2
|-
! Damage/Second (DPS)
| 2.4
| 2.4
| 3.6
| 4.8
| 6
| 7.2
|-
! Durability
| 59
| 32
| 131
| 250
| 1561
| 2031
|-
! Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is <code>ceil(''durability'' &divide; 2) &times; ''damage per hit''</code>. The durability is halved then ceiled because pickaxes take double durability when used as a weapon, and the last 1 durability can also deal damage. The formula also ignores enchantments and critical hits, and assumes each attack is performed at maximum charge.</ref>
| {{hp|59}}
| {{hp|32}}
| {{hp|196.5}}
| {{hp|500}}
| {{hp|3902.5}}
| {{hp|6093}}
|}
{{notelist}}

==== Bedrock Edition ====
{{IN|bedrock}}, pickaxes have no attack cooldown, and deal the following damage:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" data-description="Pickaxe attack damage by type"
! Material
! {{ItemSprite|Wooden Pickaxe|text=Wooden}}
! {{ItemSprite|Golden Pickaxe|text=Gold}}
! {{ItemSprite|Stone Pickaxe|text=Stone}}
! {{ItemSprite|Iron Pickaxe|text=Iron}}
! {{ItemSprite|Diamond Pickaxe|text=Diamond}}
! {{ItemSprite|Netherite Pickaxe|text=Netherite}}
|-
! Attack Damage
| {{hp|3}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE THESE! The values are correct, '+2 Attack Damage' means 3 total attack damage. -->
| {{hp|3}}
| {{hp|4}}
| {{hp|5}}
| {{hp|6}}
| {{hp|7}}
|-
! Durability
| 60
| 33
| 132
| 251
| 1562
| 2032
|-
! Lifetime damage inflicted<ref group="note">The formula to find the total lifetime damage is <code>ceil(''durability'' &divide; 2) &times; ''damage per hit''</code>. The durability is halved then ceiled because pickaxes take double durability when used as a weapon, and the last 1 durability can also deal damage. The formula also ignores enchantments and critical hits, and assumes each attack is performed at maximum charge.</ref>
| {{hp|90}}
| {{hp|48}}
| {{hp|264}}
| {{hp|625}}
| {{hp|4686}}
| {{hp|7112}}
|}

=== Repairing ===
==== Combining ====
{{crafting |showdescription=1 |ignoreusage=1
  |name=[[Pickaxe]]
  |ingredients=Matching Damaged [[Pickaxe]]s
  |Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
  |Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
  |Output=Wooden Pickaxe; Stone Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe; Netherite Pickaxe
  |description=The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% of the tool type's total durability.
  |type=Tool
}}

{{grinding
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=Matching Damaged [[Pickaxe]]s
|Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
|Damaged Wooden Pickaxe; Damaged Stone Pickaxe; Damaged Iron Pickaxe; Damaged Golden Pickaxe; Damaged Diamond Pickaxe; Damaged Netherite Pickaxe
|Wooden Pickaxe; Stone Pickaxe; Iron Pickaxe; Golden Pickaxe; Diamond Pickaxe; Netherite Pickaxe
|description=The durability of the two pickaxes is added together, plus an extra 5% durability.
}}

==== Anvil repair ====
{{main|Anvil mechanics#Unit repair}}
{{Repairing with Anvils|Pickaxe}}
Pickaxes can be repaired in an [[anvil]] by adding units of the [[tiers|tier's]] repair material, with each repair material restoring 25% of the pickaxe's maximum durability, rounded down.

=== Enchantments ===
A pickaxe can receive the following [[enchantment]]s:

{| class="wikitable col-2-center col-3-right"
! Name
! Description
! Max Level
! [[Enchanting|Method]]
! Weight
|-
| [[Efficiency]]
| Increases the mining speed.
| V
| {{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 10
|-
| [[Fortune]]<ref group="note" name="exc">Silk Touch and Fortune are mutually exclusive.</ref>
| Increases the amount of [[drops]] when mining.
| III
| {{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 2
|-
| [[Silk Touch]]<ref group="note" name="exc" />
| Causes blocks to drop themselves when mined.
| I
| {{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 1
|-
| [[Unbreaking]]
| Grants a chance to negate durability consumption.
| III
| {{BlockLink|Enchanting Table}}<br/>{{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 5
|-
| [[Mending]]
| Repairs the pickaxe when obtaining [[experience]].
| I
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 2
|-
| [[Curse of Vanishing]]
| The pickaxe vanishes on death, not dropping as an item.
| I
| {{BlockLink|Anvil}}
| 1
|}

{{Notelist}}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Random break.ogg
|subtitle=Item breaks
|source=player
|description=When a pickaxe's durability is exhausted
|id=entity.item.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.item.break
|volume=0.8
|pitch=0.8-1.2
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Random break.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a pickaxe's durability is exhausted
|id=random.break
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 0.9
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_pickaxe
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_pickaxe
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wooden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wooden_pickaxe
|id=310
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Stone Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=stone_pickaxe
|id=314
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_pickaxe
|id=297
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_pickaxe
|id=318
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_pickaxe
|id=324
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Netherite Pickaxe
|spritetype=item
|nameid=netherite_pickaxe
|id=606
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|MOAR Tools}}

== Video ==
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== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java indev}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.31|dev=20100110|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Added pickaxes. They are used to gather [[stone]] materials 400% faster than by hand.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100128|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Tools now have tiers. [[Wooden Pickaxe|Wooden]], [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]], and [[Diamond Pickaxe|diamond]] pickaxes have been added.|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of the existing pickaxes, now known as iron pickaxes, has been shifted down slightly.|Items now show as 3D voxel sprites.|Pickaxes cannot be crafted yet, but have been added to the item chest in the [[Indev house]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100129|Wooden, stone, iron, and diamond pickaxes can now be [[craft]]ed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100130|[[File:Golden Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Added the golden tier of tools. [[Golden pickaxe]]s have been added.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100131|Tools now take [[Durability#Tool_&_weapon_durability|damage]] when used. The higher of a tier a tool is, the more [[durability]] it has (except for the golden tier).}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20100201-2227|Higher tier pickaxes are now required to mine harder materials.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100206-2034|[[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The texture of golden pickaxes has been changed. }}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|Wooden, stone, iron, and diamond pickaxes have increased durability.
|[[Golden pickaxe]]s now [[breaking|mine]] certain materials much faster.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|[[Iron pickaxe]]s are now found in the new [[stronghold]] storeroom [[chest]]s, and in the new [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Iron pickaxes can now be found in the new stronghold altar chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=RC1|[[Tool]]s now make a [[sound]] when they break.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=12w01a|Iron pickaxes are now found in the new [[village]] [[Village/Structure (old)#Village structures|blacksmith]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.4|[[Spruce planks]], [[birch planks]], and [[jungle planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w16a|[[Wooden Pickaxe|Wooden]] and [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]] pickaxes are now found in the new [[bonus chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w18a|Wooden pickaxes can now be used as fuel in a furnace.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w21a|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[Trading|sell]] 1 iron pickaxe for 7–8 [[emerald]]s.
|Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 [[diamond pickaxe]] for 10–11 emeralds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w21a|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all pickaxes doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=1.7.1|[[Acacia planks]] and [[dark oak planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|Tool smith villagers now sell 1 [[Enchanting|enchanted]] iron pickaxe for 9–11 emeralds.
|Tool smith villagers now sell 1 enchanted [[diamond pickaxe]] for 12–15 emeralds. 
|Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Enchanted iron and diamond pickaxes can now be found in the [[chest]]s in [[end cities]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w34a|Pickaxes now use the "attack strength" combat mechanic meter. The time it takes for the meter to fill up for a pickaxe is 0.8 seconds.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w34c|Pickaxes now do less [[damage]], but recover quicker.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w35a|Pickaxes now recover slower.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44a|The average yield of [[Wooden Pickaxe|Wooden]] and [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]] pickaxes in bonus chests has been decreased.
|The average yield of [[iron pickaxe]]s in [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s has been increased.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.1|dev=16w50a|[[Golden Pickaxe|Golden]] and iron pickaxes can now be smelted down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s. }}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 270 (wooden pickaxe), 274 (stone pickaxe), 257 (iron pickaxe), 278 (diamond pickaxe) and 285 (golden pickaxe).}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Iron pickaxes can now be found in chests in [[village]] toolsmith houses. }}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Toolsmith [[villager]]s now sell stone pickaxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w13a|Toolsmith villagers now give stone pickaxes to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect. }}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w06a|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE1.png|32px]] Added [[netherite pickaxe]]s.
|Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one [[netherite ingot]] in a crafting table.
|[[Crimson planks]] and [[warped planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes. }}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w09a|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The textures of wooden, golden, diamond, and netherite pickaxes have been changed. }}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w10a|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE3.png|32px]] Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes.
|Netherite pickaxes can no longer be crafted.
|Netherite pickaxes are now obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a [[smithing table]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w15a|Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w16a|Golden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] [[chests]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.2|dev=20w30a|Randomly enchanted [[diamond pickaxe]]s can now be found in [[bastion remnant]] [[chest]]s. }}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w08a|Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using [[cobbled deepslate]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w11a|[[Mangrove planks]] can now be used to craft wooden pickaxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|exp=Update 1.20|dev=23w04a|Upgrading diamond pickaxes to netherite pickaxes now requires the netherite upgrade [[smithing template]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|exp=Villager Trade Rebalance|dev=23w31a|[[Wandering trader]]s now have a chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.2.0|[[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[stone pickaxe]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[wooden pickaxe]]s.
|Survival players no longer start out with an infinite durability stone pickaxe in the inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.2|[[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[Iron Pickaxe|iron]], [[Golden Pickaxe|golden]], and [[Diamond Pickaxe|diamond]] pickaxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.4.0|Removed stone pickaxes from the creative inventory.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Iron pickaxes can now be found inside [[minecarts with chests]] in [[mineshaft]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|[[Enchanting|Enchanted]] [[iron pickaxe]]s and enchanted [[diamond pickaxe]]s can now be found in [[end cities]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Toolsmith [[villager]]s now [[Trading|sell]] enchanted iron pickaxes for 9-11 [[emerald]]s as their second tier trades.
|Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 12-15 emeralds as their last tier trade.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|[[Iron Pickaxe|Iron]] and [[Golden Pickaxe|golden]] pickaxes are now [[smelt]]able. }}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.0|dev=beta 1.2.0.2|[[Wooden Pickaxe|Wooden]] and [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]] pickaxes can now be found inside [[bonus chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.
|Iron pickaxes can now be found in plains [[village]] weaponsmith houses.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Iron pickaxes can now be found in village toolsmiths [[chest]]s and in [[savanna]], [[taiga]], [[snowy taiga]] and [[desert]] village weaponsmith chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Stone pickaxes can now be bought from toolsmith [[villager]]s.
|Toolsmith villagers now have a 25% chance to sell an enchanted iron pickaxe for 3 emeralds as part of their third tier trades.
|Toolsmith villagers now sell enchanted diamond pickaxes for 13 emeralds. }}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.16.0.51|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] Added netherite pickaxes.
|Netherite pickaxes are obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a crafting table.
|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of [[Wooden Pickaxe|wooden]], [[Golden Pickaxe|golden]], and [[Diamond Pickaxe|diamond]] pickaxes have been changed. }}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Netherite pickaxes can no longer be crafted.
|Netherite pickaxes are now obtained by combining one diamond pickaxe and one netherite ingot in a smithing table.
|Netherite pickaxe now generate randomly enchanted in [[bastion remnant]] chest.
|Stone pickaxes can now be crafted using [[blackstone]].
|Golden pickaxes now generate randomly enchanted in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.100|dev=beta 1.16.100.54|[[Vindicator]]s and [[pillager]]s that spawn in [[raid]]s can now [[drop]] iron pickaxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.10|dev=beta 1.17.10.20|[[File:Netherite Pickaxe JE3.png|32px]] Changed a pixel of the texture of netherite pickaxes to match ''Java Edition''.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[Wooden Pickaxe|wooden]], [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]], [[Iron Pickaxe|iron]], [[Golden Pickaxe|golden]], and [[Diamond Pickaxe|diamond]] pickaxes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Blacksmith [[villager]]s now [[Trading|sell]] 1 iron pickaxe for 7–8 [[emerald]]s.
|Blacksmith villagers now sell 1 [[diamond pickaxe]] for 10–11 emeralds.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Instead of replacing the barehanded [[damage]] ({{hp|1}}), pickaxes now add their damage onto the barehanded damage, which results in all pickaxes doing {{hp|1}} more damage than before.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|Tool smith villagers now sell 1 [[Enchanting|enchanted]] iron pickaxe for 9–11 emeralds.
|Tool smith villagers now sell 1 enchanted [[diamond pickaxe]] for 12–15 emeralds. 
|Unenchanted pickaxes are no longer sold by villagers.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU36|xbone=CU25|ps3=1.28|psvita=1.28|ps4=1.28|wiiu=Patch 7|switch=1.0.1|The attack damage of pickaxes is now shown above the hotbar when switching to it if the item has less than 3 [[enchantments]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|Enchanted iron and diamond pickaxes can now be found in the [[chests]] in [[end cities]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Iron and golden pickaxes are now [[smelt]]able.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all pickaxes have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[Vindicator]]s and [[pillager]]s that spawn in [[raid]]s can now [[drop]] iron pickaxes.}}

|{{HistoryLine|New Nintendo 3DS Edition}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Wooden Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Stone Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Pickaxe JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Pickaxe JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added [[Wooden Pickaxe|wooden]], [[Stone Pickaxe|stone]], [[Iron Pickaxe|iron]], [[Golden Pickaxe|golden]], and [[Diamond Pickaxe|diamond]] pickaxes.}}

}}

* February 20, 2024: [[File:Netherite Pickaxe (Pre-release).png|32px]] A Mojang video about bugs shows early textures of netherite items, including the pickaxe: [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yKkGfrAI3T0].

== Trivia ==
=== Publicity ===
* Plastic diamond pickaxes are official ''[[Minecraft]]'' merchandise.<ref>https://shop.minecraft.net/products/minecraft-pickaxe?_pos=3&_psq=pickaxe&_ss=e&_v=1.0</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Enchanted Wooden Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Stone Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Iron Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Golden Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Diamond Pickaxe.gif
Enchanted Netherite Pickaxe.gif
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Pickaxe in Mineshaft Chest.png|A naturally generated pickaxe.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Live in Your World JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork "Live in Your World" featuring an iron pickaxe made by [https://www.jinx.com JINX].
Pickaxe JINX.jpg|Official T-shirt artwork of a pickaxe made by JINX.
Stone Pickaxe SDGP.png|Stone pickaxe in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
Iron Pickaxe SDGP.png|Iron pickaxe in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
</gallery>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory-pickaxe Taking Inventory: Pickaxe] – Minecraft.net on May 10, 2018

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