Cape Switcher
by IcyCroww
Cape Switcher lets players pick, preview and wear cape textures in-game, drawing on local PNG files and the account capes Minecraft already provides.
What it does
Cape Switcher runs only on the client and targets Fabric, covering 1.21.4 – 26.2 with five release versions. Only the client needs it; servers and other players are not affected. Players open an in-game Cape Wardrobe, which shows the cape cards and a 3D preview of the player model, and switch the active cape from there. A hotkey opens the wardrobe at any time.
Capes come from three modes: Account for the official Minecraft account cape, Local for custom PNG files placed in the local capes folder, and None to hide the cape. Custom textures must use the standard Minecraft cape format. Official account capes are shown only through the normal Minecraft account system. The mod does not include or redistribute any official Minecraft or Mojang cape textures. Players can rotate the model by dragging, zoom with the scroll wheel and hover over a card to preview it.
The project is open source under the MIT License, and its source code is public. The latest Fabric file is 1.0.0 for 26.2, published on 2026-09-08, after the first release on 2026-06-04. Among the 8117 Utility mods with Fabric files for 26.2, it sits in the Utility category and is also tagged Decoration.
Key features
Cape Wardrobe screen
An in-game screen lists the available capes as cards, so a cape can be chosen without editing files.
3D player preview
The player model is rendered in the wardrobe, with drag-to-rotate and scroll-to-zoom controls.
Cape modes
Account, Local and None modes decide whether an official account cape, a custom PNG or no cape is shown.
Custom PNG capes
PNG files in the local capes folder are read as capes when they follow the standard Minecraft cape format.
Wardrobe hotkey
A key binding opens the Cape Wardrobe directly from gameplay, without going through a menu.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
LocalCape is a Fabric mod for 26.2 only, and it is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only with a client and server environment. More Capes is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.8 – 26.3, open source under the MIT License. Elytra & Capes is client-side only for 1.21.6 – 26.3 and is not open source, being All rights reserved, while Optifine Capes Reborn covers 1.21 – 26.3 and is also not open source. Cape Switcher has the same MIT License and client-only environment as More Capes, but it targets 1.21.4 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Switcher | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-08 |
| LocalCape | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-09 |
| More Capes | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| Elytra & Capes | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-14 |
| Optifine Capes Reborn | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-01 |
Questions
Does Cape Switcher need to be installed on the server?
Where do custom cape files go?
Does Cape Switcher include official cape textures?
In the catalog
Cape Switcher is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Cape Switcher is a client-side Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.4 that lets you choose, preview, and switch local custom capes directly in-game. Cape Switcher — клиентский Fabric-мод для Minecraft 1.21.4, который позволяет выбирать, просматривать и менять локальные кастомные плащи прямо в игре.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cape-switcher
- Owner
- IcyCroww
- Published
- 2026-06-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15