CapeChanger
CapeChanger lets players swap their in-game cape for a custom texture supplied through a resource pack, and toggle the custom cape off from a settings screen.
What it does
Custom cape textures are loaded from a resource pack. Each texture is a file named cape.png inside an assets folder with the capechanger namespace, and the pack needs a pack.mcmeta file whose pack format matches the game version. Capes can be taken from community libraries or made in a cape editor, then placed in the pack folder.
A GUI option turns the custom cape off, so the player can return to the default cape without removing the resource pack. The mod is free and runs on the client alone. It is published for Fabric only, across the game versions 1.20.2, 1.20.3 and 1.20.4, with 2.0.0 for 1.20.4 as the latest file.
The source code is open source under the MIT License, and the project has a public issue tracker and wiki. Players on multiplayer servers see their own cape, because the server does not need the mod to run.
Key features
Resource pack capes
A cape texture placed in a resource pack replaces the player's current cape without any server change.
Cape toggle in the GUI
The settings screen includes an option that turns the custom cape off and back on.
Free cape sources
Capes can be taken from several community libraries or drawn in a cape editor before being added to the pack.
Pack setup guide
The author text walks through the folder layout, pack.mcmeta file and pack format lookup on the Minecraft wiki.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a personal cape texture on Fabric, and cape artists who prepare textures for their own use. The mod is client-side only, so server owners do not need to install it.
How it compares
Better Capes is client-side only, published for Fabric across 1.20 – 26.3, and is not open source. Craftable Capes needs both the client and the server, is available on Fabric and Quilt for 1.20 – 1.21.11, and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. CapeChanger is limited to Fabric, covers only 1.20.2 – 1.20.4 and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapeChanger | Fabric | 1.20.2 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2023-12-07 |
| Better Capes | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-21 |
| Craftable Capes | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-11 |
Questions
Does CapeChanger need Fabric API?
Does the server need CapeChanger?
Which game versions does CapeChanger support?
Where do custom cape textures go?
In the catalog
CapeChanger is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
First, create a folder in %appdata%/.minecraft/resourcepacks. Now create a pack.mcmeta file inside the new folder. pack.mcmeta content You can get the pack_format version from the Minecraft wiki page
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/capechanger
- Owner
- MaxMasterCoder
- Published
- 2023-10-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-12-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15