Catify
by Daylight
Catify turns the player model into a cat, using a client-side visual change that leaves gameplay untouched.
What it does
On the client, Catify swaps the player model for a cat. The change is purely visual: the cat model never goes invisible, and the player keeps the same eye height and two-block height. A glow effect similar to a charged creeper's marks where the player stands, since the cat is technically invisible in the world and is drawn only from stored memory. Physics, interactions and anticheck behavior are left as they are, so a server is unlikely to notice a difference.
Settings change with commands and are saved between sessions, including the cat skin and cat hand. Three options set how the cat behaves, and a global switch toggles the cat hand. Custom skins go in the minecraft folder under data/catify/custom/custom cat skins, and each one appears automatically in the list. Custom cat hands need a matching player skin texture placed under data/catify/custom/custom cat hands with the exact same name. Example textures are in the example folder included with the mod.
Catify requires Fabric API and runs on Fabric for 1.21.2 – 1.21.11, with the latest file at 1.0.2 for 1.21.5, published on 2026-01-09. The mod is client-side only and is released under the MIT License.
Key features
Cat player model
The player model is replaced by a cat, and the mod changes only how the model looks.
Saved settings
Commands set the cat skin, cat hand and behavior options, and the choices persist between sessions.
Custom cat skins
Own textures placed in the data folder appear in the skin list without further setup.
Stored cat rendering
The cat exists only as a stored memory rendered in place of the player, so the world itself is unchanged.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Cosmetic play on servers
Players who want a cat appearance can use it on a server that does not run the mod, since nothing changes on the server side.
Custom cat skins
Players who make their own textures can add them to the custom folder and select them in game.
Who it’s for: Players who want a cosmetic cat model on Fabric clients, and players who make custom cat skins or cat hands to use with it.
How it compares
Just Enough Cats is also client-side only and open source under the BSD 3-Clause License, with Fabric files for 1.21.9 – 26.3. Twixy Mod runs on both client and server, is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and supports 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, so it must be installed on both sides.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catify | Fabric | 1.21.2 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-09 |
| Just Enough Cats | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Twixy Mod | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-06-28 |
Questions
Does Catify need Fabric API?
Does Catify have to be installed on the server?
How do custom cat hands work?
In the catalog
Catify is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
This is a purely client-side mod that turns your player model into a cat! It only changes your model visually and doesn't affect any interactions or physics.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/catify
- Owner
- Daylight
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15