Elytra Trinket
by Lakuna
With Elytra Trinket installed, players can wear an Elytra in the cape slot provided by the Trinkets API, leaving the chest slot free for other armor.
What it does
The mod places the Elytra into the cape slot that Trinkets adds to the player's equipment. A player can equip the glider there and keep chest armor on at the same time, which the vanilla chest slot does not allow. Fabric API and Trinkets Canary are both required, so Trinkets Canary must be present for the cape slot to exist.
The author built the mod as a lightweight alternative to Elytra Slot after finding that the other mod took too long to receive updates. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source, with a public source repository and issue tracker. Its files target 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 on Fabric only, and it runs on the client and on the server, so both sides need it. The author has stated that no update will follow the 26.1 release, since the Trinkets dependency has not been updated in a long time and newer mods are moving to Accessories, which already provides Elytra as a built-in trinket.
Key features
Elytra in the cape slot
The Elytra is equipped in the cape slot of the Trinkets interface rather than the chest slot.
Chest armor stays equipped
Because the glider uses its own slot, chest armor can be worn while the Elytra is active.
Trinkets integration
Equipping and unequipping the Elytra works through the standard Trinkets slot screen.
Lightweight design
The mod adds one item behavior for the cape slot and does not add new items or recipes.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 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 2
How it compares
Trinkets Elytra needs the server and is optional on the client, is released under the MIT License, and is open source, with files for 26.1 – 26.2 on Fabric only. Elytra Slot Compat runs on client and server, is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and targets 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Elytra Slot is not open source, uses the MIT License, and has a file for 1.21.11 on Fabric only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elytra Trinket | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2025-12-31 |
| Trinkets Elytra | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-06 |
| Elytra Slot Compat | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-08 |
| Elytra Slot | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-06-07 |
Questions
Does Elytra Trinket need Trinkets Canary?
Does Elytra Trinket have to be installed on the server?
Will Elytra Trinket receive updates after 26.1?
In the catalog
Elytra Trinket is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
A Minecraft Fabric mod that adds the Elytra to the cape slot in the Trinkets API. Requires the Fabric API and Trinkets or Trinkets Canary.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/elytra_trinket
- Owner
- Lakuna
- Published
- 2023-06-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15