Hide Models
by Simuciokas
Hide Models lets a player hide selected model pieces on screen, through a GUI opened from a bind key in Minecraft's Options menu.
What it does
Hide Models is a client-side mod: only the player's client needs it, and the server can run without it. Its main job is to hide parts of rendered models, such as Bone pieces of a mob or entity, so a player sees the world with those parts removed. The mod also covers item display entities that carry a custom model data value, and a player can set a list of model names to render or hide.
The mod is built around a custom GUI with a nearby model list, which includes models seen recently, and a Model Root Bone selector for picking individual parts. Settings can be saved as per-server profiles and shared with others. A first and third person toggle sets which view the hiding applies to, and servers can disable the mod for their players. Fabric API is required, and the mod is published for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt across 19 release versions, 1.20.5 – 26.3, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. The source code is public.
Key features
Hide model pieces
Individual model parts can be hidden from rendering while the rest of the model stays visible.
Nearby model list
The GUI lists models near the player, including ones seen recently, so a target can be chosen without searching.
Bone selector
A Model Root selector lets the player pick any Bone of a model, with the full set of Bones shown.
Per-server profiles
Hiding settings are stored per server and can be exported so another player can use the same profile.
Hitboxes stay active
Hidden models still keep their hitbox, so interaction and targeting work as before.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 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
Who it’s for: Players who want a cleaner view of crowded scenes, and server owners who want to offer a shared hiding profile or turn the mod off for their players.
How it compares
Hide Hands is also a client-side mod with a broader Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt range, 1.16.5 – 26.3, but it is under All rights reserved. Hide HUD in Third-Person View is client-side under the MIT License across the same 1.16.5 – 26.3 range, but it hides the HUD rather than model pieces. Hide Players targets only 1.21.10 on Fabric and is under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hide Models | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.5 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-08 |
| Hide Hands | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Hide HUD in Third-Person View | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-06-18 |
| Hide Players (1.21.10+) | Fabric | 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-10-23 |
Questions
Does Hide Models need Fabric API?
Does Hide Models have to be installed on the server?
Which loader should a player choose for Hide Models?
In the catalog
Hide Models is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Open the GUI using /hidemodels or bind a key through Minecraft's Options Anything that renders a model as an item_display entity carrying item_model or custom_model_data can be hidden. You can set a list of different model names that should not be rendered - they will still retain their hitbox and interactivity.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hide-models
- Owner
- Simuciokas
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15