KirinSkinFix
by kabanfriends
KirinSkinFix stops player skins from turning transparent when another installed mod uses the Kirin UI library, and runs only on the client.
What it does
Kirin UI is a library mod whose code allows skin parts to be made invisible or transparent. Any mod that depends on Kirin UI can therefore produce a skin in which some parts disappear, so a player may see another player with missing or see-through areas. KirinSkinFix disables the unneeded code in Kirin UI that enables this transparency, so the skin rendering is restored to normal.
The fix is written for Fabric and is released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, which places the code in the public domain, and the source code and issue tracker are public. It is a client-side mod, so a player installs it alone and the server needs no changes. Files cover 1.16.5, 1.17.1 and 1.18 in the game versions list, and the latest Fabric file, 1.18-v1.0.2, targets 1.18 and was published on 2021-12-03.
Key features
Disables transparent skin parts
Turns off the Kirin UI code path that lets skin parts be drawn as invisible or transparent.
Restores normal skin rendering
Players whose skins used to lose parts see the full skin again once the mod is active.
Client-side fix
Only the player's own game applies the change, so players join a server without installing anything extra.
Public source and issue tracker
The source code and an issue tracker are publicly available for reporting problems or reading the changes.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Playing with Kirin UI-based mods
A player who uses a mod that depends on Kirin UI and sees skins with missing parts can install this fix to remove the transparency.
Fair multiplayer play
Players on a server where transparent skins could hide someone else's character can run the fix on their own client to see every player clearly.
Who it’s for: Players who run Fabric with mods that depend on Kirin UI and notice that other players' skins turn partly transparent. The mod is aimed at players who want skins rendered in full, and it has no effect on servers.
Questions
Does KirinSkinFix need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does KirinSkinFix support?
Why do some player skins turn transparent in the first place?
More from kabanfriends
What the author says
The Kirin UI library mod includes a code that allows skins to have invisible/transparent parts despite it being a library for UI things. What this means is that every mod using Kirin UI as a dependency gets one issue where some player skins turn transparent or invisible.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/kirinskinfix
- Owner
- kabanfriends
- Published
- 2021-10-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2021-12-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15