Live Texture Editor
Live Texture Editor lets players edit the textures of blocks, items, mobs and GUI elements in-game, with changes shown on screen as they are made.
What it does
Pressing R while looking at a block opens its texture for editing, and the edit appears live in the world without reloading. Each face of a block, such as top, bottom and sides, can be changed on its own. Mob textures, including zombies and creepers, open the same way, and a spawn egg opens the matching mob texture automatically. Item icons can be modified with pixel-level precision.
The editor works on the active resource pack as its base, so edits made to the base visually override the packs already loaded. Exported packs are placed above the existing packs in the stack, and the editor works alongside other resource packs. Interface elements can be customized too, including the hotbar, crosshair, hearts, hunger and experience bar, along with inventories, crafting tables, furnaces and chests.
The mod is built on Fabric API, which must be installed next to it. Mod Menu is optional and can be added for its settings screen. The mod runs on the client only, so servers do not need it and players join without installing it. It is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source, and files are published for 1.21 – 26.3 across 10 release versions.
Key features
Live texture editing
Blocks, items, mobs and interface elements are edited in the game, and the changes appear in the world right away.
Per-face block editing
Each face of a block can be given its own texture, so top, bottom and side faces are edited separately.
Mob and spawn egg access
Mob textures open directly, and a spawn egg opens the texture of the mob it produces.
Interface customization
The hotbar, crosshair, hearts, hunger and experience bar, inventories and crafting screens can all be retextured.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x5 of 5 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
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Resource pack creators and pixel artists who want quick, in-game editing of textures. Players who only want to use existing packs do not need this mod.
How it compares
Resource Pack Editor Mod is a Fabric client mod for 1.21 – 1.21.1, released under All rights reserved. SkinCraft is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.11 – 26.2 under the MIT License. I Editor runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.6 – 26.3 under the MIT License, with the server required and the client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Texture Editor | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Resource Pack Editor Mod | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-05-23 |
| SkinCraft | Fabric | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-13 |
| I Editor | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-09 |
Questions
Does Live Texture Editor need Fabric API?
Can Live Texture Editor run on a server?
Which game versions does Live Texture Editor support?
In the catalog
Live Texture Editor is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Edit Minecraft textures directly in-game without leaving your world. The Live Texture Editor Mod lets you modify blocks, items, entities, and GUI elements instantly. Simply look at a block, press a key, edit the texture, and see the changes live.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/livetextureeditor
- Owner
- Karnickle Studios
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15