Local Capes
Players who want to wear Java capes or their own PNG capes can do so in-game with Local Capes, a client-side mod that needs Architectury API.
What it does
Local Capes lets a player wear one of 50 bundled Java capes, or a custom PNG cape of their own, without any server involvement. The bundled set is grouped into categories such as Account, Staff, Physical Events, Virtual Events and Personal, with Competition and Volunteer entries. It also includes Dungeons-themed capes from the Minecraft Dungeons games. Capes are visible only to the player who equips them, since the mod runs on the client alone.
Each cape can carry an optional night glow that makes it stand out in dark places, and the glow can be turned off. A cape that has no elytra design keeps the vanilla elytra texture. Architectury API is required on every loader, and the mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source.
Key features
Bundled Java capes
Fifty Java capes ship with the mod, grouped by category for quick browsing.
Custom PNG capes
A player can load their own PNG image as a cape without leaving the game.
Single scrolling page
The cape list is one scrolling page in wiki order, with a dropdown filter by title.
Night glow option
Capes can glow in dark places, and the glow can be switched off per cape.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
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
Local cosmetics on any server
A player who wants a cape but plays on a server without the mod can still wear it, since only the client renders it.
Custom event or team capes
A community member can load a personal PNG cape for a meetup or a team, without asking a server owner to add it.
Who it’s for: Players who want cosmetic capes on their own client. Server owners do not need to install anything, since the mod is client-side only.
How it compares
Client Capes is a Fabric-only, client-side mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.7, released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Custom Capes covers Fabric and Quilt for 1.18.2 – 26.3 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Both are open source, as Local Capes is, but Local Capes also runs on Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Capes | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-10-06 |
| Client Capes | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.7 | Client-side only | 2025-07-06 |
| Custom Capes | Fabric and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-20 |
Questions
Does Local Capes need Architectury API?
Which loaders does Local Capes support?
Do other players see a cape equipped with Local Capes?
In the catalog
Local Capes is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
LocalCapes is a client-side mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 (Fabric & Forge) and 1.21.1 (Fabric & NeoForge) that lets you wear bundled capes or your own PNG capes in-game. Capes are only visible on your own client. LocalCapes 是一个适用于 Minecraft 1.20.1（Fabric & Forge）和 1.21.1（Fabric & NeoForge）的纯客户端 Mod，可在游戏内佩戴内置披风或自己的 PNG…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/local-capes
- Owner
- JinRui_MaoMao
- Published
- 2026-08-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15