Matowo's Invisible Armor
by Matowo
Matowo's Invisible Armor lets a player hide the look of worn armor while keeping its protection, using a smithing template for the change.
What it does
Armor made invisible keeps its normal stats and can be customized with trims, so a player can show a chosen skin without losing the vanilla armor benefits. The conversion is done at a smithing table: copper ingots and the Invisible Armor Smithing Template upgrade a piece of armor, and the same process can reverse it to a visible form. Horse armor and elytra can be made invisible with a second template, and the mod is lightweight, so it adds little to a world.
The mod is built for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is published for four game versions 1.20 – 1.21.1, with the 1.7.1 build as the latest file. Environment is client and server, so both the server and every player need it. The code is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license and is not open source, though source code and an issue tracker are public. Some armor from other mods that uses libraries such as Geckolib can break when made invisible, and only player-worn modded armor is supported for now.
Key features
Invisible armor upgrade
A smithing table turns a regular armor piece into an invisible one, using copper ingots and the Invisible Armor Smithing Template.
Reversible invisibility
The same smithing table can revert an invisible piece to its visible form, using the visible armor smithing template.
Horse armor and elytra
Two craftable smithing templates let horse armor and elytra be made invisible as well as player armor.
Translated interface
The text is translated into English regional variants, several Spanish regional variants and Brazilian and European Portuguese.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a clean look on survival or multiplayer worlds, and server owners who run modded armor that needs to stay invisible.
How it compares
Totem Announcer is a Fabric-only, open source mod under the MIT License, published for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 and run on client and server. Craftable Smithing Templates (Armor Trims) covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20 – 1.21.10, is server-side with an optional client and is not open source. Better Smithing Upgrades is a Forge and NeoForge mod for client and server, released under All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matowo's Invisible Armor | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-13 |
| Totem Announcer | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-15 |
| Craftable Smithing Templates (Armor Trims) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-04-14 |
| Better Smithing Upgrades | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-28 |
Questions
Does Matowo's Invisible Armor need to be on the server?
Which game versions does the mod support?
Will invisible armor from other mods work?
In the catalog
Matowo's Invisible Armor is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Matowo's Invisible Armor is a lightweight mod that allows you to show your skin by using invisible armors; all armors can be made invisible, and all invisible armors can be customized with trims! Not only can you upgrade your armor into invisible ones, but you can also make your horse armor and elytras invisible too!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/matowos-invisible-armor
- Owner
- Matowo
- Published
- 2024-03-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15