Optifine Capes Reborn
by Squarcles
Optifine Capes Reborn lets players without Optifine see and wear Optifine capes, while keeping the vanilla Minecraft capes available.
What it does
The mod is a fork of the original Optifine Capes idea, rebuilt to show only Optifine capes instead of mixing them with the rest of the cape menu. Players who do not run Optifine can still see other players' Optifine capes in the game, and the vanilla capes remain selectable. A cape can be turned off from the skin customization tab, and the default Minecraft cape is picked from the same place.
Installation needs Fabric API on the Fabric loader. Mod Menu is optional and only adds a settings entry. Optifine Capes Reborn is client-side only, so servers do not need it and players join without installing anything. It is published for Fabric alone, across 8 release versions, 1.21 – 26.3, and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Its latest file is 1.0.1-26.3 for 26.3.
Key features
Optifine cape display
Other players' Optifine capes are shown to a client that does not run Optifine.
Vanilla cape support
The standard Minecraft capes stay available next to the Optifine ones.
Cape preview and toggle
The skin customization tab previews the cape and an Elytra, and a switch turns the cape off.
Default cape selection
A small cape icon in the customization tab lets the player choose the default Minecraft cape.
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
Optional 1
How it compares
Elytra & Capes is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.6 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Cape Switcher is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.21.4 – 26.2 under the MIT License and is open source. More Capes is also client-side on Fabric, for 1.21.8 – 26.3, and is released under the MIT License. Optifine Capes Reborn covers 1.21 – 26.3 and keeps the Optifine cape set separate from the rest of the menu.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optifine Capes Reborn | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-01 |
| Elytra & Capes | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-14 |
| Cape Switcher | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-09-08 |
| More Capes | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does Optifine Capes Reborn require Optifine?
Does a server need Optifine Capes Reborn?
Can the vanilla Minecraft cape still be used?
In the catalog
Optifine Capes Reborn 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
This mod makes you able to see your and other player's Optifine capes. While still being able to use the vanilla minecraft capes. You can preview, edit and toggle your cape in the skin customization tab. You can also preview the Elytra
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/optifine-capes-reborn
- Owner
- Squarcles
- Published
- 2024-08-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15