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Painted Iron

by Subzeroditto’s Silly Cooperation

Painted Iron lets a server dye iron armour, tools and horse armour through a datapack, with commands that apply the colour.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution 4.026.1 – 26.2

What it does

The datapack and resource pack together let a server change the colour of iron equipment, including tools, armour and horse armour, using commands. Installing the datapack in the world datapacks folder and enabling the resource pack is needed for the dye to show. Players need the resource pack only to see the colours, so the environment is server required with client optional. Files target 26.1 – 26.2 across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, which is not open source.

Key features

  1. Dyeable iron equipment

    Iron armour, iron tools and iron horse armour can be recoloured with dye.

  2. Command-based dyeing

    Commands apply the colour to held or worn iron items on a server.

  3. Datapack and resource pack

    A datapack supplies the dye recipes and a resource pack supplies the matching textures.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.21+mod1+mod1+mod1+mod
26.1.21+mod1+mod1+mod1+mod
26.1.11+mod1+mod1+mod1+mod
26.11+mod1+mod1+mod1+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Painted Blocks covers a different target, since it colours blocks rather than iron equipment, and it is published under a custom license for 1.21.4 – 26.1. Horse Armour Recipe is a related option for horse armour, released under the MIT License for 1.20 – 26.3.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Painted IronFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt26.1 – 26.2Server required, client optional2026-06-16
Painted BlocksFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.4 – 26.1Server required, client optional2026-03-25
Horse Armour RecipeFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-20

Questions

Does Painted Iron need to be installed on the client?

No. The environment is server required with client optional, so the server needs the datapack and players may add the resource pack to see the colours.

In the catalog

Painted Iron is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Social mods5,392Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

This datapack (and resource pack) allows you to dye iron armour, tools and even horse and nautilus armour! To use, install the datapack in your datapack folder, BUT ALSO IN YOUR RESOURCE PACK FOLDER, AND ENABLE THAT TOO, if you wish you can just use the resource pack and use commands to dye the tools and armour.
Subzeroditto’s Silly Cooperation, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Subzeroditto’s Silly Cooperation
Published
2026-06-16
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-16
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

EquipmentSocialUtilityAdventureCursedDecorationGame mechanics
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