Painter Mod
by leonidlikeow
Painter Mod lets players paint each face of a block separately, using a paint roller held in the main hand while a block sits in the off-hand.
What it does
Holding the paint roller in the main hand and the target block in the off-hand, a player right-clicks a single face to apply that block's texture to it. A stick held in the off-hand while the roller is in the main hand turns the painted texture 90 degrees clockwise, so each face can be oriented separately. The paint roller tool sits in its own tab in the creative inventory, and the mod supports textures from connected-texture blocks such as Rechiseled blocks.
Middle-clicking a painted block with the pick block key gives the exact painted version, and the inventory shows a real-time 3D preview of the item. The mod is built to avoid lag: textures sync instantly between server and clients, and it is tuned for Sodium and Iris shaders on Fabric.
The mod is Fabric-only and is published for 1.21.1 as its single game version, with the latest file 1.0.0 released on 2026-08-20. It runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Individual face painting
Right-clicking one face of a block with the roller applies the texture of the block in the off-hand to that face only.
Texture rotation
A stick in the off-hand rotates the painted texture of a face 90 degrees clockwise on each use.
Connected texture support
Painted faces connect with connected-texture blocks, including Rechiseled blocks, without a visible seam.
Pick block preview
Middle-click pick block returns the exact painted block, and the inventory shows a 3D preview of it.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Decorating builds
Builders can give one wall or one side of a block a different material without crafting new block types.
Who it’s for: Builders and players who decorate bases, houses or other constructions and want individual faces of vanilla blocks to carry different textures.
How it compares
Precise Painter is open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.11, and only the server needs it, so players join without installing it. PackLab is client-side only, MIT licensed and built for 1.21.11, so only the client runs it. Paint your Shulkers! is client-side only, not open source, and published for 1.21.1, which is the same version Painter Mod targets. RGB Paintbrush is a client and server mod under the MIT License for 1.21.1, the same environment as Painter Mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painter Mod | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-20 |
| Precise Painter | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-05 |
| PackLab | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-13 |
| Paint your Shulkers! | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-08-02 |
| RGB Paintbrush | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-16 |
Questions
Does Painter Mod need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Painter Mod support?
Does Painter Mod work with connected-texture blocks?
In the catalog
Painter Mod is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Tired of having the same texture on all sides of a block? Painter Mod introduces an intuitive, vanilla-friendly way to paint individual faces of blocks using any full block in the game! ✨ Features: 🖌️ Paint Individual Faces: Hold a Paint Roller in your main hand and any full block in your off-hand. Right-click any…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/painter-mod
- Owner
- leonidlikeow
- Published
- 2026-08-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15