Protomod
Protomod lets a player turn their own character into a protogen, with a custom texture, animations and armor shown in third person.
What it does
The transformation happens on the client only, so a server does not need the mod to host a player who uses it, and other players see the protogen only on clients that run Protomod. A config screen opens from the options menu through a small button next to the mods button, and it holds the switch that turns the protogen off and returns the normal skin. Skin changes are made in-game from the same screen without any restart.
To use a custom look, the texture is saved on the computer, renamed protogen.png, pasted into the Protogen Resources folder that the config screen opens, and then reloaded. The default skin is the author's own fursona, and a player can override it with another texture. The mod is published for Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt on 26.1 – 26.3, and Fabric API and Geckolib are required on every loader, with Fabric also needing Mod Menu.
Key features
Protogen transformation
Turns the player's character into a protogen with its own body and look, changed in-game.
Custom textures
A player can replace the default fursona skin with any texture by swapping the protogen.png file.
Custom animations
The protogen model plays its own animations, which are also visible on armor worn in third person.
Config screen toggle
A button in the options screen opens settings where the protogen form can be switched off.
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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 2
Use cases
Solo and roleplay play
Players who want an alternate form in their own single-player worlds can change the look without touching other players.
Server play without installs
Because the transformation is client-side, a server can host players with the mod while running vanilla.
Who it’s for: Players who want a protogen or fursona-style character in Minecraft, and players who wish to set their own texture for it.
Questions
Does Protomod need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders can run Protomod?
Does Protomod need other mods?
In the catalog
Protomod is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Protomod is the only Minecraft mod that allows you to transform into your own unique protogen, completely on the client. Click it to open the config menu, where you can access a variety of options, including toggling off your protogen.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/protomod
- Owner
- downloadableduck
- Published
- 2026-05-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15