Selfskin
by Wonder
Selfskin lets a player change their own skin on the client, by placing image files in a folder inside the .minecraft directory.
What it does
Selfskin reads image files from the .minecraft/selfskins folder and applies them as the player's skin. A file placed directly in that folder uses the classic model, and a file in the slim subfolder uses the slim model. The skin overrides the one the player already has, and it also works for offline players.
Skins update automatically when the player enters a world. Running the selfskin:reload command in a world refreshes skins, and the command accepts a single username so only that player's skin is reloaded. Changes made this way stay visible only to the player who made them, so other players keep seeing the skins they had. The mod is client-side only, so only the client needs it and servers run without it. It is released under a custom license that is not open source, and it requires Fabric or Quilt on Minecraft 1.15.2 – 1.20.1, with Forge support not yet available.
Key features
Classic and slim skin files
Place an image in the selfskins folder for the classic model or in the slim subfolder for the slim model.
Automatic skin refresh
Skins update when the player enters a world, without a restart or a separate step.
Targeted reload command
The reload command takes a username, so a single player's skin can be refreshed on its own.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Testing skin files
A skin author can swap a file in the folder and reload it in a world to check how it looks.
Local skin changes
A player can use a custom skin in single-player or on a server without changing what other players see.
Who it’s for: Players who want a custom skin on their own client, and skin makers who want to test files in game without a resource pack.
Questions
Does Selfskin need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Selfskin support?
Why does a reload not change other players' skins?
Is Selfskin compatible with Ears?
In the catalog
Selfskin is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Change any skin fully client-side! Simply put a file in.minecraft/selfskins/.png or.minecraft/selfskins/slim/.png to override a player's skin (it works with offline players too). Skins automatically update each time a player enters the world (as of 1.1.0). To change skins while a player is in the world, use…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/selfskin
- Owner
- Wonder
- Published
- 2023-08-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-08-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15