Sneaky Capes
by Penguin_Spy
Sneaky Capes shows a cape on the player's skin, using the parts of a 64x32 skin texture that are normally left unused.
What it does
A player loads a skin in the mod's Load skin dialog, either by choosing a file or by picking the current skin, and then inserts a 64x32 pixel cape texture into the same dialog. Players who have the mod see the custom cape on their own character and on other players' characters, while players without it still see the account's actual cape. The mod itself ships no cape textures; it only loads the skin texture that carries them.
Because the feature writes into the areas of the skin texture that most skins leave empty, it generally does not clash with how Entity Texture mods use the same file. Markers placed at different locations blink on the texture so that a cape never overlaps them. The mod is client-side only, so only the client needs it, and it is released under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, which makes it open source. Files are published for Fabric and Quilt, with builds covering 1.21.4 – 26.2 across 12 release versions.
Key features
Custom cape rendering
Renders a custom cape texture in the unused portions of the player's skin texture.
Skin loading dialog
A Load skin dialog lets the player pick a file or the current skin as the base texture.
Cape texture insertion
A 64x32 pixel cape texture can be inserted at the correct position in the skin file through the dialog.
Bundled cape library
Cape textures from several sources, official and unofficial, ship with the mod, including one for the mod's icon.
Blinking position markers
Markers at different locations blink on the texture, showing where a cape can go without overlapping other cape areas.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Capey is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.9 – 26.3, released under the MIT License and open source. More Capes is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.8 – 26.3, also under the MIT License and open source. Better Capes is a Fabric client mod for 1.20 – 26.3 that is not open source and is licensed as All rights reserved. Sneaky Capes covers 1.21.4 – 26.2 under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and differs from all three in using skin texture space rather than a separate cape texture.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneaky Capes | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.4 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-21 |
| Capey | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-18 |
| More Capes | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-16 |
| Better Capes | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-21 |
Questions
Does Sneaky Capes need Fabric API or another library?
Do other players need the mod to see a cape?
Which game versions does Sneaky Capes support?
In the catalog
Sneaky Capes 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.
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What the author says
This mod doesn't provide any cape textures itself, it only loads them from your skin texture! For a collection of official and unofficial cape textures (including the one in the mod icon), see To insert a cape texture into your skin, i recommend using Loom (a skin editor i made): - load your player's skin first using…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sneaky_capes
- Owner
- Penguin_Spy
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15