Toggle Skin
by Joboblock
Toggle Skin lets a Fabric client hide or show the outer skin layer of the player model with a button press, for a Minecraft 1.20.1 client.
What it does
A keybinding, shown as a text prompt, flips the visibility of the outer skin layer. Only that layer is toggled, so the clothing parts of a skin that sit on top of the base skin disappear or return while the inner layer stays in place. The effect is most visible on skins whose outer layer carries clothing or accessories, and it changes little on skins with a bare outer layer.
The mod also works with capes. Its mainhand option switches the cape between the right and left hand, and the change can be applied in either direction. Toggle Skin runs on the client alone, so a server does not need it and the mod changes nothing on the server side. Servers do not have to allow it for players to use it.
The mod requires Fabric API and is published for Fabric 1.20.1 only. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and is not open source. Its environment is client-side only, and its latest file, 1.0.2, was published on 2024-06-30 on the beta channel.
Key features
Outer layer toggle
A button press hides or shows only the outer skin layer, leaving the base skin unchanged.
Cape hand switch
The mainhand option moves the cape between the right and left hand, with the switch reversible.
On-screen prompt
A text prompt appears when the keybinding is pressed, confirming the current state.
Client-only operation
Nothing is sent to the server, so the change applies to the local player without server support.
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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 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who use custom skins with outer layers, and skin designers who want to preview how the outer layer appears on the model.
How it compares
Skinlayer Toggle is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.21.9 – 26.3 on Fabric. Alter Ego is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1, released under a custom license and run on both client and server. NCL Skins is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3, and needs the client while the server is optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toggle Skin | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2024-06-30 |
| Skinlayer Toggle | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-12 |
| Alter Ego | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-23 |
| NCL Skins | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client required, server optional | 2026-10-15 |
Questions
Does Toggle Skin need Fabric API?
Does the server need Toggle Skin?
Does the toggle change the base skin layer?
Can Toggle Skin be used on other Minecraft versions?
In the catalog
Toggle Skin 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
Toggle the visibility of the outer layer of your Skin with the press of a button. (Mainhand switches from Right to Left vice versa)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/toggleskin
- Owner
- Joboblock
- Published
- 2024-06-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15