WindowPlayerHead
by typicalsmc
WindowPlayerHead changes the Minecraft window icon to show the player's own head, fetched by username and set through GLFW or SDL3 on the client.
What it does
On launch the mod sets the window icon to the player's head texture, taken from Minotar. Textures are stored in the cache folder inside .minecraft, under windowplayerhead, so later launches can reuse them. Fetching happens in the background, so it does not hold up world loading.
Because the change happens in the client's window handling, the mod is a client mod only: servers run without it and players join without installing anything. It targets the Fabric loader, with 17 release versions covered, and the latest Fabric file is 1.2 for 26.3. The code is published openly, but the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Player head window icon
The window icon is replaced with the head texture of the account that is playing.
Remote head lookup
The texture is fetched from Minotar by username, so no skin file has to be supplied by hand.
Local texture cache
Fetched heads are saved in a windowplayerhead folder inside the game's cache directory for reuse.
Background fetching
Fetching happens in the background, so world loading is not delayed by the request.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Singleplayer and multiplayer
Players who join a server or open a singleplayer world see their own head in the window icon, which helps tell apart several game windows in the taskbar.
Who it’s for: Players who run several Minecraft windows and want each one to be recognizable, and streamers who show their own head in the taskbar.
How it compares
Minecraft Heads Browser is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.21 – 1.21.5 on Fabric, with client-side only installation. Transparent Window is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, also client-side only. Anvil Heads is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WindowPlayerHead | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-27 |
| Minecraft Heads Browser | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-05-21 |
| Transparent Window | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-05-16 |
| Anvil Heads | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Server-side only | 2023-09-29 |
Questions
Does WindowPlayerHead need Fabric API?
Does the server need WindowPlayerHead installed?
Which Minecraft versions does WindowPlayerHead support?
In the catalog
WindowPlayerHead 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
A client-side Fabric mod that changes your Minecraft window icon to your player's head. The download happens asynchronously, so it won't affect your loading times.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/windowplayerhead
- Owner
- typicalsmc
- Published
- 2026-02-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15