ModsJava
Painted Iron
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
This datapack (and resource pack) allows you to dye iron armour, tools and even horse and nautilus armour!
To use, install the datapack in your datapack folder, BUT ALSO IN YOUR RESOURCE PACK FOLDER, AND ENABLE THAT TOO, if you wish you can just use the resource pack and use commands to dye the tools and armour.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as painted-iron-1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 27 KB
- Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.