How do I install SpecialSkin?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does SpecialSkin work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.3, 1.20.4. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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SpecialSkin

by thosea · on Modrinth

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.20.3–1.20.4Newest
Minecraft 1.20.2
Minecraft 1.20.1

⬇ Download for 1.20.3–1.20.4 ⬇ Download for 1.20.2 ⬇ Download for 1.20.1

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.

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SpecialSkin

Note: No longer maintained.

A toggleable mod to set the skins of others on your own screen. Customizable with texture packs.
Texture locations (all start with assets/offlineskins/):
skin.png - Default skin texture
cape.png - Default cape texture
skin-self.png - Skin texture for yourself, defaults to skin.png if missing
cape-self.png - Cape texture for yourself, defaults to cape.png if missing
skin-others.png - Skin texture for others, defaults to skin.png if missing
cape-others.png - Cape texture for others, defaults to cape.png if missing
Starting in version 1.1.0, you can also use Skin Packs, a setup wizard for SpecialSkin resource packs.

(capes in icon by @tinygames)

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.3, 1.20.4
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 specialskin-1.3.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 219 KB
Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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