
Custom Capes Mod
Transform your Minecraft experience with fully customizable player capes!
This client-side mod revolutionizes how capes work in Minecraft, giving you complete control over which players display capes and what designs they use. Unlike traditional cape systems, our solution offers granular customization without requiring server modifications or special permissions.
🧩 Core Functionality
Personalized Cape Management
- Set custom cape URLs (supports PNG images)
- Define default capes for all players
- Store local cape files in
config/custom-cape/capes/folder
Advanced Player Filtering
- Whitelist Mode: Only show capes to specific players
- Blacklist Mode: Hide capes from selected players
- Case-insensitive nickname recognition with automatic UUID caching
⚙️ Technical Implementation
- Client-Side Only: Zero server requirements
- Optimized Performance:
- Asynchronous texture loading (dedicated thread pool)
- Smart caching system (prevents reloading)
- Automatic cache clearing on config changes
- Dynamic Configuration:
- In-game GUI via Cloth Config API
- Live preview of settings changes
- Auto-saves to
config/custom-cape/capes.json
🖥️ User Experience
- Intuitive Controls:
- Access settings via pause menu (top-right cape icon)
- No commands or complex setup required
- Visual Feedback:
- Instant cape updates without reloading
- Clear error logging for invalid URLs/files
- Accessibility:
- Fully translatable text components
- Tooltip explanations for all options
Future Updates
This mod will continue to be updated with new features and improvements.
Planned enhancements include:
- Per-player cape customization (assign unique capes to individual players)
- Granular control over specific players' appearances
- Regular updates for new Minecraft versions
- Ongoing optimization and bug fixes
Development is active - stay tuned for new releases!
🎬 Preview
Final Note: This mod respects Mojang's cape guidelines and only overrides visual elements client-side. Original cape visibility rules remain intact for unmodified clients. All functionality is opt-in and requires explicit user configuration.
P.s: Idea
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.4
- 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.
- Ships as custom-cape-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 29 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.