How do I install SkinPatch?

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 SkinPatch work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.7.2. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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SkinPatch

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SkinPatch

This mod patches the calls to the Mojang API, which have moved since 1.7, making vanilla calls invalid, and thus making any skin or cape request invalid. This mod transforms the calls to the new ones, allowing skins and capes to display again

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.7.2
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 skinpatch-1.0.1+mc1.7.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 362 KB
Download link checked 26 Sept 2026 — working

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

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