OptiCape
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.17. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Ever wondered "Where the hell did my Optifine cape go? It cost quite a lot!", Don't search anymore, it's now here !
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.17–1.17.1 on Fabric. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
OptiCape lets you see the Optifine capes without any lag nor bugs, it is just the Cape function from Optifine, ported to Fabric 1.17.X.
As you can see on this small showcase:
See this page on Modrinth
If you want a cape too, you should donate to Optifine through https://optifine.net/donate
Know that this mod does NOT replace the Optifine mod, and doesn't let normal users (non-donators) to have one. It just adds the possibility to display the capes, which are available only to Optifine's Donators.
Here is a small good quality screenshot to prove it works !
OptiCape isn't working the same as other mods like the MinecraftCapes Mod or Fabric Capes and is not even compatible with them.
It does a simple job, with simple lines of code that are lag-less & easy *(are not complex calculations or anything like it)*.
Want to know the best?
You don't even need the Fabric API (or any other API) !
Known Incompatibility:
- Fabric Capes
- Minecraft Capes
- Any other Capes Mod for Fabric
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.17.1, 1.17
- 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 CurseForge — 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 opticape-fabric-1.17.X-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 19 KB
- Download link checked 4 Nov 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.