ModsJava
Cosmetic Armor
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.
Minecraft 1.17 and later
Requires: Trinkets API
Since Curios was discontinued on Fabric for 1.17 in favor of the Trinkets API, this mod now uses that.
This 1.17 version also adds a few features / fixes a few bugs which were in the previous version:
- All modded armor should be immediately compatible without any effort from your side
- The items don't show "Slot: Cosmetic Something" anymore
- Heads, skulls and other "head" items (such as carved pumpkins) can now be worn in the cosmetic slot
- Item tags allow you to define items which can't be worn in a cosmetic slot instead of the old "whitelist" tags:
data/cosmetic-armor/tags/items/blacklist.json - A new item tag allows defining items which always show and won't be overriden by an item in the corresponding cosmetic slot:
data/cosmetic-armor/tags/items/always_visible.json
Minecraft 1.16
Requires: Curios API
By default, only the vanilla armor types are equippable.
You can add modded armor through the tags curios:cosmetic_helmet, curios:cosmetic_chestplate, curios:cosmetic_leggings, and curios:cosmetic_boots.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1
- 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 CosmeticArmor-1.20-1.6.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 20 KB
- Download link checked 27 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.