
Skin Textures
A Minecraft mod to change player skins through resource packs
About this Mod
Skin Textures
This mod lets you use a custom skin texture for any player, even yourself.
And the best thing? It works completely client sided.
What this mod does
It allows resource packs to change the skin of any player based on their name or UUID.
The textures must be placed in assets/skintextures/textures/entity/player from the root of the pack.
Cape and elytra textures must be placed in assets/skintextures/textures/entity/player/cape and assets/skintextures/textures/entity/player/elytra respectively.
The name of the texture file should either be the lowercase name or the lowercase UUID of the player, ending in .png
Alternatively, you can use the hash of the original skin, which you can get by shifting and right-clicking any player (useful for NPCs and such).
Currently the mod affects the in-game skin of players, player heads, the first-person view and the Show Me Your Skin! mod.
If you encounter any mod incompatibilities, please let me know!
Example file names
By name: benonardo.png
By UUID: 373ed407-89be-4f46-b85f-65615620d6b9.png
By hash: 61a1a64d3e42a5fc54c3303a5c5d06c0617b524c6a6b44cc9f0308a7cede3050.png
Dependencies
None! Like most of my mods, it works out of the box.
Available Versions
How to Install Skin Textures on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Skin Textures". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.20 (+1 more)
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Skin Textures server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Skin Textures compatible with fabric?
Skin Textures officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.20. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Skin Textures – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Skin Textures consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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