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SkinChanger

Change your skin instantly with a customizable GUI, no relog needed. Supports premium skins, a skin gallery and persistent storage for Paper 1.21.1.

PluginsFree1.21
by andrewist · listed from Modrinth
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What it does

SkinChanger is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by andrewist. Change your skin instantly with a customizable GUI, no relog needed. Supports premium skins, a skin gallery and persistent storage for Paper 1.21.1.

It supports Minecraft 1.21. It has been downloaded 2 times on Modrinth. That puts it at #131 of the 134 cosmetic and display plugins listed here. The last update came out on Nov 7, 2026.

Supported versions

1.21

Release history

The newest is 1.0.0, released on Nov 7, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21 – 1.21.11. It runs on Paper. The download is 53 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.0.0Nov 7, 20261.21 – 1.21.11Release

Commands

The commands named on the Modrinth page of SkinChanger:

/skinchanger/skin/skins

Permissions

Permission nodes named there, to give with a plugin like LuckPerms:

skinchanger.useskinchanger.adminskinchanger.bypass.cooldown
Description from the author on Modrinth

SkinChanger

A modern, GUI-based skin changer for Paper 1.21.1. Players can change their skin to any premium player's skin with a clean menu or a single command, with no relog required.

✨ Features

  • Interactive GUI: a color-coded chest menu with skin search, preview, premium skin apply, reset and a skin gallery.
  • Instant skin change: the skin updates live for you and everyone around you, with no kick or rejoin.
  • Skin preview: look up a player's skin first and see it as a head in the menu, then apply it with one click.
  • Premium skins: type a premium player's name and their skin is applied instantly.
  • Skin gallery: a paginated menu of ready-made skins. Add or remove entries from the config.
  • Anvil or chat input: enter names through an anvil screen or the chat (configurable).
  • Persistent skins: chosen skins are saved to SQLite and restored when the player joins again.
  • Fully async: all web requests run off the main thread, so there is no server lag.
  • 24-hour caching: skins are cached with Caffeine, and repeated or failed lookups don't hit the API again.
  • Rate limit protection: if Mojang's API is rate limited or down, the plugin automatically falls back to a backup API (Ashcon).
  • Fully customizable: every GUI title, button, lore line and message is editable in config.yml, with hex color support (&#RRGGBB).
  • Offline-mode friendly: reset can return players to the premium skin matching their own name.

📜 Commands

Command · Description · Permission
/skinchanger · Open the skin menu · skinchanger.use
/skinchanger · Apply a premium player's skin · skinchanger.use
/skinchanger reset · Restore your original skin · skinchanger.use
/skinchanger reload · Reload the configuration · skinchanger.admin

Aliases: /skin, /skins

Extra permission: skinchanger.bypass.cooldown skips the skin change cooldown.

⚙️ Requirements

  • Paper 1.21.1
  • Java 21
  • Internet access (for the Mojang skin API and for downloading the Caffeine library on first start)

No ProtocolLib or other plugin dependencies are needed.

📦 Installation

  1. Download the jar and place it in your plugins folder.
  2. Restart the server.
  3. Edit plugins/SkinChanger/config.yml to customize menus, messages and the gallery.

Made by Andrewist.

Written by andrewist. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install SkinChanger

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.21.

  2. Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: SkinChanger should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.21
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
License
Free to use
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 13, 2026)

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Questions

Does SkinChanger work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.21.

Is SkinChanger free?

Yes. SkinChanger is free to download from Modrinth.

Which server software does SkinChanger run on?

SkinChanger runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is SkinChanger still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

What are the best alternatives to SkinChanger?

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