How to Make Your Own Skin in Minecraft

Co-authored by Zac Churchill

Last Updated: September 22, 2024

While playing Minecraft in multiplayer you'll see everyone has a different one. But the problem is you didn't know you could change it. Now you want your own personal skin, and you're getting antsy. Follow this article to know how!

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Bootlegged, illegal copies will not support a skin change, because you need to upload the skin change to, or change your skin from, your Profile page.
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Create your own skin in a skin editor and creator. Find a skin editor or creator online. Many players choose the editor Skincraft, as it is easy to use, understandable, and versatile. Type "Skincraft" into your search engine to try it. ^{[1]
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- When you go to an editor like Skincraft, you'll see that you can customize your skin one body part at a time. You'll be able to use different tools in order to change your current skin bit by bit, or customize an entirely different skin.
- When you have finished creating or editing your skin, save it as a .png file and be sure to locate it. ^{[2]
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Think of a skin you want and search for a downloadable version of it. Many users use a character like Santa or mobs from minecraft as their skin. If you think the skin you want has already been made, you may be able to find it on the Skindex , a site with thousands of skins. You can search your skin and download it from there, and afterwards uploading it to your Profile page.
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Although capes cannot be readily created on their own, they can be made with the held of mods. Search Minecraft forums for mods that enable the use of capes if you want to outfit your character with a little bit of flair.
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Be sure to upload your skin to Minecraft . Log in and upload your skin. After uploading, the next time you join a server, you will have your own skin on.

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In the "Change Skin" area of Help & Options, choose from among Default, Tennis, Tuxedo, Athlete, Scottish, Prisoner, Cyclist, and Boxer Steve or Alex.
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Download skin packs to change out the default options. Trial versions of the skin packs are available for free download, although permanent packs must be purchased. Purchase your skins through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or PSN Store.
- There are currently 10 skin packs, but there is an Xbox exclusive skin pack that comes with the Halo mash-up pack and a PlayStation exclusive skin pack that comes with the LittleBigPlanet mash-up pack.

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Yes. To tell if it is a virus or not, check the file's last 4 characters in it's name. If the last 4 characters are .png, then it is fine.

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Save a photo of the skin you want onto your device. The latest update now has a skins feature in the main menu where you can browse for skins in your gallery, or choose one provided by Mojang.

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Make sure you have Minecraft actually downloaded on your PC first. Then you find a skin editor, such as 'Skincraft'. Search that and click on the link. Choose whatever colors you want and get started. After your skin is done, download it to the computer. Then, go back to Minecraft.net and log into your profile, click on your profile, and you will find a few buttons there. The first two have a selection between an Alex (3 pixel arm) skin, and a Steve, (4 pixel arm) skin. Choose whichever you desire, and move on. Next, there's a button that says, Browse. Click on your skin, and press 'Open'. Click the 'Upload' button to upload your skin. Next time you join a Minecraft server, you'll be flashing in style.

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Some Minecraft players who have a team that they play with make a part of their skin the same (like a hat) to identify themselves.

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Skins can also refer to textures in the game like diamond or stone. This will allow you to hide yourself really easily.

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MSS is also a very popular skin editing tool too.

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Don't make skins that contain nudity, they will get you banned from servers. This is OK if you are the server owner or are playing in single player.

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