ClothesPlus vs Customizable Player Models

ClothesPlus is a self-hosted Paper plugin for Minecraft Java servers that adds wardrobe overlays, character creation, and related server tools. It layers shirts, pants, shoes, hats, accessories, jackets, beards, and full-body outfits over player skins. A cursor-based creator supports appearance changes and configurable race and class systems. Players can browse wardrobe items, preview changes in a 3D viewer, zoom, drag to spin the avatar, then confirm or cancel edits. Outfits can be saved and loaded. ClothesPlus can build and send a resource pack or use ItemsAdder, Nexo, Oraxen, or CraftEngine. PacketEvents is required; the current setup recommends Paper 1.21.x and Java 21. Optional integrations include LuckPerms and Vault. The free edition costs nothing, includes basic wardrobe and commands, MySQL synchronization, and limited overlay slots.

Customizable Player Models is a free, MIT-licensed project for creating custom avatars for Minecraft Java Edition. Its editor lets users alter vanilla player parts, add custom model parts and textures, and hide or move pieces of the normal player model. Textures can be animated, and parts of a skin can glow. Models must be exported and loaded by uploading the exported image as a Minecraft skin; exported models can also be stored in unused skin space or as a GitHub Gist. Export options include a Minecraft skin file, .cpmmodel, and Base64 model data. The maker lists mod downloads for Forge, NeoForge, Fabric, and Quilt across Minecraft versions. An optional Bukkit/Spigot plugin supports in-game skin changes and offers the same features as installing the mod on a Forge or Fabric server. Voice chat animations need separate compatibility mods. ViveCraft support is listed, and OSC-driven animations require the CPM OSC compatibility addon. The model-sharing site is under development; the project links to Discord for support and bug reports.