Customizable Player Models
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Customizable Player Models, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Customizable Player Models's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Create and export custom player models · Minecraft mod downloads |
The facts
Each one read from Customizable Player Models's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Animations
- The editor supports custom idle, walking and sitting animations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API artifact
- The documented Gradle API artifact is com.tom5454.cpm:CustomPlayerModels-API with loader-specific compile and runtime dependencies.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Base64 export
- Base64 model data is intended for server owners and map makers and can be loaded through commands or the API.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Blockbench integration
- A Blockbench plugin can import and export CPM projects, but its README labels it beta and warns that some features are unsupported and animations may break on import.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The official FAQ directs users to Discord tutorials, free models and a community guide.checked 15 Oct 2026
- CurseForge distribution
- CurseForge lists 6,053,913 project downloads and a September 20, 2026 update for the Forge project.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Custom geometry
- Creators can add geometry such as horns, wings, tails, hats and extra limbs.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer API
- The API provides the ICPMPlugin interface, loader registration hooks, player-renderer creation, local-model loading, poses, gestures and submodel rendering.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation scope
- The official wiki contains roughly 40 pages covering modeling, texturing, templates, animations, exporting, integrations, commands and API beta documentation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Export and use
- Models must be exported and loaded by uploading the exported image as a Minecraft skin.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Glow effects
- Individual model parts can use glow effects similar to glow-squid rendering.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hide or move vanilla parts
- Normal player-model parts can be hidden or repositioned.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent feature summary
- MinecraftHub describes CPM as an in-game 3D avatar editor with custom geometry, glow, animations, a public model browser and higher-resolution textures.checked 15 Oct 2026
- In-game editor
- The model editor is included in the mod and does not require a separate editor application.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Installation requirement
- MinecraftHub says users must download the loader-matched jar and place it in the Minecraft mods folder.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository and Modrinth listing identify the project as MIT licensed.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: community marketplace
- A Reddit user seeking a CPM artist reported that the official Discord felt empty or abandoned and that portfolios were difficult to find.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: visibility
- Other players see custom geometry only when their client has CPM or the server runs a CPM Bukkit, Paper, Spigot, Purpur or Folia build; otherwise they see the normal skin.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Loader integrations
- Published builds cover Forge, Fabric, NeoForge, Quilt, Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Folia, Babric and BTA.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Model-file export
- A .cpmmodel file is stored in the Minecraft player_models directory and requires the mod or plugin on the server for in-game switching.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Model sharing site
- The maker’s CPM Models site says it is under development and lets visitors browse published creator models.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Models site status
- The companion CPM Models site describes itself as open beta and links to downloadable builds, a web editor and the Blockbench plugin.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Custom appearance
- Additional model parts can use custom textures, and parts of the normal player model can be hidden or moved.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker identity
- The public repository and distribution pages identify the maker as the GitHub account tom5454 (also shown as tom54541 on CurseForge).checked 15 Oct 2026
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