Minecraft: create & insert skins

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Creating skins for Minecraft and then adding them to the game is easy. See how it works in just a few steps.

In a nutshell: You can create and customize your skin for Minecraft on various websites. You then load the skin into your game. It is not possible to change your skin in Minecraft itself.

In this guide you will see websites where you can change your skin and write how you then import the look into Minecraft.

Where can you create skins?

Minecraft Skins: One of the most popular websites for creating skins is Minecraftskins.com. The site is pretty self-explanatory and offers you pre-made skins that you can use and also an editor to create a completely custom skin.

  • Visit Minecraftskins.com
  • Select “Editor” in the top bar if you want to build a skin yourself
  • Under “Latest” you will find the latest skins of all users
  • Under “Recently Commented” you will find other users’ skins that have recently been commented on
  • If you have a skin from other users that you like, you can download it as a .PNG file using the “Download” button
  • If you have created a skin in the editor, you can also use “Download” to download it as a .PNG file
  • Below you can see how you then insert the downloaded skin into your Minecraft
    • The skin editor
    A preview of the “Latest” skins – If you like one of them, click and download it

    Novaskin: Another popular website for custom skins and skin templates is Novaskin.

  • Visit minecraft.novaskin.me
  • Here you can use the tools in the editor to design your own skin
  • Under “Gallery” you will find a large selection of skins that were created there
  • You can use this as a template and continue to design it in the editor or download it directly and use it for yourself
  • Once you’ve created or found a skin you want to use, select “Save” at the top and you’ll be able to download it as a .PNG file
    • I am testing this Squidward skin

    Minecraftskins.net: The skin website Minecraftskins.net is known for its ease of use. Here you can select templates such as “Walter White” or “Ant Man” for the top skins. Or build a skin yourself in the editor.

  • Visit Minecraftskins.net
  • Choose the editor or a skin from other users
  • When you’re done, click “Download” and you’ll get the skin as a .PNG file

    • In the next step we will show you how to transfer your downloaded skins to your Minecraft.

    Insert Minecraft Skins – How to upload the .PNG file

    Once you’ve downloaded a skin (whether your own or someone else’s template), you can easily upload it.

  • Visit Minecraft.net
  • Log in there with your Minecraft (or Microsoft) account that should use the skin
  • Select your Minecraft version under “My Games” and there the item “Change Skin”
  • Now choose between “Classic” and “Slim”
  • Then click on Upload and select the .PNG file on your computer that you downloaded from your skin in the first step
  • Your current skin is then displayed under “Current Skin”.
    • This is what the skin looks like in my game now

    If you now log into Minecraft, your character will appear in the game with the new skin.

    As you can see, changing the skin in Minecraft is really easy and quick to do. With the many templates from other users, you don’t have to invest a lot of time to go from the standard Steve to a cool look.

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