This page takes you from nothing to wearing your first cape. Each step links to a longer guide if you need more detail.
Before you start
- Minecraft Java Edition, bought and signed in with your Microsoft account. Offline (cracked) accounts can see capes but can't link an account, so they can't wear one.
- A Discord account. Your LeiCraftClient account is your Discord account.
- Minecraft 26.3. LeiCraftClient needs exactly this version. See Requirements.
Pick your launcher
Every guide below ends at the same point: the game starts and shows the LeiCraftClient button on the title screen. Pick the one that matches how you play.
Fabric installer
The official way, with the normal Minecraft Launcher.
Modrinth App
Installs LeiCraftClient and its dependencies in a few clicks.
Prism Launcher
Separate instances for every setup, with a built-in mod browser.
CurseForge
A Fabric profile in the CurseForge app, with the mod added by hand.
Other launchers
ATLauncher and any launcher with a mods folder.
Quilt
Quilt Loader with the normal Fabric API. Should work, not officially tested.
NeoForge
Not possible for Minecraft 26.3 yet. Read why and what to do instead.
The five steps
Install Fabric for Minecraft 26.3
Set up Minecraft 26.3 with Fabric Loader 0.19.5 or newer. Follow the guide for your launcher from the list above.
Add the three mods
Put these three files into your mods folder:
- LeiCraftClient from the download page or Modrinth
- Fabric API for 26.3 from Modrinth
- Fabric Language Kotlin 1.14.2 or newer from Modrinth
Start the game
Start Minecraft with your Fabric profile or instance. On the title screen you now see a LeiCraftClient button below the Realms button. If you use Mod Menu, it sits below Mods instead. You find the same button in the pause menu.
Link your Minecraft account
- Click LeiCraftClient, then Link account.
- Minecraft asks if it may open a website. Confirm, and the link opens in your browser. The mod also posts the link in chat. It is valid for 10 minutes.
- Log in with Continue with Discord, then click Link account on the website.
Back in the game, the options screen shows Linked as … after a few seconds. More details: Link your account.
Pick a cape
- Open the shop and choose a free cape.
- Click Save to wardrobe on its page.
- Open your wardrobe, select the cape and click Save. If you linked more than one Minecraft account, first pick the account at the top.
You can also do this in the game: LeiCraftClient → Wardrobe. Other LeiCraftClient players see your new cape within a few minutes.
What's next
- Learn everything the wardrobe can do: Wardrobe.
- See the options screen, commands and settings: In the game.
- Something doesn't work? See Troubleshooting.
- Want to make your own capes? Start at For creators.