Terms of use

MCCatalog is run by MCCatalog, Denmark. It is a free reference for Minecraft skins and capes: a browsable index of textures players have published to their public profile, a player lookup, and an API that returns those textures as PNG renders and JSON. By using the site or the API you accept these terms.

MCCatalog is not an official Minecraft product and is not approved by or associated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft. It is likewise independent of OptiFine. Minecraft is a trademark of Microsoft.

Every texture on MCCatalog comes from a public source: Mojang’s profile API or OptiFine’s cape server. We show skins exactly as the game distributes them to other players, and we claim no ownership of any of them.

• Default skins, Mojang capes and the Minecraft name and assets belong to Mojang Studios and Microsoft and are used under Mojang's usage guidelines.
• Custom skins belong to the artists who made them or the players who commissioned them.
• OptiFine capes are served by OptiFine to its users; we display the ones players have chosen to wear.

Downloading a skin from MCCatalog gives you no rights in it beyond what its owner and Mojang’s EULA allow. Using a skin in your own Minecraft profile is generally fine; selling it, claiming it as your own or using it outside the game may not be.

The text, layout, code and renderer of MCCatalog are ours. The renders themselves are derivative images of textures we do not own, and we make no ownership claim on them either.

If you made a skin and do not want it shown here, or you are the player behind a profile, write to hello@mccatalog.com with the page or image URL and a sentence on why: you own the artwork, or it is your profile. We may ask for a simple proof, such as the original file or a brief change to your in-game skin. We remove the content and block it from being re-indexed without undue delay, normally within seven days. Repeat notices for the same texture are handled the same way.

Removing a skin from MCCatalog does not remove it from Minecraft or from other sites. Player profiles are also covered by the privacy policy, which gives you further rights.

The API is free and needs no key. You may embed renders on your own site, in bots, launchers, mods and tools, commercially or not. Attribution is welcome but not required. In return:

• Respect the Cache-Control headers we send instead of re-requesting the same image repeatedly.
• Do not bulk-download or mirror the whole index. Ask first if you need a dataset.
• Do not present MCCatalog as your own service or imply we endorse your product.
• Do not use the API to track, stalk or harass a person, or for anything unlawful.
• Do not probe, overload or try to bypass rate limits or other protections.

We may add rate limits, change endpoints or block clients that break these rules, and we announce breaking API changes on the documentation page where we can. Anything you build on the API is your responsibility, including complying with Mojang’s terms and with the law where you operate.

MCCatalog is provided as it is. We aim to keep it up and accurate, but we depend on Mojang’s and OptiFine’s servers, which we do not control. A skin may be out of date, a cape may be missing and the site may be down. We give no warranty, express or implied, of availability, accuracy or fitness for a particular purpose, and we may change or discontinue any part of the service without notice.

The service is free, and to the extent the law allows we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, lost profits, lost data or interrupted business arising from its use or unavailability, or from content that third parties published to their Minecraft profile. Nothing here limits liability that cannot be limited by law, including for intent, gross negligence or under mandatory consumer protection rules in your country.

These terms are governed by the laws of Denmark, and disputes belong to its courts, without depriving you of protections you have as a consumer where you live. If a clause turns out to be invalid, the rest stands.

We may update these terms. The date at the top tells you when. Continuing to use the site or API after a change means you accept the new version.