How to Change Your Minecraft Skin

By PickaxeKit Editorial Team · Updated 2026-11-08

On Java, open the Minecraft Launcher, go to Skins, add a new skin and pick your PNG. On Bedrock, open the Dressing Room, choose a custom skin slot and import your PNG. You can make the PNG yourself in a free 3D skin editor.

Java Edition

1. Open the Minecraft Launcher and choose Minecraft: Java Edition.
2. Go to the Skins tab and choose to add a new skin.
3. Name it, choose Classic or Slim arms, and browse to your skin PNG.
4. Save and use it. It shows in game and on servers after you restart the game.

Bedrock Edition

1. Start Minecraft and open the Dressing Room.
2. Go to your owned skins and select the custom skin slot.
3. Choose to import, pick your PNG, and choose the arm type.
4. Confirm, and your character uses the new skin.

Open the 3D Skin Editor, and paint straight onto the 3D character. Use the outer layer for hats and jackets, then press Download skin to get the PNG for the steps above.

Tip: A skin file must be a 64×64 PNG. Old 64×32 skins still work: the editor converts them for you.