How to Move Your OptiFine Cape to a Different Minecraft Account

Co-authored by Zac Churchill

Last Updated: March 13, 2023

Did you recently buy an alternate Minecraft account and now you want to switch your OptiFine cape to it? Want to give your cape to a friend as a gift? Have no fear; you don't have to buy another cape. You can simply switch it to another account.

Steps

1
Go to optifine.net.
2
Click "Cape" at the top of the page, and then log into your Minecraft account. (The one that the cape is currently on).

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3
Scroll to the bottom of the page. You should see a sub-heading saying "Move Cape".
4
Enter the username which you want to transfer the cape to.
5
Click "Move"!

Community Q&A

Question

Do I need to give my friend my email and password so they can buy me an OptiFine cape?

Community Answer

No, never do that.
Question

How do I change the cape when it is transferred to a different Minecraft account?

Community Answer

Go to the mojang website or, in the Minecraft launcher, go to settings and select the cape.

Warnings

Once the cape is moved, you are no longer in control over it. The player who it was moved to has full control.

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You may only move the cape once ever 24 hours.

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