Minecraft events and promotions often award capes that you can equip on your character to show your participation. After a cape is granted or you redeem a code, it appears in the dressing room of your Minecraft: Bedrock Edition profile. If you want to activate your cape on your Minecraft: Java Edition profile, you must first sign into Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and claim it.
How to activate a Bedrock Edition Cape on your Java profile
- Wait for notification that your cape was granted or redeem your code.
- Start the Minecraft Launcher.
- Sign into the Launcher using the Microsoft account you use to play Minecraft.
- Start the latest release of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.
- Select Dressing Room and locate your item in the appropriate section.
- Exit Minecraft: Bedrock Edition after you verified that your item is available in the Dressing Room.
- Sign out of the Minecraft Launcher and close the application.
- Restart the Minecraft Launcher and sign in again with the same Microsoft account.
- Select Minecraft: Java Edition in the Launcher.
- Select Skins.
- Highlight the skin you are currently using.
- Click … and select Edit.
- Click your cape and select Save & Use.
It is important that you sign out and restart to make sure Minecraft: Java edition reconnects and finds your cape.
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