The Cosmetic Disabler allows you to disable cosmetics of your choice, stopping them from rendering in-game, while leaving every other cosmetic unaffected.

It will dynamically update with Team Fortress 2 and should not need to be updated after seasonal updates to detect new cosmetics.

Download the latest release and run 'Cosmetic Disabler.exe' to start the program. On first time start-up you will have to provide your 'Team Fortress 2' directory if the program can't auto-detect. Once the directory is selected the program will load every cosmetic in TF2 into a list.

1. Download the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/dilbertron2/Cosmetic-Disabler.git && cd Cosmetic-Disabler

   Or click the green "Code" button at the top right of the GitHub page and select "Download ZIP", then extract it.

2. Install Python and tkinter:

   • Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install python3 python3-pip python3-tk python3-venv
   • Arch: sudo pacman -S python python-pip tk
   • Fedora: sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip python3-tkinter python3-virtualenv

3. Make the launcher executable and run it:

   chmod +x run.sh && ./run.sh

   For subsequent runs, just use ./run.sh

You can select cosmetics from the list by left-clicking, left-click and dragging, shift-clicking and ctrl-clicking. Press the relevant "... Selected" button to add/remove cosmetics from your target list. When you are ready to create a VPK with your changes, click the 'Create VPK' button to generate the VPK file. You will be given a choice on behavior regarding cosmetic bodygroups, and then the VPK file will be created in the same folder as the program.

Q: Where do I put the VPK after creation?

A: Place the VPK file in your 'Team Fortress 2/tf/custom' folder. The outputted VPK is also compatible with Cukei's Casual Preloader, if Voodoo-Cursed Souls are disabled it is recommended to use the Casual Preloader to avoid errors/crashes.