Java Edition history of textures/Entities

Mobs

Java Edition pre-Classic
rd-132328	Added mob texture.
Java Edition Classic
0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 1)	The model of mob is now used for player.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST	Added monster textures.
Added the pig texture.
Steve's texture has changed.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST	Added the spider texture.
Updated the creeper texture.
0.28	Added the base texture for sheep.
Steve's texture has changed.
Java Edition Indev
0.31	20091223-1	Added a texture for Rana.
Minecraft Indev	20100214-1	The eyes on spiders now glow in the dark.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.8	Added a texture for cows.
v1.0.11	Added the texture for slimes.
v1.0.13	The slime texture has been updated.
v1.0.14	Added a texture for chickens.
Updated the cow texture.
v1.2.0	preview	Added textures for ghasts and zombie pigmen.
release	The zombie pigman's texture was changed, removing blood and adding "thx xaphobia" in the unused section.
Java Edition Beta
1.2	Added the squid texture.
1.4	Added wolf textures.
1.7	Added the silverfish texture in preparation.
1.8	Pre-release	Added textures for cave spiders and endermen.
The pig texture has changed to accommodate for its new model.
Changes appear to have been made to the zombie texture. Its file size is different, however there appear to be no differences visually.
release	The enderman's eyes have changed.
Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease	Added textures for blazes, magma cubes, mooshrooms, snow golems, and six villager professions.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3	Updated the cow texture.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4	Added an ender dragon texture called "ender". This is assumed to be the ender dragon's actual texture.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5	Added a texture for ender dragon eyes, and a texture named "shuffle" almost certaintly used for its death animation.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6	Updated many mob textures, likely due to UV changes on the rear.
1.2.1	12w04a	Added textures for ocelots and cats.
12w05a	Updated cow, mooshroom and sheep textures, likely to fix hooves.
12w08a	Added the iron golem texture.
1.2	The iron golem's texture has been resized as to be a power of two.
1.4.2	12w32a	The zombie texture now includes a zombie villager head.
The zombie pigman texture is now 64x64.
12w34a	Added the wither texture.
The tamed wolf texture no longer has a collar attached.
Zombie villagers now have a unique texture.
As a result, the head has been removed from the original zombie texture, although it remains 64x64 and the head texture remains there with alpha 0.
12w36a	Added a texture for wither skeletons.
Withers now have a unique invul texture.
12w38a	Added textures for bats and witches.
12w38b	The witch texture has changed.
12w39a	The witch texture has been resized.
1.6.1	13w16a	Six horse colors have been added.
Marking textures have been added, applied to horses for variation.
Skeleton and zombie horse textures have been added.
Donkey and mule textures have been added.
13w21a	Certain horse textures have changed to solve an alignment issue.
1.8	14w03a	Steve's texture is now 64x64 and includes different opposite limb textures.
14w25a	Added textures for guardians and elder guardians.
14w27a	Added rabbit textures.
14w34a	Several rabbit textures changed.
pre1	Added Alex's texture.
Updated the killer bunny texture.
1.8.2	pre5	The mooshroom texture changed
1.9	15w31a	Added the texture for shulkers. Their file name was endergolem.png
1.10	16w20a	Added textures for husk, polar bear, and stray.
1.11	16w39a	Added textures for vindicators, evokers, and vexes (couldn’t find llama texture).
Added different textures for each shulker color.
Changed file names for shulkers to shulker_[color].png.
Added particle.png. It was the top texture of a purple shulker.
16w39b	Removed particle.png.
1.12	17w13a	Added parrot textures.
17w16a	Added the textures for the illusioners.
1.13	18w07a	Added textures for phantom and turtle.
18w08b	Added textures for cod, salmon, and pufferfish.
18w11a	Added textures for drowned.
18w15a	Added texture for dolphin.
1.14	18w43a	Added textures for pandas, pillagers, and ravagers.
19w05a	Added textures for the trader llamas and wandering traders.
19w07a	Added the texture for the foxes.
1.15	19w34a	Added the texture for the bees.
1.16	20w07a	Added textures for hoglins and piglins.
20w13a	Added the texture for the striders.
20w14a	Added the texture for the zoglins.
1.16.2	20w27a	Added the texture for the piglin brutes.
1.17	20w51a	Added axolotl textures.
21w03a	Added the texture for the glow squids.
21w13a	Added the texture for the goats.
21w18a	Removed the unused mouth from all axolotl textures.
1.19	Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1	Added the texture for the wardens.
22w11a	Added textures for the frogs and tadpoles.
Removed warden textures.
22w12a	Readded warden textures into a regular snapshot.
22w13a	Added the texture for the allays.

Joke version exclusive textures

These textures only existed in specific joke versions, and never appeared in official releases.

Java Edition
2.0	Blue Purple	Added textures for cows and pigs retextured to horses.
Added textures for the pink wither.
15w14a	The pink wither textures now outright replaces the wither textures.
Creepers and iron golems have been retextured for thematic purposes.

Non-mob entities

Java Edition Classic
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST	Added the shot arrow texture.
0.25 SURVIVAL TEST	The arrow texture file has been updated to add purple skeleton arrows.
Java Edition Infdev
Minecraft Infdev	20100618	Added the texture for minecarts.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.6	Added the boat texture.
v1.2.0	preview	Added the fishing bobber texture, confusingly to particles.png.
Java Edition Beta
1.8	Pre-release	Added the texture for experience orbs.
Pre-release 2 ;)	The experience orb texture now features more orb sizes.
Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6	Added the end crystal texture.
The minecart texture has been adjusted slightly.
1.4.2	12w34a	The item frame texture has been added (oddly, to terrain.png rather than as its own entity texture).
1.6.1	13w16a	Added the texture for lead knots.
1.8	14w32a	Added the armor stand texture.
1.9	15w31a	Added the arrow, spectral arrow and tipped arrow (identical to normal arrow) textures to a projectiles directory. The prior arrow texture still exists in the main entities folder, but is unused from this snapshot onwards.
The texture for shulker bullets is added.
1.14	18w43a	The item frame texture has been updated.

Joke version exclusive textures

These textures only existed in specific joke versions, and never appeared in official releases.

Java Edition
15w14a	Added obsidian boats with a dedicated texture.
Boats and minecarts have been retextured for thematic purposes.

Textures used, but not for entities

Java Edition
1.0.0	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3	Added the texture for the enchanting table's book.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6	Added the texture for end crystal beams.
1.4.2	12w36a	The texture used for the crystal object/nether star within the beacon has been added.
12w38a	The beacon's beam texture has been added.
12w40a	The beacon beam texture has changed.
1.6.1	13w24a	The beacon crystal texture has been removed, having no longer been used since 12w38a onwards.
1.8	14w25a	Added a texture for the guardian's beam.

Armor models

Java Edition Classic
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST	Added the texture of plate armor, worn by some mobs.
Added an unused chain armor texture.
0.28	Added a texture for sheep wool.
Java Edition Indev
Minecraft Indev	20100212-1	Added textures for chainmail, iron, gold, and diamond armor sets.
20100218	Added the textures for leather armor.
Java Edition Infdev
Minecraft Infdev	20100625-2	Added a texture for saddles when worn by pigs.
Java Edition Beta
1.5	Added the texure used by charged creepers.
Java Edition
1.4.2	12w34a	Leather armor's base texture is now grayscale to allow for dyeing.
Wolf collars are now their own texture to allow for dyeing.
12w34b	Added the wither armor texture.
Leather and diamond chest armor texture sleeves have changed.
12w37a	Added textures for regions on leather armor unaffected by dyeing.
Leather caps now have shading to support these regions and he nose guard has been removed.
1.6.1	13w16a	Added textures for horse armor.
1.14	19w08a	Added leather horse armor.

Joke version exclusive textures

These textures only existed in specific joke versions, and never appeared in official releases.

Java Edition
2.0	Blue Purple	Added the armor texture for the pink wither.
15w14a	The pink wither armor texture now outright replaces the wither armor texture.

Unused textures

Main article: History of textures § Unused textures