Elle's Cuter Cats
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #3 of 53 Pets / Horses mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
- Uses the new 1. 6 feature to add new pet breeds, rather than replacing vanilla sprites!
- Provides 158 skins to choose from! There are color variations for the following breeds/color patterns:
- Japanese Bobtail
- Scottish Fold
- Tortoiseshell
- Turkish Van
- Each breed/pattern also has a 'void' variant inspired by the vanilla void chicken
- Add as many or as few as you want to your game; each will appear as a separate breed in the game
- All skins have a corresponding head icon for the menu
- Made with the new pet hat feature in mind!
- Includes a config for adoption price in gold (default is the vanilla 40,000g price)
1. Install the latest version of SMAPI.
2. Install the latest version of Content Patcher.
3. Extract into your \Stardew Valley\Mods\ folder.
4. Run the game through SMAPI to generate a config.json, then close.
5. Open the config.json with a program like Notepad and use the images in the References folder to add the "Cat Breeds" you want and set the adoption price. Multiple skins are allowed, separated by commas. If you can't get a config.json to generate, you can rename the example_config.json to config.json and use it instead. The alloptions_config.json can also be renamed to config.json if you'd like every skin available (but be warned, it's a lot!).
6. Run the game using SMAPI to play with your new cats!
If you only have the first pet you chose in character creation, its appearance can be changed by using the command debug cmenu in the SMAPI cons
Elle's Cuter Cats is a cosmetic mod that adds up to 158 cat breeds and skins for players to choose from. It's a popular choice for pet lovers, with over 10,000 endorsements and 671,000 downloads, and was last updated in April 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive variety – 158 breeds/skins means you'll never run out of cat looks.
- Community favorite with 10k+ endorsements and 671k downloads – clearly doing something right.
- Recently updated (April 2026) so it's likely compatible with current game versions.
⚠️ Cons
- Purely cosmetic – if you want gameplay changes, this isn't it.
- No detailed feature list beyond the breed count – you'll have to discover the specifics in-game.
- Potential compatibility issues with other pet mods that alter cat appearances – test before adding to your load order.
For players who love customizing their pets and want a huge variety of cat skins to make their in-game companions unique. Skip if you're looking for gameplay mechanics or new pet behaviors – this is purely visual.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if your game version is compatible with the mod's last update (April 2026) – if you're on an older version, it might still work but test it.
- If you use other mods that change cat appearances, load this one after them to ensure its skins take priority.
- Use a mod manager to easily toggle this mod on/off if you encounter conflicts with other pet mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- Elle
- Version
- 1.0.1
- Downloads
- 671,264
- Endorsements
- 10,359
- Category
- Pets / Horses
- Created
- 3/20/2024
- Updated
- 4/11/2026
🧩 Commonly Used Together
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