How to Make INVISIBLE Item Frames! – Minecraft Bedrock Resource Pack Tutorial

First, let me introduce you to an item called an “item frame” in Minecraft. This is a must-have item for any decorating enthusiast, and it’s extremely useful for decorating items.

However, it’s not widely known that item frames can actually be made transparent. While the Java Edition has an NBT tag, allowing you to easily place a transparent item frame with a single command, the Bedrock Edition, as you know, does not have an NBT tag. Therefore, creating a transparent item frame has long been considered impossible.

However, it’s actually possible to create a transparent item frame using a resource pack. A resource pack is a collection of textures and appearance information for items, blocks, entities, UI, and other elements. Editing this resource pack allows you to make an item frame transparent. This article explains how to create a transparent item frame using a resource pack.

Transparent Item Frame

To get started, first open the com.mojang folder to create a resource pack. The folder location is as follows:

Location of com.mojang:

The com.mojang folder is located at C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang. The “AppData” file is hidden in File Explorer, so to select it, enable hidden files in File Explorer’s View settings. Alternatively, you can open it by launching the “Run” app and entering “%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang.“

Creating manifest.json:

Next, open com.mojang and open the development_resource_packs folder inside. Right-click inside it to create a new folder and give it an appropriate name.

Next, open the created folder and create manifest.json. The contents of manifest.json are as follows:

{
    "format_version":2,
    "header":{
        "description":"This resource pack makes item frames transparent.",
        "name":"A resource pack making item frames transparent",
        "uuid":"12886026-405d-4fda-b052-e88d42ada905",
        "version":[1,0,0],
        "min_engine_version":[1,20,20]
    },
    "modules":[
        {
            "description" : "This resource pack makes item frames transparent.",
            "type":"resources",
            "uuid": "12886026-405d-4fda-b052-e88d42ada901",
            "version":[1,0,0]
        }
    ]
}

Name and description define the name and description of this resource pack, respectively. Feel free to adjust them to your liking. The uuid is a unique ID for this resource pack. I recommend using a UUID generator to make these changes.

Creating blocks.json:

Next, create blocks.json at the same level. This file defines the block’s texture and basic behavior. You’ll create transparent item frames by editing it. The specific file contents are as follows:

{
    "format_version":"1.16.100",
    "frame":{
        "blockshape":"invisible",
        "textures":"itemframe_background",
        "sound":"itemframe"
    }
}

Save this and enable the resource pack. You’ll see that the item frames are now transparent in-game.

Problem:

This method makes all item frames transparent. Therefore, it’s difficult to make some visible while others transparent.

To avoid this, you can change “frame” in the blocks.json file to “glow_frame” to make only glowing item frames transparent. This allows both regular and transparent item frames to coexist, as shown in the image below.

Summary

As you can see, you can create transparent item frames by creating your own resource pack. Being able to create transparent item frames makes a big difference to your decorations, so please give it a try.