Java Edition history of textures/Entities

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Mobs[edit]

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Missing mobs textures

Java Edition pre-Classic
rd-132328		Added Steve's texture.
Java Edition Classic
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST		Added monster textures.
		Added the pig texture.
		Steve's texture has changed.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST		Added the spider texture.
0.26 SURVIVAL TEST		Updated the creeper texture.
0.28		Added the base texture for sheep.
0.28		Steve's texture has changed.
Java Edition Indev
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.
v1.0.14		Updated the cow texture.
v1.2.0	preview	Added textures for ghasts and zombie pigmen.
v1.2.0	release	The zombie pigman's texture was changed, removing blood and adding thx xaphobia in the unused section for the final release.
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.
	Pre-release	The pig texture has changed to accomodate for its new model.
	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.
	12w32a	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.
	12w36a	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]

Non-mob entities[edit]

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.
Java Edition Beta
1.8	Pre-release	Added the texture for experience orbs.
1.8	Pre-release 2 ;)	The experience orb texture now features more orb sizes.
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 end crystal texture.^{[is this the correct version?]}
	Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6	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.
1.14	18w43a	The item frame texture has been updated.

Armor models[edit]

Java Edition Classic
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST		Added the texture of plate armor, worn by some mobs.
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST		Added an unused chain armor texture.
0.28		Added a texture for sheep wool.
Java Edition Indev
Minecraft Indev	20100212-1	Added textures for gold, chainmail, iron and diamond armor sets.
Minecraft Indev	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.
	12w34a	Wolf collars are now their own texture to allow for dyeing.
	12w34b	Added the wither armor texture.
	12w34b	Leather and diamond chest armor texture sleeves have changed.
	12w37a	Added textures for regions on leather armor unaffected by dyeing.
	12w37a	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.