here's how to install mods for Minecraft
Java Edition
use the clickable sections below to keep
track of what step you're on in this
video
before installing any mods open up your
Minecraft launcher and launch the game
with the version you're going to be
installing the mods for let's say you
want to install mods for Minecraft
1.16.5 you'll need to select that
version on the bottom left menu
if an option for the version you want
isn't displayed you can go to the top
here and select installations after that
select new and then go to version and
select the version you're looking for
then click create and that should create
a new installation click on play to go
back to the main menu and make sure
you've selected the correct version
then launch the game
once that's done you can then quit the
game
make sure that you have Java installed
to install Java head over to java.com
next click download at the top of the
page here then click on agree and start
free download
next you'll need to download forge go to
files.minecraftforge.net which will lead
you to this page you can also find the
link in the description down below and
as you can see on the left these are all
the Minecraft versions you can install
forge4
select the Minecraft version of your
choice
once you click on the version you want
you'll now have the option to download
either the latest or recommended version
of Forge for the version of Minecraft
you have selected
if the mods you're installing require a
specific version of Forge then you can
click down here on show all versions
this will display all the versions of
Forge for the version of Minecraft you
have selected
now you'll need to click on installer to
begin downloading Forge after
downloading the file double-click it to
open or you can right click it go to
open with and then select Java when this
window pops up make sure you have
installed client selected and then click
on OK you'll need to wait a few seconds
for it to finish installing
another window should pop up saying that
Forge has been successfully installed
Now open up your Minecraft launcher and
select forge on the bottom left menu
then launch the game
a message May pop up saying that this
installation has been modified and might
not support the latest player safety
features don't worry this is completely
normal if you're modifying the launcher
pressing OK and launching the game
anyways will not cause any harm or
changes as you can see once the game is
launched the menu looks a bit different
you now have a mods tab available once
you click on mods you can see it says
Minecraft along with the version you're
playing on as well as Forge your newly
installed mods will also appear here on
the bottom left there's an option called
open mods folder clicking this will open
the newly created mods folder on your
computer this is where you need to add
your mods some older versions of Forge
may not have the open mods folder option
if that's the case you need to find the
folder manually if you're on Windows all
you need to do is go over to the search
bar on the bottom left to your desktop
and then type percent up data percent
and hit enter
after that you'll need to double click
on dot Minecraft where you can find all
the files related to your Minecraft game
including the mods folder
mods can be downloaded from multiple
websites it's always recommended that
you install mods from well-known and
secure websites such as curse Forge
Minecraft forum
or Planet Minecraft you can find links
to these sites in the description below
now download whichever mods you want and
add them into your mods folder make sure
all the mods you're adding to this
folder are the same version as Forge for
example if you installed Forge for
Minecraft 1.16.5 your mods need to be in
that same version
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