How to install Minecraft mods

How to install Minecraft mods

Hey Minecrafters,

Here I will show you few methodes how to install Minecraft mods.

Installation for Windows 95/98/2000/XP:

  1. Click Start -> Run…
  2. Type %appdata%/.minecraft/bin
  3. Openminecraft.jar(It may appear only as minecraft).
  4. Open the folder using an archive software (the most popular are 7zip and WinRAR). To do this, right-click minecraft.jar and hover to the Open With menu.
  5. Delete the META-INF folder
  6. Copy the class files into this folder. Exit the folder once you have copied the class files.
  7. Certain mods will require you to copy files into other directories. Examples include:–Resources folder (found in the main .minecraft directory)–Config folder (found in main .minecraft directory)
    – The .minecraft folder

Follow the instructions on your download for clarification on where to copy files to.

Installation for Windows Vista/7/8/10:

  1. Click the Start Icon.
  2. Go to C:/Users/(username)/Appdata/roaming/.minecraft
  3. Open bin and you will see minecraft.jar (It may appear only as minecraft).
  4. Open the folder using an archive software (the most popular are 7zip and WinRAR). To do this, right-click on minecraft.jar and hover to the Open With menu.
  5. Copy the class files into this folder. Exit the folder once you have copied the class files. 
  6. Certain mods will require you to copy files into other directories. Examples include:
    – Resources folder (found in the main .minecraft directory)
    – Config folder (found in main .minecraft directory)
    – The .minecraft folder

Follow the instructions on your download for clarification on where to copy files to.

Installation for Linux:

You will find minecraft.jar located in ~/.minecraft/bin/. From Nautilus (or most other file browsers), press Ctrl+H to see hidden folders the navigate to .minecraft. If in the console, type, ls -a ~/ and you will find the .minecraft directory. Navigate to the bin folder. Open the minecraft jar using archive manager or similar. Extract the mods that you want to put in the jar from their zip or rar. Close the window for archive manager. Start playing!

Installation for Mac:

This is a way to install mods using the terminal

  1. Go to Applications > Utilities and open terminal.
  2. Type in the following, line by line:
    cd ~
    mkdir mctmp
    cd mctmp
    jar xf ~/Library/Application\ Support/minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar
  3. Outside of terminal, copy all the files and folders into the mctmp directory.
  4. Back inside terminal, type in the following:
    rm META-INF/MOJANG_C.*
    jar uf ~/Library/Application\ Support/minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar ./
    cd ..
    rm -rf mctmp

Installation for any other OS:

On most operating systems you can select the texture packs button on minecraft’s main menu which will open the minecraft folder. Click ‘up’ from there and you will be in the .minecraft directory.

As you already know the newest Minecraft Dungeons will be released  in Spring 2020. Turorial how to install MC Dungeons mods can be found here: Install Minecraft Dungeons mods

What is more, if you are looking to download mods for Minecraft Dungeons game, the best place is Minecraft Dungeons Mods website.