How To Install Minecraft Mods (2022)

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 foreign