How do you download and install mods in Minecraft?

Answer 1

Simple_version_(for_experienced_users)

1. Extract the mod
2. Copy the extracted files to the minecraft.jar file
3. Delete the folder named META-INF.

Full_version_(for_beginners)Downloading Mods

Minecraft Mods may be downloaded from a number of different websites. One of the most reliable sources is the Minecraft Forums, which has a dedicated Mods section. Each Mod Thread will provide a download link for the respective mod, as well as installation instructions and general advice.

Some Minecraft Mods require a Mod named ModLoader in order to work correctly. ModLoader helps to prevent different Mods from conflicting with one another, and is often necessary for other Mods to be installed. See the related links below for a link to the relevant forum thread.

Installing Mods (Windows)

To begin, you will need an archive utility application, such as WinZip, WinRAR, 7-Zip, or something similar. You may already have a suitable application. If not, the download link to WinRAR can be found under "Sources and related links" below this answer.

To install Mods in Minecraft, you will need to locate your Minecraft application data.

• Go to the start menu, and type into the search bar.
• A folder named "Roaming" should appear as a search option. Click on this option to open the folder in a new window.
• In the new window, there should be a folder named ".minecraft". Open this folder.
• Your Minecraft application data is located within your .minecraft folder.

You may pin the Roaming folder to Windows Explorer in the task bar for ease of future access.

Before installing any mods, be sure to back-up your Minecraft save files. Installing mods can potentially corrupt your saves, so you should always have copies of your save files stored on your computer. To back-up your files, simply copy your savesfolder and paste it into a clearly labeled folder. To restore these saves, simply copy the previous saves folder back into your .minecraft folder.

What you're going to do is to copy all the mod files into the minecraft.jar file. To do that you first need to extract the mod you downloaded. This can be done with WinRAR. Go to your downloads folder, right click the mod and extract it to somewhere you remember (I have a folder on My Documents named "Minecraft mods" where I have all mods and texture packs). And now you need to find the minecraft.jar file. This file is located in the bin folder in .minecraft.

On Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP, click the little icon in the bottom left corner, type in "Run" on the search bar and type in. Now a window will open. Open "Roaming", ".minecraft" and then "bin". You migtht come directly to the Roaming folder. If you do you can just go directly to the .minecraft folder and then bin.

On Mac it's very simple. Just go to this location: /Users/~Library/Application Support/minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar where ~ is your username.

I recommend that you make a back-up of the minecraft.jar file, since we are going to edit it. If the mod is fake, you might need to delete the whole file. Copy minecraft.jar to a location that you remember (maybe in the same folder as the mods you extracted?).

Now open the minecraft.jar file with WinRAR, and you'll have a list of many files. Copy all the files that you extracted and paste them into this list, and select "Add and replace files". Once you have done this, delete the folder named META-INF.

And now you're done! Close all the windows, open Minecraft and enjoy your mod =)

Installing Mods (Mac OS X)

To begin, you will need an archive utility application. On Mac OS X, a free application named "The Unarchiver" is suitable, and may be downloaded for free from the Mac App Store.

To install Mods in Minecraft, you will need to locate your Minecraft application data. To do so, follow these steps:

• Open a new window in Finder.
• Go to the menu bar at the top of the screen and click "Go".
• Select the option "Go to Folder..."
• Enter the text /Users/~Library/Application Support/minecraft, and click "Go".
• Your Minecraft application data is in the minecraftfolder.

For ease of access in future, you may place your Library folder in the side menu of the Finder window (alongside Documents, Applications, Downloads, etc).