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Installing mods, shaders and texture packs, fixing them when they break, and setting Minecraft's memory properly. Every guide is written by Tom, with screenshots taken from a real install.
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Core installation guides
New to Minecraft customisation? These cover the setup everything else builds on.
Installation
How to Install Mods in Minecraft
A beginner-friendly walkthrough for installing your first mod on Minecraft Java Edition, from choosing the right loader to adding the mod and fixing common errors.
Installation
How to Install Shaders in Minecraft
Install Iris, add a shaderpack and switch it on in Minecraft Java Edition, with fixes for the packs that refuse to show up.
Installation
How to Install Texture Packs in Minecraft
A practical walkthrough for adding resource packs to Minecraft Java Edition, from the download through the Resource Packs screen, plus fixes for the packs that never appear.
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Troubleshooting
How to Fix OptiFine Not Working in Minecraft
OptiFine not working covers several unrelated failures, and the fix for one does nothing for the others. Work out whether your setup stops at the download, the installer, the launcher profile, Forge, shaders or OptiFine's own texture features, and the list of things worth checking gets short fast.
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Loaders, performance and utility mods for Java Edition.
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Shaders
Shader packs for Iris and OptiFine, from light to realistic.
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Texture Packs
Resource packs from 16x remasters to high-resolution restyles.
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Adventure, puzzle, horror and survival worlds to download.
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Complete mod collections, with the loader and RAM they need.
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Troubleshooting
How to Fix OptiFine Not Working in Minecraft
OptiFine not working covers several unrelated failures, and the fix for one does nothing for the others. Work out whether your setup stops at the download, the installer, the launcher profile, Forge, shaders or OptiFine's own texture features, and the list of things worth checking gets short fast. -
Troubleshooting
How to Fix Minecraft Forge Not Working
Minecraft Forge not working can mean five different failures, and the fix for one does nothing for the others. Work out where your setup stops, whether that is the installer, the launcher profile, the launch itself, the mods folder or mod loading, and the checks worth running narrow quickly. -
Troubleshooting
How to Fix Minecraft Texture Packs Not Working
Work out why a Minecraft texture pack is not working, from packs that never reach the menu to incompatibility warnings, missing textures and OptiFine-only features. -
Troubleshooting
How to Fix Minecraft Mods Not Working
Work out why your Minecraft mods are not working, from version and loader mismatches to missing dependencies, the wrong instance folder and mod conflicts. -
Troubleshooting
How to Fix Minecraft Shaders Not Working
Diagnose why Minecraft shaders are not working, from missing menus and packs that never appear to black screens, crashes, the wrong GPU and low frame rate. -
Performance
How to Allocate More RAM to Minecraft
Set Minecraft's memory in the official launcher, CurseForge, Prism or Modrinth, with safe figures for vanilla and modpacks and fixes for when it does not help. -
Installation
How to Install Texture Packs in Minecraft
A practical walkthrough for adding resource packs to Minecraft Java Edition, from the download through the Resource Packs screen, plus fixes for the packs that never appear. -
Installation
How to Install Shaders in Minecraft
Install Iris, add a shaderpack and switch it on in Minecraft Java Edition, with fixes for the packs that refuse to show up. -
Installation
How to Install Mods in Minecraft
A beginner-friendly walkthrough for installing your first mod on Minecraft Java Edition, from choosing the right loader to adding the mod and fixing common errors.
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