Manual Install

It’s possible to install Essential Mod without the installer or manually. For the easiest way to install Essential Mod, visit Essential Installer. If the installer doesn’t work or you encounter an error, try a manual installation.

Learn how to manually install Essential Mod, and the modloader required to the vanilla Minecraft launcher.

Prerequisites

To follow this guide, ensure you have installed:

The Minecraft Launcher: Available at minecraft.net/download

Java 8: Download it from java.com

Download and install your modloader

Essential Mod is compatible with both Fabric and Forge modloaders. We typically recommend using Fabric due to its modern architecture and the higher quality of mods available for it.

Modloader downloads:

Fabric → fabricmc.net

Forge → minecraftforge.net

How to install modloader:

Download your preferred modloader installer

Double-click the installer file to open it

Configure your installation

Complete the install

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Experiencing issues with the modloader installer, such as it not opening or opening with a program other than Java? This could be due to an alteration in the default program for opening .jar files. We suggest running jarfix to resolve this issue. (Select the download under Download from the authors' website)

Install Essential Mod

Download the Essential Mod version compatible with your Minecraft version and modloader from the download page. The download for the raw mod is on the bottom of the page.

Launch the Minecraft Launcher.

Select Installations.

Click on the 📁 icon for the profile you want to modify.

Locate or create a mods folder in the profile directory. Then, move the downloaded Essential.jar file into this folder.

That's it! Start Minecraft, and the Essential Mod should now be installed and ready to use.