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This image is not licensed by any other entity without the written permission of WikiHowInc. 1 Go to http://files.minecraftforge.net in a web browser. This is Minecraft Forge. This program makes it simple for you to install mods into Minecraft. This image cannot be used by any other organization without the written permission of WikiHow, Inc. 2. Click on "Recommended" to install. The box is on the right. This will download a ".jar" file that can be used to install the Minecraft Forge on PC or Mac.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/9d\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/9d\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-3.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image as per U.S. and international copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content as well as other images on the wikiHow website. It is 3 Open the Finder "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/1\/1d\/Macfinder2.png","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Macfinder2.png\/32px-Macfinder2.png","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":431,"bigWidth":32,"bigHeight":30,"licensing":"I edited this screenshot of a macOS icon.
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<\/p><\/div>" . It's the icon that looks like a blue-and-white smiley face. It's located in the Dock at bottom of screen. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/e\/e4\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-4.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-4.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/e\/e4\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-4.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-4.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow Inc. is the owner of the copyright of this image in accordance with U.S. and international copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content as well as other images on the WikiHow website. This image may not be used by other organizations without the written permission of wikiHow, Inc." Minecraft survival games servers n/p> ><\/div>" 4 Click Downloads. It is located in the sidebar on your left. By default, this is the location your downloaded files downloaded from the internet are saved to. - If you saved the Forge Installer file to an alternative location, use the Finder to navigate to the folder the file was saved to. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/4\/41\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-5.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-5.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/4\/41\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-5.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-5.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow Inc. has the copyright to this image as per U.S. copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content and other images posted on the website of wikiHow. The image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license. 5 Double-click on the forge-installer folder. The file name says "forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2768-installer" or something similar depending on what version you download. If the warning says that the file can't be installed due to it being created by an unknown developer, click the Apple icon in upper-left corner. Next, click System Preferences. Click the System & Security icon and click Open Anyway under the "General" tab. Enter your password. Next close the file. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/0a\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-6.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-6.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/0a\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-6.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-6.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow Inc. is the copyright holder of this image as per U.S. and international copyright laws. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the WikiHow website. This image cannot be used by any other organization without the written permission of wikiHow, Inc.
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<\/p ><\/div>" 6. Select "Install Client" and click Next. Make sure that the radial icon next to "Install Client" is selected and click Next. This will install Minecraft Forge. After the installation has been completed you will get an email confirming that it was successful. This image cannot be used by any other entity without the written permission of WikiHow, Inc. 1 Navigate to https://www.google.com in a web browser. You can use Safari, Chrome, or any other browser you have installed on your Mac. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/7b\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-8.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-8.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/7b\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-8.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-8.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content and other images posted on the WikiHow website. It is 2. Type Minecraft Mods in the search bar Enter. This searches for Minecraft mods. There are numerous websites that provide Minecraft mods. The following are a few examples: https://www.minecraftmods.com/ https://www.planetminecraft.com/resources/mods/ https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods http://www.9minecraft.net/category/minecraft-mods/ https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/twenty-best-minecraft-mods This image cannot be used by any other organization without the written consent of WikiHow, Inc. 3. Click on the mod that you are most interested in. Click on the name of a Minecraft mod to open its information page. This image cannot be used by any other organization without the written consent of WikiHowInc. 4 Click on the download link to install the mod. Find the download link on the page of information and click it. This may be a button that says Download, or there could be a link with the filename of the mod. It is likely to download the file in an ".zip" or ".jar" file. Make sure you download the latest version of the mod or the version that corresponds with your Minecraft Forge version. This image cannot be used by any other entity without the written permission of WikiHowInc. 5 Open the Finder "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/1\/1d\/Macfinder2.png","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Macfinder2.png\/32px-Macfinder2.png","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":431,"bigWidth":32,"bigHeight":30,"licensing":"I edited this screenshot of a macOS icon.
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<\/p><\/div>" . It's the icon that appears to be an emoji of a white and blue smiley face in the Dock at the bottom of your desktop. 6. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-12.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-12.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-12.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-12.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow Inc. holds the copyright to this image in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. The image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content, as well as other images on the website of wikiHow. It is 6 Click Downloads. Files downloaded from the internet are automatically located in the Downloads folder. - If you saved the modified file to a different location, use the Finder to navigate to the location you saved the file to. 7. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/92\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-13.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-13.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/92\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-13.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-13.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow Inc. holds the copyright to this image under U.S. copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content and other images that are posted on the WikiHow website. The image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license. 7 Select the mod file, then press Cmd+C. This will copy it to your clipboard. 8. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/02\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-14.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-14.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/02\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-14.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-14.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow, Inc. has the copyright to this image under U.S. copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content as well as other images that are posted on the WikiHow website. This image cannot be used by other entities without the written permission of wikiHowInc.
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<\/p ><\/div>" 8 Click Go. It's located in the menu bar at top of screen. This displays a list of common folders on your Mac. 9. This image cannot be used by any other entities without the written permission of WikiHow, Inc. 9 Hold Option and click Library. The "Library folder" appears in the list of folders in the "Go" menu when you press the "Option" key on your keyboard. 10. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/c6\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-16.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-16.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/c6\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-16.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-16.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow Inc. is the copyright holder of this image in accordance with U.S. and international copyright laws. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content, as well as other images that are posted on the WikiHow website. It is 10 Click the Application Support folder. This folder includes the Minecraft install folder and other applications. 11. This image cannot be used by any other entities without the written permission of WikiHow, Inc. 11 Click the Minecraft folder. 12. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/b\/be\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-18.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-18.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/b\/be\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-18.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-18.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow Inc. is the copyright holder of this image as per U.S. and international copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content and other images on the WikiHow website. It is 12 Click the mods folder. It's in the Minecraft install folder. This is the folder you put all your mods into. - If the "mods" folder doesn't exist, click File on the menu bar at the top, and then click New Folder. Change the name of the folder "mods" to a lower-case "m". 13. This image cannot be used by any other entities without the written permission of WikiHow, Inc. 13 Click Edit. After opening the "mods" folder then click Edit in the menu bar at the top of the screen. 14. This image is not licensed by any other entity without the written permission of WikiHowInc. 14 Click Paste. This pastes the mod file to the mods folder. The mod is now in place. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-21.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-21.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-21.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-21.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow Inc. is the owner of copyright of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. The image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images on the WikiHow website. The image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license. 1 Click Applications in the Finder. The Applications folder is located in the sidebar of the Finder. 2. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/9b\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-22.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-22.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/9b\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-22.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-22.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content and other images on the website of wikiHow. It is 2 Double-click Minecraft. The Minecraft application has an icon that resembles a dirt and grass block. 3. This image is not licensed by any other organization without the written consent of WikiHowInc. 3. Click the green button next to "Play." This will display different profiles you can choose from - If you're using an older version of Minecraft, click the drop-down menu next "Profile". 4. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/e\/e4\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-24.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-24.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/e\/e4\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-24.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-24.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"\u00a9 2022 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. wikiHow Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content as well as other images posted on the WikiHow website. It is 4 Choose the "Forge” profile. This profile will contain your mods. 5. This image cannot be used by any other organization without the written permission of WikiHow, Inc. 5 Click Play. It's located at the bottom left of the title screen. This will start the game with your mods installed. YouTube may share some information. | https://www.minecraftmods.com/how-to-install-minecraft-forge/ About this Article Travis Boylls, WikiHow Technology Writer Travis Boylls wrote this article. Travis Boylls works as a Technology Writer for wikiHow. Travis has extensive experience in writing technology-related articles and providing customer service. He also has expertise in graphic design. He specializes in Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Linux platforms. Pikes Peak Community College taught him graphic design. This article has been viewed 157,016 times.