All rights reserved. wikiHow Inc. is the owner of copyright of this image as per U.S. and international copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content, as well as other images on the wikiHow website. The image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license. 1 Go to http://files.minecraftforge.net in a web browser. This is the official website for Minecraft Forge. This software makes it easy for you to install mods within Minecraft. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/5\/54\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/5\/54\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-2.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-2.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 in accordance with U.S. 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. This image may not be used by any other organization without the written permission of wikiHow, Inc.
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<\/p><\/div>" . It's the icon that resembles an emoji of a white and blue smiley face. It can be found in the Dock at bottom of screen. This image cannot be used by any other organization without the written permission of WikiHowInc. 4 Click Downloads. It's in the sidebar on the left. By default, this is the location your downloaded files from the internet are saved to. If the Forge Installer file was saved to a different location than the default, you can use the Finder to go back to the original location. "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. is the copyright holder of this image in accordance with U.S. and international copyright laws. The image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content, as well as other images that are posted on the WikiHow website. This image may not be used by any other entity without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc. The image is licensed under the Creative Commons license. ><\/div>" 5 Double-click on the forge-installer file. 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 cannot be installed because it was developed by an unknown developer, click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner. Then, click System Preferences. Click on the System & Security icon, then click Open Anyway under "General". 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 licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content as well as other images posted on the WikiHow website. This image cannot be used by any other organization without the express written consent of wikiHowInc. The image is licensed under the Creative Commons license. ><\/div>" 6. Select "Install Client" and click Next. Make sure to click Next to ensure that the Radial Button, next to "Install Client", is selected. This will install Minecraft Forge. Once the installation is completed you will receive a message acknowledging that the installation was successful. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/0f\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-7.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-7.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/0f\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-7.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-7.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 applied to text content, as well as other images on the wikiHow website. It is 1 Navigate to https://www.google.com in a web browser. You can use Safari, Chrome, or any other web 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 owner of the copyright for 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 that are posted on the website of wikiHow. It is 2 Type Minecraft Mods into the search bar and hit Enter. This search is for Minecraft mods. There are numerous websites that offer 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 is not licensed by any other organization without the written consent of WikiHowInc. 3. Click on the mod you're most interested in. Click on the title of the Minecraft mod to open its information page. This image is not licensed by any other entities without the written consent of WikiHowInc. 4. Click the download link for the mod. Locate the download link on the page of information and click. It could be a button that says Download, of it could be a link with the mod filename. Most likely, this will download the file as a ".zip" or ".jar" file. - Make sure to download the most current version of the mod or the version that is compatible to your version of Minecraft Forge. 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<\/p><\/div>" . It's the icon that appears like a blue and smiling face on your Dock at the bottom. 6. This image is not permitted to be used by any other entities without the written permission of WikiHow, Inc. 6 Click Downloads. Files downloaded from the internet are automatically placed in the Downloads folder. If you saved the mod file to a different location you can use the Finder tool to navigate to the folder you saved the file to. 7. This image is not licensed by any other entity without the written permission of WikiHow, Inc. 7 Select the mod file, then press Cmd+C. This will copy it to your clipboard. 8. This image is not licensed by any other entities without the written permission of WikiHowInc. 8 Click Go. It's located in the menu bar on top of screen. It lists common folders on your Mac. 9. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/4\/48\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-15.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-15.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/4\/48\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-15.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-15.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 for this image as per U.S. copyright laws. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content as well as some other images posted to the website of wikiHow. The image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license. 9 Hold Option and select Library. The "Library folder" is listed in the list of folders that appear under 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 as per 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 on the wikiHow website. The image cannot be used by other organizations without the written consent of wikiHow, Inc. The image is licensed under the Creative Commons license. ><\/div>" 10 Click on the Application Support folder. This folder contains the Minecraft install folder as well as other applications. 11. This image is not licensed by any other entity without the written consent of WikiHow, Inc. server stat 11 Click on the Minecraft folder. 12. This image is not licensed by any other entity without the written consent of WikiHow, Inc. 12 Click on the mods folder. It's located in the Minecraft install folder. This is where you put all your mods. If the "mods" folder doesn't exist, click File in 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 is not licensed by any other organization without the written consent of WikiHow, Inc. 13 Click Edit. After opening the "mods" folder, click the Edit menu in the menu bar that is at the top of the screen. 14. This image is not licensed by any other entity without the written consent of WikiHowInc. 14 Click Copy. This will paste the mod file into the mods folder. The mod is now installed. "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 the copyright for this image under U.S. copyright laws. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content, as well as other images that are posted 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 to the left in 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 owner of copyright of this image under 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 on the wikiHow website. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc."n/p> ><\/div>" 2 Double-click Minecraft. The Minecraft app has an icon that resembles grass and dirt block. 3. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-23.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-23.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-23.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-23.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. This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content, as well as other images on the WikiHow website. The image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license. 3. Click the green arrow next to "Play." This will display different profiles you can choose from - If you are using an older version of Minecraft select the drop-down menu next "Profile". 4. 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<\/p ><\/div>" 4. Select the "Forge” profile. This is the profile that contains your modifications. 5. "smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/8\/87\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-25.jpg\/v4-460px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-25.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/8\/87\/Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-25.jpg\/aid7869017-v4-728px-Download-a-Minecraft-Mod-on-a-Mac-Step-25.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 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 that are posted on the wikiHow website. It is 5 Click Play. It's located at the bottom left of the title screen. It 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 Written by: Travis Boylls, wikiHow Technology Writer This article was written by Travis Boylls. server stat Travis Boylls is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. Travis has extensive experience writing tech-related articles and offering customer service. He also has experience in graphic design. He is an expert on Windows, macOS Android, iOS, Linux, and other platforms. Pikes Peak Community College taught him graphic design. This article has been viewed 157,016 times.