For your Minecraft mods to work on the server, you will need to install mod loaders. These allow you to modify the game world and content. Two of the most commonly used mod loaders are Forge and Fabric. The guide you are reading right now is related to Fabric. Let me show you how to install Fabric and its mods and how you can run these mods in the latest Minecraft update.
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Here is the guide on downloading and installing Fabric in Minecraft:
- Use the link and visit the official downloads page of Fabric to download.
- Click the “Download universal jar” link to download the file.
Once you have downloaded the file, follow these steps to install Fabric so you can start playing with compatible mods:
- Open the File you downloaded from the Fabric installer by double-clicking on the download. Before you try installing Fabric on your PC, ensure you have Java with you. Click here to download Java’s latest version.
- Once the Fabric Installer is opened, find and select the ‘Minecraft version’ you are using and press ‘Install’ at the bottom.
- You should see the message in the pop-up window about the Fabric API mod; this mod is used when installing many other mods.
- Go to this CurseForge page. You should see the latest release file. To download it, right-click on the file, click the three dots, and then select ‘Download file’.
How to Install Minecraft Fabric Mods
Once the fabric is set up and running, you can install and use Fabric Mods. Let’s go over the steps to install the mods:
It only prepares the Fabric mods you want to use in the game environment. Here are some must-try Minecraft Fabric mods; do not miss some of the best ones beside them in our separate list. The Fabric API mod is the only one that we have downloaded. If you are fancy, you can download some more.
Visit source websites such as CurseForge and select the mod that gives you the most joy. Switch to the Files tab and search for the newest Fabric file. When a mod has no Fabric files, it means that it cannot be used with Fabric, and you wiFabrice to use Forge or another mod loader. Ensure that you download the file necessary; it will not function if the wrong file is downloaded.
Now, open Minecraft Launcher. Scroll up to the tabs at the top to go to Installations again, and again, ensure the Modded box in the right corner is ticked. You should see the fabric loader here. If you don’t, go to New Installation and select the Fabric Loader as your game version.
Go over the fabric installation and click the folder icon in the right corner. This will open the main Minecraft folder:
The next progression is to build the mods folder if you do not already have one. Very simply, create another folder at this location and name it “mods.”
With the mods folder ready, the Fabric API and other mods should be dragged and dropped into it. It doesn’t appear there are problems with having mod files that are compatible with different loaders, so all such files can be stored in this mods folder.
And that is it. Congratulations on installing new mods to Fabric; you can noFabricthem.
How to Use Fabric Mods in Minecraft
After that, return to the Minecraft Launcher after adding the mods folder. In the Play section, right there in the Fabric loader log – check the Fabric loader and then click on “Play” to begin the game. It has no index where one can view all the different mods installed; hence, one has to start a new world to confirm that all are fine.
If a mod is incompatible with the Fabric version you have or requires a mod to be installed first, you will be shown this message before getting to the game.
With that said, you have now learned how to install the Fabric mod loader. With this, you can run Fabric mods in Minecraft easily. As you can understand, this process is quite simple; there should be no doubts, so start downloading mods right now.