As we all know, one of the best features of Minecraft is customization. The game is already great on its own, but through coding and mods, we can make it even better!

Minecraft has gained traction from different age groups. Since the game’s first public release on PC, many coders and programmers have taken an interest in playing it. And after hours and hours of exploration, players have finally cracked the code and made the gaming experience better even for non-coders.

If you do a quick Google search, you would find tons of Minecraft mods and packs to choose from. The Minecraft coding community has been constantly pumping out these mods and making them available for everyone. So if you are just new to the community, then here are some of the best modding tools that you can use.

Minecraft Modinstaller

As someone who is still unfamiliar with modding, we highly suggest you check the Minecraft Modinstaller website. Besides the fact that it is free and they offer tons of mods for all Minecraft versions, it would also ease you into the Minecraft modding.

Through Minecraft Modinstaller, you would get an idea of how to pick, use, and install mods in Minecraft. Even though this would not exactly teach you Minecraft coding, you would get a basic sense of how it works. So aside from getting all the cool mods that they offer for free, you would also learn the basics of Minecraft coding.

MCreator

One of the most active open-source software used for Minecraft mods is MCreator. With the help of this software, you can easily create Java Edition mods, add-ons, and data packs.

What’s great about MCreator is it also doubles as a learning platform. Even if you have zero knowledge of programming, you can easily catch up and learn as you go. Several online coding camps and learning programs use this software as an educational tool for teaching so you are guaranteed to pick up even a little knowledge on programming.

It is worth noting that the software also offers a pick-and-choose menu. That being said, using this software would be a piece of cake and even a kid can use it.

If those features are still not enough for you, then you should really check out the community built around this software as well. Given that the MCreator’s community is composed of people with the same interest in Minecraft and coding, anyone can ask questions about their project, discuss new bugs and fixes on Minecraft, share their mods, and even join the weekly competition for best mods.

Enigma

If you are looking for more specific and tailored modding tools, then you should check out tools like Enigma as well. It is one of the many modding tools out there that offers an easy way to your very specific problem like deobfuscation. 

Enigma is completely open-source so you are free to use it for any project that you like.  The main feature of this tool is it specifically lets you import obfuscation maps to Minecraft.

MultiMC

Another great free open source tool for Minecraft modding is MultiMC. We see this tool as one level up to MCreator.

MultiMC allows you to manage multiple mods, resource packs, saves, and many more with a simple interface. This simply means you can have multiple Minecraft installs seamlessly and simultaneously.

This open-source launcher has a clean and user-friendly interface so any user would not have a hard time using it. MultiMC offers flexibility to its users as well. You can downgrade your Minecraft to an older version and export config packs in zip files. Another plus side to this tool is that it is extremely lightweight and it can simply run in the background whilst you are playing.

Minecraft Forge

If you want to skip MultiMC and MCreator’s easy-to-use software, then we suggest you start learning and using Minecraft Forge as your modding tool.

Before you dive in and install it, keep in mind that there are several things you need to do and several things that you need to install before you even start setting up your modding environment on Forge.

Here are some of the software you need to install and learn before you can use Minecraft Forge

1. Java Developer Kit (JDK)

2. Eclipse IDE

Besides these softwares, you can use whichever software that you are comfortable using as well. We just suggested the ones above because these are the most commonly used software with Minecraft Forge. Beginners and even instructors who teach coding for kids used these softwares along with Minecraft Forge.

Conclusion

All in all, modding does not always mean writing code from scratch. Oftentimes, you can just simply download and install the mods into your game.

However, as we have briefly pointed out above, some of these tools can double as a learning tool for coding as well. So if you love playing Minecraft, then it is the perfect time for you to start learning how to code. Not only would it improve your gaming experience, but it would also be a useful skill that you can use in the future!