How to install Minecraft Forge

For Minecraft 1.6.x

Step 1:

Download and run the new Minecraft launcher at least once.

Step 2:

Download the latest version of Minecraft Forge installer, choose the installer option.

Step 3:

Run the downloaded jar file. It will open a menu as shown below:

Step 4:

Press OK, and this will appear:

Step 5:

Open the Minecraft Launcher and select the new Forge profile

Step 6:

Enter your username and password and launch the game at least once.

Step 7:

Minecraft Forge will now have generated its folders in %APPDATA%.minecraft. Place mods into your %APPDATA%.minecraftmods folder as you have in the past.

Step 8:

Run from the Minecraft launcher through the Forge profile and profit?!?!

For Minecraft 1.5 and below

• Open your Minecraft launcher.


• Open the “Options” menu near the “login” button


• Use the link in the Options menu to open the .minecraft directory


• Navigate to the bin folder.


• Download the latest version of Minecraft Forge, choose the universal option.


• Open minecraft.jar and the Forge version you downloaded with appropriate archive software. (i.e WinRAR, 7-Zip)


• Drag all contents from Forge into the minecraft.jar


• Delete the META-INF folder from the minecraft.jar


• Close both minecraft.jar and Forge download.


• Go back to the .minecraft directory.

For Windows users, you just have to run install.cmd. If you’re on linux, you need to copy files and apply patch manually for now, A install.sh for linux users too is on the way.