How to Install Add-Ons

Step-by-step instructions on how to install addons for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition

Windows

1. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the file.
2. Double click on the file and the add-on should open in Minecraft.

INFO

If you're opening a .mcpack, a pop-up notification will alert you that you've successfully imported the pack.

Realms/Console

1. You will need a Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer with Minecraft installed and, a subscription to Realms.
2. On the computer, launch Minecraft and upload the world with add-ons active to your realm.
3. Go to your console, launch Minecraft, and open the add-on enchanted world on the realm.

Android

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1. Launch Minecraft.
2. Go to the Settings app and select Storage > Explore (at the bottom). If you do not have a settings app, you can install a file explorer app like File Manager.
3. Select the directory where you saved the file, usually "Download".
4. Select the file and the add-on should open in Minecraft.

WARNING

If the downloaded file ends in .zip you will need to remove it by renaming it. For example: LotsMoreFood.mcpack.zip should be LotsMoreFood.mcpack

iOS

1. Launch Minecraft.
2. Click on the world or add-on file you want to open.
3. Your device will prompt you to open the file with Minecraft.
4. Click Open in Minecraft; This will launch Minecraft with your selected file.

INFO

If you're opening a .mcpack, a pop-up notification will alert you that you've successfully imported pack.

Dedicated Server

1. Download the add-on that you want to install. It should be in a .mcpack or .mcaddon format.
2. Rename the file extension to ".zip"

1. Extract all contents of the file

1. If the extracted file contains .mcpack files repeat steps 2 and 3 for these files.
2. Upload these extracted folders to the appropriate places in your file manager. These folders typically have a prefix or suffix of RP (for resource_packs) and BP (for behavior_packs)

1. Now you need to activate the addon by navigating to your server's world folder and create 2 seperate files. One called "world_behavior_packs.json" and the other called "world_resource_packs.json"

1. For each of the created files you will need to edit them and add the following content making sure to replace the pack_id value with the uuid located in the packs manifest.json along with the version.

[
    {
        "pack_id": "uuid here",
        "version": [version number here]
    }
]

The final file should look something like this. Making note of commas to activate multiple packs.

[
  {
    "pack_id": "af0b7860-1309-46ce-bcd4-d2352d62b71c",
    "version": [1, 2, 0]
  },
  {
    "pack_id": "59b36f01-7dee-4316-9e2c-b68d429c1090",
    "version": [1, 5, 2]
  }
]

1. After activating the addon you can now start your server and you will have extra content added to your server!