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Installing Minecraft content is mostly about matching three things: your Minecraft version, your loader, and the project's target version. When one of those doesn't match, the game usually won't start — and that's normal. However all the complexity is for Java only as installing addons on Bedrock is much easier.

Below are the detailed step-by-step tutorials for both Java and Bedrock Edition. You can navigate to the specific section you need help with using the table of contents on the left.

Java Edition

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock tutorials focus on importing .mcpack, .mcaddon, and .mcworld files and enabling them correctly in world settings or global settings.

1) Adding / Importing Content into Minecraft

Supported file types:

• .mcpack → Resource Pack or Behavior Pack
• .mcaddon → Bundle (Resource + Behavior)
• .mcworld → Complete World (may already include packs)

Android — Using MCPEDL App

1. Install and open MCPEDL for Minecraft.
2. Select the content you want to add.
3. Tap Download, then tap the downloaded file (ads may appear).
4. When Android asks "Open with", select Minecraft.
5. Minecraft will launch and begin importing automatically.
6. Once the import is successful, the content becomes available in World Settings or Global Resources.

Android — Manual File Installation (Recommended)

1. Download the .mcpack, .mcaddon, or .mcworld file.
2. Install Cx File Explorer from the Play Store.
3. Open Cx File Explorer and navigate to your download location (usually Downloads).
4. Tap the file and select Minecraft when prompted.
5. Minecraft will open and start importing.
6. After a successful import, the content can be enabled from settings.

Windows (Minecraft Bedrock for Windows)

1. Download the .mcpack, .mcaddon, or .mcworld file.
2. Open File Explorer and go to your download folder.
3. Double‑click or Right‑click → Open with → Minecraft.
4. Minecraft will launch and import the content.
5. Once imported, the content is available in settings.

2) Enabling Content in Minecraft

Importing alone is not enough. Packs must be enabled.

Enabling Packs in a New World

1. Open Minecraft.
2. Click Play → Create New → Create New World.
3. Open Resource Packs: Find and Activate the pack under Available Packs.
4. Open Behavior Packs (if applicable) - This Disables the Achievement: Find and Activate the pack under Available Packs.
5. If required, enable the Experiments toggles.
6. Create the world.

Enabling Packs in an Existing World

1. Go to Play.
2. Click the Edit (✏️) icon next to your world.
3. Open Resource Packs and find and activate the required packs.
4. Open Behavior Packs and find and activate the required packs (if applicable).
5. Scroll to Experiments and enable required toggles.
6. Save and enter the world.

Using Global Resources

Global Resources apply to all worlds and Servers automatically.

1. Open Settings → Global Resources.
2. Find and Activate the resource pack.
3. The pack will now load in every world unless overridden.

3) Configuration: Subpack Settings

Some Resource Packs include Subpacks. Subpacks allow users to switch between multiple visual or functional variants inside the same pack (for example: different UI styles, resolutions, colors, or effects).

Where to Find Subpack Settings

Subpacks can be configured per world or via Global Resources, depending on how the resource pack is applied.

Option A: Per‑World Subpack Configuration

1. Go to Play.
2. Click the Edit (✏️) icon next to your world.
3. Open Resource Packs.
4. Locate the active resource pack.
5. Click the ⚙️ Settings button next to it.
6. Exit settings — changes apply instantly or on world reload.

Option B: Global Resource Subpack Configuration

1. Open Settings → Global Resources.
2. Locate the active resource pack.
3. Click the ⚙️ Settings button next to it.
4. Select the desired subpack.
5. Exit settings — changes apply instantly or on world reload.