Download Essential Mod for enhanced Minecraft features, Minecraft hosting, character customization, and more!

Learn how to manually install Essential Mod and its required modloader for the vanilla Minecraft launcher.

Playing CurseForge modpacks with your friends has never been this easy! This guide explains how to install Essential Mod to your CurseForge modpack.

Learn how to use the Essential Installer, the easiest way to install Essential Mod. Install to existing installations, or create a new one.

This guide explains how to install shaders alongside Essential Mod, to enhance your game with stunning shaders.

This guide explains how to install Optifine alongside Essential Mod, for an enhanced Minecraft experience.

Essential uses industry leading peer-to-peer technology and the power of your PC’s hardware to empower you to host Minecraft worlds and invite your friends with ease and for free.

Voice Chat Essential Mod supports both Simple Voice Chat and Plasmo Voice out of the box! Learn about which voice chat mods you can use with Essential Mod and how to install them.

This guide explains how to install Sodium and Iris alongside Essential Mod, for a more performant and enhanced Minecraft experience.

Essential Mod only works with the official version of Minecraft. Since it needs Mojang account authentication to run, it won’t work with TLauncher or any cracked versions.