Minecraft: Java Edition is made better with mods, and we have everything you need to know to install and play with mods on Windows PCs.

Minecraft Education Edition is designed to serve as a teaching tool and help educators utilize the game for various educational purposes.

As a free and open-source application for Java edition, there are hardly any reasons not to use Minecraft Forge - many mods even require this mod loader to operate.

Importantly, Minecraft Java mods tend to be free, while Bedrock add-ons can be either free or paid downloads in the Minecraft Marketplace.

To install these mods, you'll need to use a free add-on called Minecraft Forge. This will let you customize Minecraft: Java Edition with mods.