Resource Packs can drastically change the way Minecraft looks and plays, and there are thousands available for free. Resource packs simplify the Minecraft modding experience, and you can download and install them in just a few minutes. If you have old texture packs from older versions of Minecraft, these can be converted to the resource pack format and then loaded as well (resource packs are simply the new version of texture packs).
To Install Resource Pack on Any platform.
- Download a resource pack, you should get a .zip file
- Open the folder to which you downloaded the file
- Copy the .zip file
- Open Minecraft
- In Minecraft, click on "Options", then "Resource Packs"
- Choose "Open resource pack folder"
- Paste the file into the resource folder in Minecraft
- Go back to Minecraft, the resource pack should now be listed (if not listed then go to the main menu by pressing Esc and repeat step 5) and you can activate it by choosing it and hitting "Done". The game will now reload itself.
To Install Resource Pack on Windows (Java Edition)
- Download the resource pack you want
- Copy the file you downloaded
- Press Win + R. A window titled "Run" should appear
- In the textbox inside the "Run" window, type "%appdata%" and click "Ok"
- In the folder that just appeared, open the ".minecraft" folder
- In the ".minecraft" folder, open the "resourcepacks" folder
- Paste the resource pack in this folder
- Open Minecraft, select "Options", then "Resource Packs", select your resource pack and select "done"
- You can skip 4,5, and 6 if you want to, you have to type this in the "Run" window: %appdata%/.minecraft/resourcepacks
To Install Resource Pack on MAC.
- Download a resource pack of your choice
- Do NOT unzip the resource pack just move the .zip file to minecraft's resource pack folder (Should be at ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/resourcepacks)
- Open up Minecraft and login to your account
- At the main menu select "Options", then "Resource Packs"
- Now select your new resource pack and then select done
To Install Resource Pack on Linux.
- Download a resource pack, you should get a .zip file
- Open the folder to which you downloaded the file
- Copy the .zip file
- Type ~/.minecraft/resourcepacks/ in your file manager's address bar or in the console (If it is not showing up, press the three dots in the corner and make sure that the "show hidden files" box has a check next to it, then repeat step 4.)
- Paste the file into the directory
- Open Minecraft
- Go to "Options", then "Resource Packs" The resource pack should now be listed, and you can activate it by choosing it and hitting "Done".