How to Install Rei's Minimap in Minecraft

Last Updated: July 5, 2021

It can be really easy to get lost in the game of Minecraft. Even if you create a map and bring it with you, looking down at it while wandering through dark forests is a great way to get yourself blown to smithereens. If only there was a way to make a minimap... Oh wait––there is! By installing Rei's Minimap, you'll know where you are and be able to keep an eye on those mobs.

Steps

1
Download and install Minecraft Forge.^{[1]
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Run Minecraft under the MCForge profile at least once.

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3
Download Rei's Minimap.
4
Find the zip file you downloaded.
5
Copy the file.
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In the address bar, type %appdata%.
7
Go into the Minecraft folder, select the Minecraft forge folder, and the mod folder.
8
Paste the Minimap zip file into the mods folder, without extracting.
9
Launch Minecraft under the MCForge profile.
10
Test out your new minimap.

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Community Q&A

Question

What if I play on a different version of Minecraft?

Gerbillover

Community Answer

On console editions, mods such as Rei's Minimap are not available. On Pocket edition, they can be installed using third-party apps.
Question

I did it till 6 but I didn't find any minecraft forge folder. What should I do?

Monkey6

Community Answer

Create a new folder in .minecraft called mods and put the mod there.
Question

Do the entities show up on the map as well?

Community Answer

No, they do not. .