How to Install Rei’s Minimap in Minecraft

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.

Edit Steps

1. Download and install Minecraft Forge.^[1]
2. Run Minecraft under the MCForge profile at least once.
3. Download Rei’s Minimap. It is found at http://www.minecraftdl.com/reis-minimap-mod/.
4. Find the zip file you downloaded.
5. Copy the file.
6. 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.

Edit Tips

• You must have versions of Rei’s Minimap and Minecraft Forge that are the same version as your Minecraft.
• You can also use Modloader to install Rei’s Minimap – the steps are very similar.

Edit Related wikiHows

• How to Add Mods to Minecraft
• How to Install Optifine for Minecraft
• How to Install Modloader for Minecraft

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