Minecraft Resources: The Websites We Actually Use
Bookmark minecraft.net for news and minecraft.wiki for mechanics. The Minecraft resources we trust for mods, maps, skins and seeds, and ones to doubt.
Bookmark minecraft.net for official news and patch notes, and minecraft.wiki for how anything in the game works. Those two answer nearly every question. For mods, use Modrinth or CurseForge; for maps and skins, Planet Minecraft; for planning a world, Chunkbase. Below is the full list we use when checking facts for this site, and what each one is good and bad at.
Official sources
- minecraft.net: news, release changelogs, snapshot notes, and the official download. When a version changes something, the changelog article here is the first place it’s written down. Our latest version page links from here.
- help.minecraft.net: accounts, purchases and technical problems. If you need help rather than information, start with our official support guide.
- bugs.mojang.com: the public bug tracker. Useful for checking whether something weird is a known bug rather than a mechanic.
- feedback.minecraft.net: where Mojang collects suggestions. It’s not a bug tracker.
- education.minecraft.net: Minecraft Education lessons, licensing and teacher resources.
Community references
- Minecraft Wiki (minecraft.wiki): the encyclopedia. Drop rates, spawn rules, exact numbers, full version histories. It’s community-written, and it moved from Fandom to its own domain in 2023, so old links to the Fandom wiki are out of date. Pages are generally very good, but brand-new features can be wrong for a few days after a release.
- Planet Minecraft: maps, skins, texture packs and builds, around since 2010. Quality varies, so read comments. Useful when you’re looking for adventure maps.
- Modrinth and CurseForge: the two main mod and modpack hosts. Our guide on how to install mods uses both.
Tools
- Chunkbase: seed maps, slime chunk finders and structure locators. Choose the right edition and version. See how to find and use seeds for how to read them.
- The Minecraft Launcher itself: for Java it keeps every old version, which makes it the easiest way to test how something used to work.
Sources we treat carefully
YouTube tutorials are great for watching a build, but many are a few versions out of date, and the video won’t tell you. Reddit threads and forum posts are useful for ideas and hard to verify. Our own pages say which edition and version they were checked against; how we decide what to trust is written up in our fact-checking policy.
Common questions
Is the Minecraft Wiki official?
No. It's run by the community and moved to minecraft.wiki in 2023. It's the most detailed reference there is, but Mojang's own patch notes are the primary source for anything new.
Where is it safe to download Minecraft mods?
Modrinth and CurseForge are the two main mod hosts, and most mod makers publish on one or both. Avoid reupload sites that put mods behind ad links or ask you to run an installer.
Which seed map tool should I use?
Chunkbase is the one most players use. Make sure you pick the same edition and game version as your world, or structures will be in the wrong places.
Sources & verification
Facts on this page are checked against these references and in-game behavior for the stated edition(s). how we verify.
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