Minecraft texture packs 2026 - Java and Bedrock resources

Part of Minecraft's charm has always been its simple, blocky, pixelated aesthetic. With more items than ever, and some retextures over the years, vanilla Minecraft looks slightly less grassroots than it did in its early days. However, that elementary appeal remains.

That said, over ten years on from those early days, it can be nice to change things up a bit, and Minecraft can look absolutely incredible with the addition of texture packs and shaders. Where shaders affect things like lighting, shadow, and color, texture packs alter the actual textures of the blocks and items around you, so the options are almost endless. Here, we've compiled a list of the coolest and most beautiful texture packs for both Java and Bedrock editions for 1.21.11. Do note that, while some of these may not be completely up-to-date, they can still be used in the latest Minecraft version, they just might not run entirely as intended.

Misa's Realistic

There are a bunch of realism texture packs and shaders out there - adding an element of the real world to your Minecraft experience is incredibly popular. That said, what if you want a better between realism and Minecraft, still maintaining some of that classic pixelated Minecraft aesthetic? That's pretty much what Misa's Realistic texture pack is for. It has super realistic textures, water, and clouds (just look at the details in that lilypad!), but still with a level of pixelation that reminds you what you're playing.

Dokucraft

Like a few texture packs on this list, Dokucraft is a gritty RPG pack, perfect for medieval or fantasy worlds. What's really great about Dokucraft, though, is that there are a few different packs to choose from. Dokucraft light, dark, and high are tonally different packs, while MiniDoku is a less intense Doku pack for lower-performance PCs. Then there's Dokucraft Dwarven, an incredible texture pack featuring gilded and engraved embellishment in myriad decorative blocks, and the realistic DukoPBR, so there's something here for whatever you require.

John Smith Legacy

One of the most popular RPG-style texture packs right now, the John Smith pack is fully updated to the most recent version of Minecraft, and features rustic-looking stones, gravel, and dirt, as well as new plants and wildlife, and stunning new wood textures, all perfect for a medieval-style makeover to your overworld. What's more, John Smith is available for Bedrock as well as Java, so consider it a bonus addition to both our lists.

Jicklus

At first glance, the Jicklus texture pack isn't too different from Minecraft's default look - everything looks a little warmer, and there's something amiss. On closer inspection, you'll find reskinned mobs, detailed tree branches, and subtle details like the varying pumpkin shades above. Its elegant hot bar and a different font suggest a fantasy RPG gameplay style. Ores are brighter, lava glows more radiant, and all of this is reflected above ground, as well as the Nether and the End. If you want your Minecraft farm to look slightly different, be it arable or pastoral, then this is a cute texture pack for adding a little bit more life.

Faithful 64x

The series of Faithful Minecraft texture packs stays true to vanilla Minecraft but adds more detail to every surface. Above, we're demonstrating the 64x pack, which means every single block is 64×64 pixels instead of the standard 16×16. Just look at the individual pines in that spruce tree. If this is a bit too much detail for you, you can take it back a step with the equally excellent 32x pack.

Epic Adventures

Epic Adventures is right up your cobblestone alley if you're looking for something more realistic but still retaining the quintessential Minecraft vibe. Its 32x resolution means it has double the detail - those are some mighty fine-looking leaves, we must say, and just look at that bushy bamboo. These new but natural details are added right across the world, into lush caves and even the Nether.

RAY's 3D Rails

Minecraft might be blocky, but it's not 2D, so why are some items in the building game so flat? Rails are one of the most obvious, and it's a wonder Minecart wheels pass along them without falling off. Well, no more, thanks to Ray's 3D Rails. It's a simple change, but it's a good-looking one, especially with all the atmospheric and stylistic changes being made to vanilla Minecraft. Mineshafts never looked so good.

Rails aren't the only flat Minecraft block Ray has tackled. They've also given Minecraft ladders a thicker texture in Ray's 3D Ladders, and both packs are compatible with many of the other top texture packs on this list and beyond, and even feature modded 3D rails for packs like Modern Minecarts, Xannosz's Better Minecarts, and More Rail Variants.

AppleSkin

In vanilla Minecraft, it's difficult to know how much saturation a food item gives until you've eaten it. Unless you have expert knowledge of the building game, you might waste valuable food sources filling one slot of hunger or cook the wrong foods altogether. With AppleSkin, you can see exactly how much hunger the current held item will restore before consuming it. There's even a progress bar to show how quickly you're consuming your hunger.

Connected Glass

If the line between glass blocks bugs you, the Connected Glass texture pack solves the problem and adds additional textures to boot. What's even better, and is unusual for most texture and resource packs, is that connected glass blocks are all added as separate items in the inventory, meaning you can choose between vanilla blocks and connected blocks without having to add or remove the mod.

Default Dark Mode

Okay, so the standard Minecraft UI might not be a glaring white, but it's still got room to be darker for those who like to use dark mode on everything. Thankfully, Nebulr has created the Default Dark Mode texture pack for Minecraft, making the light gray interface a much nicer dark gray that's also a lot easier on the eyes.

Default HD

If you're looking for a texture pack that's just a touch more realistic than vanilla Minecraft, Default HD could be your perfect match. While some texture packs offer a much more realistic look from 128x pixels (and there's some of those below if that's what you're after), Default HD instead uses the extra detail to give a sort of 3D effect to original textures, resulting in what you can see above. It's still Minecraft, but also not.

Motschen's Better Leaves

We love a fluffy leaf in Minecraft, and there are a few different texture packs and shaders that do this, including the Stay True pack listed below. Motschen's Better Leaves is one of the most popular right now that just changes the leaves, so it's easier to implement with other packs.

Stay True

Staying true to its name, Stay True is relatively faithful to original vanilla textures, maintaining a similar color palette, mob designs, and block surfaces. The changes, though, are perfect for someone who doesn't want to stray too far from the original but still wants to see a significant difference. Look at those bushy tree leaves, the flower detail, and the brown birch leaves. You can even turn the bushy leaves off if you want it to feel even closer to vanilla.

Fast Better Grass

Fast Better Grass, before you get excited, doesn't change the speed in which grass spreads. That can be done with Minecraft commands. Instead, this texture pack spreads the grass texture to the sides of blocks. This might not sound like much, but take a look at the image above to see just what a difference this makes to inclines. This effect also works for Snow-covered grass block, dirt path, Podzol, Mycelium, Warped nylium, and Crimson nylium.

If you use Optifine with the Better Grass feature on, this might sound familiar, but this is a simple way to get the effect in an easy download, without Optifine.

Fresh Animations

Fresh Animations is a fantastic resource pack that changes the movement of most mobs. From the ways animals walk to the facial expressions of villagers, minor details have been changed that don't sound like much, but actually make a really nice difference in-game. This mod is still a work-in-progress, but with at over 85% completion at the time of writing, you wouldn't know it.

Dramatic Skys

Dramatic Skys is a texture pack that changes and adds to the standard texture of the sky. While there are some packs and shaders that add fluffy clouds and different lighting effects, including a few of those on our list of the best Minecraft shaders around, Dramatic Skys does more.

Not only is there a different sky for each Minecraft biome, there is a chance to witness tornadoes, meteor showers, and more. Since this texture pack only makes changes to the skies above you, you can pair it up with other resource packs to change the overall look of your whole world.

Immersive Interfaces

Shrimp's Immersive Interfaces only changes the UI on interactable blocks such as chests and crafting tables, but it looks incredibly cool, and just adds a bit of depth to some of the more common actions in Minecraft. Since this is all it does, this pack can also be combined well with other packs, and we think it's style lends itself particularly well to medieval-looking worlds.

FiftiesCraft

This is perhaps one of the coolest Minecraft texture packs we've seen in quite a while thanks to the entire overhaul of feel and atmosphere it provides. FiftiesCraft gives Minecraft a classic 1950s Americana look with muted tones and retextured blocks, so if you're looking something a little WandaVision, Fallout, or similarly retro-styled then give this texture pack a try. FiftiesCraft was inspired by The Century Pack, which is unfortunately no longer maintained.

Bare Bones

Much like some of the plastic and cartoon texture packs elsewhere in this list, the Bare Bones texture pack strips complex textures back to, well, their bare bones. If fancy fluffy trees and 3D clouds aren't your thing, then this slick, smooth, and simple pack might be what you're looking for. This design looks completely stunning, and it doesn't have the shiny appearance of some other similar packs, so it stands out among them. Luckily, there's even a Bedrock version of this too, and we've included it in our list at the bottom of the guide.

Fire Rekindled

Unlike any other Minecraft texture pack on this like, Fire Rekindled focuses solely on animated textures. Originally started to retexture the fire animation, as you can tell by the name, Fire Rekindled soon altered fire-related blocks, and then most animated blocks to become what it is today.

Just some of the blocks with new animations thanks to this pack include the Nether Portal, slime blocks, Sculk blocks, and furnaces. While this might not seem like much, Fire Rekindled just gives a nice fresh coat of paint to Minecraft that looks great and provides a nice, eye-catching treat each time you stumble across affected blocks.

Modern HD Pack

This one's for the builders. While every block texture is changed in Modern HD Pack, so your world looks and feels very different, the biggest impact this has is on creative modern builds. If you are someone who likes to build contemporary houses and interiors, cityscapes, LA beach houses, and the like, then this Minecraft texture pack is going to make your build look that much more spectacular.

BDCraft

BDCraft isn't actually one pack, but the team behind a few. Whether you're looking for a texture pack to completely overhaul the look of your game or something more subtle, BDCraft has you covered.

GrungeBDCraft is what the creators themselves call a "dirty" texture pack, and is unlike any pack we've seen before. It is perhaps close to the likes of Jolicraft with dark colors, detailed stone, and a slight medieval vibe, but head into the Nether, and you'll see just how different this stark texture pack is. If that's not for you, PureBDCraft still completely overhauls the look of the game but in a brighter, more comic book-esque style, while VanillaBDCraft is a bit more subtle - closer to vanilla Minecraft, if you hadn't guessed from the name.

Tooniverse

Daft_Vader's incredible Tooniverse texture pack might make you feel like you're playing an entirely new game, but it still has all the Minecraft elements you know and love, just with a new face. Literally. Just take a look at that adorable sunshine in the header image above. Fluffy clouds (without shaders!), rainbows, and googly eyes all give this texture pack a super fun feel, and it runs best without shaders, so it's not even too punishing on your system.

If you want slightly lower-resolution textures, you're in luck, as four separate Tooniverse downloads vary in size. You can support Daft_Vader by purchasing the 64x, 128x, or 256x packs or the complete bundle. However, if you'd prefer to try it out for free, the Busy Bee x32 pack still provides an adorable experience while retaining that more classic Minecraft aesthetic.

Digs' Simple Pack

In complete contrast to the pack above, Digs' Simple Pack offers a downgraded 8×8 texture, which looks smooth and plasticky, giving a more cartoonish look to your Minecraft world. We love how some of the items look with a less detailed texture, like carved pumpkins and grass, but while the blocks and items look incredible, the shining stars of this pack are the inventory icons, each still instantly recognizable from their new toned-down look.

Night Vision

If the thing that terrifies you most about heading underground in Minecraft is the dark, the Night Vision texture pack applies the effect of a Night Vision potion as standard, allowing you to see easily through the monster-filled caves and tunnels of the world. Given the separate light settings in shader packs, Night Vision must be run without one, but when you do so, your descent into the darkness looks completely different, while your above-ground experience is barely affected.

The one warning this pack does come with is that your inability to distinguish the light level accurately could leave you more prone to a surprise zombie or Creeper attack. Just like with potion active, Night Vision doesn't actually impact the game, just your ability to see, so those mobs will still spawn at low light levels, even where it appears bright to you.

Visual Enchantments

The Visual Enchantments texture pack does exactly what you'd expect, and it's surprisingly helpful. As you probably know, enchanted items all appear the same in vanilla Minecraft, a glittering sheen covering them in your hotbar and inventory. While you can name items, the only way to differentiate between, say, your Silk Touch diamond pickaxe and your Fortune III diamond pickaxe is to select it, named or not.

Now, you can change that with the Visual Enchantments texture pack, which has a unique sprite for every enchanted item. Of course, it will be set to the first enchantment of many, but you can still differentiate between enchanted items far more easily, including tools, weapons, and Elytra.

Optimum Realism

If you're looking for a fully realistic Minecraft texture pack, then look no further than Optimum Realism, which is available in 68x, 128x, 356x, and even 512x resolution. Even at the lowest detail, Optimum Realism offers an immersive Minecraft experience, while the 512x pack remains as fps-friendly as possible. The higher resolution packs are paid, but if you want to test it out before you buy, you can download the 64x resolution Optimum Realism texture pack for free on Curseforge.

Better Dogs

This one's a no-brainer. Just look at those cute dogs above. We love Minecraft wolves, especially now we can protect them from harm with wolf armor in Minecraft 1.21, but even though there are even wolf variants now, they still have the same base model. With the Better Dogs texture pack, the familiar wolf skin is retextured with a variety of dog breeds.

Better Dogs works by randomly selecting one of the many dog breeds and variants whenever a wolf is newly tamed so that you can have a menagerie of different dog breeds filling your home in no time. What's more, there are unique dog variants in the Nether and The End. You can also choose your dog breed by giving your pet a custom name tag. What more could you possibly want?

Visible Ores

This simple texture pack changes how ores look, so they're more immediately visible when underground. Whether you branch mine and want to save on torches or want to be able to spot ores while caving, the Visible Ores mod more easily is the perfect addition to vanilla Minecraft to make mining for resources that much faster while keeping the rest of the game the same - unless you want to combine it with other resource packs and mods, of course.

RetroNES

We're going back in time with this Minecraft texture pack - RetroNES is one of the coolest resource packs around, with a lovingly crafted old-school color palette and chunky black outlines, feeling like you've dropped straight into Mario's world. The original artist stopped working on it a while ago, but thankfully, it's been recently revived and updated for 1.19. If you want the retro sound pack to go with it, you'll have to stick to version 1.8.

Mythic

With a similar old-school style menu and font to Jicklus, Mythic is another great texture pack for those darker fantasy vibes. It's more obvious in what it does, though, with a clear difference to vanilla Minecraft everywhere you look. As you can see from the image above, Mythic's main change is in the mobs you can encounter along the way, making them look a little more… harsh. The colors are deeper, and the flowers are more rugged, making Mythic the perfect rustic texture pack for a darker Minecraft.

Jolicraft

Jolicraft has been a fan-favorite Minecraft texture pack for years, and it's easy to see why - the 'whimsical texture pack' has buckets of charm. Many Minecraft texture packs have a theme that they try to nail, but Joli's is about personal expression.

It's a sort of twee fantasy world that best reflects his happy demeanor: the swirling sun is a sight more cheerful than the default, squat square. The color palette is entirely different, so you might prefer the greens in vanilla Minecraft - but you can't beat a cute, muddy pig.

How to install Java texture packs

Not sure how to download and install one of these new texture packs? Don't worry; we can help you with that. In the years since Minecraft first launched, it's become much easier to install Minecraft texture packs and get them running with minimal fuss.

Here's how to download and install texture packs for Minecraft:

• Download the texture pack you want.
• Open the Minecraft Launcher.
• Click to play Minecraft.
• Select 'Options' from the main menu.
• Then, navigate to the 'Resource Packs' section.
• Now click 'Open Pack Folder'.
• Put your newly downloaded texture packs into the folder. It will work in a zip file or unzipped.
• Back in-game, in the 'Resource Packs' menu, hover over the pack you want and click on the arrow that appears to make it switch columns.
• You can switch all packs between the 'Available' and 'Selected' columns this way, with all packs in the 'Selected' column appearing in game.
• Rearrange your add-on packs to load in the correct order and then hit 'Done'. The top resource pack will override any below it, with any textures it doesn't have then being selected from the next pack down.

Bedrock texture packs

Mods work slightly differently on Bedrock edition. While you can purchase texture packs from the Minecraft Marketplace on any platform, some free texture packs are available if you're playing on Windows PC. We've got instructions for installing Bedrock texture packs below this list.

For the biggest visual overhauls, you will probably want to browse Marketplace, but we've got a mix of both paid and free Minecraft texture packs for Bedrock edition for a fresh new look.

Bare Bones (Free download)

This is the very same Bare Bones texture pack that we've included in the Java list above. Fortunately, the wonderful creator, RobotPants, has made the pack for both editions of the game, so no one's left behind. As such, this might be the best free Bedrock texture pack of all.

It's hard to come by free Bedrock packs that fully change the look of the world, as most are Marketplace-locked (don't get us wrong, we support supporting creators). However, with Bare Bones installed, Minecraft looks like an entirely new game. The intent, here, is that it looks more like those smart, shiny trailers Mojang releases for every new update. And it nails it.

Sweetheart (Minecraft Marketplace)

This adorable texture pack turns everything pink, pastel, or heart-shaped! Sweetheart by Giggle Block Studios is the perfect texture pack to create a cute and cozy Minecraft world for you and your menagerie of pets - most of which are also shades of pink or purple, including the Ender Dragon. Lava is pink, but we still wouldn't recommend jumping in despite how inviting it looks, and our favorite part of this texture pack has to be the pink, heart-shaped smoke clouds that rise from campfires. Oh, wait, maybe it's the heart-shaped ores. Or the pink lanterns? Okay, we can't decide, it's all amazing.

Seasons Realism (Minecraft Marketplace)

Seasons Realism by Honeyfrost is an incredible, dynamic Minecraft texture pack, and we might go as far as to say it's our favorite of all. While most textures are changed as standard in this pack, the biggest draw is the changing seasons, adding gorgeous brown leaves in fall, more satisfying rainfall, and snow in more biomes during the winter. Watch flowers grow, watch crops move in the wind, and so much more.

Glowing Animated Ores (Free download)

Caves are dark, it's in their nature. But, if you're tired of putting lights down and you want to improve the visibility of ores - you don't want to walk straight past diamonds, after all - then chuck on the cool Glowing Animated Ores texture pack, which turns nearby ores into pretty glowing blocks.

Minimalist Craft (Minecraft Marketplace)

This texture pack is close to some of those plasticky, cartoonish texture packs we've included for Java edition. Minimalist Craft by Heropixel Games gives textures a smooth, brightly colored look across a reduced number of pixels, and the result is a fun, retro-style Minecraft.

Excalibur (Minecraft Marketplace)

If you want to experience the likes of RLCraft in Bedrock edition, Excalibur by Syclone Studios might be the closest you can get. One of the most popular Bedrock texture packs, Excalibur turns your Minecraft world into a dark and mysterious landscape inspired by medieval designs and colors. It looks gloomy with its browns and greys, but this isn't a bad thing once you get immersed in your gothic world.

Fast Better Grass (Free download)

We've listed it for Java, so naturally we're including it for Bedrock, too, though it's a different download. This Fast Better Grass download is an .mcpack, so ensure you have the right one before trying to install. Once done, though, it does the same thing: smooth, seamless grass and dirt blocks with a full, wrap-around texture.

Supreme HD Textures (Minecraft Marketplace)

In complete contrast to Excalibur, Supreme HD Textures by Pathway Studios is for Minecrafters looking to build a more modern, shiny, clean-looking world. Carpet looks more, um, carpet-y, wood planks are all straight lines, and concrete is smoother than ever. If you dream of building a modern beach house or apartment block, look no further.

HUD Compasses and Clock (Free download)

This texture pack doesn't actually change the look of the world itself, but you can always combine packs. Instead, the incredibly useful HUD compasses and clock pack adds a clock, compass, and recovery compass to your HUD as standard, so you can always see the time of day and direct yourself to your current spawn point or your recent location of death.

How to install Bedrock texture packs

Installing texture packs to Bedrock edition is pretty simple. For the Marketplace downloads, simply purchase them in Marketplace to install them. For downloads, download the file, ensure Minecraft is closed, then double-click on the downloaded .mcpack file. This will launch Minecraft and install the pack.

To activate either purchased or downloaded packs:

• Launch Minecraft Bedrock on Windows PC.
• Click Play, then 'Create New World', then select 'Create New World' again.
• Alternatively, to add a texture pack to an existing world, click on the 'Edit' button next to the world in question.
• From here, scroll down and click on the 'Resource Packs' tab.
• In the 'Owned' dropdown menu, find the pack you want to install and click the 'Activate' button next to it.
• Hit 'Create' or 'Play', depending on whether it's a new or existing world, and marvel at its new look!

And there you go, the best Minecraft texture packs for Java and Bedrock edition. Next, combine these packs with some of the coolest Minecraft mods and Minecraft shaders. Plus, read our list of 50 Minecraft ideas to get inspiration for your next build, or check out the best Minecraft seeds.