In Minecraft, a texture pack determines what the texture of the blocks, items and mobs in your Minecraft world will look like. In the latest versions of Minecraft, texture packs are now called resource packs and can now contain custom sounds as well as custom textures.
This is what your world would look like with the classic Minecraft texture pack:
What Texture Packs are Available?
Although the classic Minecraft “look” is great, you might want to consider changing the look of your world with a different texture pack.
Let’s explore the more common ways to get a texture pack in Minecraft.
1. Texture Pack as Downloadable Content
The first way to get a texture pack in Minecraft is to download a Texture Pack as downloadable content from within the Minecraft game. Not all versions of Minecraft have Texture Packs available for download but you can easily find them in Minecraft PE, Windows 10, and the console editions (Xbox, PS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch).
Here is a list of the Texture Packs that are currently available as downloadable content in Minecraft:
- Candy Texture Pack
- Plastic Texture Pack
- Fallout Mash-up
- Fantasy Texture Pack
- Chinese Mythology Mash-up Pack
- Steampunk Texture Pack
- Natural Texture Pack
- PureBDCraft
- Stone Age Texture Pack
- City Texture Pack
- City Texture Pack
- Adventure Time Mash-up
- Adventurer’s Dream
- Festive Map-up 2016
- Greek Mythology Mash-up Pack
- Skyrim Mash-up
And more are always being added!
2. Download a Texture Pack from the Internet
The second way to get a texture pack is to find a website that has Minecraft texture packs, download the pack and then open the texture pack in Minecraft.
3. Design your own Texture Pack
The third way to get a texture pack involves designing your own and opening the pack in Minecraft. This method is a bit more tricky and requires some experience.
Congratulations, you just learned about texture packs in Minecraft.