How do I install Bad Apple?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Bad Apple work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21, 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Bad Apple

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

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When you enable the rendering option, your screen will be limited to grayscale. Adjust the contrast settings to better achieve the Bad Apple style.

With 1.5 contrast:

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Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as badapple-neoforge-1.21.1-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 11 KB
Download link checked 19 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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