Essential uses industry leading peer-to-peer technology and the power of your PC’s hardware to empower you to host Minecraft worlds and invite your friends with ease and for free.

Jan 21, 2010 · Download Essential Mod for enhanced Minecraft features, Minecraft hosting, character customization, and more!

Essential Mod is incompatible with pirated versions of Minecraft, as it necessitates Mojang's authentication process. To fully enjoy Essential Mod, we recommend purchasing the game from …

Sometimes mods and modpacks don’t work properly with Essential Mod. Learn about which mods are likely to conflict with Essential Mod and how to remove them.

React to your friends in Minecraft with a variety of free and premium Essential Mod exclusive emotes. Celebrate with a dance or greet them with a wave. Learn how to unlock and apply emotes to the …

Unlock premium cosmetics and emotes with Essential Coins! Discover how to use coins to access exclusive wardrobe items and support your favorite Minecraft creators.

Essential Mod uses a whitelist to make sure only friends you've invited can join your hosted world. If someone sees a message saying they’re not whitelisted, it usually means the host (that’s you!) is …

Jan 3, 2010 · Improved compatibility with the "Fancy Menu" mod, allowing Essential's title and pause screens to be modified Fixed screenshot preview not working with "VanillaFix" mod

Easily switch between multiple Minecraft accounts with Essential Mod’s account manager. This guide shows how to add, remove, and manage your accounts directly in-game.

Learn how to manually install Essential Mod and its required modloader for the vanilla Minecraft launcher.