CurseForge is a website and an app that hosts addons and mods for different games, such as Minecraft, World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, to quote just a few. In 2020 Overwold acquired CurseForge from its previous owner: Twitch. In this article, we discuss some of the app's key features, as well as some additional information.

What are the key features of CurseForge?

Here are some of the main features of the CurseForge app:

Your favorite games: CurseForge has content for Minecraft, World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Kerbal Space Program, WildStar, Terraria, World of Tanks, Rift, Runes of Magic, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, The Secret World, The Elder Scrolls Online, Stardew Valley, Secret World Legends, Chronicles Of Arcadia, Surviving Mars, Darkest Dungeon, Grand Theft Auto V, and Staxel.
Minecraft: With special attention to Minecraft, CurseForge offers users the possibility to find Bukkit plugins, modpacks, customizations, add-ons, mods, texture packs, and worlds!
Curse points: CurseForge is a great place not only to find mods that suits you but also to create some! Creators of famous mods will get rewarded with Curse points that can be redeemed for PayPal or Amazon gift cards!
Manage: The app has a user-friendly interface that allows users to easily manage and organize their library.

How to use CurseForge?

The first thing you need to do is to download the app. How to download CurseForge? Click on the button at the top of the page and then launch the installer and give it administrator permissions. Next, accept the conditions and accept to install the Overwolf app as well, if you want to use it too. Next, click Launch and follow or skip the walkthrough. After that, you will be able to browse the gallery of the CurseForge launcher and choose the mod you’d like to install, as well as your preferred version of it. Click Download and choose the section you want to save it to (Twitch) and wait for the process to finish. Next, you have to click ‘Play’ - if you’ve already launched the game, then close it and click ‘Play’ again.

Specifically for Minecraft, you can also install mods on Minecraft Forge. You may also want to check our selection of our favorite Minecraft mods.

Is CurseForge safe?

It seems that the app has no history of security issues or abusive data collecting. As always, we recommend reading the official Privacy policy before installing.