Minecraft guides
Step-by-step guides for Minecraft Bedrock: make and install skin packs, build your own add-ons and fix common problems. Written by a Marketplace Partner and checked against the latest version.
Skin pack guides
Make your own skin pack, install it on any device and fix it when it won't show.
How to Make a Minecraft Skin Pack (Bedrock): Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to make a Minecraft skin pack for Bedrock Edition. Two easy ways: use the free Skin Pack Creator tool, or build the .mcpack files by hand. Step-by-step with templates, JSON examples and troubleshooting.
Updated 5 October 2026How to Install Minecraft Skin Packs on Any Device
How to install Minecraft skin packs on Windows, Android, iPhone, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch. Learn how to import a .mcpack file, add custom skins, and equip them in the Dressing Room.
Updated 5 October 2026Free Minecraft Skin Pack & Skin Templates (Bedrock)
Download a free Minecraft skin pack for Bedrock of ready-made skins, plus blank Classic and Slim skin template PNGs to design your own. Works on Windows, Android, iPhone and more.
Updated 7 October 2026Install on your device
Skin pack articles
- Classic vs Slim Minecraft Skins (Steve vs Alex arms) Classic vs Slim Minecraft skins explained: 4px vs 3px arms, Steve vs Alex, geometry.humanoid.custom vs customSlim. How to tell, choose, and fix the wrong model type.
- Minecraft Skin Sizes: 64x64, 64x32 and HD 128x128 Minecraft Bedrock skin sizes explained: 64x64 (standard), 64x32 (legacy), and 128x128 (HD). UV layout, overlay layers, and which size to pick for your skin pack.
- skins.json Explained: Minecraft Bedrock Skin Pack Files A plain-English walkthrough of every file in a Minecraft Bedrock skin pack: manifest.json, skins.json, en_US.lang, and how to pack them into a .mcpack.
- Minecraft Skin Pack Not Showing or Not Importing? Fixes Skin pack not showing in Minecraft Bedrock? mcpack import failed? Step-by-step fixes for custom skins not working, broken JSON, wrong image sizes, and more.
- Skin Packs vs Persona (Character Creator): What's the Difference? Minecraft skin packs vs Persona (Character Creator) explained. Classic skins, persona items, emotes: what each does, where to get them, and which to use.
- How Minecraft Marketplace Skin Packs Are Made (From a Marketplace Partner) A first-hand look at how a Minecraft Marketplace Partner plans, designs, markets and gets skin packs approved, from the first idea to the final release.
Add-on guides
Make your own mobs, blocks and items for Minecraft Bedrock.
Minecraft Bedrock Add-on Guides: Make Your Own Mobs, Blocks & Items
Step-by-step Minecraft Bedrock add-on tutorials: how to make custom mobs, blocks and items. Beginner-friendly, no coding experience needed. Checked against Bedrock 1.26.50.
Updated 6 October 2026How to Make a Custom Block in Minecraft Bedrock (Add-on Guide)
Step-by-step guide to creating a custom block in Minecraft Bedrock: the JSON block file, textures, terrain_texture.json, naming, and getting it in-game. No experimental toggles needed.
Updated 6 October 2026How to Make a Custom Entity in Minecraft Bedrock (Step-by-Step)
Create your own custom mob in Minecraft Bedrock: behaviour-pack JSON, client-entity file, Blockbench model, spawn egg and testing. No experimental toggles needed.
Updated 6 October 2026How to Make a Custom Item in Minecraft Bedrock
Step-by-step guide to creating a custom item add-on for Minecraft Bedrock: the JSON file, texture, name, and how to test it in game. No experimental toggles needed.
Updated 6 October 2026Minecraft Bedrock Add-ons: Getting Started (Behaviour & Resource Packs)
Learn how Minecraft Bedrock add-ons work: behaviour packs vs resource packs, folder structure, manifest.json setup, and how to test your first add-on. Step-by-step for beginners.
Updated 6 October 2026Make your own Minecraft skin pack in minutes: add skins, preview in 3D, download a .mcpack. Free, nothing uploaded.
Make a skin packOlder video tutorials
Made for older versions of Minecraft, so some steps may be out of date. For current steps use the written guides above.
