You can install Minecraft Forge for free from the Forge website, and then use it to download and enable mods.

You can install OptiFine for free by downloading it from the official website, opening the file, and then launching "Minecraft." ...

In this article, we are going to focus on the PC version of the game, or better yet, the Java Edition of Minecraft. Yes, it is only possible to install mods on Minecraft Java Edition at this time ...