Minecraft Forge lets you quickly install mods to a specific Minecraft profile without having to be a tech-savvy wizard. Here's how the modding software works.

Yes, it is only possible to install mods on Minecraft Java Edition at this time because, for some reason unknown to us, Mojang is not willing to support community mods on the Bedrock Edition.

Minecraft Essential Mod takes your Minecraft Java Edition to the next level, elevating your gameplay experience with many quality-of-life features.

Java mods and Bedrock add-ons mainly differ in terms of how players download/install them and which platforms they are available on. Besides that, they are quite similar.