You NEED to have downloaded minecraft to use mods. There are hundreds of mod installation tutorials for all of the most popular mods on YouTube!
Mods can be downloaded from Minecraft Forums. (See related link below.)
yes as soon as you've downloaded the mods you can play the mods while offline.
After downloading and installing Forge, you can download mods from websites like CurseForge or Modrinth. Once you've downloaded a mod (usually a .jar file), place it in the "mods" folder located in your Minecraft directory (typically under .minecraft). Launch Minecraft using the Forge profile, and the mods should automatically load. Make sure the mods are compatible with your version of Minecraft and Forge.
Most of them are. I have downloaded plenty, and all have worked like they were supposed to. But remember that all mods are made by users, and the Minecraft developers can never guarantee that they are safe.
Mods can usually be downloaded from where they are publishedSome mods come with an installer to install the modFor other mods, you need to install them manually by opening the zip file they are in and copying the contents to the minecraft.jar file found in the bin folder of the .minecraft directory
One of the most common problems when trying to download Minecraft mods is that some people do not have ModLoader or Audiomod installed first. Another common problem is that incompatible mods are being downloaded.
no mods dont work
you can get minecraft mods and textures off the minecraft mods website.
When you download an update for Minecraft it deletes the entire .minecraft directory and re-downloads it. This will wipe any mods or texture packs installed.
Mods come completed, there is nothing you have to finish to use them.
YOu download them.