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[[File:Texture comparison.png|thumb|300px|The default texture pack (left), vs HDX-256 (right).]]
[[File:Minetest Texture Pack Comparison.jpg|thumb|300px|Texture Pack Example 1.]]
[[File:Minetest Texture Pack Comparison2.jpg|thumb|300px|Texture Pack Example 2.]]
[[File:Minetest Texture Pack Comparison4.jpg|thumb|300px|Texture Pack Example 3.]]

A '''texture pack''' is the collection of files that are used to change the in-game textures of:
* [[blocks]]
* [[items]]
* [[mobs]]
* GUI.

The native resolution of Minetest's textures are 16 × 16 pixels.

All versions of Minetest support custom textures with a folder under the main Minetest Folder called ''textures''. This folder was added in 0.4.dev-20120408 ''(18d8e3ac)''. Changing texture packs is done via the in game main menu tab ''Content''.

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== Installation ==
Since Minetest 5.0, texture packs available in the [[ContentDB]] are available in the Content tab-> Browse online content button. Texture packs installed in such a way are automatically installed.

In any version of Minetest, the way to install a custom texture pack is by doing the following:

# Download a texture pack from somewhere.
# Extract the texture pack into the ''textures'' directory in your Minetest directory. If on Windows, this folder should have a ''texture_packs_here.txt'' file inside. Use a program such as 7-zip to extract the compressed folder, if you cannot open the texture pack archive.
# Once your texture pack is copied into the ''textures'' folder start/restart Minetest.
# Select the ''Content'' tab at the top of the main Minetest menu. Texture packs will appear in green in the left hand view pane.
# Select the texture pack you wish to use using the mouse.
# Double-click or select the ''Use Texture Pack'' button on the lower right of the window.
# The word ''Enabled'' should appear next to the texture pack you selected.

== Texture Packs ==
ContentDB has a section dedicated to texture packs. Pick the resolution you would want:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;margin-left: 50px"
|[[File:Texture_block_4_8.png|frameless|100px]]
|[https://content.minetest.net/packages/?type=txp&page=1&tag=less_than_px Low resolution texture packs] (<16 pixels)
|-
|[[File:Texture_block_16.png|frameless|100px]]
|[https://content.minetest.net/packages/?type=txp&page=1&tag=16px Normal resolution texture packs] (16 pixels - Same as default)
|-
|[[File:Texture_block_32_64.png|frameless|100px]]
|[https://content.minetest.net/packages/?type=txp&page=1&tag=32px High resolution texture packs] (32 pixels)
|-
|[[File:Texture_block_32_64.png|frameless|100px]]
|[https://content.minetest.net/packages/?type=txp&page=1&tag=64px Very high resolution texture packs] (64 pixels)
|-
|[[File:Texture_block_128.png|frameless|100px]]
|[https://content.minetest.net/packages/?type=txp&page=1&tag=128px Extremely High resolution texture packs] (128+ pixels)
|}

There is also the [http://forum.minetest.net/viewforum.php?f=4 Texture Packs] forum in the [http://forum.minetest.net Minetest Forums]

''Note that as the pixel count of a texture pack increases a more powerful device will be needed to render and run Minetest.''

== Texture Pack Creation ==

To create a custom texture pack, you must edit the default files. If you have experience with image editors then creating your own custom texture pack is fairly straightforward.

# Locate some source textures to modify. You can grab the original textures from mods by going into their 'textures' folder, or [https://content.minetest.net/packages/Can202/mgc_base/ this texture pack] which contains all original textures for Minetest Game and some additional mods.
# Create a new folder to hold your new texture pack.
# Use your preferred image editing program – [http://gimp.org GIMP] is free/open-source and works well – and create a PNG file for each texture that you want to modify. Any image editor that supports transparency – also called “alpha” – should be OK.
# The textures may be any size, but square images whose edge lengths are powers of 2 (16 × 16, 32 × 32, 64 ×64, 128 × 128, …) are preferred for visual and consistency reasons.
# Compress the folder — not only the files inside – in a .zip archive. You can then upload it onto [https://content.minetest.net/packages/new/ ContentDB] and/or post it in the [https://forum.minetest.net/viewforum.php?id=4 Texture Packs forum].

For more in depth instructions please see the '''[[Help:Creating texture packs|Creating texture packs]]''' tutorial.

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