Marketplace vs imported packs
Marketplace content is sold or loaned through Minecraft's in-game store under Microsoft/Mojang rules. That is the path this site describes for owners who want catalog or Minecoin purchases. Catalog access (Marketplace Pass / Realms Plus) is not the same as a Coin purchase. Official Pass FAQ: Character Creator pieces you claimed stay; worlds, textures, skins, and mash-ups generally need a purchase after they leave the catalog if you want to keep using them while playing. Add-Ons: the May 2024 Marketplace article says reactivate membership or buy the Add-On if catalog access or membership ends. Leftover files on disk are not a license.
Imported .mcaddon / .mcpack files from websites, Discord, or friends are a different license and a different risk. They are not Pass catalog items. Consoles generally cannot import them the way Windows and mobile sometimes can. A Mojang article about achievements and Add-Ons refers to Marketplace Add-Ons, not sideloads. Cheats and some experiments can still disable achievements even on Marketplace packs.
This site does not playtest named worlds. If a third-party file is flagged by antivirus, treat that as a warning about that file, not about a Microsoft Store install. Player tickets on Mojira about Realm joins with several Add-Ons after an update are signals, not a Mojang statement that Add-Ons "don't work on Realms."
- I can name the type from the official listing (template, Add-On, texture, skin, mash-up), not from a YouTube title.
- I know whether this is a purchase, a Pass/Plus catalog item, or a featured-server extra.
- If it is a sideload, I accept that consoles often cannot import it and that achievement rules for Marketplace Add-Ons do not automatically apply.
- I have a world export or Realm download before I activate anything on the only copy I care about (backup steps).
