How to install and play A Hat in Minecraft (Hat Kid in Minecraft)

What you need, the one-zip install with Prism Launcher, and what Hat Kid can do in Minecraft Java.

October 14, 2026 · easy · about 10 minutes · for A Hat in Minecraft (A Hat in Time × Minecraft)

A Hat in Minecraft lets you play Minecraft: Java Edition as Hat Kid, with A Hat in Time running in the background. This guide follows the release notes on chazbrooksy/A-Hat-in-Time-X-Minecraft; the repository has no README. New to mods? Read Start here first.

1. What you need

No game files are included: Minecraft is downloaded with your own account, and Hat Kid is loaded from your own A Hat in Time install.

2. Install

  1. Download the A-Hat-in-Minecraft-<version>.zip from the release and unzip it anywhere.
  2. Double-click A Hat in Minecraft.
  3. Log in with your Microsoft account in Prism Launcher. The first launch downloads Minecraft, Fabric and Java, which takes a couple of minutes.
  4. A Hat in Time starts in the background. Play once the menu says Hat Kid is ready.

3. What you get