Create, explore, survive, repeat. Get Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition for PC as a package deal. You can easily switch between games using the unified Minecraft launcher and cross-play with any current edition of Minecraft.*

Learn about the latest release of Minecraft Java Edition, which includes changes to diamond ore, mob attack reach, network performance, and player reporting tool. Find out how to report player skins and names that violate the Community Standards and try out the Villager Trade Rebalance Experiment.

The original version of Minecraft! Java Edition has cross-platform play between Windows, Linux and macOS, and also supports user-created skins and mods.

Minecraft: Java Edition versions; Particular versions Demo. Locations; PC Gamer Demo (Beta 1.3_01) Classic Remake; Developer versions; Missing versions ; Development cycle Pre-Classic (2009) Classic (2009) Indev (2009–10) Infdev (2010) Alpha (2010) Beta (2010–11) Full Release (2011–present) Asset updates Beta Sound Update (2011) Music ...

Snapshots are available for Minecraft: Java Edition. To install the Snapshot, open up the Minecraft Launcher and enable snapshots in the "Installations" tab. Testing versions can corrupt your world, so please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds. Cross-platform server jar: Minecraft server jar; Report bugs here:

Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in creative mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armour to fend off the dangerous mobs. Scale craggy mountains, unearth elaborate caves and mine large ore veins.

Minecraft: Java Edition (formerly just Minecraft) is the original version of Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Notch began development on Minecraft on May 10, 2009, and publicly released it a week later on May 17, 2009.

EXPLORE Discover biomes, resources and mobs, and craft your way through a world filled with surprises in the ultimate sandbox game. SURVIVE Experience unforgettable adventures as you face mysterious foes, traverse exciting landscapes, and travel to perilous dimensions.

The Java Edition of Minecraft used to be the go-to version when it comes to flashy new content, but that’s since changed as Mojang aims to release updates across both versions simultaneously.