Minecraft: Java Edition
This page is for the Java Edition. For the Windows 10 version, see Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.
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Developers | |
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Mojang | |
Engines | |
LWJGL | |
Java | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 18, 2011 |
macOS (OS X) | November 18, 2011 |
Linux | November 18, 2011 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 93 |
IGDB | 84 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | First-person |
Genres | Survival, Open world |
Art styles | Voxel art |
Series | Minecraft |
Minecraft | |
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Minecraft: Java Edition | 2011 |
Minecraft: Pi Edition | 2013 |
Minecraft: Story Mode (series) | |
Minecraft: Education Edition | 2016 |
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition | 2016 |
Minecraft Dungeons | 2020 |
Minecraft Legends | 2023 |
Minecraft, later known as Minecraft Java Edition, is a first-person survival sandbox game developed by Mojang and published by Microsoft and relased on November 18, 2011 for Windows, OS X and Linux.
A successor Minecraft: Bedrock Edition was written in C++ and released December 19, 2016.
In 2021, users will be required to migrate their Mojang account to a Microsoft account.[1]
Key points
- Active and dedicated modding scene, responsible for many fixes, tools and additional content.
- Likely to perform worse than the Windows 10 Edition on low-end hardware.[2][3]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
Amazon.co.uk | ||||
Microsoft Store | Included in Xbox Game Pass for PC, and is not sold separately without Game Pass. |
- All versions require a Mojang Account or Minecraft Account.[4]
- Purchase no longer includes access to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition as of October 19, 2018.[5]
Free trial
- A free trial is available.
Essential improvements
Utilities
- MultiMC - a custom open source launcher. It allows to have multiple, separate instances of Minecraft, each with their own mods, texture packs, saves, etc.
Mods
- Forge is required by most mods, and is the standard for a modded setup. Can be automatically installed with the 'Install Forge' option in MultiMC. Incompatible with Fabric.
- OptiFine adds support for HD textures and a lot of options for better looks and performance. As of 12/17/2015, OptiFine now also supports shader packs. Compatible with Forge natively and Fabric through OptiFabric. Incompatible with Sodium.
- Performant is a general-purpose optimization mod for Forge that focuses on optimizing entities and block updates along with adding mechanisms to handle and reduce lag. Requires Forge on 1.14.4+.
- Fabric is required for many mods for Minecraft 1.14 and above. Can be automatically installed with the 'Install Fabric' option in MultiMC. Incompatible with Forge.
- Sodium is an alternative rendering engine that improves performance even more so than OptiFine but only works with 1.16+. It does not have as much functionality as OptiFine, but this list of mods can be used to get closer to OptiFine's feature-set. Requires Fabric, incompatible with OptiFine.
- Lithium is a general-purpose optimization mod meant to optimize as much as possible without altering gameplay. Requires Fabric on 1.15.2+.
- Phosphor is an optimization mod which improves the performance of the lighting engine, decreasing chunk generation times and increasing TPS. Requires Fabric on 1.15.2+.
- FerriteCore is an optimization mod that decreases Minecraft's memory usage. Requires Fabric on 1.16.5+.
Java version
- The Windows version of Minecraft includes Java (used for Minecraft only). Installing Java manually is not necessary.
- Minecraft benefits from using the latest version of Java. Using 64-bit Java on 64-bit operating systems is strongly recommended.[6]
RAM allocation
- The official launcher allows to easily allocate RAM and set other Java arguments. The manual methods are detailed below.
OS X memory allocation[citation needed] |
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Linux memory allocation[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\.minecraft\options.txt |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/options.txt |
Linux | ~/.minecraft/options.txt |
-
launcher_profiles.json
contains stored user profiles.
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\.minecraft\saves |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/saves |
Linux | ~/.minecraft/saves |
- The server save is stored in
world
in the root directory of the server. - Saves are not compatible with Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.[7]
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Can be stretched to any window size. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Limited to 30-110°. Can be set to any value by editing the configuration files. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Set in options or toggle with F11. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Borderless Gaming with regex: Minecraft (\d+\.\d+\.\d+|\d+w\d+\w) .[8]
1.13+ has native support.[9] |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Custom resource packs can be used when Fabulous graphics is enabled. Alternatively, see OptiFine. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate cap is fully configurable. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) | Requires shader mods. | ||
Color blind mode | Custom resource packs can be used. |
Field of view (FOV)
- Dynamic FOV can be disabled in Minecraft 1.16+ in Accessibility Settings.
Set custom FOV[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Support for Raw Input was added in 1.14. Also see Mouse acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | Only usable in the inventory screen. Minecraft: Bedrock Edition has full support.[10] | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | Use Controllable (requires Forge) or Use Midnight Controls (requires Fabric). | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers | Use Midnight Controls (requires Fabric). | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Tracked motion controllers | Use Vivecraft or Minecrift Vive. | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Mouse acceleration
Disable Windows mouse acceleration[11] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Detailed separate volume sliders | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output.[12] | |
Subtitles | No spoken dialog in game. Subtitles do show sounds. | |
Closed captions | Most sounds have their own individual subtitles. | |
Mute on focus lost | Automatically pauses on focus lost, except in multiplayer. |
Localizations
- Localization is done by the community via Crowdin. An up-to-date page of all supported languages can be found here
- A few joke "languages" are available as well, such as Pirate Speak, Shakespearean English, Klingon etc.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Includes localizations for Australia, Canada, UK, USA and New Zealand | |||
Afrikaans | ||||
Albanian | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Armenian | ||||
Asturian | ||||
Azerbaijani | ||||
Bashkir | ||||
Belarusian | ||||
Bosnian | ||||
Bulgarian | ||||
Catalan | Available in variants: Catalan and Valencian | |||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Cornish | ||||
Croatian | ||||
Czech | ||||
Dutch | Includes localizations for Netherlands, Belgium, and Brabant | |||
Estonian | ||||
Faroese | ||||
Filipino | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
Canadian French | ||||
Frisian | ||||
Galician | ||||
Georgian | ||||
German | Includes localizations for Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Bavaria, Upper Saxon, Franconia, and northern Germany (Low German) | |||
Greek | ||||
Hebrew | ||||
Hindi | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Icelandic | ||||
Igbo | ||||
Indonesian | ||||
Irish | ||||
Italian | Available in variants: Italian, Lombardian, Friulian, and Venetian | |||
Japanese | ||||
Kannada | ||||
Kazakh | ||||
Korean | ||||
Kurdish | ||||
Latin | ||||
Latvian | ||||
Lithuanian | ||||
Luxembourgish | ||||
Macedonian | ||||
Malay | ||||
Maltese | ||||
Mongolian | ||||
Nepali | ||||
Northern Sami | ||||
Norwegian | Available in variants: Non-descript (i.e. Bokmål) and Nynorsk | |||
Persian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Ripuarian | ||||
Romanian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Scottish Gaelic | ||||
Serbian | Cyrillic orthography | |||
Slovak | ||||
Slovenian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | Includes localizations for Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Ecuador | |||
Polish | Regular Polish and Silesian | |||
Swedish | Regular Swedish and Elfdalian | |||
Tagalog | ||||
Tamil | ||||
Tatar | ||||
Thai | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Ukrainian | ||||
Valencian | ||||
Vietnamese | ||||
Welsh | ||||
Yiddish | ||||
Yoruba |
Network
- Requires a Mojang Account or Minecraft Account.[4]
- Multiplayer is not compatible with Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.[10]
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2147483647 | Usable with the Joypad mod. Max players is capped to the max integer size in Java.[13] |
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LAN play | 8 | Maximum 8 players | ||
Online play | 2147483647 | Max players is capped to the max integer size in Java.[13] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 25565 |
UDP | 25565 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | 3D Anaglyph support removed in 1.13 and above. | ||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Minecraft 1.7.10 in 3D Vision. |
Headsets | |||
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SteamVR | Use Vivecraft or Minecrift Vive. | ||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Can also use Vivecraft or Minecrift. | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | Use Vivecraft or Minecrift Vive. | ||
OSVR |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | Use Vivecraft or Minecrift Vive. See Input for details. |
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Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale | Use Vivecraft or Minecrift Vive. |
Steam Deck
Minecraft is not available through SteamOS, but can be installed manually. Minecraft can be played through a launcher such as PolyMC (a fork of MultiMC).
Install Minecraft using PolyMC[14] |
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Issues fixed
- Mojang has created an Official Bug Tracker that can be used to find or report bugs.
Graphical issues
Black borders on Blocks[1] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 3.2, 4.4, 4.5 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | PowerPC is only known to support up to 1.5.2, due to Java ≥6 not having PowerPC versions.[15] ARM requires m1-multimc-hack and the MultiMC launcher. | ||||
Linux | PowerPC support for recent Minecraft versions require the MultiMC launcher.[16] ARM requires Optifine.[17] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum[18] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10, 11 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-3210 3.2 GHz AMD A8-7600 3.1 GHz |
Intel Core i5-4690 3.5 GHz AMD A10-7800 3.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 400 series AMD Radeon HD 7000 series Intel HD Graphics 4000 AMD Radeon R5 series OpenGL 4.4 compatible Shader model 5.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 700 series AMD Radeon Rx 200 series OpenGL 4.5 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum[18] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.14.5 (Mojave) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-3210 3.2 GHz AMD A8-7600 3.1 GHz |
Intel Core i5-4690 3.5 GHz AMD A10-7800 3.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 400 series AMD Radeon HD 7000 series Intel HD Graphics 4000 AMD Radeon R5 series OpenGL 4.4 compatible Shader model 5.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 700 series AMD Radeon Rx 200 series OpenGL 4.5 compatible |
- PowerPC support was retired with version 1.6.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.0 | 5.0+ |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-3210 3.2 GHz AMD A8-7600 3.1 GHz |
Intel Core i5-4690 3.5 GHz AMD A10-7800 3.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 400 series AMD Radeon HD 7000 series Intel HD Graphics 4000 AMD Radeon R5 series OpenGL 4.4 compatible Shader model 5.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 700 series AMD Radeon Rx 200 series OpenGL 4.5 compatible |
Other | Any modern distro | Up to date version of OpenJDK or Oracle Java |
References
- ↑ Mojang games to require Microsoft account - last accessed on 2020-10-22
- "Users will need a Microsoft account to play Mojang games going forward, the Minecraft developer announced. The change will also impact Minecraft Java Edition, the studio clarified, and is mandatory for everyone who's been using a Mojang account or a legacy Minecraft account to play. Players failing to comply will be unable to log in later down the line. The migration will start in early 2021, while new players will be required to create a Microsoft account rather than a Mojang one from this fall."
- ↑ Minecraft: Java Edition vs Windows 10 | PC Gamer
- ↑ Minecraft Java Edition and Bedrock Edition are coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC - last accessed on 2021-10-17
- "Java Edition is also much more demanding on your hardware, which is why you might want to check out Bedrock Edition, which is the multiplatform, cross-play, and gamepad compatible version of the game."
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mojang | Do I log in with my email or username?
- ↑ Mojang | Minecraft for Windows 10
- ↑ http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/269042-java-7-massive-minecraft-performance-boost/
- ↑ Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta - Microsoft Store
- ↑ Post your feature request here :: Borderless Gaming General Discussions
- ↑ New borderless fullscreen feature is not borderless fullscreen - last accessed on 2020-04-26
- "Possible issues"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Announcing: Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta
- ↑ http://donewmouseaccel.blogspot.com/2010/03/markc-windows-7-mouse-acceleration-fix.html
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Arqade - What is the maximum number of players on a Minecraft/Bukkit server? - last accessed on 2019-03-02
- ↑ Minecraft Guide for the Steam Deck - YouTube - last accessed on 2022-03-15
- ↑ Minecraft 1.2.5 and 1.5.2 for PowerPC - last accessed on 2020-11-28
- ↑ Minecraft Java Edition (LWJGL being ported) - last accessed on 2020-11-28
- ↑ How to setup Minecraft 1.15.2 on Pi4 - last accessed on 2020-11-21
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Minecraft Help Center - Minecraft: Java Edition Installation Issues FAQ