Minecraft
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| Developers | |
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| Mojang | |
| Engines | |
| LWJGL | |
| Release dates | |
| November 18, 2011 | |
| macOS | November 18, 2011 |
| November 18, 2011 | |
| iOS | August 16, 2011 |
| iPadOS | August 16, 2011 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 93 |
| IGDB | 84 |
| Resources | |
| PCGamingWiki | |
| Codeweavers | |
| WineHQ | |
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macOS Compatibility
| Method | Rating | Notes |
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| Native | 1.19 and later are native with an ARM64 JDK/JRE. For 1.6.4 - 1.18.2, see #Native. Anything below 1.6.4 has severe issues due to not translating properly. | |
| Rosetta 2 | Minecraft Bedrock Launcher runs well via Rosetta 2, though it won't let others connect to your own worlds. | |
| iOS/iPadOS App | Mobile (Bedrock) can be sideloaded. | |
| Compatibility layer | ||
| CrossOver | Minecraft Bedrock is a Windows Store App, so it can't run through Crossover. | |
| Wine | ||
| Virtualization | ||
| Parallels | Bedrock version playable. Xbox app is needed for logging in. | |
| Multi-booting | ||
| Linux ARM | Linux launcher for Minecraft Bedrock runs smoothly |
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
Java and Bedrock editions are included. | |
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| App Store | Mobile versions connect to Bedrock servers. | |
- See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.
Gameplay videos
Native
Using Prism Launcher, you can play any version of Minecraft natively from 1.6.4 to 1.18.2.
Assuming Homebrew is installed on your Mac, you can install Prism Launcher and openJDK 17 for versions 1.17 and later:
brew upgrade && brew install prismlauncher && brew install openjdk@17 && brew cleanup
For 1.6.4 - 1.16.5, download the Zulu 8 openJDK: https://www.azul.com/downloads/?version=java-8-lts&os=macos&architecture=arm-64-bit&package=jdk#zulu