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Revision as of 20:31, 30 March 2025

This article is about full versions. For development versions, see Java Edition version history/Development versions. For future updates, see Planned versions § Java Edition. For Version history of other editions, see Version history. For a timeline of all events related to Minecraft, see Chronology of events.
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See Category:Java Edition versions for a list of pages relating to this topic.
This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit Release Changelogs – Minecraft Feedback.
For the development versions, please visit Snapshot Information and Changelogs – Minecraft Feedback.
For versions 1.12.2 and prior, please visit minecraft.net.
For versions 1.11 and prior, please check an archived version of the Mojang website.
For versions prior to Beta 1.8, please check an archived version of Notch's blog, The Word of Notch.
All versions of Minecraft: Java Edition as of March 2025.

Java Edition has been in constant development since May 10, 2009, when it was simply named Minecraft. What is now known as pre-Classic refers to the early unreleased versions of Minecraft during the week from May 10 to May 16, 2009. The next phase, what was later called Classic, lasted from May 17 to November 10, 2009. Indev, short for "in development", lasted from December 23, 2009, to February 23, 2010. Infdev, short for "infinite development", lasted from February 27 to June 30, 2010. Alpha lasted from June 30 to December 3, 2010, and Beta lasted from December 20, 2010, all the way through to November 11, 2011. The official release of Minecraft (Java Edition) came on November 18, 2011, at MINECON 2011, and further updates have been released ever since, the most recent being 1.21.5. Starting with 1.12.2, the game officially adopted the Java Edition subtitle, to distinguish it from the Bedrock Edition.

Full release

The full release stage of Minecraft: Java Edition's development started on November 18, 2011, and has continued until the present day. At this point of development, the game was considered "complete", having both an "ending" and being ready for ratings and reviews. The game's price also increased from what it was in Beta, but users who previously bought the game were not charged extra.


1.21

Update Version Development release Full release
Spring to Life (Guide) 1.21.5 January 8, 2025 March 25, 2025
The Garden Awakens (Guide) 1.21.4 October 31, 2024 December 3, 2024
Bundles of Bravery (Guide) 1.21.3 - October 23, 2024
1.21.2 August 15, 2024 October 22, 2024
Tricky Trials (Guide) 1.21.1 August 7, 2024 August 8, 2024
1.21 May 3, 2024 June 13, 2024

1.20

Update Version Development release Full release
Armored Paws (Guide) 1.20.6 April 26, 2024 April 29, 2024
1.20.5 December 18, 2023 April 23, 2024
Bats and Pots (Guide) 1.20.4 December 6, 2023 December 7, 2023
1.20.3 October 4, 2023 December 5, 2023
Trails & Tales (Guide) 1.20.2 August 2, 2023 September 21, 2023
1.20.1 June 9, 2023 June 12, 2023
1.20 March 22, 2023 June 7, 2023

1.19

Update Version Development release Full release
The Wild Update (Guide) 1.19.4 January 18, 2023 March 14, 2023
1.19.3 October 19, 2022 December 7, 2022
1.19.2 August 4, 2022 August 5, 2022
1.19.1 June 15, 2022 July 27, 2022
1.19 February 17, 2022 June 7, 2022

1.18

Update Version Development release Full release
Caves & Cliffs: Part II (Guide)
1.18.2 January 19, 2022 February 28, 2022
1.18.1 December 3, 2021 December 10, 2021
1.18 July 13, 2021 November 30, 2021

1.17

Update Version Development release Full release
Caves & Cliffs: Part I (Guide)
1.17.1 June 18, 2021 July 6, 2021
1.17 November 4, 2020 June 8, 2021

1.16

Update Version Development release Full release
Nether Update (Guide)
1.16.5 January 13, 2021 January 15, 2021
1.16.4 October 15, 2020 November 2, 2020
1.16.3 September 7, 2020 September 10, 2020
1.16.2 July 1, 2020 August 11, 2020
1.16.1 – June 24, 2020
1.16 February 5, 2020 June 23, 2020

1.15

Update Version Development release Full release
Buzzy Bees (Guide) 1.15.2 January 14, 2020 January 21, 2020
1.15.1 December 12, 2019 December 17, 2019
1.15 August 22, 2019 December 10, 2019

1.14

Update Version Development release Full release
Village & Pillage (Guide) 1.14.4 July 3, 2019 July 19, 2019
1.14.3 June 3, 2019 June 24, 2019
1.14.2 May 16, 2019 May 27, 2019
1.14.1 May 7, 2019 May 13, 2019
1.14 October 24, 2018 April 23, 2019

1.13

Update Version Development release Full release
Update Aquatic (Guide) 1.13.2 October 16, 2018 October 22, 2018
1.13.1 July 25, 2018 August 22, 2018
1.13 October 25, 2017 July 18, 2018

1.12

Update Version Development release Full release
World of Color Update (Guide) 1.12.2 September 13, 2017 September 18, 2017
1.12.1 August 1, 2017 August 3, 2017
1.12 February 8, 2017 June 7, 2017

1.11

Update Version Development release Full release
Exploration Update (Guide) 1.11.2 – December 21, 2016
1.11.1 December 15, 2016 December 20, 2016
1.11 August 10, 2016 November 14, 2016

1.10

Update Version Development release Full release
Frostburn Update (Guide) 1.10.2 – June 23, 2016
1.10.1 June 22, 2016
1.10 May 18, 2016 June 8, 2016

1.9

Update Version Development release Full release
Combat Update (Guide) 1.9.4 – May 10, 2016
1.9.3 April 7, 2016
1.9.2 – March 30, 2016
1.9.1 March 9, 2016
1.9 July 29, 2015 February 29, 2016

1.8

Update Version Development release Full release
Bountiful Update (Guide) 1.8.9 – December 9, 2015
1.8.8 July 27, 2015 July 28, 2015
1.8.7 – June 5, 2015
1.8.6 May 25, 2015
1.8.5 May 22, 2015
1.8.4 April 17, 2015
1.8.3 February 20, 2015
1.8.2 December 18, 2014 February 19, 2015
1.8.1 October 15, 2014 November 24, 2014
1.8 January 9, 2014 September 2, 2014

1.7

Update Version Development release Full release
The Update that Changed the World (Guide) 1.7.10 June 3, 2014 June 26, 2014
1.7.9 – April 14, 2014
1.7.8 April 11, 2014
1.7.7 April 9, 2014
1.7.6 April 3, 2014
1.7.5 – February 26, 2014
1.7.4 November 21, 2013 December 10, 2013
1.7.2 September 5, 2013 October 25, 2013

1.6

Update Version Development release Full release
Horse Update (Guide) 1.6.4 September 13, 2013 September 19, 2013
1.6.2 – July 8, 2013
1.6.1 April 18, 2013 July 1, 2013

1.5

Update Version Development release Full release
Redstone Update (Guide) 1.5.2 April 25, 2013 May 2, 2013
1.5.1 March 14, 2013 March 21, 2013
1.5 January 3, 2013 March 13, 2013

1.4

Update Version Development release Full release
Pretty Scary Update (Guide) 1.4.7 December 28, 2012 January 9, 2013
1.4.6 December 7, 2012 December 20, 2012
1.4.5 November 16, 2012 November 19, 2012
1.4.4 November 1, 2012 November 14, 2012
1.4.2 August 9, 2012 October 25, 2012

1.3

Update Version Development release Full release
1.3 (Guide) 1.3.2 August 14, 2012 August 16, 2012
1.3.1 April 12, 2012 August 1, 2012

1.2

Update Version Development release Full release
1.2 (Guide) 1.2.5 March 30, 2012 April 4, 2012
1.2.4 – March 22, 2012
1.2.3 March 2, 2012
1.2.2 March 1, 2012
1.2.1 January 19, 2012

1.1

Update Version Development release Full release
1.1 (Guide) 1.1 November 24, 2011 January 12, 2012

1.0

Update Version Development release Full release
Adventure Update (Part 2) (Guide) 1.0.1
(Server only)		 – November 24, 2011
1.0.0 September 22, 2011 November 18, 2011

Beta

Key
✓ Available from the launcher.
✓ Unavailable in the launcher, but archived elsewhere.

The Beta development phase started on December 20, 2010 and ended on November 18, 2011. The main goals of this development stage were a larger focus on polishing gameplay, additional content, and stability.[1] The game's price also increased from what it was in Alpha, but users who previously bought the game were not charged extra.

Beta 1.8

Update Version Development release Full release
Adventure Update
(Part 1) (Guide) 		✓ Beta 1.8.1 – September 15, 2011
✓ Beta 1.8 September 9, 2011 September 14, 2011

Beta 1.7

Update Version Release date
Beta 1.7 (Guide) ✓ Beta 1.7.3 July 8, 2011
✓ Beta 1.7.2 July 1, 2011
✓ Beta 1.7_01 June 30, 2011
✓ Beta 1.7

Beta 1.6

Update Version Release date
Beta 1.6 (Guide) ✓ Beta 1.6.6 May 31, 2011
✓ Beta 1.6.5 May 28, 2011
✓ Beta 1.6.4 May 26, 2011
✓ Beta 1.6.3
✓ Beta 1.6.2
✓ Beta 1.6.1
✓ Beta 1.6

Beta 1.5

Update Version Release date
Beta 1.5 (Guide) ✓ Beta 1.5_02 (Server only) April 20, 2011
✓ Beta 1.5_01
✓ Beta 1.5 April 19, 2011

Beta 1.4

Update Version Release date
Beta 1.4 (Guide) ✓ Beta 1.4_01 April 5, 2011
✓ Beta 1.4 March 31, 2011

Beta 1.3

Update Version Release date
Beta 1.3 (Guide) ✓ Beta 1.3_01 February 23, 2011
✓ Beta 1.3 February 22, 2011

Beta 1.2

Update Version Release date
Beta 1.2 (Guide) ✓ Beta 1.2_02 January 21, 2011
✓ Beta 1.2_01 January 14, 2011
✓ Beta 1.2 January 13, 2011

Beta 1.1

Update Version Release date
Beta 1.1 (Guide) ✓ Beta 1.1_02 December 22, 2010
✓ Beta 1.1_01
✓ Beta 1.1

Beta 1.0

Update Version Release date
Beta 1.0 (Guide) ✓ Beta 1.0.2 December 21, 2010
✓ Beta 1.0_01 December 20, 2010
✓ Beta 1.0

Alpha

Key
✓ Available from the launcher.
✓ Unavailable in the launcher, but archived elsewhere.
✲ Unavailable in the launcher; no pre-reupload version archived.
﹟ Not archived. Video/image or The Word of Notch proof exists.

The Alpha development phase started on June 29, 2010, and ended on December 20, 2010. This version also limited the gamemode to Survival, but saw a re-release of multiplayer. At this time, Notch began developing the game full time, causing much more frequent updates. These were also the first versions which had to be purchased, though the price increased in later stages.

Alpha 1.2

Update Client version Release date Server version
Halloween Update
(Guide) 		✓ Alpha v1.2.6 December 3, 2010 ✓ 0.2.8
✓ Alpha v1.2.5 December 1, 2010 ✓ 0.2.7
✓ Alpha v1.2.4_01 November 30, 2010 ✓ 0.2.6_02
✓ Alpha v1.2.3_05 ﹟ 0.2.6-0.2.6_01
✓ Alpha v1.2.3_04 November 26, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.2.3_02 November 25, 2010 ✓ 0.2.5_01-0.2.5_02
✓ Alpha v1.2.3_01 November 24, 2010 ✓ 0.2.5
✓ Alpha v1.2.3
✓ Alpha v1.2.2 November 10, 2010 ✓ 0.2.4
✓ Alpha v1.2.1_01 November 5, 2010 ✓ 0.2.3
﹟ Alpha v1.2.1
✓ Alpha v1.2.0_02 October 31, 2010 ✓ 0.2.2_01-0.2.3
✓ Alpha v1.2.0_01 October 30, 2010
✲ Alpha v1.2.0 (Halloween Update) ✓ 0.2.2, 0.2.2_01 and 0.2.3

Alpha 1.1

Update Client version Release date Server version
Alpha 1.1 (Guide) ✓ Alpha v1.1.2_01 September 23, 2010 ✓ 0.2.1
✓ Alpha v1.1.2 September 18, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.1.1 (Seecret Saturday 1)
✓ Alpha v1.1.0 (Seecret Friday 9) September 10, 2010 ✓ 0.2.0-0.2.1

Alpha 1.0

Update Client version Release date Server version
Alpha 1.0 (Guide) ✓ Alpha v1.0.17_04 August 23, 2010 ✓ 0.1.4
✓ Alpha v1.0.17_03
✓ Alpha v1.0.17_02 August 20, 2010
﹟ Alpha v1.0.17_01
﹟ Alpha v1.0.17 (Seecret Friday 8)
✓ Alpha v1.0.16_02 August 13, 2010 ✓ 0.1.3
✓ Alpha v1.0.16_01 August 12, 2010 ~ 0.1.2-0.1.2_01
✓ Alpha v1.0.16 ✲ 0.1.1
✓ Alpha v1.0.15 (First SMP version) August 3, 2010 ✓ 0.1.0
✓ Alpha v1.0.14 (Seecret Friday 7) July 30, 2010 –
✓ Alpha v1.0.13_01 (1K IN 24h) July 29, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.13 July 28, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.12 July 26, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.11 (Seecret Friday 6) July 23, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.10 July 22, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.9 July 21, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.8_01 July 20, 2010
﹟ Alpha v1.0.8
✓ Alpha v1.0.7 July 19, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.6_03 July 17, 2010
﹟ Alpha v1.0.6_02
✓ Alpha v1.0.6_01
✓ Alpha v1.0.6 (Seecret Friday 5) July 16, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.5_01 July 14, 2010
✲ Alpha v1.0.5 July 13, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.4 (Seecret Friday 4) July 9, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.3 July 7, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.2_02 July 6, 2010
✓ Alpha v1.0.2_01
﹟ Alpha v1.0.2
✓ Alpha v1.0.1_01 July 2, 2010
﹟ Alpha v1.0.1 (Seecret Friday 3)
✓ Alpha v1.0.0 (shown as Infdev in game) June 30, 2010

Infdev

Key
✓ Available from the launcher.
✓ Unavailable in the launcher, but archived elsewhere.
✲ Unavailable from launcher; no unedited version archived.
﹟ Not archived. Video/image or The Word of Notch proof exists.
🞪 Not archived. IRC chat log proof exists.
Main articles: Java Edition Infdev, Minecraft Infdev and Java Edition guides/Infdev releases

The Infdev development phase started on February 27, 2010 and ended on June 30, 2010. During this stage, Minecraft was only available in single-player Survival mode and versions were unnumbered under the name Minecraft Infdev. At this point, Notch rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.

Version/release date
✓ Infdev 20100630
✓ Infdev 20100629
✓ Infdev 20100627
✓ Infdev 20100625-1917 (Seecret Friday 2)
✓ Infdev 20100625-0922
✓ Infdev 20100624
✓ Infdev 20100618 (Seecret Friday 1)
✓ Infdev 20100617-1531
✓ Infdev 20100617-1205
﹟ Infdev 20100616-2210
✓ Infdev 20100616-1808
✓ Infdev 20100615
✓ Infdev 20100611
✓ Infdev 20100608
✓ Infdev 20100607
✓ Infdev 20100420
✓ Infdev 20100415
✓ Infdev 20100414
✓ Infdev 20100413-1953
🞪 Infdev 20100413-1949
✲ Infdev 20100330-1511
﹟ Infdev 20100330-1203
✓ Infdev 20100327
✓ Infdev 20100325-1640
﹟ Infdev 20100325-1545
✓ Infdev 20100321
✓ Infdev 20100320
✓ Infdev 20100316
✓ Infdev 20100313
✓ Infdev 20100227-1433
﹟ Infdev 20100227-1414

Indev

Key
✓ Unavailable in the launcher, but archived elsewhere.
✲ Unavailable in the launcher; no pre-reupload version archived.
﹟ Not archived. Video/image or The Word of Notch proof exists.
🞪 Not archived. IRC chat log proof exists.
Main articles: Java Edition Indev and Java Edition guides/Indev releases

The Indev development phase started on December 23, 2009, and ended on February 27, 2010. It was the successor to the previous Survival Test and continued expanding the survival aspects of the game, making it a lot more like the current gameplay. Versions in this stage were either unnumbered or used the same number.

Name Version/release date
Minecraft Indev
(Guide) 		✓ Indev 20100223
✓ Indev 20100219
✓ Indev 20100218-0016
🞪 Indev 20100218-0011
✓ Indev 20100214
✓ Indev 20100213
✓ Indev 20100212-1622
✓ Indev 20100212-1210
﹟ Indev 20100211-2340
﹟ Indev 20100211-2333
🞪 Indev 20100211-2327
✓ Indev 20100207-1703
﹟ Indev 20100207-1647
✲ Indev 20100207-1101
✓ Indev 20100206-2103
﹟ Indev 20100206-2034
0.31
(Guide) 		﹟ Indev 0.31 20100206-1437
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100205-2241
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100205-1558
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100204-2153
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100204-2027
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100204-1541
✲ Indev 0.31 20100202
✓ Indev 0.31 20100201-2227
✓ Indev 0.31 20100201-0025
✓ Indev 0.31 20100131-2244
🞪 Indev 0.31 20100131-2241
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100131-2156
✓ Indev 0.31 20100130
✓ Indev 0.31 20100129-1452
🞪 Indev 0.31 20100129-1447
✓ Indev 0.31 20100128-2304
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100128-2200
✓ Indev 0.31 20100125
✓ Indev 0.31 20100124-2310
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100124-2134
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100124-2119
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100122-2251
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100122-1708
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100114
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100113 (Creative)
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100113
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100112
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100111-2210
🞪 Indev 0.31 20100111-2207
✓ Indev 0.31 20100110
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100109-2000
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100109-1939
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100107-2010
🞪 Indev 0.31 20100107-1947
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100107-1851
﹟ Indev 0.31 20100106
✓ Indev 0.31 20100104-2258
🞪 Indev 0.31 20100104-2154
✓ Indev 0.31 20091231-2255
🞪 Indev 0.31 20091231-2147
﹟ Indev 0.31 20091231-2033
🞪 Indev 0.31 20091231-2013
🞪 Indev 0.31 20091231-2004
🞪 Indev 0.31 20091231-1856
✓ Indev 0.31 20091223-1459
﹟ Indev 0.31 20091223-1457
﹟ Indev 0.31 20091223-0040

Classic

Key
✓ Available from the launcher.
✓ Unavailable in the launcher, but archived elsewhere.
✲ Unavailable in the launcher; no pre-reupload version archived.
✲ Unavailable from launcher; no unedited version archived.
🞪 Not archived. Video/image proof exists.
🞪 Not archived. The Word of Notch proof exists.
🞪 Not archived. Changelog file proof exists.
🞪 Not archived. IRC chat log proof exists.
﹗ Not archived. Existence implied from other means.
Main articles: Java Edition Classic and Java Edition guides/Classic releases

Classic was the first long development phase of the game, in which it was constantly improved and updated over several months. It occurred between May 16 and December 23, 2009. The original game mode was Creative, but on September 1, 2009 development began for Survival mode under the name Survival Test.

Late Classic

Main article: Late Classic
Client version Release date Server version
✓ 0.30 November 10, 2009
July 31, 2011[note 1] 		✓ 1.10–1.10.1
✓ 0.29_02 October 30, 2009 ✓ 1.9.1
✓ 0.29_01 October 29, 2009
✓ 0.29
✓ 0.28_01 October 27, 2009 ✓ 1.9
🞪 0.28
  1. ↑ Reuploaded version of 0.30 Creative.

Survival Test

Main article: Survival Test
Version Release date
✓ 0.27 SURVIVAL TEST October 24, 2009
🞪 0.26 SURVIVAL TEST
✓ 0.25_05 SURVIVAL TEST September 3, 2009
🞪 0.25 SURVIVAL TEST 4
🞪 0.25 SURVIVAL TEST 3
🞪 0.25 SURVIVAL TEST 2
🞪 0.25 SURVIVAL TEST
✓ 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_03 September 1, 2009
🞪 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_02
🞪 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_01
🞪 0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST


Multiplayer Test

Main article: Multiplayer Test
Client version Release date Server version
✓ 0.0.23a_01 July 11, 2009 ✓ 1.8.2
🞪 0.0.23a
✓ 0.0.22a_05 June 29, 2009
🞪 0.0.22a_04
🞪 0.0.22a_03
🞪 0.0.22a_02
🞪 0.0.22a_01
🞪 0.0.22a
🞪 0.0.21a_01 June 23, 2009
✲ 0.0.21a
✓ 0.0.20a_02 June 20, 2009
✓ 0.0.20a_01 🞪 1.8.1
🞪 0.0.20a 🞪 1.8
✲ 0.0.19a_06 🞪 1.7
🞪 0.0.19a_05 ✓ 1.6
✓ 0.0.19a_04
🞪 0.0.19a_03 ?
🞪 0.0.19a_02 June 19, 2009
﹗ 0.0.19a_01
🞪 0.0.19a 🞪 1.5
✓ 0.0.18a_02 June 14, 2009 ✓ 1.4.1
🞪 0.0.18a_01 June 13, 2009 ✓ 1.4
🞪 0.0.18a
✓ 0.0.17a June 10, 2009 ✓ 1.3
✲ 0.0.16a_02 June 7, 2009 ✲ 1.2
🞪 0.0.16a_01 🞪 1.1
🞪 0.0.16a 🞪 1.0
﹗ 0.0.15a_03 June 4, 2009 –
🞪 0.0.15a_02
﹗ 0.0.15a_01
🞪 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 8)
🞪 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 7)
🞪 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 6)
🞪 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 5) June 3, 2009
🞪 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 4)
🞪 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 3)
🞪 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 2)
✓ 0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 1) May 31, 2009

Early Classic

Main article: Early Classic
Version Release date
✓ 0.0.14a_08 May 28, 2009
🞪 0.0.14a_07
🞪 0.0.14a_06
🞪 0.0.14a_05
🞪 0.0.14a_04
🞪 0.0.14a_03 May 27, 2009
🞪 0.0.14a_01
🞪 0.0.14a
✓ 0.0.13a_03 May 22, 2009
August 6, 2013[note 1]
✓ 0.0.13a May 22, 2009
August 6, 2013[note 2]
✲ 0.0.12a_03 May 19/20, 2009
🞪 0.0.12a_02 May 19, 2009
🞪 0.0.12a_01
🞪 0.0.12a
✓ 0.0.11a May 17, 2009
August 6, 2013[note 3]
  1. ↑ Recompilation date; the launcher version of 0.0.13a_03 has a 2013 compilation date. It has identical gameplay to 0.0.13a, but the files are different.
  2. ↑ Recompilation date; the launcher version of 0.0.13a may be different from the actually released version of 0.0.13a.
  3. ↑ Recompilation date: the launcher version is different compared to the original release but gameplay is unchanged.

Private alpha

Main article: Java Edition Classic private alpha
Version Release date
🞪 0.0.10a May 17, 2009
🞪 0.0.9a May 16, 2009
🞪 0.0.3a
🞪 0.0.2a
🞪 mc-161648
🞪 mc-161625
🞪 mc-161616
🞪 mc-161607


Pre-Classic

Key
✓ Available from the launcher.
🞪 Not archived. Video/image proof exists.
Main articles: Java Edition pre-Classic and Java Edition guides/Pre-Classic releases

Pre-Classic was the initial development phase of Minecraft, in which the very basic mechanics and elements of the game were developed, tested and improved over the period of less than a week—from May 10–16, 2009. It was not originally released to the public, but some versions are now playable via the launcher.

Version Release date
✓ rd-161348 May 16, 2009
✓ rd-160052 May 15, 2009
🞪 rd-20090515
✓ rd-132328 May 13, 2009
✓ rd-132211
🞪 rd-131655 (Cave game tech test)

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/2175441966/minecraft-beta-december-20-2010

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition
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