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Welcome to the Official Minecraft Wiki, a publicly accessible and editable wiki for information related to Minecraft. This wiki and its 4,264 articles are managed and maintained by 329 active contributors from the Minecraft community, along with the wiki's administration team. Anyone can contribute!

About Minecraft

Minecraft is a sandbox construction game created by Mojang AB founder Markus "Notch" Persson, inspired by Infiniminer, Dwarf Fortress, Dungeon Keeper, and Notch's past games Legend of the Chambered and RubyDung. Gameplay involves players interacting with the game world by placing and breaking various types of blocks in a three-dimensional environment. In this environment, players can build creative structures, creations, and artwork on multiplayer servers and singleplayer worlds across multiple game modes.

Minecraft: Java Edition is available for €23.95 (US$26.95, £17.95). When purchased, singleplayer and multiplayer game modes can be played using the downloadable stand-alone launcher. The official demo is free, but has a time limit. Minecraft development started around May 10, 2009, and pre-orders for the full game were accepted starting from June 13, 2009. Minecraft's official release date was November 18, 2011. As of July 4, 2018, Java Edition is the second best-selling PC game of all time and has reached 30 million sales as of April 3, 2019.

On August 16, 2011, Minecraft: Pocket Edition, the first edition to use the Bedrock Edition codebase, was released for the Sony Xperia Play gaming smartphone. After its exclusivity with Sony expired, it was released for Android devices on October 7, 2011, iOS devices on November 17, 2011, Fire OS devices on September 13, 2012, and Windows Phone 8.1 on December 10, 2014 for US$6.99. Bedrock Edition was then ported to non-mobile platforms for the first time, starting with Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition on July 29, 2015, and followed by Minecraft: Gear VR Edition on April 27, 2016, and Minecraft: Apple TV Edition and Minecraft: Fire TV Edition on December 19, 2016. On December 1, 2016, Pocket Edition reached 40 million sales. On December 19, 2016, Pocket Edition for Windows Phone 8.1 was officially discontinued. It was replaced by Pocket Edition for Windows 10 Mobile on February 22, 2017. On September 24, 2018, the Apple TV Edition was officially discontinued.

On May 9, 2012, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition was released for the Xbox 360 on Xbox Live Arcade for US$19.99, where it subsequently broke every previous sales record. Xbox 360 Edition was the first version to use the codebase known as Legacy Console Edition. It was followed by Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition on December 17, 2013, Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition on September 4, 2014, Minecraft: Xbox One Edition on September 5, 2014, Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition on October 14, 2014, Minecraft: Wii U Edition on December 17, 2015, and Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition on May 11, 2017. As of December 18, 2018, all editions under this codebase, with the exception of the PlayStation 4 Edition, have been discontinued.

On February 11, 2013, Minecraft: Pi Edition was released for the Raspberry Pi. The Pi Edition was intended as an educational tool for novice programmers and users were encouraged to open and change the game's code using its API. There were never any subsequent updates and the edition is now officially discontinued.

On September 15, 2014, Mojang AB and all of its assets (including Minecraft) were purchased by Microsoft for US$2.5 billion.

Minecraft China was released on September 5, 2017, for iOS; August 8, 2017, for PC; and October 12, 2017, for Android. The gameplay is similar to the Java and Bedrock editions, but is free to play.

After a beta testing period, Minecraft: Education Edition was released on November 1, 2016, for US$5 per user per year. The Education Edition contains features that make Minecraft more accessible and effective in a classroom setting.

On September 13, 2017, Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition was released for the New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL. This edition was officially discontinued on January 15, 2019.

On September 18, 2017, the original version of Minecraft was renamed to Minecraft: Java Edition. Shortly thereafter, on September 20, 2017, the Better Together Update for Bedrock Edition was released on Android, iOS, Fire OS, Windows 10, Samsung Gear VR, and Fire TV, and the editions Pocket Edition, Windows 10 Edition, Gear VR Edition, and Fire TV Edition were then renamed to have the single title Minecraft with no edition name. A port of Bedrock Edition to the Xbox One platform was released that day, discontinuing and replacing the original Xbox One Edition, and a port of Bedrock Edition to the Nintendo Switch platform was released on June 21, 2018, discontinuing and replacing the original Nintendo Switch Edition.

As of May 17, 2019, Minecraft has sold 176 million copies across all platforms, making it the best-selling video game of all time, and the ninth best-selling video game franchise of all time. Play it!

Java Edition

Java 1.14.4 Launcher

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Bedrock Edition

Android 1.12.0 iOS 1.12.0 Windows 10 1.12.0 Xbox One 1.12.0 Nintendo Switch 1.12.0 Windows 10 Mobile 1.12.0 Gear VR 1.12.0 Fire OS 1.12.0 Fire TV 1.12.0

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Android beta 1.13.0.6 Windows 10 beta 1.13.0.6 Xbox One beta 1.13.0.6

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Android 1.12.0

Legacy Console Edition

PlayStation 4 1.94

Education Edition

Windows 1.9.0 Mac OS 1.9.1 iOS 1.9 Purchase the Bedrock Edition: Android (Trial)

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Purchase the Java Edition! (Demo)

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Purchase the PlayStation 4 Edition! (Demo) Purchase the Education Edition! Download Minecraft China!

Did you know...

... that C418's skin is the Steve skin, but with a jukebox head? ... that there is a 10−10% (one in a trillion) chance of an end portal frame being activated upon generation? ... that when in third person view, the player will appear to throw eyes of ender from their feet? ... that Minecraft: The Movie was originally going to be directed by Shawn Levy, the executive producer of Stranger Things? ... that the Farther Lands existed before Java Edition Beta 1.8?

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Explanation of the various game modes and features used in Minecraft.

Game modes Survival Creative Hardcore Adventure Spectator Demo

Recipes Brewing Crafting Smelting Stonecutting

Mechanics Anvil mechanics Enchantment mechanics Redstone circuits Trading

Tutorials New player General Item farming Mob farming Enchanting & smelting Mechanism Technical

Blockcategory.png Popular and useful pages AchievementsInformation on achievements that can be collected.AdvancementsInformation on advancements that can be collected in Minecraft: Java Edition.BlocksDetailed information on the various blocks available.ItemsDetailed information on the various items available.BiomesInformation about all biomes.EnchantingInformation about enchanting.Status effectsInformation about status effects that can be applied to mobs.MobsInformation about the various friendly and non-friendly creatures found in-game.Resource packsVarious resource packs that alter the look and feel of the game.Add-onsVarious add-ons that alter the look and gameplay of the game.TutorialsTutorials describing various aspects of gameplay.

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Latest news August 12, 2019Mojang announces that development of the Super Duper Graphic Pack has been discontinued.July 16, 2019The closed beta for Minecraft Earth begins to roll out in select cities across the world.July 7, 2019The closed beta for Minecraft Earth is announced to begin in mid-July in select cities.June 25, 2019Following the closure of Telltale Games, Minecraft: Story Mode is now discontinued, and will no longer be able to be downloaded from official distributors.June 9, 2019Minecraft Dungeons is announced to be released for PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in early 2020.

Recent updates July 19, 2019Java Edition 1.14.4 released.July 9–10, 2019Bedrock Edition 1.12.0 released.June 27, 2019PlayStation 4 Edition 1.94 released.June 25, 2019PlayStation 4 Edition 1.93 released.June 24, 2019Java Edition 1.14.3 released.

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Reddit communities r/Minecraft – All versions r/MCPE – Bedrock Editions r/PSMinecraft – PlayStation Editions r/Minecraft360 – Xbox 360 Edition r/MinecraftOne – Xbox One Editions r/MinecraftSuggestions – Game suggestions r/Realms – Minecraft Realms r/Mojira – Mojang Bug Tracker

Servericon.png Servers and development ServersDocumentation on starting and maintaining a server in Java Edition.Minecraft RealmsInformation about paid Mojang-hosted servers, known as Realms.Official issue trackerSubmit and track bug reports and fixes to Minecraft.Official feedback websiteSubmit feedback or suggest changes to Minecraft.Development resourcesDocumentation and information to develop applications to work with Minecraft.Programs and editorsA list containing several third-party programs that are designed to work with Minecraft.Featured serversDocumentation and information about Bedrock Edition featured servers, along with a list of them.

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Version history Java Edition Full release Development versions Pre-classic Classic Indev Infdev Alpha Beta

Bedrock Edition Full release Development versions Alpha

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Mentioned features Java Edition Bedrock Edition Legacy Console Edition

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