Minecraft Launcher
Partly paidMojang
- Category
- Games
- Version
- 2.0.0.0
- Size
- ~2 MB
- Licence terms
- Launcher is free · the game must be purchased
- Supported OS
- Windows 11 · 10
- Install method
- Automatic install supported
- Developer
- Mojang
- Downloads via this site
This links to Mojang’s own download source. AfterFormat neither stores nor modifies installer files.
Check before installing
- This installs the launcher. The game downloads afterwards.
- Java Edition and Bedrock Edition are different. To play together you need the same edition.
- Java Edition needs Java, but the launcher handles it. You do not install it separately.
What it is
The official launcher for the build-and-explore sandbox game. Released in 2011, it remains the best-selling game ever made, and its open-ended play suits a wide age range. The launcher is free; the game must be purchased.
When to pick this
If building and exploring suits you and you want a game to stay with. To hop between many short games instead, Roblox fits.
Details
Two editions
Java Edition and Bedrock (Unified) Edition. To play together you need the same edition, and mods require Java Edition.
No separate Java install
Java Edition needs Java, but the launcher provides it. You no longer install Java first as you once did.
Mods and servers
Java Edition has a large ecosystem of user-made mods and servers. Mods must match the game version, and mismatches can corrupt a world file.
Distribution
- winget ID
- Mojang.MinecraftLauncher
- Redistribution policy
- Official source link only
- Last checked
- 2026-09-09
- Official site
- https://www.minecraft.net/download
