Minecraft: Java and Bedrock Edition
Minecraft: Java and Bedrock Edition for PC gives you access to two versions of the iconic sandbox game. Build, explore, mine, craft, and survive in block-based worlds where your goals are shaped by creativity, curiosity, and the way you choose to play.
- Includes Minecraft: Java Edition and Minecraft: Bedrock Edition for PC.
- Open-world sandbox gameplay focused on building, crafting, exploration, and survival.
- Play solo, join servers, or enjoy multiplayer features depending on the edition.
- Choose Java or Bedrock depending on your preferred playstyle and compatibility needs.
Build, survive, and explore your own world
Minecraft gives you freedom to create simple shelters, large cities, redstone machines, farms, adventure maps, or anything else you can imagine. Explore procedurally generated worlds filled with biomes, caves, villages, mobs, resources, and hidden challenges.
- Play Survival mode and gather resources while managing health, hunger, and hostile mobs.
- Use Creative mode for building without resource limits.
- Explore caves, oceans, villages, strongholds, the Nether, and the End.
- Craft tools, armor, weapons, blocks, decorations, and useful machines.
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition differences
This PC edition includes both main versions of Minecraft, but they are designed for different multiplayer environments and community features. Java Edition is known for community servers, mods, custom maps, and PC-focused play. Bedrock Edition is designed for smoother cross-platform play with other Bedrock players on supported devices.
- Java Edition supports play across Windows, macOS, and Linux Java players.
- Bedrock Edition supports cross-platform play with other Bedrock players on supported consoles, mobile devices, and Windows.
- Java Edition is often preferred for mods, custom servers, and community-made content.
- Bedrock Edition includes access to the Minecraft Marketplace for eligible skins, maps, add-ons, and other content.
- Worlds and saves are separate between Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.
Multiplayer, servers, and extra content
Minecraft offers several ways to play with others, from public servers and private worlds to Realms subscriptions where available. Multiplayer options, server access, marketplace content, and parental controls may differ between Java and Bedrock.
- Join public or community servers depending on the edition.
- Play with friends using supported multiplayer features.
- Use Realms or Realms Plus where available as a separate subscription option.
- Customize your experience with skins, texture packs, add-ons, maps, or mods depending on the edition.
Before you start
Before playing, check which edition best fits your setup and who you want to play with. Java and Bedrock do not share the same worlds, servers, marketplace systems, or multiplayer compatibility, so choosing the right edition matters.
- Use Java Edition if you want PC-focused play with Java servers and modding options.
- Use Bedrock Edition if you want cross-platform play with other Bedrock players.
- An internet connection may be required for login, online multiplayer, servers, updates, and online features.
- Some multiplayer features, marketplace content, and Realms options may require additional purchases or subscriptions.
- Check system requirements and parental account settings before installing and playing.
Dive into the endless cycle of creation, exploration, and survival in Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition.
Double the mining, double the crafting – experience a vast community of Minecrafters like never before.
Join expansive multiplayer servers for free and engage in thrilling adventures with thousands of fellow players!