Steps to Access Snapshot 22w45a without potential world corruption. Open your Minecraft Launcher and select the Java Edition tab on the left. At the top of the game banner, select "Installations." ...

This will essentially be a new custom launcher, using which the game can be opened. First, you need to select the right game version. Luckily, Lunar Client supports the latest 1.19 update and can ...

The Java edition of Minecraft is not free to play, and this will likely never change since it is still the most popular version despite the release of the Bedrock Edition that aims to replace it.

“Starting June 7, all players that have either Java Edition or Bedrock Edition will receive the edition they do not currently own for free, right in the Minecraft Launcher,” Mojang said. “So ...

If you own a Chromebook, "Minecraft: Java Edition" is available to you via Linux. Here's how to download and install the popular game on a Chromebook.

Somewhat confusingly, there was an old launcher called 'Minecraft Unified Launcher', which was specifically for Windows 7 and 8 and only launched Java Edition and Minecraft Dungeons.