Installation

This page tells you how to get started with Minecraft, including purchasing, downloading, and installation.

1. To download Minecraft, navigate a web browser to minecraft.net.

2. Purchase the game by selecting GET MINECRAFT.

Important

Minecraft Version
This guide is written specifically for Linux/Mac/Windows players using Minecraft: Java Edition, but the general gameplay steps are the same in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.

3. Follow the prompts to sign up for or sign in to a Microsoft account, and pay for the game.

1. Download and install the launcher.

Hint

If you cannot find a download button, navigate to minecraft.net/download and find the correct download link for your computer and operating system.

1. Execute the installer you downloaded.
2. Follow your system’s process for installing a program.
3. Execute the now-installed Minecraft Launcher.