How to download the update Once the update has been released, players can follow these steps to download the Java Edition of Minecraft 1.18: Step 1: Launch the Minecraft launcher.

Steps to download the latest Minecraft snapshot Players can follow these steps to download and install Minecraft 1.18 snapshot 21w42a: Open Minecraft Launcher.

This patch update is the first for Minecraft: Java Edition after the release of 1.18 Caves and Cliffs Update Part Two, the second and final part of the Caves and Cliffs Update.

Mojang Studios has released one more Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18 Pre-Release snapshot before the weekend, including a bunch of fresh bug fixes for the imminent 1.18 'Caves and Cliffs ...