While vanilla Minecraft is considered by many to be the best iteration of the game, other players disagree and are happy to use mods, shaders, resource packs, texture packs, and more to freshen up the ...

All Java players can download snapshots for free. By downloading snapshots, players can get a hands-on experience of the features of the next Minecraft update.

Mojang Studios is now releasing Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.1 Release Candidate 1 to testers, a snapshot that includes a handful of additional fixes for the upcoming 1.18.1 patch update.