Players are mourning the loss of the Minecraft grass block as the sandbox game's launcher icon, just as the Minecraft 1.20 release date has arrived. As it turns out, tens of thousands of players ...

A brand new launcher is in BETA for the Java version of Minecraft. Grab this new minecraft launcher and see what it's all about!

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.

As of today, players who download Minecraft through Xbox Game Pass for PC will play through the unified Minecraft Launcher that handles both the Java and Bedrock Editions.

In this portion of our Minecraft: Java Edition mods guide, we'll go over everything you need to know about how to purchase, install, and set up Minecraft: Java Edition via the Minecraft Launcher.