Keen to download Minecraft for PC and not sure where to start? We've got you. It isn't nearly as hard to do as it used to be.

Typically, when players want to play Minecraft on their mobile devices, they have to do so through a version of the game that runs on the Bedrock Edition codebase.

The Java Edition runs on the Anvil format, which has refinements and improvements over the previously-used Region. Meanwhile, Bedrock uses a fast key-value storage library written at Google, LevelDB.

First, launch up Minecraft Java Edition via the Minecraft Launcher. Once you’ve done this, locate the Installations tab at the top. Click this to open a different panel.

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