Missing launcher versions

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The following is a list of versions that are not included in the Java Edition launcher. If a version is labeled as edited, it means that the META-INF files in the jar are dated differently from the release date. This is because these versions were recompiled from existing source code and their compiled files use newer dates. Versions labeled as edited are currently in the launcher; if a version is listed but not labeled as edited, it is not available in the launcher.

Pre-Classic[edit | edit source]

All pre-Classic versions:

Classic[edit | edit source]

Early Classic Creative[edit | edit source]

Multiplayer Test[edit | edit source]

Survival Test[edit | edit source]

Late Classic Creative[edit | edit source]

Indev[edit | edit source]

Indev 0.31[edit | edit source]

Minecraft Indev[edit | edit source]

Infdev[edit | edit source]

Alpha[edit | edit source]

Note: The launcher version could be edited so the original version may not be available.

Alpha v1.0[edit | edit source]

Alpha v1.1[edit | edit source]

  • The original Alpha v1.1.0 (Seecret Friday Update 9) (the reuploaded version is not available, and the pre-reuploaded version in the launcher is recompiled differently and has a completely different checksum than the original version).
  • Alpha v1.1.1 (Seecret Saturday Update 1)

Alpha v1.2[edit | edit source]

Beta[edit | edit source]

Beta 1.1[edit | edit source]

Beta 1.3[edit | edit source]

Beta 1.4[edit | edit source]

  • The original Beta 1.4 (with debugging code)

Beta 1.6[edit | edit source]

Beta 1.7[edit | edit source]

Beta 1.8[edit | edit source]

Release[edit | edit source]

1.0.0[edit | edit source]

1.1[edit | edit source]

1.2.1[edit | edit source]

1.3.1[edit | edit source]

1.4.2[edit | edit source]

1.4.2[edit | edit source]

1.4.6[edit | edit source]

1.5[edit | edit source]

1.5[edit | edit source]

1.5.1[edit | edit source]

  • 13w11a
  • 13w12~ (neither the pre-reuploaded nor the reuploaded version is available in the launcher)

1.5.2[edit | edit source]

  • 1.5.2 (the reuploaded version is in the launcher.)

1.6.1[edit | edit source]

1.6.2[edit | edit source]

  • 1.6.2 pre-release (neither the pre-reuploaded, reuploaded nor the re-reuploaded versions are available in the launcher)
  • 1.6.2 (the reuploaded version is in the launcher.)

1.6.4[edit | edit source]

  • 1.6.3 (the reuploaded version is in the launcher.)

1.7.2[edit | edit source]

1.7.2[edit | edit source]

  • 13w41b (the reuploaded version is in the launcher.)

1.7.5[edit | edit source]

1.8[edit | edit source]

1.8.8[edit | edit source]

1.11[edit | edit source]

1.11.1[edit | edit source]

  • 16w50a (the pre-reuploaded version displays "snapshot 1.11.1".)

1.14[edit | edit source]

1.14.2[edit | edit source]

1.18[edit | edit source]

1.18[edit | edit source]

1.19[edit | edit source]

1.19[edit | edit source]

Other[edit | edit source]

Combat Tests[edit | edit source]

All Combat Test versions:

April Fools[edit | edit source]

  • 2.0 (all 3 versions of 2.0 are not available in the launcher.)

Server[edit | edit source]

Even though the newest Java Edition launcher includes an option to download a version's cross-platform server .jar file (whether it be for release or a development version), this does not apply to all versions. The official Minecraft server program started to be developed when Multiplayer Test was released to the public (0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 1)). After Classic 0.30 (Creative) was released, servers were removed from the game, which is why multiplayer is not available in Indev and Infdev versions of the game. Servers were reintroduced to the game when Alpha v1.0.15 was released (however, versions as early as Alpha v1.0.5 had multiplayer code in them, though it was unusable, except to Notch, who used the code to test multiplayer), and they have been consistently updated since. There are programs available that allow connection to Classic, Alpha, and Beta servers.

The oldest server version that the launcher allows the player to download is release 1.2.5.

Minecraft Launcher[edit | edit source]

The Minecraft Launcher was released during Alpha v1.0's development. This launcher could not update itself, and each time a new update was released for the launcher, a player would have to download it from minecraft.net. This launcher was developed from 2010 to 2013, and is still available to be downloaded from archived versions of its page. It is not known how many versions of this launcher existed.

During the 1.6.1 snapshots, a new launcher was released. This launcher was built to update itself, and the player could now have the launcher window and the game window open at the same time. The player could also switch what version they were playing without having to replace minecraft.jar in the bin directory. This launcher was developed from 2013 to 2018, whether or not it can still be downloaded is not known. The latest version is 1.6.91.

The latest Minecraft Launcher was made available to the public by Dinnerbone on October 26, 2016, through a twitter statement and a post on the Minecraft Reddit community. This launcher no longer required java to be installed to run it, downloaded its own runtime for the game, and had more advanced features compared to other versions of the launcher. This launcher has been under steady development since 2016, and the current stable release of this launcher is 3.2.13 for Windows 7+, for Windows 10+ (Microsoft Store/Xbox app), 3.2.13 for macOS, and 3.2.13 for Linux.

Navigation[edit | edit source]

Minecraft: Java Edition versions
Particular versions
ItemSprite book-and-quill.png: Sprite image for book-and-quill in Minecraft Development cycle
EnvSprite chunk.png: Sprite image for chunk in Minecraft Asset updates
EntitySprite diamond-chicken.png: Sprite image for diamond-chicken in Minecraft Joke updates
ItemSprite iron-sword.png: Sprite image for iron-sword in Minecraft Combat Tests
Combat Test 7c
Combat Test 8b
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