Edition

Minecraft has several editions, some of which are discontinued.

Java Edition

Minecraft: Java Edition (formerly just Minecraft) is the original version of Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Notch began development on May 10, 2009, publicly releasing Minecraft on May 17, 2009. The full release of the game (version 1.0.0) was on November 18, 2011, at MINECON 2011. The latest release is 1.21.10.

Bedrock Edition

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (only Minecraft on most platforms and in-game) refers to the multi-platform versions of Minecraft developed by Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios, and SkyBox Labs and based on the Bedrock codebase. The latest release is 1.21.121.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition is a discontinued term that refers collectively to several nearly identical editions of Minecraft developed by 4J Studios for game consoles. It comprises of:

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Final version: TU75)
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition (Final version: CU59)
Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Final version: 1.84)
Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (Final version: 1.95)
Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Final version: 1.84)
Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Final version: Patch 43)
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Final version: 1.0.16)

Legacy Console Edition introduced new features such as a simplified crafting system, in-game tutorials, leaderboards, built-in mini games and split-screen multiplayer,^{[except PS Vita]} as well as online multiplayer for up to 4‌^{[PS Vita only]} or 8^{[Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, & Switch only]} or 16‌^{[X1 & PS4 only]} players, which required the console's paid subscription service.^{[except Wii U]} As with all editions, updates were free of charge.

Other Editions

Minecraft 4k

Minecraft 4k was an edition of Minecraft developed for the 2010 Java 4K contest, where the entry games were required to be within four kibibytes (4096 bytes) in size.^[1]

MinecraftEdu

MinecraftEdu is an educational mod for Java Edition, developed by TeacherGaming, published by E-Line Media, and licensed by Mojang Studios.^[2] It was meant as an educational version of Minecraft. The final version was 1.8.9 Build 3.

Pi Edition

Minecraft: Pi Edition is a edition of Minecraft developed for the Raspberry Pi. It is based on Pocket Edition Alpha v0.6.1 but slightly cut down, containing a revised feature set and support for multiple programming languages. Pi Edition is intended as an educational tool for novice programmers. The final version was v0.1.1 alpha.

Minecraft Education

Minecraft Education (formerly Minecraft: Education Edition) is an educational edition of Minecraft specifically designed for classroom use. It is developed by Mojang Studios and Xbox Game Studios and has features that make Minecraft easy to use in a classroom setting. The latest version is 1.21.93.

China Edition

Minecraft: China Edition is a localized edition of Java and Bedrock editions for mainland China, developed by Mojang Studios and NetEase. The latest version is 1.15.9.25217 for Windows, 3.5.37.281305 for Android, and 3.5.37.281305 for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition is the edition of Minecraft developed by Other Ocean Interactive and Mojang Studios for the New Nintendo 3DS/2DS systems, but is not compatible with the original Nintendo 3DS/2DS systems. The final version was 1.9.19.

Minecraft Classic

Minecraft Classic is a JavaScript remake of Classic 0.0.23a_01, made to celebrate 10 years of Minecraft and was uploaded to the Minecraft website (built with Babylon.js library). This version can be played at classic.minecraft.net for free.

Summary

Active

Edition	Operating system	Released on	Latest Version
Java Edition		May 17, 2009	1.21.10
Bedrock Edition		August 16, 2011	1.21.121
		November 17, 2011	1.21.121
		September 13, 2012	1.21.121
		July 29, 2015	1.21.121
		September 20, 2017	1.21.121
		June 21, 2018	1.21.121
		September 24, 2019	1.21.121
	PlayStation 4	December 10, 2019	1.21.121
		June 7, 2023	1.21.121
	PlayStation 5	October 22, 2024	1.21.121
	Xbox Series X\|S	June 17, 2025	1.21.121
Minecraft Education		November 1, 2016	1.21.93
		September 6, 2018	1.21.93
		September 24, 2019	1.21.93
		August 7, 2020	1.21.93
		August 9, 2022	1.21.93
China Edition		August 8, 2017	See China Edition
		October 12, 2017	See China Edition
		September 15, 2017	See China Edition
		September 24, 2019	See China Edition
		June/July 2021	See China Edition
Minecraft Classic	🌐	May 7, 2019	N/A

Discontinued

Edition	Operating system	Released on	Discontinued on	Last version
Bedrock Edition		April 27, 2016	September 3, 2020	1.16.40
		December 19, 2016	August 7, 2017	1.1.5
		December 19, 2016	April 22, 2021	1.16.221
Legacy Console Edition	Xbox 360 Edition	May 9, 2012	April 30, 2019	TU75
	Xbox One Edition	September 5, 2014	April 9, 2024	CU59
	PlayStation 3 Edition	December 17, 2013	April 15, 2020	1.84
	PlayStation 4 Edition	September 4, 2014	September 9, 2019	1.95
	PlayStation Vita Edition	October 14, 2014	April 15, 2020	1.84
	Wii U Edition	December 17, 2015	March 19, 2019	Patch 43
	Nintendo Switch Edition	May 11, 2017	June 21, 2018	1.0.16
Minecraft 4k	🌐	December 2, 2009	December 4, 2009	N/A
MinecraftEdu		November 5, 2011	April 5, 2016	1.8.9 Build 3
Pi Edition	^{[ARM only]}	February 11, 2013		v0.1.1 alpha
New Nintendo 3DS Edition		September 13, 2017	January 15, 2019	1.9.19