There are many Minecraft Editions available to download, and they're available on lots of different platforms, so let us break them down for you. By our count, we've got six Minecraft Editions ...

Of the two versions of Minecraft available to download, Java and Bedrock, which is the better choice? The answer lies in these distinctions.

That version of Minecraft persists today and is now referred to as the Java Edition (because of its reliance on the Java platform).

Minecraft is a world-renowned game that can be played on various platforms and has two distinct editions: Java and Bedrock. The Java edition is only for computers, while Bedrock is multiplatform.

Sun Microsystems announced today that it has begun the process of releasing its Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) and a buildable implementation of its Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) as ...

Java Edition is exclusive to desktop platforms (Windows, macOS, and Linux) and is known for its extensive modding capabilities, which allow players to customize their gameplay.

Minecraft Bedrock Edition is coded in C++, which is a general-purpose programming language, and it was coded on C++ to run on platforms that cannot support Java.

Source: Mojang (Image credit: Source: Mojang) As reported earlier this week, the Nether Update is now rolling out to all platforms that supports Minecraft 's Bedrock or Java Editions.