Difference between revisions of "Minecraft"

Latest revision as of 21:44, 26 September 2025

Method	Rating	Notes
Native	Perfect	1.19 and later are native with an ARM64 JDK/JRE. For 1.6.4 - 1.18.2, see #Native. Anything below 1.6.4 has severe issues due to not translating properly.
Rosetta 2	Perfect	Java version runs well via Rosetta 2.^[1]
iOS/iPadOS App	Perfect	Mobile (Bedrock) can be sideloaded.
Compatibility layer
CrossOver	Unplayable	Minecraft Bedrock is a Windows Store App, so it can't run through Crossover.
Wine	Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels	Perfect	Bedrock version playable. Xbox app is needed for logging in.
Multi-booting
Linux ARM	Perfect	Linux launcher for Minecraft Bedrock runs smoothly. Runs well using Prism Launcher for Minecraft Java.^[2].

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		Java and Bedrock editions are included.
App Store		Mobile versions connect to Bedrock servers.

See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

Using Prism Launcher, you can play any version of Minecraft natively.

Assuming Homebrew is installed on your Mac, you can install Prism Launcher:

brew upgrade && brew install prismlauncher && brew cleanup

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 ==Native==
-Using [https://prismlauncher.org Prism Launcher], you can play any version of Minecraft natively from 1.6.4 to 1.18.2.
+Using [https://prismlauncher.org Prism Launcher], you can play any version of Minecraft natively.
-Assuming [https://brew.sh Homebrew] is installed on your Mac, you can install Prism Launcher and openJDK 17 for versions 1.17 and later:
+Assuming [https://brew.sh Homebrew] is installed on your Mac, you can install Prism Launcher:
 <pre>
-brew upgrade && brew install prismlauncher && brew install openjdk@17 && brew cleanup
+brew upgrade && brew install prismlauncher && brew cleanup
 </pre>
-For 1.6.4 - 1.16.5, download the Zulu 8 openJDK: https://www.azul.com/downloads/?version=java-8-lts&os=macos&architecture=arm-64-bit&package=jdk#zulu
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