Version history


Info

This is not an official version history or changelog. For the official list, please visit the Minecraft website.
For versions 1.11 1.11 Official name Exploration Update 1] Release date Nov. 14, 2016 Development versions View all Snapshots 16w32a 16w32b 16w33a 16w35a 16w36a 16w38a 16w39a 16w39b 16w39c 16w40a 16w41a 16w42a 16w43a 16w44a Pre-releases 1.11-pre1 Download Client (.json) minecraft and prior, please check the Mojang website.
For versions prior to Beta 1.8 Beta 1.8 Official name Adventure Update (Part 1) Release date Sep. 15, 2011 Development versions View all Pre-releases Beta 1.8-pre1 Beta 1.8-pre2 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.8 Java Edition ◄◄ Beta 1.7 ◄ minecraft , please check Notch`s blog, the Word of Notch.

Minecraft has been under consistent development from May 10, 2009 up until the present day.

Release

The releaseAnnounce Minecraft 1.0 Starting version 1.0.0 (Nov. 18th, 2011) Latest version 1.12 Paid Yes Website http://www.minecraft.net/ See the official release of Minecraft for the PC. For the version, see 1.0.0. For the first minecraft stage of Minecraft`s development started on Nov. 18, 2011 and has continued until the present day. At this point of development, the game was considered "complete", both having an "ending" and being ready for ratings and reviews. The game`s price also increased from what it was in Beta, but users who previously bought the game were not charged extra.


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1.12

Version Release date
1.12 1.12 Official name World of Color Update 1] Release date Jun. 7, 2017 Development versions View all Snapshot 17w06a 17w13a 17w13b 17w14a 17w15a 17w16a 17w16b 17w17a 17w17b 17w18a 17w18b Pre-release 1.12-pre1 1.12-pre2 1.12-pre3 1.12-pre4 1.12-pre5 minecraft ( World of Color Update This article is a stub. Please help us by expanding it. Image for the World of Color Update released by Mojang. The World of Color Update is the name for Minecraft version 1.12, a major minecraft ) Jun. 7, 2017

1.11

Version Release date
1.11.2 1.11.2 Release date Dec. 21, 2016 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.11 ◄ 1.11.1 1.12 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.11.2 is an update for minecraft Dec. 21, 2016
1.11.1 1.11.1 Release date Dec. 20, 2016 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 16w50a Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.11 1.11.2 ► 1.12 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version minecraft Dec. 20, 2016
1.11 1.11 Official name Exploration Update 1] Release date Nov. 14, 2016 Development versions View all Snapshots 16w32a 16w32b 16w33a 16w35a 16w36a 16w38a 16w39a 16w39b 16w39c 16w40a 16w41a 16w42a 16w43a 16w44a Pre-releases 1.11-pre1 Download Client (.json) minecraft ( Exploration Update Image for the Exploration Update released by Mojang The Exploration Update is the name for Minecraft version 1.11, a major update released on Nov. 14, 2016. 1] The official name for the update, the Exploration minecraft ) Nov. 14, 2016

1.10

Version Release date
1.10.2 1.10.2 Release date Jun. 23, 2016 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.10 ◄ 1.10.1 1.11 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.10.2 is an update to minecraft Jun. 23, 2016
1.10.1 1.10.1 Release date Jun. 22, 2016 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.10 1.10.2 ► 1.11 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.10.1 is an update to minecraft Jun. 22, 2016
1.10 1.10 Official name Frostburn Update Release date Jun. 8, 2016 Development versions View all Snapshots 16w20a 16w21a 16w21b Pre-releases 1.10-pre1 1.10-pre2 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.9 ◄ 1.9.4 1.10.1 ► 1.11 ►► This article minecraft ( Frostburn Update Image for the Frostburn Update released by Mojang The Frostburn Update is the name for Minecraft version 1.10, a major update that was released on Wednesday, Jun. 8th, 2016. It added some new featuresSpecial attraction such minecraft ) Jun. 8, 2016

1.9

Version Release date
1.9.4 1.9.4 Release date May 10, 2016 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.9 ◄ 1.9.3 1.10 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.9.4 is an update to minecraft May 10, 2016
1.9.3 1.9.3 Release date May 10, 2016 Development versions View all Snapshots 16w14a 16w15a 16w15b Pre-releases 1.9.3-pre1 1.9.3-pre2 1.9.3-pre3 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.9 ◄ 1.9.2 1.9.4 ► 1.10 ►► See the minecraft May 10, 2016
1.9.2 1.9.2 Release date Mar. 30, 2016 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.9 ◄ 1.9.1 1.9.3 ► 1.10 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.9.2 is an minecraft Mar. 30, 2016
1.9.1 1.9.1 Release date Mar. 30, 2016 1] Development versions View all Pre-releases 1.9.1-pre1 1.9.1-pre2 1.9.1-pre3 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.9 1.9.2 ► 1.10 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, minecraft Mar. 30, 2016
1.9 1.9 Official name Combat Update Type Release Release date Feb. 29, 2016 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 15w31a 15w31b 15w31c 15w32a 15w32b 15w32c 15w33a 15w33b 15w33c 15w34a 15w34b 15w34c 15w34d 15w35a 15w35b 15w35c 15w35d minecraft ( Combat Update Image for the Combat Update released by Mojang The Combat Update is the name for Minecraft version 1.9, a major update released on Monday, Feb. 29th, 2016 1]. This update overhauled the combat system, among minecraft ) Feb. 29, 2016

1.8

Version Release date
1.8.9 1.8.9 Release date Dec. 9, 2015 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.8 ◄ 1.8.8 1.9 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.8.9 1] is an update minecraft Dec. 9, 2015
1.8.8 1.8.8 Release date Jul. 28, 2015 1] Development versions Pre-releases 1.8.8-pre Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.8 ◄ 1.8.7 1.8.9 ► 1.9 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version minecraft Jul. 28, 2015
1.8.7 1.8.7 Release date Jun. 5, 2015 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.8 ◄ 1.8.6 1.8.8 ► 1.9 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.8.7 is an minecraft Jun. 5, 2015
1.8.6 1.8.6 Release date May 25, 2015 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.8 ◄ 1.8.5 1.8.7 ► 1.9 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.8.6 1] is minecraft May 25, 2015
1.8.5 1.8.5 Release date May 22, 2015 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.8 ◄ 1.8.4 1.8.6 ► 1.9 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.8.5 1] is minecraft May 22, 2015
1.8.4 1.8.4 Release date Apr. 17, 2015 1] Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.8 ◄ 1.8.3 1.8.5 ► 1.9 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.8.4 2] minecraft Apr. 17, 2015
1.8.3 1.8.3 Release date Feb. 20, 2015 1] Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.8 ◄ 1.8.2 1.8.4 ► 1.9 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.8.3 2] minecraft Feb. 20, 2015
1.8.2 1.8.2 Release date Feb. 19, 2015 1] Development versions View all Pre-releases 1.8.2-pre1 1.8.2-pre2 1.8.2-pre3 1.8.2-pre4 1.8.2-pre5 1.8.2-pre6 1.8.2-pre7 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.8 ◄ 1.8.1 1.8.3 ► 1.9 ►► See minecraft Feb. 19, 2015
1.8.1 1.8.1 Release date Nov. 24, 2014 Development versions View all Pre-releases 1.8.1-pre1 1.8.1-pre2 1.8.1-pre3 1.8.1-pre4 1.8.1-pre5 Download Client (.json) Server Other editions of 1.8.1 Java Edition Beta ◄◄ 1.8 1.8.2 ► 1.9 ►► This article minecraft Nov. 24, 2014
1.8 1.8 Official name Bountiful Update Type Release Release date Sep. 2, 2014 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 14w02a 14w02b 14w02c 14w03a 14w03b 14w04a 14w04b 14w05a 14w05b 14w06a 14w06b 14w07a 14w08a 14w10a 14w10b 14w10c 14w11a minecraft ( Bountiful Update Image for the Bountiful Update released by Mojang The Bountiful Update is the name for Minecraft version 1.8, a major update that was released on Sep. 2, 2014. The update has two main themes, one minecraft ) Sep. 2, 2014

1.7

Version Release date
1.7.10 1.7.10 Release date Jun. 26, 2014 1] Development versions View all Pre-releases 1.7.10-pre1 1.7.10-pre2 1.7.10-pre3 1.7.10-pre4 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.2 ◄ 1.7.9 1.8 ►► See the computer edition. For other minecraft Jun. 26, 2014
1.7.9 1.7.9 Release date Apr. 14, 2014 1] Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.2 ◄ 1.7.8 1.7.10 ► 1.8 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.7.9 is minecraft Apr. 14, 2014
1.7.8 1.7.8 Release date Apr. 11, 2014 1] Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.2 ◄ 1.7.7 1.7.9 ► 1.8 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.7.8 is minecraft Apr. 11, 2014
1.7.7 1.7.7 Release date Apr. 9, 2014 1] Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.2 ◄ 1.7.6 1.7.8 ► 1.8 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.7.7 is minecraft Apr. 9, 2014
1.7.6 1.7.6 Release date Apr. 9, 2014 1] Development versions View all Pre-releases 1.7.6-pre1 1.7.6-pre2 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.2 ◄ 1.7.5 1.7.7 ► 1.8 ►► See the computer edition. For other minecraft Apr. 9, 2014
1.7.5 1.7.5 Release date Feb. 26, 2014 1] Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.2 ◄ 1.7.4 1.7.6 ► 1.8 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). 1.7.5 is minecraft Feb. 26, 2014
1.7.4 1.7.4 Release date Dec. 10, 2013 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 13w47a 13w47b 13w47c 13w47d 13w47e 13w48a 13w48b 13w49a Pre-releases 1.7.3-pre 1.7.4-pre Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.7.2 ◄ 2013 Music Update 1.7.5 ► minecraft Dec. 10, 2013
1.7.2 1.7.2 Official name The Update that Changed the World Release date Oct. 25, 2013 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 13w36a 13w36b 13w37a 13w37b 13w38a 13w38b 13w38c 13w39a 13w39b 13w41a 13w41b 13w42a 13w42b 13w43a Pre-releases minecraft ( The Update that Changed the World Image for The Update That Changed the World released by Mojang The Update that Changed the World is the name for Minecraft version 1.7.2, a major update released on Oct. 25, 2013. It added many minecraft ) Oct. 25, 2013

1.6

Version Release date
1.6.4 1.6.4 Release date Sep. 19, 2013 1] Development versions Pre-releases 1.6.3-pre Download Client (.json) Server Other editions of 1.6.4 Java Edition Beta ◄◄ 1.6.1 ◄ 1.6.2 1.7.2 ►► See the computer edition. minecraft Sep. 19, 2013
1.6.2 1.6.2 Release date Jul. 8, 2013 1] Development versions Pre-releases 1.6.2-pre Download Client (.json) Server Other editions of 1.6.2 Java Edition Beta ◄◄ 1.6.1 1.6.4 ► 1.7.2 ►► See the computer edition. minecraft Jul. 8, 2013
1.6.1 1.6.1 Official name Horse Update Release date Jul. 1, 2013 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 13w16a 13w16b 13w17a 13w18a 13w18b 13w18c 13w19a 13w21a 13w21b 13w22a 13w23a 13w23b 13w24a 13w24b 13w25a 13w25b 13w25c 13w26a Pre-releases minecraft ( Horse Update Promotional image (released alongside the update) 1] The Horse Update is the name for Minecraft version 1.6.1, a major update released on Jul. 1, 2013. 2] It added many new features such as horses, leads, minecraft ) Jul. 1, 2013

1.5

Version Release date
1.5.2 1.5.2 Release date May 2, 2013 1] Development versions Pre-releases 1.5.2-pre Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.5 ◄ 1.5.1 1.6.1 ►► See the computer edition. For other editions, see Version history (disambiguation). minecraft May 2, 2013
1.5.1 1.5.1 Release date Mar. 21, 2013 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 13w11a 13w12~ Pre-releases 1.5.1-pre Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.5 1.5.2 ► 1.6.1 ►► See the computer edition. For other minecraft Mar. 21, 2013
1.5 1.5 Official name Redstone Update Release date Mar. 13, 2013 1] Development versions View all Snapshots 13w01a 13w01b 13w02a 13w02b 13w03a 13w04a 13w05a 13w05b 13w06a 13w07a 13w09a 13w09b 13w09c 13w10a 13w10b Pre-releases 1.5-pre Download Client minecraft (Redstone Update) Mar. 13, 2013

1.4

Version Release date
1.4.7 Jan. 9, 2013
1.4.6 Dec. 20, 2012
1.4.5 Nov. 20, 2012
1.4.4 Nov. 14, 2012
1.4.2 (Pretty Scary Update) Oct. 25, 2012

1.3

Version Release date
1.3.2 Aug. 16, 2012
1.3.1 Aug. 1, 2012

1.2

Version Release date
1.2.5 Apr. 4, 2012
1.2.4 Mar. 22, 2012
1.2.3 Mar. 2, 2012
1.2.2 Mar. 1, 2012
1.2.1 Mar. 1, 2012

1.1

Version Release date
1.1 Jan. 12, 2012

1.0

Version Release date
1.0.1 (Server only) Nov. 24, 2011
1.0.0 Nov. 18, 2011

Beta

The Beta development phase started on Dec. 20, 2010 and ended on Nov. 18, 2011. The main goals of this development stage were a larger focus on polishing gameplay, additional content, and stability. The game`s price also increased from what it was in Alpha, but users who previously bought the game were not charged extra.

Beta 1.8

Version Release date
Beta 1.8.1 Sep. 19, 2011
Beta 1.8 Beta 1.8 Official name Adventure Update (Part 1) Release date Sep. 15, 2011 Development versions View all Pre-releases Beta 1.8-pre1 Beta 1.8-pre2 Download Client Server Other editions of 1.8 Java Edition ◄◄ Beta 1.7 ◄ minecraft (Adventure Update) Sep. 15, 2011

Beta 1.7

Version Release date
Beta 1.7.3 Jul. 8, 2011
Beta 1.7.2 Jul. 1, 2011
Beta 1.7.1 Jun. 30, 2011
Beta 1.7 Jun. 30, 2011

Beta 1.6

Version Release date
Beta 1.6.6 May 31, 2011
Beta 1.6.5 May 28, 2011
Beta 1.6.4 May 26, 2011
Beta 1.6.3 May 26, 2011
Beta 1.6.2 May 26, 2011
Beta 1.6.1 May 26, 2011
Beta 1.6 May 26, 2011

Beta 1.5

Version Release date
Beta 1.5_01 Apr. 20, 2011
Beta 1.5 Apr. 19, 2011

Beta 1.4

Version Release date
Beta 1.4_01 Apr. 5, 2011
Beta 1.4 Mar. 31, 2011

Beta 1.3

Version Release date
Beta 1.3_01 Feb. 23, 2011
Beta 1.3 Feb. 22, 2011

Beta 1.2

Version Release date
Beta 1.2_02 Jan. 21, 2011
Beta 1.2_01 Jan. 14, 2011
Beta 1.2 Jan. 13, 2011

Beta 1.1

Version Release date
Beta 1.1_02 Dec. 22, 2010
Beta 1.1_01 Dec. 22, 2010
Beta 1.1 Dec. 22, 2010

Beta 1.0

Version Release date
Beta 1.0_02 Dec. 21, 2010
Beta 1.0_01 Dec. 20, 2010
Beta 1.0 Dec. 20, 2010

Alpha

The Alpha development phase started on Jun. 29, 2010 and ended on Dec. 20th, 2010. This version also limited the gamemode to Survival, but saw a re-release of multiplayer. At this time, Notch began developing the game full time, causing much more frequent updates. These were also the first versions which had to be purchased, though the price increased in later stages.

Alpha 1.2

Version Release date
Alpha 1.2.6 Dec. 3, 2010
Alpha 1.2.5 Dec. 1, 2010
Alpha 1.2.4_01 Nov. 30, 2010
Alpha 1.2.4 Nov. 30, 2010
Alpha 1.2.3_04 Nov. 26, 2010
Alpha 1.2.3_02 Nov. 25, 2010
Alpha 1.2.3_01 Nov. 24, 2010
Alpha 1.2.3 Nov. 24, 2010
Alpha 1.2.2 Nov. 10, 2010
Alpha 1.2.1_01 Nov. 5, 2010
Alpha 1.2.1 Nov. 5, 2010
Alpha 1.2.0_02 Oct. 31, 2010
Alpha 1.2.0_01 Oct. 31, 2010
Alpha 1.2.0 (Halloween Update) Oct. 30, 2010

Alpha 1.1

Version Release date
Alpha 1.1.2_01 Sep. 23, 2010
Alpha 1.1.2 Sep. 20, 2010
Alpha 1.1.1 (Seecret Saturday 1) Sep. 18, 2010
Alpha 1.1.0 (Seecret Friday 9) Sep. 10, 2010

Alpha 1.0

Version Release date
Alpha 1.0.17_04 Aug. 23, 2010
Alpha 1.0.17_03 Aug. 23, 2010
Alpha 1.0.17 (Seecret Friday 8) Aug. 20, 2010
Alpha 1.0.16_02 Aug. 13, 2010
Alpha 1.0.16_01 Aug. 12, 2010
Alpha 1.0.16 Aug. 12, 2010
Alpha 1.0.15 (First SMP version) Aug. 4, 2010
Alpha 1.0.14_01 Aug. 3, 2010
Alpha 1.0.14 (Seecret Friday 7) Jul. 30, 2010
Alpha 1.0.13_02 Jul. 29, 2010
Alpha 1.0.13_01 Jul. 29, 2010
Alpha 1.0.13 Jul. 28, 2010
Alpha 1.0.12 Jul. 26, 2010
Alpha 1.0.11 (Seecret Friday 6) Jul. 23, 2010
Alpha 1.0.10 Jul. 22, 2010
Alpha 1.0.9 Jul. 21, 2010
Alpha 1.0.8_01 Jul. 20, 2010
Alpha 1.0.8 Jul. 20, 2010
Alpha 1.0.7 Jul. 19, 2010
Alpha 1.0.6_03 Jul. 17, 2010
Alpha 1.0.6_01 Jul. 17, 2010
Alpha 1.0.6 (Seecret Friday 5) Jul. 16, 2010
Alpha 1.0.5_01 Jul. 14, 2010
Alpha 1.0.5 Jul. 13, 2010
Alpha 1.0.4 (Seecret Friday 4) Jul. 9, 2010
Alpha 1.0.3 Jul. 6, 2010
Alpha 1.0.2_01 Jul. 6, 2010
Alpha 1.0.1_01 Jul. 4, 2010
Alpha 1.0.1 (Seecret Friday 3) Jul. 3, 2010
Alpha 1.0.0 Jun. 30, 2010

Infdev

The Infdev development phase started on Feb. 27, 2010 and ended on Jun. 29, 2010. During this stage, Minecraft was only available in single-player Survival mode and versions were unnumbered. At this point, Notch rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.

Release date
Jun. 27, 2010
Jun. 25, 2010 (Seecret Friday 2)
Jun. 25, 2010
Jun. 24, 2010
Jun. 18, 2010 (Seecret Friday 1)
Jun. 17, 2010
Jun. 16, 2010
Jun. 15, 2010
Jun. 11, 2010
Jun. 8, 2010
Jun. 7, 2010
Apr. 20, 2010
Apr. 15, 2010
Apr. 14, 2010
Apr. 13, 2010
Mar. 27, 2010
Mar. 25, 2010
Mar. 20, 2010
Mar. 16, 2010
Mar. 13, 2010
Feb. 27, 2010

Indev

The Indev development phase started on Dec. 23, 2009 and ended on Feb. 27, 2010. It was the successor to the previous Survival Test and continued expanding the survival aspects of the game, making it a lot more like the current gameplay. Versions in this stage were either unnumbered or used the same number.

Release date Version
Feb. 23, 2010 Minecraft Indev
Feb. 19, 2010
Feb. 18, 2010
Feb. 14, 2010
Feb. 12, 2010
Feb. 9, 2010
Feb. 6, 2010
Feb. 5, 2010 0.31
Feb. 4, 2010
Feb. 2, 2010
Feb. 1, 2010
Jan. 31, 2010
Jan. 30, 2010
Jan. 29, 2010
Jan. 28, 2010
Jan. 26, 2010
Jan. 25, 2010
Jan. 24, 2010
Jan. 22, 2010
Jan. 13, 2010
Jan. 11, 2010 (Second update)
Jan. 11, 2010
Jan. 9, 2010
Jan. 7, 2010
Jan. 6, 2010
Jan. 5, 2010
Dec. 25, 2009
Dec. 23, 2009 (Second update)
Dec. 23, 2009

Classic

Classic was the first long development phase of the game, in which it was constantly improved and updated over several months. It occured between May 16 and Dec. 23, 2009. The original game mode was Creative, but on Sep. 1, 2009 development began for Survival mode under the name Survival Test.

Survival Test

Version Release date
0.30_03 Dec. 22, 2009
0.30_02 Dec. 19, 2009
0.30_01 Dec. 8, 2009
0.30 Nov. 10, 2009
0.29_02 Oct. 30, 2009
0.29_01 Oct. 29, 2009
0.29 Oct. 29, 2009
0.28_01 Oct. 27, 2009
0.28 Oct. 27, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 12 Oct. 25, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 11 Oct. 25, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 10 Oct. 24, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 9 Oct. 24, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 8 Oct. 23, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 7 Oct. 23, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 6 Oct. 23, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 5 Oct. 22, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 4 Oct. 22, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 3 Oct. 20, 2009
0.27 SURVIVAL TEST 2 Sep. 3, 2009
0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST Aug. 31, 2009
0.24_07 Aug. 28, 2009
0.24_06 Aug. 25, 2009
0.24_05 Aug. 22, 2009
0.24_04 Aug. 20, 2009
0.24_03 Aug. 18, 2009
0.24_02 Aug. 14, 2009
0.24_01 Aug. 13, 2009
0.24 Aug. 4, 2009

Multiplayer test

Version Release date
0.23 Jul. 11, 2009
0.0.22a_05 Jun. 30, 2009
0.0.22a Jun. 30, 2009
0.0.21a_01 Jun. 23, 2009
0.0.21a Jun. 23, 2009
0.0.20a_02 Jun. 20, 2009
0.0.20a Jun. 20, 2009
0.0.19a_06 Jun. 20, 2009
0.0.19a Jun. 20, 2009
0.0.18a_02 Jun. 14, 2009
0.0.18a_01 Jun. 14, 2009
0.0.18a Jun. 14, 2009
0.0.17a_02 Jun. 10, 2009
0.0.17a Jun. 10, 2009
0.0.16a_02 Jun. 10, 2009
0.0.16a_01 Jun. 10, 2009
0.0.16a Jun. 8, 2009
0.0.15a_03 Jun. 8, 2009
0.0.15a_02 Jun. 3, 2009
0.0.15a_01 Jun. 1, 2009

Prior updates

Version Release date
0.0.15a May 28, 2009
0.0.14a_02 May 28, 2009
0.0.14a_01 May 28, 2009
0.0.14a May 25, 2009
0.0.13a_04 May 22, 2009
0.0.13a_03 May 22, 2009
0.0.13a_02 May 22, 2009
0.0.13a May 21, 2009
0.0.12a_03 May 20, 2009
0.0.12a_02 May 20, 2009
0.0.12a_01 May 20, 2009
0.0.12a May 20, 2009
0.0.11a May 17, 2009
0.0.9a May 16, 2009

Pre-classic

Pre-classic was the initial development phase of Minecraft, in which the very basic mechanics and elements of the game were developed, tested and improved over the period of less than a week: from May 10 to May 16, 2009. It was not originally released to the public, but it is now playable via the launcher.

Version Release date
Pre 0.0.9a (rd-161348) May 16, 2009
Pre 0.0.9a (rd-160052) May 15, 2009
Pre 0.0.9a May 14, 2009
Pre 0.0.9a (rd-132328) May 13, 2009
Pre 0.0.9a (rd-132211) May 13, 2009
Pre 0.0.0 May 10, 2009