The player can create a new installation by clicking the 'New installation' button, and can edit an existing installation by clicking on it. minecraft).īy default, there are installations for the 'Latest release' and for 'Latest snapshot' (if snapshot are enabled), both of which the game versions cannot be changed. Installations are stored in launcher_profiles.json in the game's directory (. There are buttons to sort and search installations, as well as tick boxes to enable installations with 'Releases', 'Snapshot', and 'Modded' versions of the game. In the 'Installations' section, the player can create and edit custom installations of the game.

There is also a 'Patch notes' section where one can see the patch notes for updates to the game, including snapshots (if they are enabled).

If the player isn't logged into an account that has purchased the game, the 'Play' button will instead be a 'Play demo' button which will launch the limited demo version of the game.If the players device is not connected to the internet, the game can be run in offline mode, but only if the game has been initially downloaded.The player can launch multiple instances of the game by pressing the 'Play' button whilst the game is running.The main 'Play' section allows the player to download (if needed) and launch the game with the 'Play' button, and also includes an installation selection on the left (which sorts installations by last played), the player's Java Edition username on the right, and a list of the latest news for the game from below. In order to play the full versions of Minecraft: Java Edition or Minecraft Dungeons, the player must purchase each game respectively on the active account, otherwise they will only have access to the limited demo version of Minecraft: Java Edition. By clicking on it, they can manage or log out of their active account, and see a 'Help' page with various links to helpful resources. If the player is using a Microsoft account, this will be their Xbox Gamertag (which may be different than their Minecraft: Java Edition username), otherwise it will be their Minecraft: Java Edition username. The top left corner of the launcher contains the player's currently active account's name. Once logged in, the launcher has a 'News' tab which shows the latest news from, a tab for each game, and the launcher 'Settings' tab. Subsequent logins can be done in the 'Settings' tab. On the initial login screen, the player must log in with a pre-existing Microsoft account, Mojang Studios account, or legacy Minecraft account, otherwise they can create a new Microsoft account by clicking the link.

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