The Minecraft launcher and its alternatives are required to play the sandbox title, as the days of simply double-clicking the game's icon are long gone.

Minecraft gets new "unified" PC launcher for Bedrock, Java, and Dungeons "Instead of having separate launchers for the Bedrock and Java Edition, you will be able to start both versions of ...

Once you're logged in, expect your launcher to download the latest patch. From this point, you should be able to launch "Minecraft: Java Edition" from your Chromebook's search bar like any other app.

Downloading the latest update on Java Edition is pretty easy. Java Edition is available through an official launcher. Players can download the latest 1.19 update using the official Minecraft launcher.

On PC, Minecraft uses its own dedicated launcher, giving you access to Java Edition, Bedrock Edition, Minecraft Dungeons, and Minecraft Legends all in one place.

Come November 2, players can launch Minecraft Bedrock and Java from the same launcher. As part of this, players will need to create a Microsoft Account, which offers better security, Mojang said.