Although Minecraft fans have various means to play Java Edition for free, including the game's demo as well as Minecraft Classic, these options are limited.

Minecraft: Java Edition usually tests upcoming features and updates with snapshots, but this time it's a little different. A new series of highly experimental snapshots will test 1.18 ...

Although both Java and Bedrock Edition beta versions have new features, you must go through extra actions to use them in the game. Chart New Territories with the ultimate Minecraft Seed Generator!

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Minecraft: Java Edition Snapshot 21w41a is now rolling out to anyone willing to test the early release, and includes further polish for 1.18 Caves and Cliffs Update Part Two.

Minecraft: Java Edition is the renamed version of Mojang's original sandbox building game. It was simply called Minecraft until it was renamed to add Java Edition in 2017.