Both are considerably cheaper than on desktop/laptop and offer cross-platform play with all other Bedrock Editions of the game, including the Windows 10 version and some consoles. You can use both mobile versions of Minecraft on tablets as well as your mobile devices.

Download Minecraft for iOS: iOS App Store (opens in new tab).

Download Minecraft for Android: Google Play (opens in new tab).

OS: Windows 10 version 14393.0 or higher, How to download Minecraft for iOS and Android GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000 | AMD Radeon R5

The dedicated Windows 10 version of Minecraft offers cross-platform play with other Bedrock Edition games on mobile devices and consoles, but with a starting price of $29.99, it's slightly more expensive than the Java version.Īgain, there are minimum hardware requirements to play Minecraft Bedrock Edition on Windows 10: Download Minecraft for Windows 10 (Bedrock Edition): (opens in new tab).HDD: 1GB How to download Minecraft for Windows 10 (Bedrock Edition) GPU (discrete): Nvidia GeForce 400 Series or AMD Radeon HD 7000 series with OpenGL 4.4

GPU (integrated): Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge) or AMD Radeon R5 series (Kaveri line) with OpenGL 4.4* Note that there are minimum hardware requirements to play Minecraft:ĬPU: Intel Core i3-3210 3.2 GHz/ AMD A8-7600 APU 3.1 GHz or equivalent You can download the Java Edition of Minecraft from the official Minecraft website,. Download Minecraft (Java Edition) for Windows/MacOS/Linux: (opens in new tab).How to download Minecraft for Windows PC, MacOS and Linux (Java Edition) Outside of their cross-platform compatibilities, the Java and Bedrock Editions of Minecraft are increasingly similar these days, with the main difference being the fact that the Java Edition supports mods. Minecraft Bedrock Edition was previously known as Pocket Edition and is available on Windows 10, iOS and Android devices, Amazon Fire devices, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch consoles and Oculus, with cross-platform play supported across all of those varied devices. Minecraft Java Edition is available on Windows PC, MacOS and Linux and offers cross-platform play between those three operating systems. There are two main versions of Minecraft, commonly known as the Java Edition and the Bedrock Edition. Before you find out how to download Minecraft, you need to know which version of the game you want.

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