Minecraft Java Edition can be downloaded and played in several different ways. Though you initially purchased and downloaded the game from Mojang's official launcher, there are several other launcher ...

Since Minecraft as a game is completely moddable by almost anyone, the community has not only created third-party features for the game itself, but they have also created entire launchers for it.

Minecraft Java and Bedrock edition launched on PC in 2022, bringing the two main versions of the game to a mutual launcher. But even with the two games living happily as one, it can be a bit confusing ...