Minecraft Plus!

Minecraft Plus! is a application developed by Mojang Studios for  2021. It features many different Minecraft-themed screensavers, using block and item textures from the game, inspired by screensavers from old computers. The application is available to download for free and runs on 64-bit 7+ PCs. Alternatively, the application can also be used in a modern browser window.

Trivia

 * The box art is styled after the box of, a package for the operating system, which included features such as desktop themes and screensavers.
 * Since "Microsoft Plus!" and "Minecraft" are Microsoft branded IPs, Mojang Studios was able to use both the name and the style.
 * While the MinecraftPlus.scr file can be run on UNIX based operating systems with wine, the bulk of the application does not work, as wine's functionality as a compatibility layer does not allow it to change the OS screen saver.
 * The icon for Minecraft Plus! is a Glow Squid, which also appears as an animation before starting the browser version and in one of the screensavers. Since the screensaver featuring Glow Squids parodies "Flying Toasters", this may be a reference to how the Flying Toaster was After Dark's mascot.
 * The download for windows contains a zip file with a .scr file inside. If the .scr file refuses to run, its extension can be changed from .scr to .exe and it will work.
 * Renaming the .scr file to .exe then running the application will open in windowed mode rather than fullscreen mode.
 * The .scr contains a version.txt with the line
 * The screensaver contains models and textures for many blocks and items in the game up to Java Edition 21w13a, as well as original and two-color creeper face textures.
 * The web page supports two query-strings :
 * , which will run automatically the screensaver if the  value is specified. If another value is specified then it will just skip to the "run in fullscreen or windowed" page.
 * In the HTML code of plus.minecraft.net, there are three comments that read "I definitely wasn’t hired for my webdev skills haha", "What is this? Where are all the libraries? This is never going to work in IE" and "Is that written by hand? Puzzling!".
 * In addition, a random splash text is written to the browser console once the screensaver has finished loading:
 * In addition, a random splash text is written to the browser console once the screensaver has finished loading:

Splash texts

 * Full of stars!
 * Native performance!
 * Start me up!
 * Pinball not included!
 * Machine code!
 * Smart pointers!
 * Quite finite!
 * Sending candy via mail!
 * Forgettable!
 * Very shy!
 * Fast loading!
 * Exits to desktop!
 * Stateless!
 * No configuration required!
 * Batteries included!
 * Self-contained!
 * Waste of time!
 * Procedural generation!
 * Idle game!
 * Works with any controller!
 * Minecraft, but screensaver
 * Saving the World one screen at a time!
 * Warning: may cause burn-in!
 * Web-enabled!
 * Minecraft, but written in Rust!
 * Single-threaded!
 * panic!
 * Lots of cargo!
 * Is an App!
 * Native!
 * Hours of fun!
 * Hypnotic!
 * Contains traces of seafood!
 * As seen on TV!
 * Awesome!
 * 100% pure!
 * More polygons!
 * Moderately attractive!
 * Really limited edition!
 * It's here!
 * Best in class!
 * Dragon free!
 * Excitement!
 * One of a kind!
 * It's NOT a game!
 * Made in Sweden!
 * Minecraft!
 * Yaaay!
 * Zeroplayer!
 * Keyboard compatible!
 * l33t!
 * Exclusive!
 * Closed source!
 * Wow!
 * Not on steam!
 * Oh man!
 * Pixels!
 * 90% bug free!
 * Pretty!
 * Fat free!
 * Free dental!
 * Ask your doctor!
 * Legal in Finland (not checked with actual lawyer)!
 * Technically good!
 * Euclidian!
 * Now in 3D!
 * Inspirational!
 * Now on OpenGL 3.2 core profile!
 * Thousands of colors!
 * Try it!
 * Sensational!
 * Guaranteed!
 * Random splash!
 * Call your mother!
 * Ultimate edition!
 * Water proof!
 * Uninflammable!
 * Whoa, dude!
 * All inclusive!
 * Tell your friends!
 * Scientific!
 * Nice to meet you!
 * 150% hyperbole!
 * Cogito ergo sum!
 * The sum of its parts!
 * Finger-licking!
 * Thematic!
 * Pneumatic!
 * Sublime!
 * Octagonal!
 * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
 * Hotter than the sun!
 * Autonomous!
 * Very fun!
 * 12345 is a bad password!
 * This text is not hard to read since this is in console!
 * So fresh, so clean!
 * Parrot sketch not included!
 * Information wants to be free!
 * Jeb has amazing hair!
 * Casual gaming!
 * Leveraging synergy!
 * This message will never appear on the splash screen, isn't that weird? (think about this)
 * Fnord!
 * Don't bother with the clones!
 * Endless!
 * Garbage-free!
 * Woah.
 * You probably will read this line on wiki!
 * Now with additional stuff!
 * Extra things!
 * GNU Terry Pratchett
 * Tested in Windows XP (didn't work!)
 * Plant a tree!
 * Go to the dentist!
 * Home-officed!
 * Wash your hands!
 * Soap and water!
 * Support local businesses!
 * Stay home and play games!
 * Stay safe!
 * Stay strong!
 * Cough or sneeze into your elbow!
 * Don’t touch your face!
 * Support elderly relatives and friends!
 * Prepare, but don’t hoard!
 * Gamers unite – separately in your own homes!
 * Save the world – stay inside!
 * Shop for your elders!
 * Hang out with your friends online!
 * Completely silent!
 * Fabulous graphics!
 * Also try Minecraft!
 * Vanilla!
 * Black lives matter!
 * Be anti-racist!
 * Learn about allyship!
 * Speak OUT against injustice and UP for equality!
 * Amplify and listen to BIPOC voices!
 * Educate your friends on anti-racism!
 * Support the BIPOC community and creators!
 * Stand up for equality in your community!
 * Splashes not included

Config messages
Attempting to configure the screensaver application produces one of the following messages, followed by closing the application:


 * Banana
 * Important things in life can't be configured by just clicking
 * 3D Maze: disabled
 * NO!
 * Mispelings, actiivated? [sic]
 * Help, I'm trapped in a config window factory
 * It looks like you are trying to config screensaver!
 * Removed dirt
 * Config windows may contain useful settings!
 * Reversed config window
 * Three is now set to seven
 * Low cyan!
 * Ugh, why does everything need to be configurable
 * This is not a config window
 * The real config was inside you all along
 * Listen, you have so many config windows to choose from, why did you pick me?
 * Everything is already perfectly configured
 * Sorry, I don't have time to handle this right now
 * The thing is done!
 * Ask yourself why do you need to change anything?
 * Nothing here, but I'm sure something will eventually show up
 * Your lucky number is fish
 * Toggled Goat
 * No error!
 * No error!

Included entity sprites

 * Creeper

Video
Video official made by Minecraft YouTube channel.