Launcher version history

The Minecraft Launcher has been in constant development since April 18, 2013. During those years, it has had two major versions: the first one written in Java which received updates from April 18, 2013, to June 21, 2018, and the second one written in C++ which was originally released on October 26, 2016, and has continued to receive updates.

The Legacy Minecraft Launcher was discontinued on March 10, 2022. While it can still be downloaded, the launcher won't be able to install itself as the launcher.pack.lzma file required by the launcher is no longer available for download. This means that official support for Minecraft on Windows XP and Windows Vista was also discontinued as the new Minecraft Launcher can't run on these versions of Windows.

The discontinued Minecraft Dungeons Launcher uses the same versioning system as the Minecraft Launcher.

New launcher

2.8

Version	Release date
2.8.2	Beta: August 29, 2023 Release: August 31, 2023

2.7

Version	Release date
2.7.12	Beta: August 9, 2023 Release: August 15, 2023

2.6

Version	Release date
2.6.16	July 27, 2023
2.6.14	July 26, 2023
2.6.10	Beta: July 21, 2023 Release: July 25, 2023
2.6.7	July 20, 2023
2.6.4	July 20, 2023

2.5

Version	Release date
2.5.9	June 27, 2023
2.5.2	June 19, 2023

2.4

Version	Release date
2.4.104	June 6, 2023
2.4.86	June 1, 2023
2.4.79	Beta: May 22, 2023 Release: May 23, 2023
2.4.69	Beta & Release: May 16, 2023
2.4.57	Beta: May 5, 2023 Release: May 9, 2023
2.4.39	Beta: April 24, 2023 Release: April 27, 2023
2.4.36	April 17, 2023
2.4.30	April 12, 2023
2.4.24	April 11, 2023
2.4.22	Beta: March 30, 2023 Release: April 1, 2023
2.4.4	Beta: March 20, 2023 Release: March 23, 2023 (Others) March 29, 2023 (Microsoft Store)
2.4.1	Beta: March 20, 2023 Release: March 23, 2023

2.3

Version	Release date
2.3.651	March 14, 2023
2.3.647	March 10, 2023
2.3.646	March 8, 2023
2.3.645	Beta & Release: March 8, 2023
2.3.643	March 6, 2023
2.3.619	Beta: February 21, 2023 Release: February 23, 2023
2.3.592	Beta: February 6, 2023 Release: February 7, 2023
2.3.585	January 31, 2023
2.3.580	January 25, 2023
2.3.577	January 25, 2023
2.3.562	Beta: January 9, 2023 Release: January 11, 2023
2.3.549	Beta: December 19, 2022 Release: December 20, 2022
2.3.522	Beta: December 5, 2022 Release: December 6, 2022
2.3.520	Beta: December 2, 2022 Release: December 6, 2022
2.3.508	Beta: November 21, 2022 Release: November 28, 2022
2.3.500	November 17, 2022
2.3.481	Beta: November 3, 2022 Release: November 7, 2022
2.3.462	Beta & Release: October 20, 2022
2.3.451	Beta & Release: October 13, 2022
2.3.449	Beta & Release: October 12, 2022
2.3.448	Beta & Release: October 11, 2022
2.3.443	Beta: October 4, 2022 Release: October 6, 2022
2.3.425	Beta: September 22, 2022 Release: September 26, 2022
2.3.407	Beta: September 10, 2022 Release: September 14, 2022
2.3.394	August 31, 2022
2.3.390	Beta: August 29, 2022 Release: August 30, 2022
2.3.388	August 29, 2022
2.3.377	Beta & Release: August 23, 2022
2.3.376	August 19, 2022
2.3.324	Beta: July 27, 2022 Release: July 29, 2022
2.3.280	Beta: July 6, 2022 Release: July 12, 2022
2.3.240	June 14, 2022
2.3.233	June 10, 2022
2.3.228	June 8, 2022
2.3.200	Beta: May 24, 2022 Release: May 25, 2022
2.3.173	May 11, 2022
2.3.136	Beta: April 12, 2022 April 20, 2022 Release: April 22, 2022
2.3.115	Beta: April 2, 2022 April 6, 2022 Release: April 6, 2022

2.2

Version	Release date
2.2.12145 2.2.12146 2.2.12147 2.2.12148	Beta: March 31, 2022 Release: April 6, 2022
2.2.11698 2.2.11696 2.2.11699 2.2.11697	Beta: March 22, 2022 Release: March 23-April 2, 2022
2.2.11103 2.2.11105 2.2.11104 2.2.11106	Beta: March 1, 2022 Release: March 2-9, 2022
2.2.10677 2.2.10675 2.2.10676 2.2.10674	Beta: February 18, 2022 Release: February 19-25, 2022
2.2.10327 2.2.10322 2.2.10324 2.2.10321	February 8, 2022
2.2.10271 2.2.10272 2.2.10274 2.2.10273	February 7, 2022
2.2.9716 2.2.9699 2.2.9709 2.2.9700	February 1, 2022
2.2.8908 2.2.8907 2.2.8909 2.2.8906	Beta: January 18, 2022 Release: January 28, 2022
2.2.8545 2.2.8542 2.2.8543 2.2.8540	Beta: December 19, 2021 Release: December 21, 2021
2.2.8476 2.2.8472 2.2.8475 2.2.8473	December 14-19, 2021
2.2.8351 2.2.8352 2.2.8353 2.2.8354	December 14, 2021
2.2.8116 2.2.8117 2.2.8115 2.2.8114	December 7, 2021
2.2.7957 2.2.7954 2.2.7956 2.2.7955	November 22, 2021
2.2.7447 2.2.7450 2.2.7449 2.2.7448	November 12, 2021
2.2.7265 2.2.7264 2.2.7268 2.2.7266	November 2, 2021
2.2.7206 2.2.7207 2.2.7205 2.2.7204	November 1, 2021
2.2.5519 2.2.5518 2.2.5516	Beta: September 21, 2021 Release: September ?, 2021
2.2.3965 2.2.3964 2.2.3963	August 2, 2021
2.2.3555 2.2.3557 2.2.3554	July 15, 2021
2.2.3201 2.2.3202 2.2.3200	Beta: June 22, 2021 Release: June 29, 2021
2.2.3125 2.2.3124 2.2.3123	Beta: June 10, 2021 Release: June 16, 2021
2.2.3106 2.2.3105 2.2.3103	June 8, 2021
2.2.2806 2.2.2804 2.2.2803	May 25, 2021
2.2.2725 2.2.2724 2.2.2730	May 6, 2021
2.2.2529 2.2.2530 2.2.2528	Beta: March 25, 2021 Release: May 6, 2021
2.2.2311 2.2.2310 2.2.2313	Beta: March 10, 2021 Release: March ?, 2021
2.2.2161 2.2.2162 2.2.2159	Beta: March 1, 2021 Release: March 10, 2021
2.2.2140 2.2.2141	March 1, 2021
2.2.2040 (10.9 only)	March 1, 2021
2.2.2008 2.2.2010 2.2.2012	February 24, 2021
2.2.1862 2.2.1864 2.2.1867	Beta: February 16, 2021 Release: February 22, 2021
2.2.1768 2.2.1769 2.2.1767	February 11, 2021
2.2.1431 2.2.1432 2.2.1441	Beta: January 27, 2021 Release: February 2, 2021
2.2.1368	January 19, 2021
2.2.1259 2.2.1260 2.2.1262	Beta: January 14, 2021 Release: January 20, 2021
2.2.1184	January 7, 2021
2.2.1164 2.2.1166 2.2.1165	January 5, 2021
2.2.911 2.2.910 2.2.909	Beta: December 8, 2020 Release: December 11, 2020
2.2.877 2.2.881 2.2.879	December 7, 2020
2.2.743 2.2.741 2.2.740	Beta: November 27, 2020 Release: December 1, 2020
2.2.627 2.2.629 2.2.633	November 23, 2020
2.2.546 2.2.550 2.2.548	November 17, 2020
2.2.327	Beta: October 30, 2020 Release: November 2, 2020

2.1

Version	Release date
2.1.17784 2.1.17783 2.1.17785	Beta: October 1, 2020 Release: October 20, 2020
2.1.17628 2.1.17626 2.1.17627	Beta: September 16, 2020 Release: September 23, 2020
2.1.17589 2.1.17588 2.1.17590	September 15, 2020
2.1.17416 2.1.17415 2.1.17417	August 31, 2020
2.1.17315 2.1.17313 2.1.17314	August 26, 2020
2.1.16746	Beta: August 1, 2020 Release: August 8, 2020
2.1.16101 2.1.16100 2.1.16102	Beta: July 14, 2020 Release: July 22, 2020
2.1.15850 2.1.15851 2.1.15852	July 1, 2020
2.1.15841 2.1.15842 2.1.15843	June 30, 2020
2.1.15630 2.1.15629	June 22, 2020
2.1.15570	June 17, 2020
2.1.15376	June 9, 2020
2.1.15230 2.1.15229 2.1.15231	June 3, 2020
2.1.15167 2.1.15168 2.1.15166	Beta: June 1, 2020 Release: June 3, 2020
2.1.15036	May 28, 2020
2.1.14948 2.1.14949 2.1.14947	Beta: May 26, 2020 Release: May 27, 2020
2.1.14931 2.1.14932 2.1.14930	May 26, 2020
2.1.14860	May 22, 2020
2.1.14401 2.1.14433 2.1.14403	Beta: Windows, Linux: May 5, 2020 macOS: May 7, 2020 Release: May 18, 2020
2.1.13827 2.1.13828 2.1.13829	Beta: April 9, 2020 Release: April 17, 2020
2.1.13508 2.1.13507 2.1.13509	March 31, 2020
2.1.13085 2.1.13084 2.1.13086	Beta: March 19, 2020 Release: March 20, 2020
2.1.13044 2.1.13043 2.1.13045	March 18, 2020
2.1.12874 2.1.12871 2.1.12872	Beta: March 10, 2020 Release: March 16, 2020
2.1.12465 2.1.12466 2.1.12464	Beta: February 26, 2020 Release: March 2, 2020
2.1.12360 2.1.12361 2.1.12362	February 25, 2020
2.1.12307 2.1.12306 2.1.12308	Beta: February 21, 2020 Release: February 24, 2020
2.1.12269 2.1.12266 2.1.12273	February 20, 2020
2.1.11312 2.1.11318 2.1.11314	January 24, 2020
2.1.11289 2.1.11291 2.1.11290	January 23, 2020
2.1.10837 2.1.10836 2.1.10835	Beta: January 7, 2020 Release: January 17, 2020
2.1.10581 2.1.10579 2.1.10578	December 16, 2019
2.1.10526 2.1.10525 2.1.10524	December 13, 2019
2.1.10473 2.1.10474 2.1.10475	December 12, 2019
2.1.10360 2.1.10361 2.1.10362	December 10, 2019
2.1.10142 2.1.10141 2.1.10140	November 29, 2019
2.1.9616 2.1.9617 2.1.9618	Beta: November 12, 2019 Release: November 14, 2019
2.1.9322 2.1.9323 2.1.9324	November 4, 2019
2.1.9313 2.1.9314 2.1.9315
2.1.9078 2.1.9079 2.1.9080	October 30, 2019
2.1.8629 2.1.8630 2.1.8631	October 18, 2019
2.1.8625 2.1.8623 2.1.8624
2.1.7660 2.1.7659 2.1.7658	September 23, 2019
2.1.7614 2.1.7613	September 20, 2019
2.1.7607 2.1.7608	September 19, 2019
2.1.5969	July 23, 2019
2.1.5964 2.1.5963 2.1.5965
2.1.5906 2.1.5907 2.1.5908	July 22, 2019
2.1.5815 2.1.5816 2.1.5819	July 16, 2019
2.1.5560 2.1.5559 2.1.5558	July 3, 2019
2.1.5478 2.1.5476 2.1.5477	June 28, 2019
2.1.5410	June 26, 2019
2.1.5411
2.1.5387 2.1.5386 2.1.5385
2.1.5379 2.1.5380 2.1.5381	June 25, 2019
2.1.5373 2.1.5372 2.1.5371
2.1.5322 2.1.5321 2.1.5320
2.1.5239 2.1.5238 2.1.5236	June 24, 2019
2.1.5197 2.1.5196 2.1.5195	June 20, 2019
2.1.5128 2.1.5129 2.1.5127	June 19, 2019
2.1.5069 2.1.5070 2.1.5071	June 18, 2019
2.1.4998 2.1.4999 2.1.5000	June 17, 2019
2.1.4974 2.1.4975 2.1.4976	June 14, 2019
2.1.3674 2.1.3677 2.1.3676	April 23, 2019
2.1.3610-beta 2.1.3608-beta 2.1.3609-beta	April 12, 2019
2.1.3599-beta
2.1.3512-beta 2.1.3513-beta 2.1.3514-beta	April 9, 2019
2.1.2494-beta 2.1.2495-beta 2.1.2496-beta	February 21, 2019
2.1.2481 2.1.2480 2.1.2482
2.1.2474 2.1.2473 2.1.2472	February 18, 2019
2.1.2467-beta 2.1.2468-beta 2.1.2466-beta	February 14, 2019
2.1.2366-beta 2.1.2365-beta 2.1.2364-beta	February 11, 2019
2.1.2358-beta	February 8, 2019
2.1.2350-beta	February 7, 2019
2.1.2337-beta 2.1.2338-beta 2.1.2339-beta	February 6, 2019
2.1.2031-beta 2.1.2032-beta 2.1.2033-beta	December 18, 2018
2.1.2024-beta 2.1.2023-beta 2.1.2022-beta	December 14, 2018
2.1.1911-beta 2.1.1910-beta 2.1.1909-beta	December 7, 2018
2.1.1462	October 23, 2018
2.1.1432 2.1.1433 2.1.1431	September 26, 2018
2.1.1351 2.1.1350 2.1.1349	July 26, 2018
2.1.1216 2.1.1217 2.1.1218	June 28, 2018
2.1.1143 2.1.1144 2.1.1139	June 21, 2018

2.0

Version	Release date
2.0.1049 2.0.1051	May 8, 2018
2.0.1009	May 5, 2018
2.0.1006-stage 2.0.1007-stage	October 25, 2017
2.0.1003 2.0.1004 2.0.1005
2.0.995 2.0.996
2.0.934 2.0.935 2.0.931	June 13, 2017
2.0.895 2.0.897	May 30, 2017
2.0.847 2.0.845	April 10, 2017
2.0.832 2.0.834 2.0.833	March 10, 2017
2.0.806 2.0.805	February 9, 2017
2.0.792 2.0.791
2.0.775-stage 2.0.774-stage	February 8, 2017
2.0.764	February 7, 2017
2.0.760	February 3, 2017
2.0.757-stage
2.0.729	February 1, 2017
2.0.726-stage
2.0.713	January 31, 2017
2.0.710-stage
2.0.700
2.0.682-dev	January 30, 2017
2.0.673-stage	January 27, 2017
2.0.663-stage	January 25, 2017
2.0.581-stage 2.0.580-stage 2.0.579-dev	January 18, 2017
2.0.511-stage 2.0.510-stage	January 3, 2017
2.0.497-stage	December 29, 2016
2.0.490-stage	December 27, 2016
2.0.465-stage 2.0.464-stage	December 8, 2016
2.0.455-stage	December 7, 2016
2.0.447-stage	December 6, 2016
2.0.429-stage	November 30, 2016
2.0.424-stage 2.0.425-stage	November 29, 2016
2.0.414-stage	November 28, 2016
2.0.387-stage 2.0.388-stage	November 25, 2016
2.0.320-stage 2.0.319-stage	November 4, 2016
2.0.282-stage 2.0.283-stage	November 2, 2016
2.0.164-stage 2.0.163-stage	October 26, 2016
2.0.154-dev 2.0.153-dev	October 25, 2016

Old launcher

1.6

Version	Release date
1.6.93	September 12, 2019
1.6.91	June 21, 2018
1.6.90-dev	Unknown
1.6.89	May 8, 2018
1.6.84	October 26, 2017
1.6.82	October 25, 2017
1.6.81-stage
1.6.79-stage	June 13, 2017
1.6.76	January 30, 2017
1.6.73	January 26, 2017
1.6.70	November 17, 2016
1.6.69	October 26, 2016
1.6.68-dev	Unknown
1.6.66	October 24, 2016
1.6.61	March 3, 2016
1.6.59	February 25, 2016
1.6.57	February 24, 2016
1.6.51	February 4, 2016
1.6.48	October 9, 2015
1.6.44	September 11, 2015
1.6.43
1.6.39	September 8, 2015
1.6.38
1.6.19	July 24, 2015
1.6.13	July 1, 2015
1.6.12
1.6.11	January 30, 2015
1.6.5	December 18, 2014
1.6.3	December 17, 2014

1.5

Version	Release date
1.5.5	December 16, 2014
1.5.4	December 12, 2014
1.5.3	September 1, 2014
1.5.2	August 19, 2014
1.5.1	July 29, 2014
1.5	July 28, 2014

1.4

Version	Release date
1.4.7	July 25, 2014
1.4.6
1.4.5
1.4.4	May 19, 2014
1.4.3
1.4.2	May 2, 2014
1.4.1
1.4

1.3

Version	Release date
1.3.11	March 12, 2014
1.3.10	February 13, 2014
1.3.9	January 24, 2014
1.3.8	January 8, 2014
1.3.7	December 12, 2013
1.3.6	December 5, 2013
1.3.5	December 4, 2013
1.3.4	November 26, 2013
1.3.3	November 20, 2013
1.3.2	November 18, 2013
1.3.1	October 29, 2013

1.2

Version	Release date
1.2.8	October 25, 2013
1.2.7	October 18, 2013
1.2.5	September 23, 2013
1.2.4	September 19, 2013
1.2.3	September 12, 2013
1.2.2	September 3, 2013
1.2.1	August 7, 2013 August 6, 2013 August 2, 2013
1.2	August 1, 2013

1.1

Version	Release date
1.1.4	July 31, 2013
1.1.3	July 27, 2013
1.1.2	July 22, 2013
1.1.1	July 19, 2013
1.1

1.0

Version	Release date
1.0.10	July 12, 2013
1.0.9	July 10, 2013
1.0.8	July 9, 2013 July 8, 2013 July 2, 2013
1.0.7	July 2, 2013
1.0.6	July 1, 2013
1.0.5
1.0.4	June 28, 2013
1.0.3	June 27, 2013
1.0.2
1.0.1	June 26, 2013
1.0	June 26, 2013 June 25, 2013

0.x

Version	Release date
0.9.5	June 18, 2013
0.9.4
0.9.3	June 14, 2013
0.9.2	June 13, 2013
0.9.1	June 10, 2013
0.9
0.8.3	June 7, 2013
0.8.2	May 27, 2013
0.8.1	May 21, 2013
0.8	May 20, 2013
0.7.2	May 15, 2013
0.7.1	May 4, 2013
0.7	May 13, 2013 May 2, 2013
0.6	April 25, 2013
0.5	April 23, 2013
0.4
0.3	April 22, 2013
0.2	April 19, 2013
0.1	April 18, 2013