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coolTemplate:Infobox The Minecraft launcher is the login and downloader front-end to the stand-alone client. It is responsible for downloading the main Java packages, including minecraft.jar, which holds the code and resources of the game such as textures, and LWJGL. It also acts somewhat like a basic and easily bypassable copy-restriction by forcing the user to login to a paid account when running for the first time. It is possible to use the launcher to run versions of Minecraft from nearly any era. However, not every version of the game is included (to see a list of all missing versions, see versions not in the launcher). The current launcher is the sixth launcher for Minecraft, and the second that was built to automatically update itself.

Launch

2016LauncherLogin

The login screen for launchers without previously logged-in users.

Every time the launcher is executed, it checks a specific directory where Minecraft stores its files called ".minecraft". It checks a file called "launcher_profiles.json" for login credentials. If the file does not exist, is corrupt, or no user is logged in, the user must login with a valid premium account, otherwise the user will be directed to play the Demo version or purchase the game.

When logging in, the launcher will first try to verify the login. If a valid "launcher_profiles.json" file exists but there is no Internet connection, the launcher will offer a "Play offline" mode if a player was logged in when it was last closed. If the connection is successful, the launcher will then, depending on profile options, compare the latest version in the latest "versions" directory to the latest version reported by the server. If the selected version does not exist or the latest installed version is outdated when "Use latest version" is selected in the profile, the launcher will download all Minecraft components and Java binary files. It will also synchronize everything in the "assets" folder (see Resource pack).

Finally, upon a successful update or installation, the launcher will execute the Minecraft jar (via "javaw.exe", Oracle's Java Virtual Machine executable.) It is possible however for there to be missing ".jar" files, in which case the launcher will attempt to replace the missing files automatically but will stop if there is no connection.

Currently, the Minecraft launcher supports 57 languages.

Features

Launcher

  • Manage multiple profiles (stored in "launcher_profiles.json"). Each profile can control:
    • Game version. Includes access to outdated development builds and previous releases. Older/custom versions can also be added manually.[1]
    • Mojang account used to play the game
    • Command line arguments for Java (such as heap size)
    • Game directory (where the game files are saved on disk)
    • Edit profile pictures or custom made ones
  • The launcher doesn't store the password locally. Instead of this, it uses a 'refresh token'
  • The launcher supports multiple instances (as the game also does)
  • Automatic updates for launcher
  • Ability to update libraries, such as LWJGL
  • Offline mode. (The first time launch requires an Internet connection to download required resources)
  • 57 languages available
  • Crashes can be reported to Mojang, through Hopper
  • Crashes are indexed through a database for information on how to fix the issue
  • Launcher Settings
  • Switching accounts or logging off
  • Changing skins
  • Downloads servers on versions
  • Help button
  • Shows you the launcher version information when you click the launcher version

Backward Compatibility

HowtoOldVersion2016

A profile with Alpha and Beta versions enabled

The Minecraft launcher has the ability to play old Alpha and Beta versions of the game. Currently, snapshots, Alpha, Beta, and all Release versions are available to play. Four Pre-classic versions, four Classic versions, and one Infdev version are already added under the names "old-alpha version".[2] No Indev versions are currently available from the launcher.

To enable the old versions either click the "Launch Options" then turn the "Historical Versions" on then open your profile or make a new one, next select any of Alpha/Beta versions on the Version box then click "Save" button.

However, these versions are very out of date and may be unstable. Any bugs, glitches, missing features, or crashes that result from instability will never be resolved as only later versions are supported. Mojang strongly recommends that you play them in separate directories than your other saves to avoid corruption.[3]

Skins

ChangingSkinLauncher

Skin options in the launcher

You can change or add your custom skin within the Minecraft launcher. To change or add your skin click the "Skins" button, then click the "Browse" button to navigate through your file system for your skin file. The file must have a resolution of 64×64 in order for the launcher to accept it as a skin file. Additionally, the skin file must be in a .png format. After you have found the skin file, click the "Save" button to confirm your in-game skin.

  • You can reset your skin to the Steve or Alex defaults by clicking "Click to reset".
  • You can choose between player models - either Classic (Steve) or Slim (Alex).

If the game is running when the user enters this menu, a warning appears at the bottom of the launcher: Minecraft is currently running. Skin changes may not take effect until the game is next started.

Profiles

When you open the launcher for first time, it creates a profile that selects the latest version of Minecraft - it cannot be removed.

However, you may create a game profile of your own in the launcher. Click on the "Launch Options" button, then click "Add New" to create one. After this, name your profile as you want it. If you leave it, it will be named "Unnamed Configuration". Then, optionally, select a profile picture from the launcher or a custom one. However, it must be a 128×128 .png picture. Select the version you wish to play, and click "Save" to confirm your profile. If you want to edit a profile, just click it. The same applies if you wish to delete a profile. Simply click the profile you want to delete and then click the "Delete [X]" button to remove it.

  • File:2016LauncherProfileSettings.png

    Profile settings in the launcher

    You can download server versions by clicking "Download Server".
  • If you want to resize the game, turn "Resolution" on to change the game window size.
  • You can turn "Advanced Settings" on to show more profile options.
  • If you want to change the .minecraft file path, turn the on the "Game directory" option. Now, navigate to the folder where you wish to relocate the .minecraft folder. You can also open the Minecraft profile by clicking the green arrow-shaped "Go to folder" button.
  • If you turned "Snapshot Versions" on, it creates a "Latest Snapshot" profile automatically.
  • You can manually set a logging configuration (see the Debugging article on wiki.vg for more info)

Command Line usage

As of 2.1.1432, the launcher has 9 command-line options available:

  • --clean - This option deletes the game and runtime folders, including their contents, from the working directory.
  • --launcherui
  • --workDir - This option, followed by a path (relative or absolute), will change the location (and/or name) of the .minecraft folder.
  • --nativeLauncherVersion
  • --tmpDir - This option, followed by a path (relative or absolute), will change the location (and/or name) of the tmp folder.
  • --lockDir
  • --winTen - This option adds support for Windows 10. Since the launcher now supports Windows 10 fully, this option is unnecessary and seems to have no effect.
  • --proxyHost
  • --proxyPort

The --workDir option can be used to create a portable installation of the game. For example, --workDir . (or --workDir=.) can be used to make the launcher use the current directory (no matter what your current folder is called).

History

alpha
v1.0.0
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Book|Book]]<br/>{{For}}
{{Item
| image = Book.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Books''' are items used in [[enchanting]] and [[crafting]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Block loot ===

Three books are dropped when a [[bookshelf]] is mined without [[Silk Touch]] or destroyed by an [[explosion]].

=== Crafting ===
{{crafting
|Paper
|Paper
|Paper
|Leather
|Output= Book
|type= Miscellaneous
}}

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|book}}

=== Grindstones ===

Disenchanting an [[enchanted book]] at a [[grindstone]] yields a normal book and a small amount of experience.

=== Villager gifts ===

{{in|java}}, librarian [[villagers]] throw books at players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage}}

=== Chiseled bookshelf ===
{{control|Use|text=Using}} the [[chiseled bookshelf]] while having a book in the main hand will put the book inside the chiseled bookshelf.

=== Enchanting ===
Books can be made into [[enchanted book]]s by enchanting them on [[enchanting table]]s.

=== Trading ===

Librarian [[villager]]s can buy a single book as part of an [[enchanted book]] trade.

Apprentice-level Librarian villagers have a {{frac|2|3}} chance to buy 4 books for an [[emerald]] {{in|java}}, and always offer the trade {{in|bedrock}}.

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Librarian;Enchanter}}


== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Enchanter;The Power of Books}}

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|subtitle=Book placed
|source=block
|description=When a book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|subtitle=Book taken
|source=block
|description=When a book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=block.chiseled_bookshelf.pickup
|translationkey=subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf insert1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf insert2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf insert3.ogg
|sound4=Chiseled bookshelf insert4.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf
|id=insert.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=insertvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Chiseled bookshelf pickup1.ogg
|sound2=Chiseled bookshelf pickup2.ogg
|sound3=Chiseled bookshelf pickup3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf
|id=pickup.chiseled_bookshelf
|volume=0.8
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound name=pickupvaries>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound</ref>
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Book
|spritetype=item
|nameid=book
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showitemtags=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Book
|spritetype=item
|nameid=book
|id=387
|itemtags=minecraft:bookshelf_books</code>
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Video ==

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|UGJBUhxwKy0}}</div>

== History ==

{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.11|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books.
|The only use of books is crafting [[bookshelves]], which are only used as a purely decorative [[block]] until [[Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3]].}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Books are now found in the new [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|Books are now used to craft [[enchantment table]]s, gaining their first functional usage outside of decoration.}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w17a|The crafting recipe is now shapeless, so books can now be crafted in the player's 2×2 [[crafting]] area, although the recipe now requires [[leather]]. Before this version, books were crafted with three [[paper]] sheets in a single column.
|A book can now be crafted into a [[book and quill]], which can be used to create [[written book]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=12w21a|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 11–12 books for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|||snap=12w22a|Librarian villagers now [[trading|sell]] [[enchanted book]]s for 5–64 emeralds and 1 book.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Books can now be enchanted into [[enchanted book]]s, and then combined together in an [[anvil]] with a [[tool]] to then enchant it.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Librarian villagers now buy 8–10 books for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w43a|Average yield of books in [[stronghold]] library chests has been substantially increased.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w13a|Added the [[knowledge book]], a green-colored book that grants the [[player]] a recipe for [[crafting]].
|The recipe tab on the [[crafting table]] GUI uses a red-colored book.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 340.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Books now generate in [[shipwreck]] chests.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Books can now be obtain by disenchanting non-curse [[enchanted book]]s in a grindstone.|Books can now be found in chests in [[plains]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Books can now be found in chests in [[desert]] village houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Librarian villagers now give books to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1|Books now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Books can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.3.0|Books can be used to craft [[bookshelves]].}}
{{History||v0.5.0|Books can now be obtained after activating the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|The crafting recipe for books now requires [[leather]]. Before this version, books were crafted with three [[paper]] sheets in a single column.
|Books are now used to craft [[enchanting table]]s.
|Books can now be enchanted into [[enchanted book]]s, and then combined together in an [[anvil]] with a [[tool]] to then enchant it.
|Books are no longer available from the [[nether reactor]].}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Librarian villagers now [[trading|buy]] 8–10 books for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|A book can now be crafted into a [[book and quill]], which can be used to create [[written book]]s.}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Books can now be found inside of the map room [[chest]] in [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Books can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] chests.
|[[File:Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Librarian [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 4 books for an [[emerald]].}}
{{History||Wild Update<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.32|Books now generate in [[ancient city]] chests.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=Bedrock Edition 1.19.50|snap=beta 1.19.50.21|Books can now interact with [[chiseled bookshelves]].}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books.}}
{{History||xbox=TU14|ps=1.04|The crafting recipe for books now requires [[leather]]. Before this version, books were crafted with three [[paper]] sheets in a single column.}}
{{History|PS4}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Book JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of books has now been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Book JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added books.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== See also ==

* [[Enchanted Book]]
* [[Knowledge Book]]

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Kniha]]
[[de:Buch]]
[[es:Libro]]
[[fr:Livre]]
[[hu:Könyv]]
[[it:Libro]]
[[ja:本]]
[[ko:책]]
[[nl:Boek]]
[[pl:Książka]]
[[pt:Livro]]
[[ru:Книга]]
[[th:หนังสือ]]
[[uk:Книга]] 
[[zh:书]]</li><li>[[Spyglass|Spyglass]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Spyglass
| image = Spyglass.png
| durability = 
| rarity = Common
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = No
}}
 
A '''spyglass''' is a [[tool]] used to zoom in on distant objects.

== Obtaining ==
=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |B1=Amethyst Shard
  |B2=Copper Ingot
  |B3=Copper Ingot
  |Output=Spyglass
  |type=Tool
}}

== Usage ==
[[File:Steve scoping Spyglass.png|right|100px]] [[File:Alex scoping Spyglass.png|right|100px]]

To use a spyglass, the player selects it from the hotbar and clicks {{control|use}} while looking in the desired direction.

Spyglasses are used to zoom in on a specific location in the player's field of view (FOV). The spyglass changes the FOV to {{frac|1|10}} of the FOV set in [[options]]. By default, the FOV is set to 70° in ''Java Edition'' and 60° in Bedrock Edition, resulting in an FOV of 7° in ''Java Edition'' and 6° in Bedrock Edition through the spyglass. The player's FOV can be set from 30° to 110°, so the spyglass FOV can  range from 3° to 11°. Regardless of the situation, or status effects the player has, using the Spyglass always shows a FOV {{frac|1|10}} of the FOV set in [[options]].

A square vignette is applied when in use, similar to the effect when wearing a [[carved pumpkin]]. Pressing {{key|F1}} removes the vignette,{{only|java}}<ref>{{bug|MC-203575||The spyglass overlay goes away when pressing F1|WAI}}</ref><ref>{{bug|MCPE-125869||Spyglass's overlay don't go away even if the player toggles Hide GUI on/ Pressing F1|}}</ref> similar to a carved pumpkin. 

Hazy distant objects remain hazy when viewed in the spyglass. Mobs too distant to render also do not render in the spyglass. The spyglass shows a magnified view of what the player already sees.

The player is slowed down while watching through the spyglass. When the player uses the spyglass continuously for {{convert|1|minute|game tick}}, the interface is automatically closed.

If the player has a certain effect on their screen like [[fire]], the spyglass does not remove that effect on the player's screen.

[[File:Spyglass Zooming.gif|thumb|center|A spyglass being used to zoom in on a [[block of gold]] starting from normal FOV (70°).]]

== Sounds ==
{{edition|java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Spyglass use.ogg
|subtitle=Spyglass expands
|source=player
|description=When a player uses a spyglass
|id=item.spyglass.use
|translationkey=subtitles.item.spyglass.use
|volume=0.5
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.15, 1.33, 1.4, or 1.55</ref>
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Spyglass stop.ogg
|subtitle=Spyglass retracts
|source=player
|description=When a player stops using a spyglass
|id=item.spyglass.stop_using
|translationkey=subtitles.item.spyglass.stop_using
|volume=0.5
|pitch=''varies'' <ref group=sound>Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 0.9</ref>
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Spyglass use.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a player uses a spyglass
|id=item.spyglass.use
|volume=0.5
|pitch=1.15-1.55}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Spyglass stop.ogg
|source=player
|description=When a player stops using a spyglass
|id=item.spyglass.stop_using
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.8-1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Spyglass
|spritetype=item
|nameid=spyglass
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Spyglass
|spritetype=item
|nameid=spyglass
|form=item
|foot=1|id=626}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Is it a Bird?;Is it a Balloon?;Is it a Plane?}}

== History ==
{{History||October 3, 2020|link={{ytl|DBvZ2Iqmm3M|t=25m21s}}|[[File:Spyglass JE1.png|32px]]<!-- [[File:Spyglass scope (pre-release).png|32px]]--> Spyglasses are revealed at [[Minecraft Live 2020]]. They were originally named "telescopes" and had an oval vignette.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|[[File:Spyglass JE1.png|32px]] Added spyglasses.
|[[File:Spyglass scope JE1.png|32px]] The scope texture is currently a circle with glare spots.}}
{{History|||snap=20w46a|[[File:Spyglass scope JE2.png|32px]] The scope texture is now a [[glass]] square with a [[copper]] border.}}
{{History|||snap=20w48a|[[File:Spyglass JE2 BE1.png|32px]] The spyglass is now a 3D model instead of a flat sprite.
|[[File:Spyglass (texture) JE2.png|32px]] The texture of the spyglass has changed.
|A spyglass in use is anchored better to the player's "eye" when viewed in 3rd person.}}
{{History|||snap=21w05a|Copper ingots are now renewable via [[drowned]], making spyglasses renewable.}}
{{History|||snap=21w10a|[[File:Spyglass (item) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Spyglasses have a new texture in the inventory. The 3D model is still used in the hand, similar to [[tridents]].}}
{{History||1.17.1|snap=Pre-release 1|[[File:Spyglass (texture) JE3.png|32px]] The texture of the spyglass model has changed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.17.0.50|[[File:Spyglass JE2 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Spyglass (item) JE3 BE1.png|32px]] Added spyglasses.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.17.0.52|Spyglasses are now available without enabling [[experimental gameplay]].}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*If {{command|item replace}} is used to place a spyglass on a player's head, the item appears stuck to the center of the player's face.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Villager Spyglass.png|Spying on [[villager]]s through a spyglass.
After using the spyglass at FOV 30 F1.png|Hiding the HUD removes the spyglass overlay.
Panda eating a spyglass.png|When eaten by a [[panda]], spyglasses cause [[missing texture]] particles to be produced.<ref>{{bug|MC-206684}}</ref>
JE 1.17 Development Telescope.jpg|The spyglass was originally called the telescope.
JE 1.17 Development Telescope 2.jpg|The telescope's overlay was originally round instead of square.
File:Ari Spyglass.jpg|How the spyglass looks in the third person.
Steve scoping Spyglass JE1.png|Steve using a spyglass before its 3D model was added.
Alex scoping Spyglass JE1.png|Alex using a spyglass before its 3D model was added.
File:Mangrove Portal.jpg|An [[allay]] peeking into view of [[Noor]]’s spyglass.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--spyglass Taking Inventory: Spyglass] – Minecraft.net on February 17, 2022

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Fernrohr]]
[[es:Catalejo]]
[[fr:Longue-vue]]
[[it:Cannocchiale]]
[[ja:望遠鏡]]
[[pl:Luneta]]
[[pt:Luneta]]
[[ru:Подзорная труба]]
[[zh:望远镜]]</li></ul>
Initial release. In this version users can choose not only the current version but also Infdev.
The client requires an internet connection on the first run and for updates, but after that the game supports playing offline.
Command line arguments are accepted to launch the game. Using the format java -cp Minecraft.jar net.minecraft.LauncherFrame username password will allow login without joining a server, while the format java -cp minecraft.jar net.minecraft.LauncherFrame username password serveraddress:portnumber allows joining a server.
v1.2.2
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Slimeball|Slimeball]]<br/>{{about|the item|the mob|Slime|the block constructed with slimeballs|Slime Block|other uses|Slime (disambiguation)}}
{{Item
| image = Slimeball.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''slimeball''' is a [[crafting]] ingredient commonly dropped by [[slime]]s, and can be sneezed out by [[panda]]s.

== Obtaining ==

=== Mob loot ===

==== Slimes ====
{{see also|Tutorials/Slime farming}}

If a [[slime]]'s size is 1, it drops 0–2 slimeballs when killed. The maximum number of slimeballs is increased by 1 per level of [[Looting]], for a maximum of 5 slimeballs with Looting III.

==== Pandas ====

Baby [[panda]]s have a {{frac|1|700}} chance of [[drop]]ping one slimeball when sneezing.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
  |Slime Block
  |Output= Slimeball,9
  |type= Miscellaneous
}}

=== Trading ===

[[Wandering trader]]s sometimes offer to sell a slimeball for 4 [[emerald]]s.

== Usage ==

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

=== Breeding ===

Slimeballs can be used to breed [[frog]]s and reduce the remaining growth duration of [[tadpole]]s by 10%. Both also follow a player holding a slimeball.

==Video==
{{Video note|This video is outdated, as slimeballs can now also be used to craft [[lead]]s and [[slime block]]s, breed [[frog]]s, and can now be obtained from baby [[panda]]s and [[wandering trader]]s.}}
{{yt|J6oR3fdbbjY}}

== Data values ==
===ID===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Slimeball
|spritetype=item
|nameid=slime_ball
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Slimeball
|spritetype=item
|nameid=slime_ball
|id=388
|form=item
|foot=1}}

==History==

{{History|java alpha}}
{{History||v1.0.11|[[File:Slimeball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added slimeballs, which are dropped from [[slime]]s. At the moment, they serve no purpose.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.7|Slimeballs are now used to craft [[sticky piston]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Slimeballs are used to craft [[magma cream]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w18a|[[Lead]]s, which were originally implemented in the [[13w16a]] snapshot, now have a [[crafting]] recipe that includes slimeballs.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Nine slimeballs are now used to [[crafting|craft]] a [[slime block]]. Slime blocks also act as storage [[block]]s, being able to craft back into 9 slimeballs.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 341.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Slimeball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of slimeballs has been changed.
|Slimeballs can now be obtained when a [[panda|baby panda]] sneezes.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Slimeballs can now be bought from [[wandering trader]]s.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|Slimeballs can now be used to breed [[frog]]s.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Slimeball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added slimeballs. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Added slimeballs to the [[creative]] [[inventory]].
|Slimeballs can now be obtained by killing [[slime]]s.
|Slimeballs are now used to craft [[magma cream]].}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Slimeballs are now used to craft [[slime block]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Slimeballs are now used to craft [[sticky piston]]s and [[lead]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Slimeballs can now be obtained when a [[panda|baby panda]] sneezes.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Slimeball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of slimeballs has been changed.
|Slimeballs can now be obtained via [[trading]] with [[wandering trader]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Slimeball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added slimeballs.}}
{{History||xbox=TU3|Slimeballs are now used to craft [[sticky piston]]s.}}
{{History||xbox=TU5|Slimeballs are found in the Miscellaneous tab in the [[Creative inventory]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU9|Moved slimeballs to the Materials tab in the Creative inventory.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.83|wiiu=none|switch=none|Slimeballs can now be obtained when a [[panda|baby panda]] sneezes.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Slimeball JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of slimeballs has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Slimeball JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added slimeballs.}}
{{History|foot}}

==Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--slimeball Taking Inventory: Slimeball] – Minecraft.net on June 24, 2021

{{Items}}

[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[cs:Sliz]]
[[de:Schleimball]]
[[es:Bola de slime]]
[[fr:Boule de Slime]]
[[hu:Nyálkagolyó]]
[[it:Palla di slime]]
[[ja:スライムボール]]
[[ko:슬라임볼]]
[[nl:Slijmbal]]
[[pl:Kula szlamu]]
[[pt:Bola de slime]]
[[ru:Слизь]]
[[th:ลูกเมือก]]
[[uk:Слизова кулька]]
[[zh:黏液球]]</li><li>[[3D|3D]]<br/>{{about|the edible item|the April Fools' snapshot itself|Java Edition 3D Shareware v1.34}}

{{Joke feature}}
{{Item
| image = 3D (item).png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''3D''' was a joke item from [[Java Edition 3D Shareware v1.34]]. Eating it shows a picture of the developer cast.

== Obtaining ==
=== Mob drops ===
3D was dropped by a creeper summoned by the cheat code "NEEEERD".

== Usage ==
Eating the 3D item when the hunger bar was not full shows a picture of the developer cast of Minecraft.
== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=3D
|spritetype=item
|nameid=3d
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||3D Shareware v1.34|[[File:3D (item).png|32px]] Added the 3D item.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:3D Shareware Mojang Team.png|The developer cast of Minecraft.
File:Tasty 3D Item.gif|The "Tasty!" 3D Item lore.
</gallery>

{{Items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Joke items]]</li></ul>
Command line arguments format changed.
beta
1.3
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Iron Nugget|Iron Nugget]]<br/>{{About|the nugget|the ore|Iron Ore|the item|Iron Ingot|the mineral block|Block of Iron}}
{{Item
| image = Iron Nugget.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Iron nuggets''' are pieces of iron that can be obtained by [[smelting]] iron [[tools]]/[[Sword|weapons]] or iron/chainmail [[armor]]. One iron nugget is worth one-ninth of an [[iron ingot]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|Iron Ingot
|Output= Iron Nugget,9
|type=Material
}}

=== Smelting ===

{{Smelting
|Iron Sword; {Any iron tools}; {Any iron armor}; {Any chainmail armor}; Iron Horse Armor
|Iron Nugget
|0,1
}}
[[Item durability|Durability]] and [[enchantments]] do not affect the ability to smelt iron tools, weapons, or armor into iron nuggets.

=== Bartering ===
[[Piglins]] may [[barter]] 9–36 iron nuggets when given a [[gold ingot]].

=== Chest loot ===

{{LootChestItem|iron-nugget}}

== Usage ==

Iron nuggets are used to craft [[iron ingot]]s, [[lantern]]s, [[soul lantern]]s, and [[chain]]s.

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Iron Nugget
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_nugget
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Iron Nugget
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_nugget
|id=569
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|[[File:Iron Nugget JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron nuggets. 
|Iron nuggets can be used to craft [[iron ingot]]s.
|Iron nuggets are obtained from [[smelting]] iron [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this item's numeral ID was 452.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Iron nuggets now generate in [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w46a|Iron nuggets are now used to craft [[lantern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Iron nuggets can now be found in chests in [[taiga]] [[village]] houses.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w06a|Iron nuggets are now used to craft [[soul fire lantern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=20w10a|Iron nuggets now have a {{frac|10|411}} (~2.43%) chance of being given by [[piglin]]s when [[bartering]], in a stack size of 9–36.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Iron nuggets are now used to craft [[chain]]s.|Iron nuggets now generate in [[ruined portal]] and [[bastion remnant]] [[chest]]s.}}

{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|[[File:Iron Nugget JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron nuggets.
|Iron nuggets can be used to craft [[iron ingot]]s.
|Iron nuggets are obtained from [[smelting]] iron [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Iron nuggets can now be found in some [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Iron nuggets are now used to craft [[lantern]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Iron nugget can now be found in [[taiga]] [[village]] house chests.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.51|Iron nuggets are now used to craft [[soul fire lantern]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Iron nuggets now have a {{frac|10|411}} (~2.43%) chance of being given by [[piglin]]s when [[bartering]], in a stack size of 9–36.
|Iron nuggets now generate in [[ruined portal]] and [[bastion remnant]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.16.0.59|Iron nuggets are now used to craft [[chain]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.50|Iron nuggets can now be used as fuel in a [[furnace]].<ref>{{bug|MCPE-114216}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.18.30|snap=beta 1.18.30.26|Iron nuggets can no longer be used as fuel in a furnace.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|[[File:Iron Nugget JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron nuggets. 
|Iron nuggets can be used to craft [[iron ingot]]s.
|Iron nuggets are obtained from [[smelting]] iron [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|Iron nuggets are now used to craft [[lantern]]s}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||1.9.19|[[File:Iron Nugget JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added iron nuggets.
|Iron nuggets can be used to craft [[iron ingot]]s.
|Iron nuggets are obtained from [[smelting]] iron [[tool]]s and [[armor]].}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Pocket Edition Iron Nugget.jpg|First image of an iron nugget in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Gold Nugget]]
*[[Iron]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[de:Eisenklumpen]]
[[fr:Pépite de fer]]
[[ja:鉄塊]]
[[ko:철 조각]]
[[nl:IJzerklompje]]
[[pl:Bryłka żelaza]]
[[pt:Pepita de ferro]]
[[ru:Кусочек железа]]
[[uk:Залізний самородок]]
[[zh:铁粒]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Glow Stick|Glow Stick]]<br/>{{stub}}
{{education feature}}
{{Item
| image = White Glow Stick.png
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| renewable = No
| durability = 95
| stackable = No
}}
'''Glow sticks''' are [[Chemistry Update|chemistry]]-related [[item]]s, which can be lit up in the player's hand for a limited time.

== Obtaining ==
{{iN|be}}, glow sticks cannot be obtained by the {{cmd|give}} command. They also cannot be obtained in [[Survival]]. Cheats must be enabled to obtain glow sticks in [[Survival]] mode, or in [[Education Edition]].

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=[[Polyethylene]] +<br>[[Hydrogen Peroxide]] +<br>Matching [[Dye]] +<br>[[Luminol]]
|A1= Polyethylene
|B1= Hydrogen Peroxide
|C1= Polyethylene
|A2= Polyethylene
|B2= White Dye; Orange Dye; Magenta Dye; Light Blue Dye; Yellow Dye; Lime Dye; Pink Dye; Gray Dye; Cyan Dye; Purple Dye; Blue Dye; Brown Dye; Green Dye; Red Dye
|C2= Polyethylene
|A3= Polyethylene
|B3= Luminol
|C3= Polyethylene
|Output= Matching Glow Stick
|description={{only|bedrock|education}}
|type= Miscellaneous
}}

<div style="display:none">

<!--
    This is so the pre-Village & Pillage dyes can have dye-related crafting recipes show on their respective pages.
    They don't need to be displayed on this page because they already intuitively list "Any Matching Dye".
-->

{{Crafting
|showdescription=1
|ingredients=[[Polyethylene]] +<br>[[Hydrogen Peroxide]] +<br>Matching [[Dye]] +<br>[[Luminol]]
|A1= Polyethylene
|B1= Hydrogen Peroxide
|C1= Polyethylene
|A2= Polyethylene
|B2= Bone Meal; Lapis Lazuli; Cocoa Beans  
|C2= Polyethylene
|A3= Polyethylene
|B3= Luminol
|C3= Polyethylene
|Output= White Glow Stick; Blue Glow Stick; Brown Glow Stick
|description={{only|bedrock|Education}}
|type= Miscellaneous
}}
</div>

== Usage ==

While equipped, [[player]]s can {{control|use}} glow sticks to shake them, causing them to appear bright regardless of the [[light]] level. This is only an aesthetic change, as no light is emitted to the surrounding area. A particle effect is visible until the durability runs out. The glowstick's durability depletes while lit{{Info needed}}, in both Survival and Creative modes.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Flint and steel click.ogg
|source=block
|description=While a glowstick is being activated
|id=fire.ignite
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.5/0.7
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Glow Stick
|spritename=glow-sticks
|spritetype=item
|nameid=glow_stick
|id=601
|form=item
|translationkey=item.glow_stick.black.name,item.glow_stick.red.name,item.glow_stick.green.name,item.glow_stick.brown.name,item.glow_stick.blue.name,item.glow_stick.purple.name,item.glow_stick.cyan.name,item.glow_stick.silver.name,item.glow_stick.gray.name,item.glow_stick.pink.name,item.glow_stick.lime.name,item.glow_stick.yellow.name,item.glow_stick.lightBlue.name,item.glow_stick.magenta.name,item.glow_stick.orange.name,item.glow_stick.white.name
|foot=1}}

===Metadata===
{{/DV}}

===Item data===

See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

== History ==

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|[[File:White Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Green Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Red Glow Stick.png|32px]] Added glow sticks.}}
{{History||1.14.60|snap=?|Making a glow stick results in an edible item called {{code|item.glow_stick.black.name}}.}}
{{History||?|Making a glow stick results in correct items again.
|Making a glow stick with dye has been made an upgrade{{info needed|what is this supposed to mean?}}
|Putting 2 glow sticks in a Crafting Table now outputs a correct glow stick.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=?|[[File:Missing Glow Stick.png|32px]] Two black glow sticks, using the [[missing texture]] if Education Edition is disabled, now generate in fake end portal rooms in [[mansion]]s instead of [[ender pearl]]s.}}
{{h||1.18.0|snap=beta 1.18.0.21|Glow sticks no longer generate in [[woodland mansion]]s.}}

{{History|education}}
{{History||1.0.27|[[File:White Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Orange Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Magenta Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Light Blue Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Yellow Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Lime Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Pink Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Gray Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Cyan Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Purple Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Blue Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Brown Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Green Glow Stick.png|32px]] [[File:Red Glow Stick.png|32px]] Added glow sticks.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
White Glow Stick.png|
Orange Glow Stick.png|
Magenta Glow Stick.png|
Light Blue Glow Stick.png|
Yellow Glow Stick.png|
Lime Glow Stick.png|
Pink Glow Stick.png|
Gray Glow Stick.png|
Cyan Glow Stick.png|
Purple Glow Stick.png|
Blue Glow Stick.png|
Brown Glow Stick.png|
Green Glow Stick.png|
Red Glow Stick.png|
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* The glowing reaction of [[Wikipedia:Luminol|Luminol]] during oxidation exists in real life. It is used for detecting blood in crime scenes.
* Players cannot enchant glowsticks with Unbreaking or Mending, despite it having durability.
* The black and light gray glow sticks use the same texture as the red glow stick.{{verify|It seems they use the missing texture instead. Was this the case beforehand, and they only started using the missing texture later?}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

{{items}}
{{Education Edition}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Education Edition items]]

[[de:Knicklicht]]
[[ja:ケミカルライト]]
[[ko:발광봉]]
[[pt:Graveto Brilhante]]
[[ru:Химический источник света]]
[[zh:荧光棒]]</li></ul>
Released in February 21, 2011.[4] A technical sneak preview was published by Notch on February 18, 2011.[5]Added capability of automatic login to the game and/or server by command line arguments.
Added smarter update system that only updates changed files, prompts the user to update, allows HTTPS logins for a more secure connection, and offers general UI improvements.
Link to the Minecraft install directory for easy access.
Add Force Update button under the Options dialog.
The launcher also featured an inline "changelog" via a Tumblr called MCUpdate, and supports command-line arguments.[6]
Added the new Minecraft logo.
Added official links, community links and Mojang on Twitter links.
Java Edition
1.2.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Wheat|Wheat]]<br/>{{About||the artifact in ''Minecraft Dungeons''|Minecraft Dungeons:Wonderful Wheat|the seed|Wheat Seeds}}
{{Item
| image = Wheat.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Wheat''' is an [[item]] primarily obtained by harvesting fully-grown [[Wheat Seeds|wheat crops]]. It is used for [[crafting]] as well as to feed certain animals.

== Obtaining ==

=== Natural generation ===

{{LootChestItem|wheat}}

=== Farming ===

{{main|Tutorials/Crop farming}}

When a fully-grown wheat crop is harvested, it drops 1 wheat and 1 to 4 [[wheat seeds]] ({{frac|2|5|7}} per crop harvested on average). A wheat crop has a total of eight stages (0-7) from the time it is planted until it can be harvested. If a crop is harvested before it is fully grown, it just drops one seed. Wheat needs light to grow; a seed is destroyed if planted without light. Harvesting with a [[Fortune]]-enchanted tool increases the number of seeds dropped but does not increase the yield of wheat.

=== Crafting ===

{{Crafting
|Hay Bale
|Output= Wheat,9
|type= Material
}}

=== Drops ===
A [[fox]] sometimes spawns holding wheat, which it always drops upon death. Alternatively, the player can drop a [[food]] item, causing the fox to drop the wheat.

== Usage ==

=== Food ===

[[File:New Cattle.png|thumb|Using wheat to lead a cow.]]
When wheat is held, it causes nearby [[cow]]s, [[sheep]], [[goat]]s and [[mooshroom]]s to follow the player, until either the player stops holding the wheat or goes too far away from the animal, thus leading them to lose interest.

Wheat may be used to [[breed]] cows, sheep, goats, and mooshrooms by first herding two of them together and then {{control|using}} the wheat on them to begin "Love Mode."

Wheat can heal a [[horse]] {{hp|1}} health or lower its temper by 3% when attempting to tame it. It can also decrease the time it takes for a foal to grow by 20 seconds.

Similarly, wheat can heal a [[llama]] {{hp|2}} health, and it decreases the time it takes a baby llama to grow by 10 seconds.

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage}}

=== Trading ===

Novice-level farmer [[Villager|villagers]] have a 25%{{only|bedrock}} or 40%{{only|java}} chance to buy 20 wheat for one [[emerald]].

=== Composting ===
Placing wheat into a [[composter]] has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1. A stack of wheat yields an average of 5.94 [[bone meal]].

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Bake Bread;The Lie;Repopulation}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|A Seedy Place}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wheat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wheat
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Wheat
|spritetype=item
|nameid=wheat
|id=334
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== Video ==

{{Video note|the narrator demonstrates at 0:56 that walking over wheat can destroy the crop and un-till the land. This is outdated: since version {{Version link|JE 1.1}}, wheat can be destroyed only by a player or mob jumping on it or falling on it.}}

<div style="text-align:center">{{yt|JbAURiYQZlA}}</div>

== History ==

{{History|java indev}}
{{History||20100206|[[File:Wheat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Wheat has been added.
|Wheat can be used to craft [[bread]].}}
{{History||20100223|Bread now requires 3 wheat (1 row of 3) instead of 6 (2 rows of 3) to be crafted.}}
{{History|java infdev}}
{{History||20100625-2|Wheat can now be found in the new [[dungeon]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|Wheat can now be used to craft [[cake]].}}
{{History||1.4|Wheat can now be used to craft [[cookie]]s.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Wheat can now be used in [[breeding]].}}
{{History||1.3.1|snap=12w21a|Wheat can now be [[trading|sold]] to farmer [[villager]]s, at 18–21 wheat for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w36a|[[Chicken]]s and [[pig]]s no longer use wheat to [[breeding|breed]].}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w16a|[[Horse]]s can now be healed by being fed wheat.
|Foals can now have their growth increased by being fed wheat.}}
{{History|||snap=13w17a|[[Horse]]s can now have their tempers lowered with wheat.}}
{{History|||snap=13w18a|Nine wheat can now be crafted to make a [[hay bale]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w02a|Trading has been changed: farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 18–22 wheat for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{history||1.9|snap=15w43a|Wheat may now be found in [[igloo]] basement chests.}}
{{history|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of wheat in [[dungeon]] chests has been decreased.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Wheat can now be found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 296.}}
{{History|||snap=18w09a|Wheat can now generate in the chests of [[underwater ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Wheat can now generate in [[shipwreck]] chests.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Wheat JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of wheat has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w47a|Wheat can now generate inside of loot chests on top of [[pillager outpost]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Wheat can now generate in chests in [[village]] butcher and shepherd houses.}}
{{History|||snap=18w50a|Wheat can now generate in chests in desert [[village]] houses.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=19w03a|Placing wheat into the new [[composter]] has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Wheat now has a 65% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w07a|Added [[fox]]es, which sometimes spawn with wheat in their mouths.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w13a|Wheat can now be used to breed [[goat]]s.}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w11a|Wheat can now be used to craft [[packed mud]].}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Wheat can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in cold and warm [[ocean ruins]] and in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Wheat no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for suspicious gravel within [[trail ruins]], wheat is now common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.2.0|[[File:Wheat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wheat. It is currently unobtainable and serves no purpose.}}
{{History||v0.4.0|Wheat is now obtainable via farming and can be used to craft [[bread]].}}
{{History||v0.7.0|Wheat can now be used to craft [[cake]].}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Wheat can now be used to breed [[cow]]s and [[sheep]].
|Wheat can now be used to craft [[hay bale]]s.}}
{{History||v0.9.0|snap=build 1|Wheat [[crop]]s now naturally spawn in [[village]]s.
|Wheat can now be used to craft [[cookie]]s.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=build 1|Wheat can now be used to grow, increase tame and heal [[horse]]s, [[donkey]]s and [[mule]]s.}}
{{History||v0.16.2|Wheat can now be found in the [[chest]]s inside of large houses in [[ice plains]] and [[cold taiga]] [[village]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Wheat can now be found in [[igloo]] basement chests.}}
{{History||1.0.4|snap=alpha 1.0.4.0|Farmer [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] 18–22 wheat for 1 [[emerald]].}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Wheat can now be found in the new [[woodland mansion]] chests.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Wheat can now be found inside [[shipwreck]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Wheat can now be found inside [[underwater ruins]] chests.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Wheat can now be found in [[pillager outpost]] chests.
|[[File:Wheat JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of wheat has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Wheat can now be found in [[desert]] [[village]] house chests, village shepherd and butcher house chests.
|Wheat can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|[[Trading]] has changed, farmer [[villager]]s now have a 25% chance to buy 20 wheat for one [[emerald]] as part of their first tier trade.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|Added [[fox]]es, which can drop wheat.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Wheat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wheat.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Wheat JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of wheat has been changed.}}

{{History|New 3DS}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Wheat JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added wheat.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Wheat SDGP.png|Wheat in the [[Super Duper Graphics Pack]].
File:Field of Wheat.jpg|[[Steve]] and [[Kai]] in a field of wheat crops.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CumuJleg6Ij/</ref>
</gallery>

== External Links ==
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/taking-inventory--wheat Taking Inventory: Wheat] – Minecraft.net on April 21, 2022
{{Items}}

[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Food]]

[[cs:Pšenice]]
[[de:Weizen]]
[[es:Trigo]]
[[fr:Blé]]
[[hu:Búza]]
[[it:Grano]]
[[ja:小麦]]
[[ko:밀]]
[[nl:Tarwe]]
[[pl:Pszenica]]
[[pt:Trigo]]
[[ru:Пшеница]]
[[th:ข้าวสาลี]]
[[uk:Пшениця]]
[[zh:小麦]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Bottle of Entity|Bottle of Entity]]<br/>{{joke feature}}
{{exclusive|java}}
{{WIP}}
{{see also|Potion|Splash Potion}}
{{Item
|image=Bottle of Entity.png
|image2=Splash Bottle of Entity.png
|image3=Bottle of Void.png
|stackable= No
}}

'''Bottles of entity''' are items that transform players into the respective mobs when drunk.

'''Splash bottle of entity''' are a variation of bottles of mob that can be thrown.

'''Bottle of void''' is a special bottle to transform back to the original player. Right clicking with it on a transformed player will remove the transformation and convert the bottle into a bottle of entity of that transformation.

A transformation into an entity will sometimes lead to special effects. For example, transforming into a chicken will allow the player to glide slowly to the ground. The chicken will however take fall damage upon landing, killing it and transforming the player back to themselves.
Transforming into an enderman will cause the player to be teleported randomly when a projectile it aimed at it or when they're being looked at by other players. Transforming into any mob capable of flight (for example, a bat) will allow the player to fly in survival mode as if they were in creative mode.

== Sounds ==<!--No sounds when thrown from a player or dispenser-->
Splash bottles of entities use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.
{{Sound table
|sound=Bottle fill water1.ogg
|sound2=Bottle fill water2.ogg
|sound3=Bottle fill water3.ogg
|sound4=Bottle fill water4.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle fills
|source=neutral
|description=When an entity is collected using a bottle of void
|id=item.bottle.fill
|translationkey=subtitles.item.bottle.fill
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Drink.ogg
|subtitle=Sipping
|source=player
|description=While a player is drinking a bottle of entity
|id=entity.generic.drink
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.generic.drink
|volume=0.5
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|sound=Glass dig1.ogg
|sound2=Glass dig2.ogg
|sound3=Glass dig3.ogg
|subtitle=Bottle smashes
|source=neutral
|description=When a splash bottle of entity impacts something <ref group=sound>This sound is played six times simultaneously</ref>
|id=entity.splash_potion.break
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.potion.splash
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.9-1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bottle of Entity
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bottle_of_entity
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.bottle_of_entity,item.minecraft.bottle_of_entity.specific}}
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Splash Bottle of Entity
|spritetype=item
|nameid=splash_bottle_of_entity
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.splash_bottle_of_entity,item.minecraft.splash_bottle_of_entity.specific}}
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Bottle of Void
|spritetype=item
|nameid=bottle_of_void
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.bottle_of_void
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||23w13a_or_b|[[File:Bottle of Entity.png|32px]] [[File:Splash Bottle of Entity.png|32px]] [[File:Bottle of Void.png|32px]] Added bottle of entity, splash bottle of entity, and bottle of void.}}
{{History|foot}}

{{items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[ja:Bottle of Entity]]
[[pt:Frasco de entidade]]
[[Category:Joke items]]</li></ul>
Properly selects 64-bit Java installations for Mac OS X users.[7]
1.3.2
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Dried Kelp|Dried Kelp]]<br/>{{about|the item|the block|Dried Kelp Block}}
{{Item
| title = Dried Kelp
| image = Dried Kelp.png
| renewable = Yes
| heals = {{hunger|1}}
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

'''Dried kelp''' is a [[food]] item that can be quickly eaten by the [[player]]. It can also be crafted into [[Dried Kelp Block|dried kelp blocks]].

== Obtaining ==

=== Cooking ===
[[Kelp]] can be cooked in a [[furnace]], [[smoker]], or [[campfire]]. Each piece of dried kelp removed from a furnace output slot gives 0.1 [[experience]] (6.4 experience per stack).
{{Smelting
|Kelp
|Dried Kelp
|0,1
}}

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
 |Dried Kelp Block
 |Output= Dried Kelp,9
 |type= Foodstuff
}}

== Usage ==

=== Food ===
[[File:Eating dried kelp.png|thumb|A player eating dried kelp.]]
To eat dried kelp, press and hold {{control|use}} while it is selected in the hotbar. Eating one restores {{hunger|1}} [[hunger]] and 0.6{{only|je|short=1}} / 0.2{{only|be|short=1}} hunger [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].

A player can consume dried kelp about twice as fast as any other food item in the game.

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{Crafting usage}}

=== Composting ===
Dried kelp placed into a [[composter]] has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

==Sounds==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Castaway}}

== Advancements ==

{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dried Kelp
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dried_kelp
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Dried Kelp
|spritetype=item
|nameid=dried_kelp
|id=270
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==

{{History|java}}
{{History||1.13|snap=18w07a|[[File:Dried Kelp JE1.png|32px]] Added dried kelp.}}
{{History|||snap=18w08b|Dried kelp can now be used to craft [[dried kelp block]]s.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=19w03a|Placing dried kelp into the new [[composter]] has a 10% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Dried kelp now has a 30% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter.}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|[[File:Dried Kelp BE1.png|32px]] Added dried kelp.}}
{{H||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Dried kelp can now be used to fill up [[composter]]s.}}
{{History||1.17.10|snap=beta 1.17.10.20|[[FIle:Dried Kelp JE1.png|32px]] The texture of dried kelp has been changed to match ''Java Edition''.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|[[File:Dried Kelp BE1.png|32px]] Added dried kelp.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

{{Items}}

[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]

[[de:Getrockneter Seetang]]
[[es:Algas secas]]
[[fr:Algue séchée]]
[[ja:乾燥した昆布]]
[[ko:말린 켈프]]
[[lzh:乾海帶]]
[[nl:Gedroogde kelp]]
[[pl:Suszone wodorosty]]
[[pt:Algas secas]]
[[ru:Сушёная ламинария]]
[[th:สาหร่ายทะเลแห้ง]]
[[zh:干海带]]</li><li>[[Footprint|Footprint]]<br/>{{about|the joke item|the unused particle|Java Edition unused features#Footprint particle}}
{{Joke feature}}
{{Item
| image = Footprint (item).png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

The '''Footprint''' was a joke item from [[Java Edition 20w14∞]], found only in the {{code|missing}} dimension.

== Appearance ==
This item is semi-transparent with a grey colour scheme.

== Obtaining ==

=== Dimension ===
Footprints were obtained only from a chest in the {{Code|missing}} dimension. Only existing in 2020 April fools snapshot 20w14∞, it cannot exist in any non-April Fool's joke versions and April Fool's joke versions before or after 20w14∞. There is a maximum of 2 footprints that can be obtained legitimately in any given world.

=== Cheats/Creative Mode ===
Despite these footprints not being available in the creative inventory, it is still possible to acquire them via the command {{Code|code=give <target> minecraft:footprint <amount>}} or duplicating them by holding down middle-click whilst in creative mode.

== Usage ==
As of snapshot 20w14∞, this item cannot be placed or used in any way other than a trophy. This item can be inserted and/or rotated inside of an item frame, and it has a stack limit of 64.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=java
|displayname=Footprint
|spritetype=item
|nameid=footprint
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||20w14∞|[[File:Footprint (item).png|32px]] Added the footprint item.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Missing biome.png|The Easter Egg dimension that the item spawns in.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* This is a reference to the removed "Footstep" particle, hence in the "missing" dimension.
** This item is intended as a joke directed towards the commands' community where the "Footstep" particle is commonly requested.<ref>https://gist.github.com/boq/8e65cb85badc75765eeb8956af78aaa5</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Jokes}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Joke items]]

[[es:Footprint]]
[[pt:Pegada]]</li></ul>
Added ability to launch demo mode for non-premium users.
1.6.1
{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Map|Map]]<br/>{{about|the craftable map|maps showing the locations of certain structures|Explorer Map|other uses|Map (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|World}}
{{Item
| image = Map Zoom 4.png
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}

A '''map''' is an [[item]] used to view explored [[Chunk|terrain]] and mark landmarks.

==Obtaining==
===Crafting===
{{crafting
|head=1
|showname=0
|showdescription=1
|A1= Paper
|B1= Paper
|C1= Paper
|A2= Paper
|B2= Compass
|C2= Paper
|A3= Paper
|B3= Paper
|C3= Paper
|Output= Empty Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description=This variation is called an "empty locator map" {{in|bedrock}}, or an "empty map" {{in|java}}.

When the player first creates a map, it is blank. It needs to be activated by holding it and pressing ''{{Control|use item}}''. after which it records terrain and location markers as the player travels within (or close to) the area it maps.
}}
{{crafting
|A1= Paper
|B1= Paper
|C1= Paper
|A2= Paper
|B2= Paper
|C2= Paper
|A3= Paper
|B3= Paper
|C3= Paper
|Output= Empty Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description={{only|bedrock}}

This variation is called an "empty map". It does not show location markers. It is intended for cloning and zooming locator maps without having to consume an additional [[compass]] (thereby saving [[iron ingot]]s and [[redstone dust]]), but it can also be {{Control|use|text=activated}} and later converted to a locator map by combining it with a compass on an [[anvil]], [[crafting table]], or [[cartography table]].
|foot=1
}}

=== Natural generation ===
==== Chest loot ====
{{LootChestItem|empty-map,map 
}}

=== Cartography table ===
A map can also be created using a single paper on a [[cartography table]] to create an empty map, or a paper with a compass for an empty locator map.{{only|bedrock}}

=== Starting map ===
{{exclusive|bedrock|section=1}}
When creating a new world {{in|bedrock}}, the player can enable the "Starting Map" option to spawn with an empty locator map in the hotbar. The map's zoom scale is 1:8. The map is updated only while the player holds it.

=== Trading ===
Novice-level cartographer [[Villager|villagers]] sell a single empty map for 7 [[Emerald|emeralds]] as their trades.

{{IN|java}}, cartographer villagers may give players with the [[Hero of the Village]] effect an empty map.

== Usage ==
{{See also|Tutorials/Mapping}}

=== Mapping ===

Crafting a map creates an empty map. The map is drawn for the first time when it is held and used (with ''{{control|use item}}''). This map can then be adjusted to different zoom levels. After conversion to a drawn map item, it starts to draw a top-down view of the player's surroundings, with North pointing to the top of the map. A pointed oval pointer indicates the player's position on the map, and moves in real-time as the player moves across the terrain shown on the map. The map does ''not'' center on the player when created, rather, the world is broken up into large invisible grid squares, and the map displays the area of whichever grid square it is in when it is first used. For example, if a player uses a new map in a certain grid square, and then moves a distance away and uses another fresh map but is still within the same grid square, both maps appear identical. To make a map that is not identical to the first one, the player would have to move outside of the edges of the first map (because then they would be in a new grid square). This way, no two maps of the same size can ever partially overlap and every map can display only a fixed area.

To record the world on a map, that specific map must be held in the player's hands while the player moves around the world. The world is recorded as-is during exploration, meaning that if the world is modified, a player must revisit the area while holding the map to update the map's view. Maps can also be [[Map#Cloning|cloned]]. If a player holds a map whose clone is on display in an item frame, then that map updates while holding its clone. 

Other players are displayed on the map only if they have a map in their inventory cloned from the one being looked at. When placing a map into an [[item frame]], the map displays with a green pointer shown at the location of the item frame. This is to help the player see where they are in relation to the area that the map is showing. If the player leaves a map in an item frame and views a clone of it, the green pointer remains in the spot of the framed copy. This can be used to set up waypoints. Unexplored areas are transparent, making the item frame visible.

When the player leaves the area shown on a specific map, the player pointer transforms into a white dot on that map. The marker shrinks to a smaller white dot if the player is far from the map's center: the area is 320 by 320 blocks per scale factor. The dot moves along the edge of the map to show the relative location of the player. However {{in|bedrock}}, the pointer remains as an arrow but shrinks until the player is near the area shown on the map.

While maps in [[the Nether]] work, they show only the red-and-gray pattern, regardless of the blocks placed. The only useful function is finding where the player is in relation to placed framed maps, which show as green pointers.  Additionally, the player pointer rapidly spins and is not a good indicator of direction. Placing a [[banner]] in [[the Nether]] still shows it on the map as usual.  Having a smaller map image while riding a [[strider]] in the Nether can help one to see one's footing while traveling over [[lava]].

{{IN|java}}, when using a map from another dimension, the map shows the player's position and direction when they were last in the dimension of the map. {{IN|bedrock}}, however, the player can use maps from one dimension while in another dimension. For locator maps, the place marker changes color depending on the dimension that the player is currently in (white for the Overworld, red for [[the Nether]], and magenta for [[the End]]). An Overworld map in the Nether shows the player's corresponding location and direction in the Overworld.<ref name=multiverse>{{ytl|EpP1diZdEdI}}</ref> Similarly, a Nether Map in the Overworld shows the player's corresponding location in the Overworld, but the place marker spins, just like a Nether map in the Nether. An Overworld map in the End shows the world spawn.<ref name=multiverse/> A Nether map cannot be used in the End — the map appears, but the place marker is not shown anywhere — and similarly, an End map cannot be used in the Overworld or the Nether.

A player can make a large piece of pixel art (128×128) facing upward, center a map on it, and place that map in an [[item frame]] to create a custom picture. Locking is recommended. See [[Map item format#Map Pixel Art]] for details on the techniques.

Maps display as a mini-map when held in the off-hand, or if the off-hand slot is occupied; the map is full-sized only when held in the dominant hand with both hands free.

=== Map content ===
{{Main|Map item format}}

Maps consist of square pixels arranged like pixels in a 128×128 square pattern, with each pixel representing a square portion of land. {{IN|java}}, the [[Map item format#Color table|color of a map pixel]] generally matches the color of the most common [[opaque]] block in the corresponding area, as seen from the sky. 'Minority blocks' in the target area have no effect on the color of the pixel, thus small features tend to be undetectable on zoomed-out maps.

{{IN|bedrock}}, the [[Map item format#Color table|color of a map pixel]] instead matches the single top-most opaque block in a grid sized by the map magnification pixel size (see the table in the "Player marker and pointer" section below). For example, a 3/4 magnification map has a pixel size of 8x8 blocks; this means the map will read only the top-most opaque blocks at the 0,0 coordinate, the 8,0 coordinate, the 0,8 coordinate, etcetera, ignoring all other blocks in the area. This means that {{in|bedrock}}, map pixel art requires only one block per pixel regardless of map magnification.

{{IN|bedrock}}, grass, foliage and water colors that are biome-dependent are represented accurately on a map.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|je}}
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|be}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Map Zoom 4.png|alt=All banners marked on a map, alongside a named banner.|216px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Map item BE.png|216px]]
|-
| Biome colors on ''Java Edition''.
| Biome colors on ''Bedrock Edition''.
|-
|}

Maps also show ground up to about 15 blocks below the surface of the water in oceans as slightly lighter blue, to show where the ground rises. This is not true with land above water. Higher elevations in the world mean lighter colors on the map. The map records the surface even as the player moves below the surface.

A standard map represents 128x128 blocks (1 block per pixel, 8x8 [[chunks]]) but maps can be zoomed-out to represent up to 2048x2048 blocks (16 square blocks per pixel, 128x128 [[chunks]]).

Some relevant distances: 64 blocks (4 chunks) is the update radius from a player in the Overworld and the End. However, it is half this (32 blocks) in the Nether. Also, 1024 blocks is the minimum Overworld distance from a [[nether portal]], at which players can build another portal and expect to reach a new location in the Nether. This is the distance across a 1:8 map, and also from a 1:16 map's center to its edge.

=== Player marker and pointer ===
{{IN|java}}, every map contains a marker that marks the position of the player, and points in the same direction as the player. When a player moves out of a map, a big white dot appears and moves relative to the player's position. The pointer either disappears when the player moves away a certain distance from the border of the map or, in case of [[explorer map]]s, the big white dot changes to a smaller white dot. The distance required for the small white dot to appear(explorer maps) or for the big dot to vanish (normal maps) changes with the scaling of the map.
* '''Level 0/4 :''' 128×128 blocks (each map pixel represents 1 block)
* '''Level 1/4 :''' 256×256 blocks (2×2 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 2/4 :''' 512×512 blocks (4×4 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 3/4 :''' 1024×1024 blocks (8×8 blocks per map pixel)
* '''Level 4/4 :'''  2048×2048 blocks  (16×16 blocks per map pixel)
{{IN|bedrock}}, a map can be crafted with or without this marker, and a map without a position marker can add one later by adding a compass to the map.  When a map is crafted without a compass, it's simply called an "empty map", but when crafted with a compass, it's called an "empty locator map". The marker also turns red if the player enters the Nether with an Overworld map and shows the player's Overworld location relative to the Nether location. A map created in the End has a purple marker showing the player's location. If an Overworld map is used in the End, a magenta dot appears on the player's spawn point.{{/BE|position}}
{{crafting
|name=Map<br>(with marker)
|ingredients=[[Map]] or Empty Map +<br>[[Compass]]
|showdescription=1
|Map (no markers);Empty Map 
|Compass
|Output= Locator Map;Empty Locator Map
|type= Miscellaneous
|description={{el|be}} only.
Maps crafted from only paper do not show the location marker; to add it, a compass must be added to the map.
|foot=1
}}

{{IN|bedrock}}, a cartography table can also be used to add a pointer to create a locator map or empty locator map. This can be done by adding a compass to paper, or to an empty map or map.

=== Zooming out ===
[[File:Cartography table UI zoom.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being zoomed out.]]

A [[cartography table]] can also be used to zoom out, taking only one piece of paper per zoom level.

A blank map can not be zoomed out. A map has to have something already marked on it for the zooming to be possible.

{{Crafting
  |A1= Paper |B1= Paper |C1= Paper
  |A2= Paper |B2= Map;Locator Map   |C2= Paper
  |A3= Paper |B3= Paper |C3= Paper
  |Output= Map;Locator Map
  |showdescription=1
  |description=Locator Map {{el|be}} only.
}}
{{/BE|zoom}}

==== Zoom details ====
The zooming function starts from when the map is created (zoom level 0) up to its fourth zoom step (zoom level 4).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" data-description="Zoom levels"
! colspan="2" | 
! Zoom step 0  
! Zoom step 1  
! Zoom step 2  
! Zoom step 3  
! Zoom step 4
|-
! colspan="2" |
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|116px|Zoom step 0, 1:1]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 1.png|116px|Zoom step 1, 1:2]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 2.png|116px|Zoom step 2, 1:4]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 3.png|116px|Zoom step 3, 1:8]]
| [[File:Map Zoom 4.png|116px|Zoom step 4, 1:16]]
|-
! colspan="2" | Zoom level
| 0/4
| 1/4
| 2/4
| 3/4
| 4/4
|-
! colspan="2" | 1 map pixel represents
| 1 block
| 2×2 blocks
| 4×4 blocks
| 8×8 blocks
| 16×16 blocks<br>(1×1 chunk)
|-
! colspan="2" | Scaling ratio
| 1:1
| 1:2
| 1:4
| 1:8
| 1:16
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Map covers an area of
| 128×128 blocks
| 256×256 blocks
| 512×512 blocks
| 1024×1024 blocks
| 2048×2048 blocks
|-
| 8×8 chunks
| 16×16 chunks
| 32×32 chunks
| 64×64 chunks
| 128×128 chunks
|-
! colspan="2" | Smallest discernible features
| Blocks
| Trees, Paths
| Lakes, Buildings
| Mountains, Rivers
| Biomes, Mountain Ranges
|-
! colspan="2" | Use cases
| Pixel art, Base plans
| Base surroundings
| Structure mapping
| Landscape mapping
| Biome mapping
|-
! rowspan="2" | Total paper needed to zoom out from Level 0
! in anvil{{only|bedrock|short=1}} or crafting table
| -
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 8
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 16
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 24
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 32
|-
! in cartography table
| -
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 1
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 2
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 3
| {{ItemSprite|Paper}} 4
|}

Maps are always aligned to a grid at all zoom levels. That means zooming out any different map in a specific area covered by that map always has the same center. As such, maps are aligned by map width (1024 blocks for a level 3 maps) minus 64. A level 3 map generated at spawn covers X and Z coordinates from -64 to 959. All maps generated in this area zoom out to the same coordinates, guaranteeing that they are always 'aligned' on a map wall. For a zoomed-out map to cover a new area, it must start with a base (level 0) map that is in that area.

At zoom level 0, a map created on the point (0,0) has (0,0) at the center of the map. At higher zoom levels of the same map, the coordinate (0,0) is in the top left square of the map.

{{IN|java}}, zoom level can be seen on a map by turning on Advanced Tooltips (a [[Debug screen#More debug keys|debug screen]] option that can be toggled by using the key combination {{key|F3+H}}). The tooltip of the map then shows the zoom level, scaling factors, and map ID.

=== Cloning ===
[[File:Cartography table UI clone.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|Java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being cloned.]]

A mix of empty maps and empty locator maps may be used. Whether the cloned maps show position markers is dependent only on the input map.

A [[cartography table]] can also be used to clone a map.

The parts of the world that have already been explored and mapped are copied, and newly explored areas appear on both instances. If one of the maps is later zoomed out, then the maps lose their connection to each other and function as completely separate maps that have to be individually filled by exploring.

In Creative mode, a map in an item frame may be cloned by using {{control|pick block}} on it, as long as that map is not also in the player's inventory.

It doesn't matter if the map to be cloned is at a higher zoom level (made of more paper) than the blank map. Upon copying the map, both resulting maps have the same magnification as the starting map.

{{/BE|clone}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===

{{crafting usage|Map, Empty Map}}

=== Marking points ===
{{IN|java}} the player has the ability to mark spots on a map. To do this, {{control|use}} a map on a placed-down [[banner]], and the spot of the banner gets marked on the map. The mark takes the color of whatever the base color is for the banner, and if the banner has a name, the mark shows that name. Banner marks on a map are always oriented with their top facing north, regardless of the banner's actual orientation. If the banner is destroyed, the mark of the banner remains at first, but if the player gets closer to where the banner previously was, it disappears as the area is updated on the map.

If a map is mounted on an item frame and is within the area it depicts, the mounted map displays its current location with a green indicator rotated to match its orientation.

[[File:Map Marker Bedrock on Item frame.png|thumb|181x181px|{{IN|bedrock}} this is what a map lying on an item frame looks like, while showing markers.]]
{{IN|bedrock}} the player can place copies of locator maps in [[item frame]]s in order to create a land mark. The marker is a green dot that resembles the shape of the player's marker, but in green color. The position the marker points at depends on the direction the item frame is facing. It is worth noting that the markers work only on copies of the same map. Other maps of the same area do not show the existing markers that the player(s) had placed.

If a player has a cloned map in their inventory, their pointer appears white when viewed on the same map held by another player. Hence, if all players have the same cloned map in their inventory, all markers would appear white when the clone map is viewed. 

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|je}}
! style="width: 300px;" | {{el|be}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Banner marked map.png|alt=All banners marked on a map, alongside a named banner.|216px]]
| style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Tracking map with markers bedrock.png|216px]]
|-
| How every banner appears {{IN|java}} on a map, including named banners.
| {{IN|bedrock}} this is how a locator map shows map markers while held by a player.
|-
|}

===Locking===
[[File:Cartography table UI lock.png|thumb|300px|{{IN|Java}}, cartography table's UI, showing the map is being locked.]]

Maps can be locked when using a [[glass pane]] in a [[cartography table]]. This creates a new map containing the same data and locks it. All copies of this new map are also locked. A locked map never changes, even when the depicted terrain changes. {{IN|Be}}, locked maps have a unique texture.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Condition
! style="width: 200px;" | Newly created map
! style="width: 200px;" | Map after terrain alteration
|-
! Unlocked map
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]] || [[File:Unlocked Map.png|174px]]
|-
! Locked map
| [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]] || [[File:Map Zoom 0.png|174px]]
|-
|}

{{-}}

== Sounds ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|rowspan=2
|sound=Drawmap1.ogg
|sound2=Drawmap2.ogg
|sound3=Drawmap3.ogg
|subtitle=Map drawn
|source=player
|description=When a map is drawn
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|translationkey=subtitles.ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
{{Sound table
|subtitle=Map drawn
|source=block
|description=When a map is edited using a cartography table
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|translationkey=subtitles.ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|rowspan=2
|sound=Drawmap1.ogg
|sound2=Drawmap2.ogg
|sound3=Drawmap3.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a map is drawn<wbr>{{Upcoming|BE 1.20.20.20}}
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result|idnote={{Verify|Could be block.cartography_table.use}}
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0}}
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|source=block
|description=When a map is edited using a cartography table
|id=ui.cartography_table.take_result
|volume=0.8
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Empty Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=map
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=filled_map
|form=item
|translationkey=item.minecraft.filled_map, filled_map.buried_treasure, filled_map.explorer_jungle{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.explorer_swamp{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.mansion, filled_map.monument, filled_map.unknown, filled_map.village_desert{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_plains{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_savanna{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_snowy{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}, filled_map.village_taiga{{upcoming|java 1.20.2}}
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Empty Map
|spritetype=item
|nameid=empty_map
|aliasid=emptymap
|id=515
|form=item
|translationkey=item.emptyMap.name, item.emptyLocatorMap.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Map
|spritetype=item
|spritename=map-be
|nameid=filled_map
|aliasid=map
|id=420
|form=item
|translationkey=item.map.name, item.map.exploration.mansion.name, item.map.exploration.monument.name, item.map.exploration.treasure.name
|foot=1}}

=== Metadata ===
{{see also|Bedrock Edition data values}}
{{IN|bedrock}}, maps use the following data values:

{{/DV}}

=== Item data ===
{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: The item's '''tag''' tag.
{{:Player.dat_format/Maps}}
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

=== Map icons ===
{{see also|Player.dat format|Map item format|map_icons.png}}
Map icons are 8×8 in ''Java Edition'', but 16×16 in Bedrock Edition. As such, there are minor misalignment issues in ''Java Edition''.<ref>{{bug|MC-214649|||WF}}</ref>
[[File:Map icons.png|thumb|128px|Map icons texture {{in|Java}}]]
[[File:Map icons BE.png|thumb|128px|Map icons texture {{in|Bedrock}}]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Java ID !! Bedrock ID !! Text ID !! Appearance !! Purpose !! Shown in item frames?
|-
| 0 ||  ||<code>player</code> || [[File:Player (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Player (texture) BE2.png|16px]] White marker || Players (on map) || No
|-
| 1 || 1 ||<code>frame</code> || [[File:Green Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Green Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Green marker || The current map in an item frame || Yes
|-
| 2 ||  ||<code>red_marker</code> || [[File:Red Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Red Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red marker || Position converted to Overworld when opening Overworld map in the Nether{{Only|bedrock}} || No
|-
| 3 ||  ||<code>blue_marker</code> || [[File:Blue Marker (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Blue Marker (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Blue marker || Other players || No
|-
| 4 ||  ||<code>target_x</code> || [[File:Target X (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] White X || Unused || Yes
|-
| 5 ||5
|<code>target_point</code> || [[File:Target Point (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] [[File:Target Point (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red triangle || Unused || Yes
|-
| 6 || 6 ||<code>player_off_map</code> || [[File:Player Off Map (texture) JE1 BE1.png|16px]] Large white dot || Players off map, nearby{{only|java}} || No
|-
| 7 || 13 ||<code>player_off_limits</code> || [[File:Player Off Limits (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Player Off Limits (texture) BE.png|16px]] Small white dot || Players off map, far away{{only|java}} || No
|-
| 8 ||14
|<code>mansion</code> || [[File:Mansion (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Mansion (Texture) BE2.png|frameless|16x16px]] Woodland mansion || Woodland mansion || Yes
|-
| 9 || 15 ||<code>monument</code> || [[File:Monument (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Monument Texture BE2.png|frameless|16x16px]] Ocean monument || Ocean monument || Yes
|-
| 10 - 25 ||  ||<code>{{tooltip|banner_*|banner_white, banner_orange, banner_magenta, banner_light_blue, banner_yellow, banner_lime, banner_pink, banner_gray, banner_light_gray, banner_cyan, banner_purple, banner_blue, banner_brown, banner_green, banner_red, banner_black}}</code> || [[File:Banner White (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Light Gray (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Gray (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Black (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Brown (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Red (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Orange (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Yellow (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Lime (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Green (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Cyan (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Light Blue (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Blue (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Magenta (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Purple (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Banner Pink (texture) JE1.png|16px]]<br>Banners in all 16 wool colors{{only|java}}|| Banner markers || Yes
|-
| 26 ||4
|<code>red_x</code> || [[File:Red X (texture) JE1.png|16px]] [[File:Target X (texture) BE2.png|16px]] Red X || Buried treasure || Yes
|-
| || 8 || || [[File:Magenta Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Magenta marker
| Position converted to Overworld when opening Overworld map in the End{{Only|bedrock}} || No 
|-
| || 9 || || [[File:Orange Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Orange marker{{more info}}
|Other players
|Yes
|-
| || 10 || || [[File:Yellow Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Yellow marker
| Other players || No
|-
| || 11 || || [[File:Cyan Marker (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Cyan marker
| Other players || No
|- 
| -
|12
| || [[File:Green Point (texture) BE1.png|16px]] Green Triangle
| Other structure such as stronghold, fortress, end city, etc. when used as explorer map destination{{Only|bedrock}} || Yes
|}
It should be noted that even if the player used a NBT editor to add an additional icon on the map, ''Minecraft'' shows only the first one listed when the player loads up their world.

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Map Room}}

== History ==
{{see also|section=24|map_icons.png|Java Edition history of textures#Map icons}}
{{more images|section=24|{{bug|MC-72962}}}}
{{History||April 27, 2011|link=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps|[[Notch]] unveiled screenshots of the map.}}
{{History||April 28, 2011|link={{tweet|notch|63500114005721088}}|[[Notch]] said that he would try to make maps place-able on [[wall]]s.}}
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.6|snap=Test Build 3|[[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps.}}
{{History||1.6.6|The ability to auto-craft maps using shift-click has been disabled.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=Pre-release|Maps can now be found in library chests in the brand-new [[stronghold]]s.
|Auto crafting maps has been restored. Map cloning, therefore, is unavailable for a period of time.}}
{{History||1.8.1|Maps now work both while walking and flying.}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 5|Prior to this update, the [[sun]] in ''[[Minecraft]]'' rose in the North, which threw off many [[player]]s and led to a common misconception that ''Minecraft'' maps/[[world]]s were oriented with East at the top. The sun now rises in the east and sets in the west, making navigation much more intuitive.
|Before the change in sun position, it was commonly said that ''Minecraft'' maps/worlds are oriented with East at the top; sunrise, by definition, occurs at the East, which means it is certainly true that the maps were oriented "East" since the Sun rose from the top (North). However, [[Jeb]] asserted (and [[Notch]] agreed) that the sun rose in the north.<ref>{{Tweet|jeb|87815841160237056}}</ref><ref>{{Tweet|notch|88155424880201728}}</ref> Most mods and map-making tools, however, used the terms East and North consistent with their actual definitions (e.g. a [[Programs and editors/Cartograph|Cartograph]]-generated map with North at the top is rotated 90 degrees from the in-game map).}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Crafting]] a map now creates an empty map. The map is drawn for the first time when it is held and right clicked, and is centered near the location of the [[player]] when clicked (not as before where it was centered on the location it was crafted.)
|Previously, in order to map a new area, the map had to be ''crafted'' in that area (rather than carrying a previously-crafted map to the new area). The point where a map is crafted becomes its permanent center, and could never be changed. 
|The pointer no longer disappears when leaving the map, but transforms into a white dot, indicating on what side of the map the player is located.
|Maps now align to a grid, making it easier to create adjacent maps.
|Maps can now be zoomed out (but not zoomed in).
|Maps can now be cloned and scaled.}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34b|Maps now have a ''zoom level'', which was fixed at 1:8 prior to snapshot [[Java Edition 12w34a|12w34a]],<ref name="mapinfo">https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4988431144/the-maps</ref> but  now starts at 1:1 and can be increased up to 1:16 by re-crafting an existing map.
|Maps are no longer numbered on the top-left corner and is labeled through the tooltip.}}
{{History|||snap=12w36a|New maps are now crafted at a scale factor of 1:1. A zoomed in map can be zoomed out by re-crafting it with another 8 sheets of [[paper]] on a [[crafting table]]. Each time this is done, the scale increases - 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16 with a map scale of 1:16 being the current maximum.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w38a|The map size has been increased when placed on a [[wall]] using the [[item frame]].
|More colors have been added to maps for different [[block]]s.<ref name="infodump2">https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.mojang.com/2013/10/minecraft-1-7-the-update-that-changed-the-world</ref>}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w31a|Zoomed maps now conform to an expanded grid based on their zoom level. Previously, careful considerations would need to be taken to creating a wall of adjoining maps.}}
{{History||1.8.1|snap=pre1|Some colors have been changed on maps to more accurately represent their respective [[block]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Maps now display as a mini-map when held in the off-hand, or if the off-hand slot is occupied; the (old) large version is visible only when held in the dominant hand with the secondary hand free.}}
{{History|||snap=15w34a|New maps can now be [[crafting|crafted]] at a scale factor of 1:4.
|A crafting recipe has been added for zooming in maps.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|The average yield of empty maps from [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s has been doubled.}}
{{History|||snap=15w45a|New maps are once again [[crafting|crafted]] at a scale factor of 1:1, as they had been before snapshot [[15w34a]].
|The [[crafting]] recipe, that was introduced in 15w34a, for zooming in maps has been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=15w49a|Map making now uses armor equipping sounds.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Maps now work in [[the End]].
|Empty maps are now [[trading|sold]] by cartographer [[villager]]s as their tier 3 [[trading|trade]].
|Added [[explorer map]]s, sold by cartographers as their tier 4 trades.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w17a|Maps now have separate colors for colored [[terracotta]] blocks from other colored blocks.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 358 and 395.
|Maps now use additional NBT to specify which map they contain. Prior to this version, they used the [[damage]] value instead.
|Map IDs are no longer limited to 32,768.}}
{{History|||snap=17w50a|Maps can now be placed on floor and ceiling [[item frame]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w10a|Spots on maps can now be marked using [[banner]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=18w11a|Empty maps can now generate in [[shipwreck]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=pre7|Maps have been changed slightly, in regard to which [[block]]s are shown and which blocks are not.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of maps have been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w48a|Empty maps can now be found in chests in [[village]] cartographer houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w02a|Maps can now be cloned and zoomed out (extended) by using a [[cartography table]].
|Maps can now be locked by using a [[glass pane]] with a cartography table.
|The recipes for cloning and zooming out maps have been removed.}}
{{History|||snap=19w06a|Map making is now silent again.}}
{{History|||snap=19w13a|Cartographer villagers now give empty maps to players under the [[Hero of the Village]] effect.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w21a|Map making sounds are now the same as when using a cartography table.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps.
|Maps are crafted using nine [[paper]], one for every slot of the [[crafting]] grid.
|Maps must be combined with a [[compass]] using an [[anvil]] in order to show the [[player]]'s position.
|Maps can be zoomed using an anvil.}}
{{History|||snap=build 3|New maps are now [[crafting|crafted]] at full zoom.
|Empty maps now have a "Create Map" button to initialize them.}}
{{History|||snap=build 7|New maps are now crafted at a scale factor of 1:1.}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=unknown|Maps can now be crafted either with 8 pieces of [[paper]] and a [[compass]] ''or'' 9 pieces of paper, to get a map with or without a position marker.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Different colors have been added to maps for different [[biome]]s.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=?|[[Windows 10 Edition]] can now use the [[anvil]] as well as the [[crafting table]] to clone, zoom and apply markers, just as [[Pocket Edition]] in general could.
|Maps can now be found inside [[stronghold]] library [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Empty maps with direction markers built-in are now called "locator maps".}}
{{History|||snap=alpha 1.1.0.3|"Locator maps" are now called "empty locator maps".
|Empty maps are now [[trading|sold]] by cartographer [[villager]]s for 7-11 [[emerald]]s as their tier 3 [[trading|trade]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|Maps can now be found inside map room [[chest]]s in [[shipwreck]]s.}}
{{History||?|The texture of the filled map overlay has been changed.}}
{{History||?|Maps now function in dimensions other than the dimension in which they were created.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Maps can now be found in cartographer house [[chest]]s in [[village]]s.
|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of empty maps has been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Empty maps can now be created from 1 [[paper]] in [[cartography table]]s.
|Maps can now be zoomed, cloned, renamed, and have pointers added in cartography tables.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Cartographer [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] empty map for an [[emerald]] as their first tier [[trading|trades]].
|Empty locator maps can now be [[trading|bought]] from cartographer villagers.}}
{{History||1.13.0|snap=beta 1.13.0.1|[[File:Map (item) BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Locked Map (item) BE2.png|32px]] Filled maps and locked maps now have unique inventory icons.}}
{{History||1.16.0|snap=beta 1.16.0.57|Trading has been changed, novice-level cartographer now sell an empty map for 7 emeralds. Cartographer villager no longer sell empty locator map.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of maps have been changed from <code>emptymap</code> to <code>empty_map</code> and <code>map</code> to <code>filled_map</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Map (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added maps. 
|The [[player]] spawns with a free map. 
|Maps are available only as zoom step 3 maps centered at coordinates 0,0. Biome colors do not appear on maps.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=CU1|ps=1.0|wiiu=none|Larger sized worlds on Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch have zoom step 3 maps aligned to a grid with maps centered at 0, 1024, or 2048 on the X or Z coordinates.}}
{{History||xbox=TU21|xbone=CU9|ps=1.14|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Empty Map JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[Crafting]] a map now produces an empty map.}}
{{History||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|The outer end islands appear on different maps; even on Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Vita, and Wii U editions.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Empty Map JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Map (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of maps have been changed.}}
{{History||ps=1.91|Maps can now be created and used in [[cartography table]]s.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
* Use of the {{key|F1}} key can allow the player to hold a map without blocking their view at all.
* In ''Java Edition'', a map created using {{cmd|give}} can be any map by using the Map parameter to specify the map number desired. E.g. {{cmd|give [player] minecraft:filled_map{map:5<nowiki>}}} gives the specified player map_5. If no data value is supplied it defaults to map_0. If map_0 has not ever been crafted, it is centered on x=0, z=0.
* The maps are stored separately as their own data (<code>.dat</code>) file as <code>map_x.dat</code> with (x) being the map number, see [[map item format]] for more info. By manipulating this number, players can organize their maps to suit them, or if they accidentally create a map in the same location, they can delete their extra map so as to save the number they make.
* Certain programs can be used to make customized maps with images or text on them instead of actual maps, many people use these in adventure maps to show pictures or to tell a story.
* Since all copies of a map are links to the same file, copying an unfinished map keeps it synchronized with the copy as the player fills it in. Thus, a copy stored in a chest can act as a remote backup.
* A map that is in an item frame does not update itself until a player picks it up, lets it reload, and places it back again. However, if a player holds a clone of the map, both maps update.
* Filled maps are the only items that make 90 degree rotations in item frames, and also the only items that can expand the item frame into full block wide.
* On [[Legacy Console Edition]], the player always spawns with a map in their inventory after creating a world. This was later added to Bedrock Edition as an optional feature in the world creation menu.
* Maps on Legacy Console Edition always show the player's current coordinates, as a substitute for the optional [[Coordinates|coordinate display]] in other editions.
* A map cannot be created on [[New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]. Instead, the map is always displayed on the bottom screen along with the coordinates. Biome colors do not appear on maps.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
MapItem1.png|A fully zoomed map.
MapRotation.png|Having a map in hand does not stop the ability to see ahead.
MapItem3.png|A world being recorded onto a map.
Mcmap4.png|Nearly fully explored map.
Zoomed Map.png|A map edited to the scale of 1.
Sky Map.png|A map mapping the [[Sky Dimension]].
MapOfVillage.png|A village and how it is represented on a map.
Pumpkin map.png|A map containing a custom image made by placing a large number of blocks.
Complete Map.png|A completely explored map.
MapZooms.png|A diagram showing how maps zoomed out before [[Java Edition 1.8]]. Notice how the larger maps have borders made of half and quarter small maps.
Map18zooms.png|From 1.8, zoomed maps are aligned to this grid exactly.
Large Biome Map.png|A map of a [[Large Biomes]] world.
Map0140-0160.png|A comparison of maps between versions in Pocket Edition Alpha [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.14.0|0.14.0]] and [[Pocket Edition Alpha 0.16.0|0.16.0]].
Mycelium Map.png|A map view of a mushroom biome, showing that mycelium appears purple on a map.
MiniMap.png|Maps held in the off-hand or in either hand while [[dual wielding]] appear as mini-maps.
Partly filled treasure map.png|Partly filled treasure map with an odd area at the bottom left. Normally a partly filled map would look striped (as in the top left), but this map seems to be bugged and is possibly showing caves, or something, in the bottom left.
Partly filled ocean explorer map.png|Partly filled ocean explorer map. Updating the game from an older version (in this case the area was first generated before 1.18) and buying a map after updating (in this case in 1.19.4) can result in the map displaying rivers and terrain where there is really a frozen sea.
Map Stained Glass 1.png|Stained glasses' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Stained Glass 2.png|Stained glasses' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Various Blocks 1.png|Various blocks' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Map Various Blocks 2.png|Various blocks' appearances on maps before and after 1.13.
Better Together Map.jpg|Holding a map in the offhand in ''Bedrock Edition''.
Better Together Map Icon.jpg|Holding a map in both hands in ''Bedrock Edition''.
</gallery>

=== The Nether ===
<gallery>
Nethermap.png|A map in [[the Nether]].
Maponnether.png|A map in the Nether; the arrow turns around itself, like in [[compass]].
</gallery>

=== The End ===
<gallery>
Jeb End Map.png|The first image of a map in [[the End]].
Endmap.png|A map in the End.
</gallery>

=== Maps in item frames ===
<gallery>
FramedMap.png|A map displayed on an item frame, as it looked before [[Java Edition 1.7.2]].
Structure Map Collection.png|Multiple maps in item frames. Notice a [[village]], two [[desert temple]]s and a lava lake.
Minecraft maps 3by3.png|A collection of 9 connected full maps.
Full Map.png|A combination of 25 maps pasted together as one map.
Map wall BE.png|A map wall on ''Bedrock Edition'', showing large areas of biome colors for each biome.
Map's in item frames.png|Maps can be placed into [[item frame]]s so they can be viewed together.
Comparing Maps.png|The comparison between 3 zooms of maps.
SuperflatMap.png|A map in a [[Superflat]] world, with some [[village]]s.
MapWallWithMarkers.png|A 3x3 map wall with banner markers.
HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA.png|He-Man map art.
Map Player Icons 1.png|First image of player icons on maps.
Map Player Icons 2.png|Second image of player icons on maps.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Explorer Map]]
* [[Clock]]
* [[Tutorials/Navigation|Navigation]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[cs:Mapa]]
[[de:Karte]]
[[es:Mapa]]
[[fr:Carte (objet)]]
[[hu:Térkép (tárgy)]]
[[ja:地図]]
[[ko:지도]]
[[nl:Kaart]]
[[pl:Mapa]]
[[pt:Mapa]]
[[ru:Карта]]
[[tr:Harita]]
[[th:แผนที่]]
[[uk:Мапа]]
[[zh:地图]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li><li>[[Yellow Dye|Yellow Dye]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Yellow Dye
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Yellow dye''' is a [[Dye#Primary|primary dye]] created by placing a [[dandelion]] or [[sunflower]] into a [[crafting]] grid.

== Obtaining ==

=== Crafting ===
{{Crafting
  |Dandelion;Sunflower
  |Output=Yellow Dye;Yellow Dye,2
  |type=Material
}}

=== Chest loot ===
{{LootChestItem|yellow-dye}}

=== Trading ===

[[Wandering trader]]s sell 3 yellow dye for an [[emerald]].

== Usage ==
{{dye usage}}

=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|ignore=Banner|continue=1}}
{{banner crafting usage}}

=== Loom ingredient ===
{{Banner loom usage|Yellow Dye}}

=== Trading ===
Expert-level shepherd villagers have a {{frac|1|6}} chance to buy 12 yellow dye for an emerald.

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Yellow Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=yellow_dye
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|showaliasids=y
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Yellow Dye
|spritetype=item
|nameid=yellow_dye
|aliasid=dye / 11
|id=406
|form=item
|translationkey=item.dye.yellow.name
|foot=1}}

== Video ==
{{yt|nOQUDjEHGRg}}

== History ==
{{History|java beta}}
{{History||1.2|[[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dandelion yellow.}}
{{History||1.6.6|Dandelions can now be generated using [[Bone Meal|bone meal]], making dandelion yellow [[renewable resource|renewable]].}}
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.4.2|snap=12w34a|Added the ability to [[Armor#Dyeing|dye]] leather [[armor]] and [[wolf]] collars.}}
{{History||1.4.6|snap=12w49a|Dandelion yellow can be crafted with [[gunpowder]] to create a [[firework star]].}} 
{{History||1.6.1|snap=13w19a|[[Stained clay]] can now be crafted.}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|Can now be crafted using sunflower.}}
{{History|||snap=13w37a|Each dandelion now yields only 1 dandelion yellow, instead of 2.}}
{{History|||snap=13w41a|[[Stained glass]] can now be [[crafting|crafted]].}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w30a|Added [[banner]]s, which can be [[dye]]d.}}
{{History||1.11|snap=16w39a|Added the ability to dye [[shulker box]]es.}}
{{History||1.12|snap=17w06a|Yellow dye can now be used to craft yellow [[concrete powder]].}}
{{History|||snap=17w15a|Added the ability to dye [[bed]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>dye</code> ID have now been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 351.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=18w43a|"Dandelion Yellow" has now been renamed to "Yellow Dye".
|[[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of yellow dye has now been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w44a|Yellow dye can now change the text color on [[sign]]s to yellow.}}
{{History|||snap=18w49a|Yellow dye can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[village]] mason houses.}}
{{History|||snap=19w05a|Added the [[wandering trader]], which sells yellow dye.}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Yellow dye can now be [[trading|bought]] by shepherd villagers.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w45a|Yellow dye can now be used to craft [[yellow candle]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=21w19a|Yellow dye can no longer be used to craft yellow candles.}}
{{History|||snap=Pre-release 1|Yellow dye can once again used to craft yellow candles.}}
{{History||1.20<br>(Experimental)|link=1.19.3|snap=22w42a|Yellow dye can now change the text color on [[hanging sign]]s to yellow.}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|Yellow dye can now be found in [[suspicious gravel]] and [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Yellow dye no longer generates in [[suspicious sand]] in [[trail ruins]].|Due to the split of the archaeological loot tables for suspicious gravel within [[trail ruins]], yellow dye is now common loot.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.3.0|[[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dandelion yellow.}}
{{History||v0.8.0|snap=build 1|Dandelion yellow is now used to craft [[cocoa beans]].}}
{{History||v0.14.0|snap=build 1|Yellow dye can now be used to dye [[water]] in [[cauldron]]s.}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Dandelion yellow is no longer used to [[crafting|craft]] cocoa beans.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Yellow dye can now be used to dye [[shulker]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Yellow dye can now be used to dye [[shulker box]]es, [[bed]]s, and craft [[concrete powder]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.0|snap=beta 1.2.0.2|Yellow dye can now be used to craft patterns on [[banner]]s, [[firework star]]s, and [[stained glass]].}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.20.1|Yellow dye can now be used to craft [[balloon]]s and [[glow stick]]s.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Dandelion yellow can now be used to dye [[cat]] collars.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.8.0.10|"Dandelion Yellow" has now been renamed to "Yellow Dye".}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=beta 1.10.0.3|Yellow dye is now [[trading|sold]] by [[wandering trader]]s.
|[[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of yellow dye has now been changed.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Yellow dye can now be found in [[village]] mason [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Yellow dye can now be sold to shepherd [[villager]]s.}}
{{History||1.16.100|snap=beta 1.16.100.56|The ID of yellow dye has been changed from <code>dye/11</code> to <code>yellow_dye</code>.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps=1.00|switch=1.0.1|wiiu=Patch 1|[[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dandelion yellow.}}
{{History|ps4}}
{{History||1.83|"Dandelion Yellow" has now been renamed to "Yellow Dye".}}
{{History||1.90|[[File:Yellow Dye JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of yellow dye has now been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Yellow Dye JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added dandelion yellow.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Items}}

[[cs:Pampelišková žluť]]
[[de:Gelber Farbstoff]]
[[es:Tinte amarillo]]
[[fr:Teinture jaune]]
[[hu:Pitypangsárga]]
[[ja:黄色の染料]]
[[ko:노란색 염료]]
[[nl:Paardenbloemgeel]]
[[pl:Żółty barwnik]]
[[pt:Corante amarelo]]
[[ru:Жёлтый краситель]]
[[zh:黄色染料]]

[[Category:Items]]
[[Category:Dyes]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]</li></ul></nowiki>
13w16aNew launcher added. See launcher history below.

Minecraft Launcher

Launcher version Release date Summary of changes
Windows 2.1.1462 October 23, 2018
Windows 2.1.1432
Mac OS 2.1.1433
Linux 2.1.1431
September 26, 2018
  • Added Kiosk Mode for event organizers, which removes logout/account info to keep users logged in.[8]
Windows 2.1.1351
Mac OS 2.1.1350
Linux 2.1.1349
July 26, 2018
Linux 2.1.1218
Mac OS 2.1.1217
Windows 2.1.1216
June 28, 2018
  • Added option to sort profiles either by name or by last played.
  • Added a "Copy" button next to profiles.
Mac OS 2.1.1144 June 21, 2018
  • MCL-9319 – Launcher crashes after staying on and exiting the game
  • Other unknown changes
Windows 2.1.1143 June 21, 2018
  • Other unknown changes
Java 1.6.91 June 21, 2018
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.1051 May 8, 2018
  • Unknown
Windows 2.0.1049 May 8, 2018
Java 1.6.89 May 8, 2018
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.84 October 26, 2017
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.1007-stage October 25, 2017
  • Unknown
Windows 2.0.1006-stage October 25, 2017
  • Unknown
Linux 2.0.1005
Mac OS 2.0.1004
October 25, 2017
  • Support for arguments block instead of minecraftArguments template string in the version JSON
Windows 2.0.1003 October 25, 2017
Java 1.6.82 October 25, 2017
  • Support for arguments block instead of minecraftArguments template string in the version JSON
Mac OS 2.0.996 October 25, 2017
  • Unknown
Windows 2.0.995 October 25, 2017
  • Support for arguments block instead of minecraftArguments template string in the version JSON
Java 1.6.81-stage October 25, 2017
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.79-stage June 13, 2017
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.935 June 13, 2017
  • Unknown
Windows 2.0.934 June 13, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.932-stage June 13, 2017
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.897 May 30, 2017
  • MCL-7333 – Minecraft Launcher 2.0.847 hangs at Preparing after clicking the Play Download 1.11.2 - Latest release
Windows 2.0.895 May 30, 2017
  • New translations[10]
2.0.847 April 10, 2017
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.834 March 10, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.833 March 10, 2017
  • Unknown
Windows 2.0.806
Mac OS 2.0.805
February 9, 2017
2.0.774-stage February 8, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.760-stage February 3, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.757-stage February 3, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.726-stage February 1, 2017
  • Fixed some issues with the update process.
2.0.710-stage January 31, 2017
  • Fixed some issues with mods.
2.0.700-stage January 31, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.673-stage January 27, 2017
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.73 January 26, 2017
  • Unknown
2.0.663-stage January 25, 2017
  • No security popups for Mac anymore.
2.0.581-stage January 18, 2017
  • Added a launcher version information tab, support for Linux.
Mac OS 2.0.580-stage January 18, 2017
  • Added a launcher version information tab.
Mac OS 2.0.511-stage January 3, 2017
  • Changed font from the Minecraft default to Segoe UI.
2.0.510-stage January 3, 2017
  • Changed font from the Minecraft default to Segoe UI.
  • Fixed a bug where the resolution was 2304×1202 regardless of launch option or window size.
2.0.497-stage December 29, 2016
  • Added more languages.
2.0.490-stage December 27, 2016
  • Unknown
Mac OS 2.0.465-stage December 8, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.464-stage December 8, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.455-stage December 7, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.447-stage December 6, 2016
  • Fixed a crash when you launched any minecraft.jar except for "1.11 Latest release" or lower.[citation needed]
2.0.429-stage December 1, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.425-stage November 30, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.24-stage November 29, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.414-stage November 28, 2016
  • Fixed a bug where the Launcher could get stuck on 'Loading...' everywhere.[11]
2.0.387-stage November 25, 2016
  • Added language selection
Java 1.6.70 November 17, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.320-stage November 4, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.282-stage November 2, 2016[12]
  • Now supports running multiple instances of Minecraft at the same time
  • Can now be kept open while the game is running
  • Now backs ups "launcher_profiles.json" before migrating settings to new launcher
  • Made launch options slightly smaller
  • The button to add a new launch option is now at the top of the list
  • "Keep launcher open" and "Show game log" are now separate settings
  • Multiple bug fixes:
    • Fixed running modded versions
    • Resolution setting should now work properly
    • Fixed an issue where opening the game directory would give an error message even when it worked
    • Pressing Del in input fields no longer removes the rest of the line
    • Pressing Tab ↹ on the news page no longer messes with the news carousel
    • Fixed a crash that sometimes happened when the game closed
    • Selecting input with your mouse and hitting backspace on the keyboard should now properly delete the input
    • The version information page no longer selects all text when you click it
Java 1.6.69 October 26, 2016
  • Unknown
2.0.164-stage[13] October 26, 2016
  • New launcher iteration for testing initially for Windows and macOS
  • Runs as a native application that no longer requires Java
  • Interface redesign
Java 1.6.66 October 24, 2016
  • Now warns the player when their profile has been opened in the new launcher.
Java 1.6.61 March 3rd, 2016
  • Game Session ID is now hidden in the game output tab when launching the game, now says Session ID is <censored>
Java 1.6.59 February 25, 2016
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.57 February 24, 2016
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.51 February 4, 2016
  • Unknown
Java 1.6.48 October 9, 2015
  • Other unknown changes
Java 1.6.44 September 11, 2015
  • Added information about new OSX Installer. (Showing only on OSX)
Java 1.6.39 September 8, 2015
  • Fixed Launcher window closing.
  • Fixed closing the "Profile Editor" window.
  • Minor changes.
Java 1.6.19 July 24, 2015
  • Added Windows 10 support
  • Added new argument -winTen
  • MCL-3410 – Shows wrong OS
Java 1.6.13 July 1, 2015
  • Launcher now creating folder "server-resource-packs" in game directory.
  • MCL-3732 – Server Resource Packs not downloading: "Internal Exception: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Parameter 'directory' is not a directory"
Java 1.6.11 January 30, 2015
  • Installer uses Java 8[14]
  • Executable downloads its own runtime; Java no longer needs to be installed
Java 1.6.5 December 18, 2014
  • Test launcher
    • Launcher Log takes note of 'proxy', for instance showing 'proxy == DIRECT'
  • MCL-3287 – "unknown error" when running Minecraft.msi
Java 1.6.3 December 17, 2014
  • Test launcher[15]
    • Launcher for Windows now available as .msi, installs to the /Program Files (x86)/Minecraft directory
  • First installable launcher.
Java 1.5.5 December 16, 2014
  • Test launcher
    • Unknown
Java 1.5.4 December 12, 2014
  • Test launcher[16]
    • Update for the native bootstrap
    • Uses a local, launcher-managed Java runtime instead of system Java.
Java 1.5.3 September 1, 2014
Java 1.5.2 August 19, 2014
  • Re-launching Minecraft with a user used previously will override the game output tab for that user
  • MCL-2964 – Inherited JSON is overwritten when a library download takes place
Java 1.5.1 July 29, 2014
  • Fix launcher stuck on Loading...[17]
Java 1.5 July 28, 2014
  • Development Console tab renamed to Launcher Log
  • You can now run multiple instances of Minecraft at once, provided they're on different users
  • Play button renamed to Already Playing... if Minecraft is open while looking at launcher
  • New tab called Game Output (yourusername) appears after launching minecraft
Java 1.4.7 July 25, 2014
  • Prepend libraries instead of appending(?)
Java 1.4.6 July 25, 2014
  • Added some command-line switches on the Profile Editor(?)
  • Added version inheritance[18]
Java 1.4.5 July 25, 2014
  • Added a "Switch users" button to make switching users easier
  • Another attempt to fix MCL-2494, but the fix didn't work.
Java 1.4.4 May 19, 2014
  • Attempt to fix MCL-2494, but the fix didn't work.
Java 1.4.2 May 2, 2014
  • MCL-2490 – Custom Versions are not loading
Java 1.4 May 2, 2014
  • Loading bar displays file currently being downloaded
  • MCL-2350 – Slowly eats large amounts of heap
  • Removed tab Local Version Editor (NYI)
  • Auto cleanup unused libraries
Java 1.3.11 March 12, 2014
  • Update Notes website frame uses JavaFX if available
  • Profiles are now displayed in alphabetical order
Java 1.3.10 February 13, 2014
  • Libraries use SHA-1 for validation
Java 1.3.9 January 24, 2014
  • Updated bug tracker links
Java 1.3.8 January 8, 2014
  • Added "(Why can I only play demo?)" link for demo accounts, under the "play demo" button. The link redirects you here
Java 1.3.7 December 12, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 1.3.6 December 5, 2013
  • MCL-1895 – Cannot play offline in 1.3.5 version - immediately gamecrash when launching
Java 1.3.5 December 4, 2013
  • Rearranged the assets folder for the new Assets Management System.[19]
Java 1.3.4 November 26, 2013
  • Faster downloading of some big files.[20]
  • MCL-1764 – "Play Offline" tries to download files with proxy connection active
Java 1.3.3 November 20, 2013
  • Bridging of Mojang and Twitch accounts.[21]
  • MCL-1672 – OS X: Minecraft cannot download
Java 1.3.2 November 18, 2013
  • Added time it took to finish jobs.
  • Faster resource downloading.[22]
Java 1.3.1 October 29, 2013
  • Speed improvements
  • Basic read-only popup on version list tab
  • Misc fixes and cleanups
Java 1.2.8 October 25, 2013
Java 1.2.7 October 18, 2013
  • Added an open game directory button in the profile editor.
  • MCL-1664 – Launcher doesn't work
Java 1.2.5 September 23, 2013
Java 1.2.4 September 19, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 1.2.3 September 12, 2013 [23]
  • MCL-1270 – Can not log out of launcher
Java 1.2.2 September 3, 2013 [24]
  • MCL-1461 – Many versions makes the launcher slow
Java 1.2.1 August 7, 2013 [25]
  • 5 old Minecraft versions from Classic and Pre-classic have been pushed to the launcher.
  • MCL-1421 – Selecting Alpha 1.2.0 version launches Alpha 1.2.0_02 instead
August 6, 2013 [26] [27]
August 2, 2013
  • Added a warning about using Beta, Alpha, and snapshot versions
Java 1.2 August 1, 2013
  • Added a "Time Machine" feature to use Beta versions.
    • An option for Alpha has been included but the versions are not available yet.
  • Also allows players to play versions 1.2.5-1.4.7
Java 1.1.4 July 31, 2013
  • Some small text updates
Java 1.1.3 July 27, 2013 [28]
  • Fixed low FPS issues on Intel HDXXXX chipsets.
Java 1.1.2 July 22, 2013
Java 1.1.1 July 19, 2013
  • New-look launcher and login screen
  • Launcher now closes automatically when game window opens
Java 1.0.10 July 12, 2013
  • Further support for Hopper
  • Client crashes can be flagged as Public
    • Nothing is currently done with these
  • Profiles have the option to disable Hopper support
  • Reporting directly to the bug tracker is only allowed if Hopper is turned off or the launcher can't connect to Hopper
    • Hopper will not send crash report to bug tracker if the game is modded
  • MCL-646 – "Report to Mojang" Button creates blank report without crash report
Java 1.0.9 July 10, 2013
  • Added support for the new crash-reporting system, Hopper[29]
    • Any client crash will automatically submit the crash report
  • MCL-862 – Client token collisions can prevent players from logging in to servers
Java 1.0.8 July 9, 2013 [30]
  • Fixes to the launcher having trouble playing 1.6.2 on OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard)
July 8, 2013 [31]
  • Fixes to the launcher having trouble playing 1.6.2 on OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard), doesn't work
July 2, 2013
  • The launcher now has a high-definition icon[citation needed]
  • Mac OS X 10.5.8 users have had Minecraft 1.6.1 disabled pending a LWJGL fix, however 1.5.2 is not affected[32]
Java 1.0.7 July 2, 2013
  • MCL-590 – Saves Password no matter what
Java 1.0.6 July 1, 2013
Java 1.0.5 July 1, 2013
  • Added a 'snapshot' setting in the profile editor, enabling/disabling snapshots.
  • MCL-546 – Unknown Publisher, Missing digital Signature
Java 1.0.4 June 28, 2013
  • Added a 'resolution' setting in the profile editor.
Java 1.0.3 June 27, 2013
Java 1.0.2 June 27, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 1.0.1 June 26, 2013
  • Yggdrasil authentication re-deployed
    • Fixed: MCL-568 – Migrated Account - Can't login in 1.6 prerelease on 1.0.1 launcher
Java 1.0.0 June 26, 2013
  • Launcher downgraded to 1.0.0
  • Disabled Yggdrasil because of login error
Java 1.0.1 June 26, 2013
  • Enabled Yggdrasil, The new auth system
  • More secure and much more featureful.
Java 1.0 June 25, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.9.5 June 18, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.9.4 June 18, 2013
  • Added "New Profile" and "Edit Profile" Buttons to the profile selection panel
Java 0.9.3 June 14, 2013
  • MCL-461 – Crash after using custom version
Java 0.9.2 June 13, 2013
  • MCL-434 – Unable to launch the game with custom JVM arguments
Java 0.9.1 June 10, 2013
Java 0.9 June 10, 2013
  • Now includes a Profile Editor tab.
    • Choosing the game's version can only be done by double clicking your profile and changing the version in the drop down list.
  • Changes to the Version Selector area.
  • MCL-87 – Version selection doesn't persist between launches
Java 0.8.3 June 7, 2013
Java 0.8.2 May 27, 2013
Java 0.8.1 May 21, 2013
  • Client window now uses Crafting Table icon for main window when a snapshot build is selected; Launcher window still uses Grass Block icon
    • Selecting release builds on Windows currently uses the basic Java icon
Java 0.8 May 20, 2013
Java 0.7.2 May 15, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.7 May 13, 2013
  • Launcher downgraded to 0.7
Java 0.7.1 May 4, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.7 May 2, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.6 April 25, 2013
  • Unknown
Java 0.5 April 23, 2013
  • Added 1.5.1 to the list of available versions in the launcher
  • MCL-123 – Mac Firewall Issue
Java 0.4 April 23, 2013
  • Re-enabled crash reporting
Java 0.3 April 22, 2013
  • Added Local Version Editor (NYI) tab to the launcher
  • Added window to check server status
Java 0.2 April 19, 2013
  • Added Development Console tab to the launcher
  • Fixed starting game trouble
Java 0.1 April 18, 2013
  • .minecraft directory structure is changed:
    • "assets" folder; stores resources such as language packs and sounds.
      • All music discs now use .ogg format instead of .mus format.
    • "library" folder; stores Java libraries such as LWJGL and jinput.jar.
    • "versions" folder; there are file "versions.json" (meta data) and folders that stores minecraft.jar for each versions (but its name is same as its version. e.g. for 13w16a, "versions/13w16a/13w16a.jar").
  • The launcher is an executable.

Gallery

Trivia

Launcher Creeper faceLauncher shrug emoji
  • In the top left corner a barely visible button can be found which randomly shows either a creeper face or a shrug kaomoji ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It glows white when clicked, but has no use at all.
    • The creeper face as well as shrug were used for the language selection menu during the beta phase of the launcher, but when a globe was added instead both were simply moved downwards to be kept as an Easter egg.
  • Hovering long enough over the "Play" button will cause random mobs appear on the right side of the window.

References

  1. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/344164561701724160
  2. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/364762596387205120
  3. https://help.mojang.com/customer/portal/articles/1475923-changing-game-versions
  4. http://notch.tumblr.com/post/3428176687/server-downtime-and-a-new-launcher
  5. https://twitter.com/notch/status/38621269331025921
  6. http://mcupdate.tumblr.com/post/3427294253/welcome-to-the-new-minecraft-launcher
  7. http://www.mojang.com/2012/03/minecraft-1-2-is-out/
  8. "Event organizers: try out Kiosk Mode in the Java Minecraft launcher! This removes logout/account info. Keep users logged into that station!"@Marc_IRL (Marc Watson) on X, September 26, 2018
  9. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/408246271921901568[verify]
  10. "A new version of the Minecraft Launcher will be going out shortly, it has new translations & a fix for those stuck/crashing on "Preparing""@Dinnerbone (Nathan Adams) on X, May 30, 2017
  11. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/803235460386537472
  12. https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/5apvpl/help_us_test_the_new_minecraft_launcher_todays/?st=iv1jq8z1&sh=7908cfe7
  13. https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/59b7m0/help_us_test_the_new_minecraft_launcher_check_the/
  14. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/561096640086700032
  15. https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/2pkxpx/we_need_your_help_testing_the_new_minecraft
  16. https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/2p31cu/we_need_your_help_testing_a_new_launcher
  17. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/494220782244208640
  18. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/492715318645882880
  19. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/408246271921901568
  20. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/405366855785021440
  21. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/403111179859812352
  22. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/402434001451098112
  23. https://twitter.com/Marc_IRL/status/378280823180361729
  24. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/374887108932288512
  25. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/365040968644296705
  26. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/364699262233223169
  27. https://twitter.com/_grum/status/364699271708151808
  28. https://twitter.com/_grum/status/361126093777936384
  29. http://hopper.minecraft.net/
  30. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/354595929925496832
  31. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/354351963288248321
  32. https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/352109843731070976

See also

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