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Revision as of 03:28, 2 September 2018 by VersionHistorianJerry (talk | contribs) (→‎From Servers:)
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The following is a list of versions that are and not included in the Minecraft launcher (as of Sunday, July 8, 2018). If a version is labeled as edited, it means that the META-INF files in the jar are dated differently from the release date. This is because when these versions were added (in 2013), the META-INF had to be renewed. Other then that, nothing else is changed in the versions, with the exceptions of the Pre-Classic and Classic versions looking and feeling completely different from their original counterparts. (Versions labeled as edited are currently in the Minecraft launcher. If a version is not labeled as edited, it is not in the Minecraft launcher).

From Pre-classic:

  • The original rd-132211 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original rd-132328 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original rd-20090515 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original rd-160052 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original rd-161348 (the launcher version is edited).

From Classic:

Early Classic Creative:

Multiplayer Test:

Survival Test:

Late Classic Creative:

Development Builds:

These versions were testing versions posted about on Notch's tumblr blog, The Word of Notch, however, they were never released to the public.

From Indev:

Indev 0.31:

Minecraft Indev:

From Infdev:

From Alpha:

Take the phrase "launcher version is edited" with a grain of salt for this section. The sources that I got my information from say that the Alpha versions that are in the launcher may or may not be the originals. My sources, on their spreadsheet of versions, say this, "checksum matches launcher version". That could mean that we either got it from the launcher (or from somewhere that got it from launcher), or that we have the original and the launcher has the original version.

Alpha v1.0:

Alpha v1.1:

  • The original Alpha v1.1.0 (AKA Seecret Friday Update 9) (the reuploaded version is not available, and the pre-reuploaded version in the launcher is recompiled differently and has a completely different checksum than the original version).
  • Alpha v1.1.1 (AKA Seecret Saturday Update 1).
  • The original Alpha v1.1.2 (the launcher version is edited).[verify]
  • The original Alpha v1.1.2_01 (the launcher version is edited).[verify]

Alpha v1.2:

From Beta:

Beta 1.0:

  • The original Beta 1.0 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.0_01 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.0.2 (the launcher version is edited).

Beta 1.1:

Beta 1.2:

  • The original Beta 1.2 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.2_01 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.2_02 (the launcher version is edited).

Beta 1.3:

Beta 1.4:

  • The original Beta 1.4 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.4_01 (the launcher version is edited).

Beta 1.5:

  • The original Beta 1.5 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.5_01 (the launcher version is edited).

Beta 1.6:

  • The original Beta 1.6 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.6.1 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.6.2 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.6.3 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.6.4 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.6.5 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.6.6 (the launcher version is edited).

Beta 1.7:

Beta 1.8:

  • The original Beta 1.8 (the launcher version is edited).
  • The original Beta 1.8.1 (the launcher version is edited).

From Release:

  • Release 1.2 (labeled as a prerelease).
  • Release 1.3 (labeled as a prerelease).
  • Release 1.4 (labeled as a prerelease).
  • Release 1.4.1 (labeled as a prerelease).
  • Release 1.4.3 (labeled as a prerelease).
  • Release 1.5 (labeled as a prerelease).
  • Release 1.6 (labeled as a prerelease).
  • Release 1.6.3 (labeled as a prerelease).
  • Release 1.7 (labeled as a prerelease).
  • Release 1.7.1 (labeled as a prerelease).

From Snapshots and Prereleases:

Alpha 1.2.0:

  • Alpha v1.2.0-preview (only given to PCGamer and Indigames magazines as a preview for the final release).

Beta 1.6:

Beta 1.8:

Release 1.0.0:

1.1 and Onwards:

After a version is released, its development versions are removed from the launcher, unless you have them permanently downloaded to your computer. The development versions included in the launcher are only for the current release version. For more information, see the information shown on Java Edition version history/Development versions

From Servers:

Even though the newest Minecraft launcher includes an option to download a version's cross-platform server .jar file (whether it be for release or a development version), this does not apply to all versions. The official Minecraft server program started to be developed when Multiplayer Test was released to the public (0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 1)). After Classic 0.30 (Creative) was released, servers were removed from the game, which is why multiplayer is not available in Indev and Infdev versions of the game. Servers were reintroduced to the game when Alpha 1.0.15 was released (however, versions as early as Alpha 1.0.5 had multiplayer code in them, though it was unusable, except to Notch, who used the code to test multiplayer), and they have been consistently updated since. There are programs available that allow you to connect to Classic, Alpha, and Beta servers.

The oldest server version that the launcher will allow the player to download is from release 1.2.5.

From Launchers:

The Minecraft launcher was released during Alpha v1.0's development. This launcher could not update itself, and each time a new update was released for the launcher, a player would have to download it from minecraft.net. This launcher was developed from 2010 to 2013, and is still available to be downloaded from archived versions of it's page.

During the release 1.6.1 snapshots, a new launcher was released. This launcher was built to update itself, and the player could now have the launcher window and the game window open at the same time. The player could also switch what version they were playing without having to replace minecraft.jar in the bin directory. This launcher has been under consistent development since 2013, and it's current version is 1.6.89-j.

The latest Minecraft launcher was made available to the public by Dinnerbone on October 26, 2016, through a twitter statement and a post on the Minecraft subreddit. This launcher no longer required java to be installed to run it, downloaded it's own runtime for the game, and had more advanced features compared to other versions of the launcher. This launcher has been under steady development since 2016, and it's current staging (development) version is 2.1.1131-stage across all operating systems. The current stable release of this launcher is 2.1.1216 for Windows, 2.1.1217 for Mac OS, and 2.1.1218 for Linux.

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