Typically, when players want to play Minecraft on their mobile devices, they have to do so through a version of the game that runs on the Bedrock Edition codebase.

Minecraft 1.21.1 debuted for Java Edition on August 8, 2024, as a hotfix update to fix a few critical exploits that were being used to intentionally crash multiplayer servers.

Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.7 brings a new painting and music disc to the game. It also fixes many bugs and improves how the game runs on some devices.

Minecraft's popularity hasn't led to official VR versions of the game for Quest 2 or 3, but you can still play both the Java and Bedrock Editions.

Here's how to download Minecraft and install on PC, whether you're looking for the original Java version or Minecraft for Windows.