1.9

VersionRelease date1.9 (Combat Update)February 29, 2016

1.8

VersionRelease date1.8.9December 9, 20151.8.8July 28, 20151.8.7June 5, 20151.8.6May 25, 20151.8.5May 22, 20151.8.4April 17, 20151.8.3February 20, 20151.8.2February 19, 20151.8.1November 24, 20141.8 (Bountiful Update)September 2, 2014

1.7

VersionRelease date1.7.10June 26, 20141.7.9April 14, 20141.7.8April 11, 20141.7.7April 9, 20141.7.6April 9, 20141.7.5February 26, 20141.7.4December 10, 20131.7.2 (The Update that Changed the World)October 25, 2013

1.6

VersionRelease date1.6.4September 19, 20131.6.2July 8, 20131.6.1 (Horse Update)July 1, 2013

1.5

VersionRelease date1.5.2May 2, 20131.5.1March 21, 20131.5 (Redstone Update)March 13, 2013

1.4

VersionRelease date1.4.7January 9, 20131.4.6December 20, 20121.4.5November 20, 20121.4.4November 14, 20121.4.2 (Pretty Scary Update)October 25, 2012

1.3

VersionRelease date1.3.2August 16, 20121.3.1August 1, 2012

1.2

VersionRelease date1.2.5April 4, 20121.2.4March 22, 20121.2.3March 2, 20121.2.2March 1, 20121.2.1March 1, 2012

1.1

VersionRelease date1.1January 12, 2012

1.0

VersionRelease date1.0.1 (Server only)November 24, 20111.0.0November 18, 2011

Beta

The Beta development phase started on December 20, 2010 and ended on November 18, 2011. The main goals of this development stage were a larger focus on polishing gameplay, additional content, and stability.[1] The game's price also increased from what it was in Alpha, but users who previously bought the game were not charged extra.

Beta 1.8

VersionRelease dateBeta 1.8.1September 19, 2011Beta 1.8 (Adventure Update)September 15, 2011

Beta 1.7

VersionRelease dateBeta 1.7.3July 8, 2011Beta 1.7.2July 1, 2011Beta 1.7.1June 30, 2011Beta 1.7June 30, 2011

Beta 1.6

VersionRelease dateBeta 1.6.6May 31, 2011Beta 1.6.5May 28, 2011Beta 1.6.4May 26, 2011Beta 1.6.3May 26, 2011Beta 1.6.2May 26, 2011Beta 1.6.1May 26, 2011Beta 1.6May 26, 2011

Beta 1.5

VersionRelease dateBeta 1.5_01April 20, 2011Beta 1.5April 19, 2011

Beta 1.4

VersionRelease dateBeta 1.4_01April 5, 2011Beta 1.4March 31, 2011

Beta 1.3

VersionRelease dateBeta 1.3_01February 23, 2011Beta 1.3February 22, 2011

Beta 1.2

VersionRelease dateBeta 1.2_02January 21, 2011Beta 1.2_01January 14, 2011Beta 1.2January 13, 2011

Beta 1.1

VersionRelease dateBeta 1.1_02December 22, 2010Beta 1.1_01December 22, 2010Beta 1.1December 22, 2010

Beta 1.0

VersionRelease dateBeta 1.0_02December 21, 2010Beta 1.0_01December 20, 2010Beta 1.0December 20, 2010

Alpha

The Alpha development phase started on June 29, 2010 and ended on December 20th, 2010. This version also limited the gamemode to survival, but saw a re-release of multiplayer. At this time, Notch began developing the game full time, causing much more frequent updates. These were also the first versions which had to be purchased, though the price increased in later stages.

Alpha 1.2

VersionRelease dateAlpha 1.2.6December 3, 2010Alpha 1.2.5December 1, 2010Alpha 1.2.4_01November 30, 2010Alpha 1.2.4November 30, 2010Alpha 1.2.3_04November 26, 2010Alpha 1.2.3_02November 25, 2010Alpha 1.2.3_01November 24, 2010Alpha 1.2.3November 24, 2010Alpha 1.2.2November 10, 2010Alpha 1.2.1_01November 5, 2010Alpha 1.2.1November 5, 2010Alpha 1.2.0_02October 31, 2010Alpha 1.2.0_01October 31, 2010Alpha 1.2.0 (Halloween Update)October 30, 2010

Alpha 1.1

VersionRelease dateAlpha 1.1.2_01September 23, 2010Alpha 1.1.2September 20, 2010Alpha 1.1.1 (Seecret Saturday 1)September 18, 2010Alpha 1.1.0 (Seecret Friday 9)September 10, 2010

Alpha 1.0

VersionRelease dateAlpha 1.0.17_04August 23, 2010Alpha 1.0.17_03August 23, 2010Alpha 1.0.17 (Seecret Friday 8)August 20, 2010Alpha 1.0.16_02August 13, 2010Alpha 1.0.16_01August 12, 2010Alpha 1.0.16August 12, 2010Alpha 1.0.15 (First SMP version)August 4, 2010Alpha 1.0.14_01August 3, 2010Alpha 1.0.14 (Seecret Friday 7)July 30, 2010Alpha 1.0.13_02July 29, 2010Alpha 1.0.13_01July 29, 2010Alpha 1.0.13July 28, 2010Alpha 1.0.12July 26, 2010Alpha 1.0.11 (Seecret Friday 6)July 23, 2010Alpha 1.0.10July 22, 2010Alpha 1.0.9July 21, 2010Alpha 1.0.8_01July 20, 2010Alpha 1.0.8July 20, 2010Alpha 1.0.7July 19, 2010Alpha 1.0.6_03July 17, 2010Alpha 1.0.6_01July 17, 2010Alpha 1.0.6 (Seecret Friday 5)July 16, 2010Alpha 1.0.5_01July 14, 2010Alpha 1.0.5July 13, 2010Alpha 1.0.4 (Seecret Friday 4)July 9, 2010Alpha 1.0.3July 6, 2010Alpha 1.0.2_01July 6, 2010Alpha 1.0.1_01July 4, 2010Alpha 1.0.1 (Seecret Friday 3)July 3, 2010Alpha 1.0.0June 30, 2010

Infdev

The Infdev development phase started on February 27, 2010 and ended on June 29, 2010. During this stage, Minecraft was only available in single-player survival mode and versions were unnumbered. At this point, Notch rewrote the game code to allow mostly "infinite" terrain.

Release dateJune 27, 2010June 25, 2010 (Seecret Friday 2)June 25, 2010June 24, 2010June 18, 2010 (Seecret Friday 1)June 17, 2010June 16, 2010June 15, 2010June 11, 2010June 8, 2010June 7, 2010April 20, 2010April 15, 2010April 14, 2010April 13, 2010March 27, 2010March 25, 2010March 20, 2010March 16, 2010March 13, 2010February 27, 2010

Indev

The Indev development phase started on December 23, 2009 and ended on February 27, 2010. It was the successor to the previous survival test and continued expanding the survival aspects of the game, making it a lot more like the current gameplay. Versions in this stage were either unnumbered or used the same number.

Release dateVersionFebruary 23, 2010February 19, 2010February 18, 2010February 14, 2010February 12, 2010February 9, 2010February 6, 2010February 5, 20100.31February 4, 2010February 2, 2010February 1, 2010January 31, 2010January 30, 2010January 29, 2010January 28, 2010January 26, 2010January 25, 2010January 24, 2010January 22, 2010January 13, 2010January 11, 2010 (Second update)January 11, 2010January 9, 2010January 7, 2010January 6, 2010January 5, 2010December 25, 2009December 23, 2009 (Second update)December 23, 2009

Classic

Classic is the name given to any development or versions released before Indev. The development phase started on May 16, 2009 and ended on December 23, 2009. The original game mode was creative, but on September 1, 2009 develpment began for survival mode under the name Survival Test.

Survival Test

VersionRelease date0.30_03December 22, 20090.30_02December 19, 20090.30_01December 8, 20090.30November 10, 20090.29_02October 30, 20090.29_01October 29, 20090.29October 29, 20090.28_01October 27, 20090.28October 27, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 12October 25, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 11October 25, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 10October 24, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 9October 24, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 8October 23, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 7October 23, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 6October 23, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 5October 22, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 4October 22, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 3October 20, 20090.27 SURVIVAL TEST 2September 3, 20090.24_SURVIVAL_TESTAugust 31, 20090.24_07August 28, 20090.24_06August 25, 20090.24_05August 22, 20090.24_04August 20, 20090.24_03August 18, 20090.24_02August 14, 20090.24_01August 13, 20090.24August 4, 2009

Multiplayer test

VersionRelease date0.23July 11, 20090.0.22a_05June 30, 20090.0.22aJune 30, 20090.0.21a_01June 23, 20090.0.21aJune 23, 20090.0.20a_02June 20, 20090.0.20aJune 20, 20090.0.19a_06June 20, 20090.0.19aJune 20, 20090.0.18a_02June 14, 20090.0.18a_01June 14, 20090.0.18aJune 14, 20090.0.17a_02June 10, 20090.0.17aJune 10, 20090.0.16a_02June 10, 20090.0.16a_01June 10, 20090.0.16aJune 8, 20090.0.15a_03June 8, 20090.0.15a_02June 3, 20090.0.15a_01June 1, 2009

Prior updates

VersionRelease date0.0.15aMay 28, 20090.0.14a_02May 28, 20090.0.14a_01May 28, 20090.0.14aMay 25, 20090.0.13a_04May 22, 20090.0.13a_03May 22, 20090.0.13a_02May 22, 20090.0.13aMay 21, 20090.0.12a_03May 20, 20090.0.12a_02May 20, 20090.0.12a_01May 20, 20090.0.12aMay 20, 20090.0.11aMay 17, 20090.0.9aMay 16, 2009

Pre-classic

Pre-classic is the development phase started on May 10, 2009 and ended on May 16, 2009. It featured consistent progress updates, but was never publicly released.

VersionRelease datePre 0.0.9a (rd-161348)May 16, 2009Pre 0.0.9a (rd-160052)May 15, 2009Pre 0.0.9aMay 14, 2009Pre 0.0.9a (rd-132328)May 13, 2009Pre 0.0.9a (rd-132211)May 13, 2009Pre 0.0.0May 10, 2009