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Browsercraft: Java Minecraft in the browser

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163 points John7878781 | 1 comments | 3/31/2025, 2:56:00 PM | HN request time: 0.241s | source
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__jonas ◴[3/31/2025, 3:29:00 PM] No.43536183[source]▶

Huh, is Minecraft Java edition free now? I haven't played in a long time but I thought when you download the regular client you only get to play after signing in with an account that purchased the game, how is this thing just starting the game directly?

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1. autoexec ◴[3/31/2025, 4:03:00 PM] No.43536548[source]▶

A long time ago I looked for a way to download Minecraft to install on systems without any internet connection and it just wouldn't work. I even tired alternate launchers, but eventually gave up. Maybe the situation has changed and it's possible now though.