Minecraft (Java Edition) is written in Java, and uses it for game logic, rendering, and networking.Īs of May 12, 2023, the latest stable Java versions are 1.8.0_372 (OpenJDK) (Long-Term Support or LTS), 11.0.19 (LTS), 17.0.7 (LTS) and 20.0.1 (Short-Term Support or STS). Unlike many other languages, Java does not run directly on the hardware, but in a virtual machine, called the JVM (Java Virtual Machine). Java is a programming language and computing platform.
