Minecraft: Bedrock Edition

Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

This page is for the Bedrock Edition. For the Java Edition, see Minecraft: Java Edition.

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition

Developers
	Mojang
	Microsoft Studios
Publishers
	Microsoft Studios
Release dates
Windows	December 19, 2016
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Currency
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Survival, Exploration, Open world
Art styles	Voxel art
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Minecraft

Minecraft
Minecraft: Java Edition	2011
Minecraft: Pi Edition	2013
Minecraft: Story Mode (series)
Minecraft: Education Edition	2016
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition	2016
Minecraft Dungeons	2020
Minecraft Legends	2023

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is a singleplayer and multiplayer real-time open world adventure game developed by Mojang and Microsoft Studios and published by Microsoft Studios. Although the term Bedrock Edition refers to versions for various operating systems and devices, the Minecraft for Windows (prev. Windows 10 Edition) release is the only one of them to run on PC without sideloading nor emulation, and is the sole focus of this page.

The game fully supports cross-platform multiplayer with mobile and console versions, and is likely to perform better than unmodded Minecraft: Java Edition. While there is official add-on support, the modding community is more active around the Java Edition since the modding support in it is less limited. The game also lacks some features from the Java Edition which some Java players may miss.

General information

Official series website

Official Forums

Minecraft Feedback

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Microsoft Store		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. No longer available as a non-Game Pass purchase.
Microsoft Store		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Includes Java Edition.
Microsoft Store		"Minecraft Preview for Windows". Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Not available as a non-Game Pass purchase.
Oculus Store

All versions require Microsoft Store DRM.

A free trial is available (includes 90 minutes of gameplay).

Purchase includes access to the Java Edition. For Game Pass players, use Minecraft PC Bundle to access both.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Player skins, worlds, and texture packs are purchasable using Minecoins.
Currency	The Minecoins currency is a real money purchase, and is used to unlock cosmetics and worlds

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftpe\options.txt %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftWindowsBeta_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftpe\options.txt (Preview)

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftWorlds\ %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftWindowsBeta_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftWorlds\ (Preview)

Saves are not compatible with Java Edition.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Xbox Cloud

Marketplace purchases and character customization are saved to your Xbox account.

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		30-110° (default 60°).
Windowed		The game window can be resized freely.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Exclusive fullscreen isn't available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 16x MSAA.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 2.0 Called Upscaling in the game video settings. Only usable when playing with raytracing.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Vsync is forced on by default. See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Max Framerate can be configured - set to Unlimited by default.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)		Though added offically, it can not be enabled without unofficial packs.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Edit config file
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open options.txt Change gfx_vsync:1 to gfx_vsync:0 to disable V-sync.

Force Vsync off through the GPU control panel, see Vsync (Nvidia) or Vsync (AMD).

Input

In-game keybord&mouse control settings

In-game gamepad control settings

In-game touch control settings

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Missing mouse acceleration support from the Java version.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Tracked motion controllers
Button/gesture prompts

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported		Full Keyboard Gameplay option.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Keyboard&Mouse remapping settings

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  Gamepad remapping settings

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound and other sliders based on sound category.
Surround sound		4.0, 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound.
Subtitles		Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		User-generated "Resource packs" may contain non-royalty free audio.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Choice of UK or US.
Bulgarian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
Canadian French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Slovak
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		1	Only console versions support split-screen local play.
LAN play		40	The default allowed player count is set to 5. Use the command /setmaxplayers. Requires cheats enabled in the world.
Online play		40	Cross-platform play via Xbox Live with Bedrock Edition console/mobile, but not Minecraft: Java Edition or legacy console/mobile.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Using Minecraft Realms or server software.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

Headsets	State	Notes
SteamVR		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer (compatibility list).
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		Oculus Rift support was added in 2016.
Windows Mixed Reality

Devices
Tracked motion controllers		See Input for details.
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Issues unresolved

Mojang has an Official Bug Tracker that can be used to find or report bugs.

Game reloads when out of focus

Some game's elements reload when the game is out of focus, which may lead to getting disconnected from a server.

Use MCBE Tweaks[citation needed]

Use MinimizeFix[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	When used with DX12, the game supports Nvidia's RTX ray-tracing technology via DXR.
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows				ARM support was added in 2017.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	Coherent UI, JSON UI, Ore UI
Multiplayer	Xbox Live	A Microsoft Account and an Xbox profile is required for online multiplayer.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10 version 17134.0 (1607/Anniversary)	11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Celeron J4105 AMD FX-4100	Intel Core i7-6500U AMD A8-6600K
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD 4000 AMD Radeon R5	Nvidia GeForce 940M AMD Radeon HD 8570D