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Every official client and server jar, straight from Mojang's own servers, with the Java version each one needs and the checksum to prove the file is genuine. Nothing here is mirrored or re-hosted.

Newest build

Minecraft b1.8.1

18 Sept 2011. Needs Java 8 or newer.

client.jar (1.9 MB)What runs on b1.8.1

The 2009 to 2011 builds. Client only: Mojang published no server jar for most.

Minecraft beta

VersionReleasedJavaServerClient
b1.8.118 Sept 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.9 MB
b1.814 Sept 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.9 MB
b1.7.37 Jul 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.4 MB
b1.7.230 Jun 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.4 MB
b1.729 Jun 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.4 MB
b1.6.630 May 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.4 MB
b1.6.527 May 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.4 MB
b1.6.425 May 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.4 MB
b1.6.325 May 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.4 MB
b1.6.225 May 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.4 MB
b1.6.125 May 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.4 MB
b1.625 May 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.4 MB
b1.5_0119 Apr 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.3 MB
b1.518 Apr 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.3 MB
b1.4_014 Apr 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.2 MB
b1.430 Mar 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.2 MB
b1.3_0122 Feb 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.2 MB
b1.3b21 Feb 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.2 MB
b1.2_0220 Jan 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
b1.2_0113 Jan 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
b1.212 Jan 20118+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
b1.1_0221 Dec 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
b1.1_0121 Dec 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
b1.0.220 Dec 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
b1.0_0119 Dec 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
b1.019 Dec 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB

Minecraft alpha

VersionReleasedJavaServerClient
a1.2.62 Dec 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
a1.2.530 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
a1.2.4_0129 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
a1.2.3_0425 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
a1.2.3_0224 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
a1.2.3_0123 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
a1.2.323 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.1 MB
a1.2.2b9 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.0 MB
a1.2.2a9 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.0 MB
a1.2.1_014 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.0 MB
a1.2.14 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.0 MB
a1.2.0_023 Nov 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.0 MB
a1.2.0_0130 Oct 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.0 MB
a1.2.029 Oct 20108+none publishedclient.jar1.0 MB
a1.1.2_0122 Sept 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.9 MB
a1.1.219 Sept 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.9 MB
a1.1.012 Sept 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.8 MB
a1.0.17_0422 Aug 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.8 MB
a1.0.17_0219 Aug 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.8 MB
a1.0.1611 Aug 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.8 MB
a1.0.153 Aug 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.8 MB
a1.0.1429 Jul 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.8 MB
a1.0.1122 Jul 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.8 MB
a1.0.5_0112 Jul 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.7 MB
a1.0.48 Jul 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.7 MB

Minecraft pre-classic

VersionReleasedJavaServerClient
inf-2010061815 Jun 20108+none publishedclient.jar0.6 MB
rd-16134816 May 20098+none publishedclient.jar0.1 MB
rd-16005215 May 20098+none publishedclient.jar0.0 MB
rd-2009051514 May 20098+none publishedclient.jar0.1 MB
rd-13232813 May 20098+none publishedclient.jar0.0 MB
rd-13221113 May 20098+none publishedclient.jar0.0 MB

Minecraft classic

VersionReleasedJavaServerClient
c0.30_01c21 Dec 20098+none publishedclient.jar0.3 MB
c0.0.13a30 May 20098+none publishedclient.jar0.1 MB
c0.0.13a_0321 May 20098+none publishedclient.jar0.1 MB
c0.0.11a16 May 20098+none publishedclient.jar0.1 MB

Mod loaders

Needed to run mods, not plugins. Each page carries the official installer, every version it reaches and the Java it needs.

Fabric LoaderLightweight mod loader for Minecraft Java Edition. Updates to new Minecraft versions quickly and…Legacy Fabricup to 1.13.2Fabric loader and API backported to older Minecraft versions.Minecraft ForgeThe original Minecraft modding framework. Still maintained for the 1.x line and the calendar ver…NeoForgeMod loader and modding API forked from Minecraft Forge in 2023, now the main Forge lineage for m…Quilt LoaderCommunity driven fork of Fabric with its own loader and toolchain, largely compatible with Fabri…

Check what you downloaded

Every link above carries Mojang's SHA-1 in its tooltip.

Jar identifier

Run sha1sum server.jar and compare it to the checksum on the link. If they match, the file is byte for byte what Mojang published. If you already have a jar and do not know which version it is, the jar identifier answers that from its hash.

Frequently asked

Are these files hosted here?

No, and they never will be. Every link points at piston-data.mojang.com, which is Mojang's own content network and the same file the launcher downloads. Mirroring Minecraft jars is not ours to do, so we point at the original and print the checksum instead.

What is the SHA-1 for?

It is Mojang's own checksum for that exact file. Run sha1sum on what you downloaded and compare: if the two match, the file is byte for byte what Mojang published. It is the only way to be certain a jar from anywhere is genuine.

Which jar do I want, client or server?

The client is the game you play, and the launcher fetches it for you, so you rarely need it by hand. The server jar is the one you run to host a world for other people. Most people arriving here want the server jar.

Why do old versions have no server download?

Mojang did not publish one. The alpha and beta builds from 2009 to 2011 predate the official server jar for most of their run, so the client is all there is and the table says so rather than showing an empty cell.

Do I need a specific Java version?

Yes, and it is listed per version because getting it wrong is the most common reason a server refuses to start. Newer Minecraft needs newer Java, and a version built for Java 21 will not run on Java 17.