In Minecraft, thousands of players can join a single world to play together. The multiplayer features in both Java and Bedrock Edition are used by millions of players regularly.

You can play Minecraft solo, but it's much more fun with friends. Here's how to play multiplayer in Minecraft: Java Edition.

Just add the friends using their Minecraft username. Then, invite them to your world. For the Java Edition, cross-play with the Bedrock is not officially supported.

Minecraft players connecting with others in 2021 #1 - Java To join another player's world on Java edition, which is for PC, the host must open their world to LAN.