There's Java Edition, the original iteration of the game, and the Windows 10/11 Edition based on the Bedrock Edition codebase, found across platforms like consoles and mobile devices.

Here's what you should know about the differences in Minecraft Java and Bedrock for Windows before you choose which to install.

The Minecraft Marketplace program will launch on Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition and Minecraft: Pocket Edition in May, 2017 as part of the 1.11 Discovery Update, which brings many of the additions ...

Microsoft’s free Minecraft for Windows 10 giveaway ends at midnight for Java players Legacy Minecraft: Java Edition players can still snag free codes to the Windows 10 Edition until midnight.

By our count, we've got six Minecraft Editions listed below, from the two main ones - Bedrock and Java - to more niche ones, such as Education Edition.

Well, that's Minecraft for Windows 10, not Minecraft (Java Edition), which might be the version you're actually looking for.