Version history
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See also: Version types and Major update

This page links to the development stages lists for different versions history of each edition and type of Minecraft games.
Java Edition
- Version history
- pre-Classic (May 10 – May 16, 2009)
- Classic (May 16 – November 10, 2009)
- Indev (December 23, 2009 – February 23, 2010)
- Infdev (February 27 – June 30, 2010)
- Alpha (June 30 – December 3, 2010)
- Beta (December 20, 2010 – November 11, 2011)
- Full release (November 18, 2011)
- Development versions (September 9, 2011 – present)
- Protocol history
Bedrock Edition
- Version history
- Pocket Edition Alpha (August 16, 2011 – December 19, 2016)
- Pocket Edition (December 19, 2016 – September 20, 2017)
- Bedrock Edition (September 20, 2017 – present)
- Development versions (November 22, 2013 – present)
- Protocol history
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
- Version history (September 15, 2017 – January 15, 2019)
Minecraft Education
- Version history
- Early Access (June 28 - October 2, 2016)
- Minecraft Education full release (November 1, 2016 – present)
- Development versions (June 9, 2016 – present)
MinecraftEdu
- Version history
- Beta (mid-June 2011 - 2013)
- Full Release (2013 - April 5, 2016)
Pi Edition
- Release (February 11, 2013)
Minecraft Story Mode
- Version history (October 13, 2015 – April 26, 2018)
Minecraft Earth
- Version history (July 16, 2019 – January 5, 2021)
Minecraft Dungeons
- Version history (May 26, 2020 – November 30, 2022)
Minecraft Legends
- Version history (April 18, 2023 – December 7, 2023)
Minecraft Launcher
- Version history (April 18, 2013 – present)
Legacy Console Edition
- Version history
- Xbox 360 Edition (May 9, 2012 – April 30, 2019)
- Xbox One Edition (September 5, 2014 – April 9, 2024)
- PlayStation 3 Edition (December 17, 2013 – April 15, 2020)
- PlayStation 4 Edition (September 4, 2014 – September 9, 2019)
- PlayStation Vita Edition (October 14, 2014 – April 15, 2020)
- Wii U Edition (December 17, 2015 – March 19, 2019)
- Nintendo Switch Edition (May 11, 2017 – June 21, 2018)
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