Alpha lasted from June 30 to December 3, 2010, and Beta lasted from December 20, 2010, all the way through to November 11, 2011. Infdev, short for 'infinite development', lasted from February 27 to June 30, 2010. Indev, short for 'in development', lasted from December 23, 2009, to February 23, 2010. The next phase, what was later called Classic, lasted from May 17 to November 10, 2009.
What is now known as pre-Classic refers to the early unreleased versions of Minecraft during the week from May 10 to May 16, 2009. Java Edition has been in constant development since mid-May 2009. For the official list, please visit Release Changelogs – Minecraft Feedback.įor the development versions, please visit Snapshot Information and Changelogs – Minecraft Feedback.įor versions 1.12.2 and prior, please visit the Minecraft Official Site.įor versions 1.11 and prior, please check an archived version of the Mojang website.įor versions prior to Beta 1.8, please check an archived version of Notch's blog, The Word of Notch. This is not an official version history or changelog.
