We’ve been trying for a while to make that not the case, and finally we have the solution. You may have noticed that launching Minecraft on OSX is kind of a pain in the butt. You can read the release after the break, with some problems you might encounter and how to solve them. From what I read on the launcher’s press release, I thought Java wasn’t involved… It took a minute or two, and a Minecraft-like box jumped on the screen with the “Java” title. The launcher has a “Register” button, but it redirected me to a desktop browser. I didn’t have a Minecraft license, so I registered on the web and selected the “Play Demo” option. That takes up 55 MB and will happen quite often during the day as part of Mojang’s test. It works pretty smooth.Īfter you download the app on the following link and drag it to the Apps folder in your computer, Minecraft Launcher will update. If none of the latter sounds like a problem, go ahead, install the new Minecraft Launcher. Second, you need OS X Lion or above to play. Is it worth the download?įirst, the launcher is in a beta phase, which means you may encounter some bugs that mess with your gaming experience. Developer Mojang just released a new Minecraft Launcher for Mac.
