This launcher has been rewritten in 2020 to use mainly a fake Java Native Interface to communicate with Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. Additionally shortly after the release of the first 64bit versions on the Google Play Store, this previously 32bit only Launcher has been ported to arm64 and x86_64.
AppImage¶
Prebuilt AppImage binary’sfor linux x86_64, x86, armv7 hardfloat and armv8 are currently available here.After downloading simply open terminal, chmod+xMinecraft_Bedrock_Launcher-x86_64.0.0.661.AppImage and run it.With some Filemanagers you should be able to run it with double click, similar to running a *.exe file on Windows.Otherwise run it from a Terminal ./Minecraft_Bedrock_Launcher-x86_64.0.0.661.AppImage
It's really weird, that there is no Mac version in the Mac App Store available. There are two options: Build a bridge between Java and Bedrock to generate an even larger community around Minecraft OR simply make a bedrock available for Mac next to the Java edition. Download and install BlueStacks on your PC. Complete Google sign-in to access the Play Store, or do it later. Look for Minecraft in the search bar at the top right corner. Click to install Minecraft from the search results. Complete Google sign-in (if you skipped step 2) to install Minecraft.
If it’s your first time you have installed an AppImage and you want an Icon in your startmenu
- install AppImageLauncher
- run the AppImage like before
- AppImageLauncher will ask you to integrate it, press yes
- You can now start and update the Launcher directly from your startmenu
Flatpak¶
You can also install mcpelauncher on Linux via Flathub.To install it, first setup Flatpak then run
If it’s your first time you have installed a Flatpak please logout from your Computer and sign back in to be able to find the Launcher inside your startmenu.To run it, run
macOS¶
Prebuilt macOS binary’s are currently available here.Always copy the App to a writeable location otherwise the updater won’t work.
How To Download Minecraft Bedrock On Mac For Free
If you want to compile from sources on macOS go here (Outdated as of 2021-07-27).
How To Download Minecraft Bedrock On Mac
Source build¶
If there are no packages available for your distribution, check out the Source build guide.
You can also use the Linux build script (Outdated as of 2021-07-27).
Getting help¶
We have a Discord chatroom, which you can join using the following link: https://discord.gg/TaUNBXr