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## Do I need to own Minecraft: Pocket Edition to play?

Yes. To download and update a compatible versions of the Game, the
Yes. To download and update a compatible version of the game, the
Google Play account you sign in with needs to own the game on the Play
Store. Then you are able to download and play some previous versions of
the game as well, althought not offically supported by Google Play.
Store. Then you are able to download and play the latest version and even a few
previous versions as well, althrough not offically supported by Google Play.

### The launcher **cannot** download the game from:

- The Amazon App store, althought may or may not work on arm devices.
You have to extract the apk from an amazon device.
- The Amazon App store, althrough may or may not work on ARM devices.
You have to extract the APK from an Amazon device.

### The launcher **cannot** download and **cannot** launch the game from:

This would require a completly different Launcher, if that would even
possible

- The Apple iOS App store
- The Microsoft Store, previously by redeeming a gift code for
Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition

Even if this was possible, it would require a completely different Launcher.

### Can I play with an APK?

No, this allowed piracy that is forbidden in this project.
No, this would allow piracy which is forbidden in this project.

Any attempt to document workarounds or make it easy to import an paid apk without a valid google play game license is undesirable.
Any attempt to document workarounds or to make it easy to import a paid APK without a valid Google Play game license is undesirable.

Game licenses can be revoked at any point of time by you, microsoft/mojang or google, as it happened for all residents of Russia.
Game licenses can be revoked at any point of time by you, Microsoft/Mojang or Google, as it happened to all residents of Russia.

Ignoring this policy may cause suspension including termination of this project like happended between 2022-2023.
Ignoring this policy may cause suspension including termination of this project like it happended between 2022 - 2023.

_Exception to the rule are Minecraft Trial and Edu where the latter doesn't work at this time._

## Does it work on Windows 7 / 8?

No, due to the amount of work required to get this running on Windows.
Play the Windows 10 Edition instead if you can. Note that you can not
play Minecraft in the current version of [Windows Subsystem for Linux
(WSL)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux), as
the mouse input is broken due to an
[issue](https://github.com/microsoft/wslg/issues/240) with its graphic
stack.
No, due to the amount of work required to get this running on older
versions of Windows. Play the Windows 10 Edition instead if you can.
Note that you can not play Minecraft in the current version of the
[Windows Subsystem for Linux(WSL)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux), as
the mouse input is broken due to an [issue](https://github.com/microsoft/wslg/issues/240) with its graphic stack.

## How does it work?

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`~/Library/Application Support/mcpelauncher/games/com.mojang/minecraftWorlds`

Each world has its own directory. If you have multiple worlds, you can
identify them by their name in `levelname.txt` found in each world.
identify them by their name in `levelname.txt` found in each world folder.

The `mcpelauncher-server` creates and expects its world files in
`world`.
The `mcpelauncher-server` creates and expects its world files in `world`.

## Can I use resource packs?

Yes, put them in
Of course, put them into:
`~/.local/share/mcpelauncher/games/com.mojang/resource_packs`.

(For Flatpak)
`~/.var/app/io.mrarm.mcpelauncher/data/mcpelauncher/games/com.mojang/resource_packs`

For Mac OS X, put them in
For Mac OS X, put them into:
`~/Library/Application Support/mcpelauncher/games/com.mojang/resource_packs`.

Shaders are also resource packs. (Shaders must be GLSL based and must be
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![dataroot](./dataroot.png)

An incomplete list of known values, if your launcher profile has no custom path.
An incomplete list of known values, if your launcher profile has no custom path.

Package Type|Path
---|---
linux|`~/.local/share/mcpelauncher`
linux (flatpak)|`~/.var/app/io.mrarm.mcpelauncher`
macOS|`~/Library/Application Support/mcpelauncher`

## Can I Play multiple Versions of the Game?
## Can I play multiple versions of the game?

Yes, by editing your profile and changeing the version in the dropdown
Yes, by editing your profile and changing the version in the dropdown menu.

![profileedit](profileedit.png)