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Install minecraft with Homebrew Cask
Sandbox construction video game. Version 2.1.3,1 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Sandbox construction video game
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Commands and aliases
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Project history and usage
Minecraft is Mojang's open-world sandbox game centered on block-based exploration, construction, crafting, and survival. It supports solo and multiplayer play and has developed a substantial server, creator, and modding culture.
Project history
Minecraft first appeared for PC in 2009 and reached its full release in 2011. Mojang continued expanding it through major updates and, later, more frequent game drops.
The game retained a simple core loop—explore, gather, craft, build, and survive—while growing into multiple editions and a wider franchise.
Adoption history
Minecraft grew from a 2009 PC release into a game enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. Its open-ended building, survival, multiplayer, and extensibility encouraged large communities around shared servers, custom maps, texture packs, and modifications.
Java Edition and Bedrock Edition became the principal edition families. The desktop package represented by this cask supplies Minecraft.app through Homebrew, bringing the official launcher into a package-managed macOS setup.
How it is used
Players generate or join worlds, gather resources, construct buildings and machines, explore, and optionally fight hostile creatures. Creative mode emphasizes unrestricted building, while survival play adds resource and health constraints.
Desktop users commonly use the launcher to select game installations and updates; multiplayer users join community servers or use the official Realms service.
Why package nerds care
Minecraft is unusually important to package and systems enthusiasts because its Java heritage, server ecosystem, mod loaders, world formats, and version-specific profiles generated extensive tooling around runtimes, launchers, backups, and reproducible mod collections.
The Homebrew cask packages the official macOS application rather than Minecraft's proprietary game source. There is therefore no official public source repository for the packaged game to report.
Timeline
- 2009: The first PC version was released and Mojang Specifications was founded.
- 2011: Minecraft reached its full release.
- 2023: Mojang began the game-drop release model for more frequent content additions.
Related projects
- Minecraft: Java Edition is the Java-based desktop edition closely associated with community servers and mods.
- Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is the cross-platform edition.
- Minecraft Realms provides official hosted multiplayer worlds.
- Minecraft Education adapts the game for teaching and classroom use.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for minecraft. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.1.3,1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://minecraft.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:minecraft |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.3,1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/minecraft |
| Homepage | https://minecraft.net/ |
| Upstream docs | https://minecraft.net/ |
| Source archive | https://launcher.mojang.com/download/Minecraft.dmg |
| SHA-256 | no_check |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | minecraft |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
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