Download · 1.8.9
One launcher, built for 1.8.9. Sign in with Microsoft and you are playing in under a minute.
Request beta
Builds go out one at a time while the client is finished. Either route works.
Three steps
Grab the Sour Client installer for Windows. It bundles its own Java, so there is nothing else to install.
Sign in to the Microsoft account that owns Minecraft, in Microsoft's own window. How sign-in works →
Hit play. Tune your HUD, pick a cape, set your keybinds, and drop into the game.
Before you start
A Microsoft account with Minecraft: Java Edition on it. The game files come from Mojang, not from us.