System Requirements

At this time, Minecraft Education is supported on Chromebook, iPad, Mac, PC, and Mobile. This article provides information on the minimum requirements for each platform. 

Operating system requirements 

These are the operating system (OS) that Minecraft Education can run on. 

*Note: Minecraft Education should be able to run on the minimum supported operating systems, however, the experience will generally be better on the latest OS.  Issues discovered that are specific to the minimum supported OS versions will not be prioritized. 

**Upcoming Change: Windows 8 or Above Required for Minecraft Education
As Minecraft Education grows so must the requirements for the systems that we support. Starting in December 2022, you will need to be using Windows 8 or newer to ensure Minecraft Education works correctly on your Windows device. While we won’t make any changes to prevent Minecraft from installing or running on Windows 7 devices, we will no longer address bugs or perform any testing on it. As a result, Minecraft Education may stop working on Windows 7 after that date. We recommend you keep your operating system and software up to date for the best experience while using Minecraft Education. 

Hardware requirements 

These are the minimum hardware requirements needed to run Minecraft Education. 

Chromebook, Mac, and Windows PC hardware requirements 

iPhone / iPad hardware requirements 

Android Phone / Tablet hardware requirements