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 we support for Minecraft Education.

*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.

Hardware requirements

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

Minimum specifications: Should allow you to participate in all common scenarios in Minecraft Education - such as library content, coding, and multiplayer - with some limitations such as low frame rates, shorter rendering distances, occasional lag, and performance issues. When hosting multiplayer session of 5 or more people you may experience significant performance issues such as lag, rubberbanding, players disconnecting, inventory not opening, etc.

Recommended specifications: Should allow you to see consistent performance for all common scenarios with minimal limitations and should allow you to successfully host larger multiplayer sessions with 10 or more participants.

Chromebook, Mac, and Windows PC hardware requirements

iPhone / iPad hardware requirements

Android Phone / Tablet hardware requirements