Can you play Minecraft on Mac?

Minecraft runs natively on macOS. It ships an official Mac build, so you can install and play it directly — see the Mac system requirements below, then check them against your MacBook with the free interactive checker.

Minecraft has no published macOS requirements. The specs below are the Windows (PC) requirements, shown for reference.

PC (Windows) system requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64‑bit (1703 or newer)
Processor: Intel Core i3‑8100, AMD Ryzen 3 2200G or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, AMD Radeon RX 560 or equivalent dedicated graphics card with at least 2 GB VRAM
DirectX: Version 11

Recommended

Recommended:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64‑bit (1703 or newer)
Processor: Intel Core i5‑8400, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or equivalent or higher
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 580, with at least 6 GB VRAM or equivalent
DirectX: Version 11

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