How to Purchase

Anyone with a Microsoft 365 account can purchase and use Minecraft Education.

Starting at $5.04

Classrooms And Schools

Volume Licensing

Qualified educational organizations can purchase Minecraft Education through Volume Licensing. Visit the Volume Licensing options page to connect with a channel partner who can help you find the licensing agreement that best fits your school.

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Direct Purchase

School administrators at qualified educational organizations can purchase individual subscriptions for their schools. We recommend checking with your IT department before purchasing. If you have Office 365, you may already have licenses available.

$5.04 User/Year

(annual commitment)
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Camps, Clubs And Organizations

Direct Purchase

Individual licenses can be purchased for use in camps, clubs, and other organizations. This purchase option is perfect for any anyone that doesn't fit the criteria for a qualified educational organization.

$12.00 User/Year

(annual commitment)
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Additional Resources

Check available countries and confirm Minecraft is available in the languages you prefer

FEATURES

Minecraft Education offers pre-built lesson plans, build challenges, immersive worlds, educational features, tutorials, classroom settings, and more.

browse over 600 lessons

Browse over 600 standards-aligned lessons to engage students across any curriculum. You can even write and submit your own Minecraft lessons!

lean in every subject

Learn with Minecraft in every subject. Browse coursework spanning STEM, Coding, SEL, History, Language Arts, 21st Century Skills, and more!

explore tutorials for educators

Explore tutorials for educators new to Minecraft. Starter worlds and lessons ensure early success with integrating Minecraft into existing curriculum.

multi-player collaboration

Enhanced multi-player lets up to 30 students collaborate and work together on a set of learning activities without a separate server.

cameras and portfolios

In-game Camera and Portfolio empower students to capture evidence of learning and create rich, formative assessment opportunities within Minecraft.

privacy and security for students

Individual student logins ensure data privacy and security, and customizable skins personalize the learning environment for student engagement.

Minecraft Education System Requirements

Windows

Minecraft Education System Requirements table
OS

Windows 10 and up

CPU

Intel Core i3-4150 / AMD A8-6600K

RAM

2GB

GPU

GPU (Integrated): Intel HD Graphics 4400 or AMD Radeon R5 series with OpenGL 4.4


GPU (Discrete): Nvidia GeForce 400 Series or AMD Radeon HD 8000 series with OpenGL 4.4

Disk Space

Minimum of 2 GB for game core, maps, and other files

*

These are our minimum supported versions. The game should be able to run on these operating systems but we will not be fixing any current our future bugs on these versions

Minecraft Education System Requirements table
OS

Big Sur 11 and up

CPU

Intel Core i3-4150 / AMD A8-6600K

RAM

2GB

GPU

GPU (Integrated): Intel HD Graphics 4400 or AMD Radeon R5 series with OpenGL 4.4


GPU (Discrete): Nvidia GeForce 400 Series or AMD Radeon HD 8000 series with OpenGL 4.4

Disk Space

Minimum of 2 GB for game core, maps, and other files

*

These are our minimum supported versions. The game should be able to run on these operating systems but we will not be fixing any current our future bugs on these versions

Minecraft Education System Requirements table
OS

Chrome OS 83 and up

CPU

Intel Core i3-4150 / AMD A8-6600K

RAM

2GB

GPU

GPU (Integrated): Intel HD Graphics 4400 or AMD Radeon R5 series with OpenGL 4.4


GPU (Discrete): Nvidia GeForce 400 Series or AMD Radeon HD 8000 series with OpenGL 4.4

Disk Space

Minimum of 2 GB for game core, maps, and other files

Minecraft Education System Requirements table
OS

iOS 11/iPadOS 11 or higher

RAM

1 GB

*

These are our minimum supported versions. The game should be able to run on these operating systems but we will not be fixing any current our future bugs on these versions

OS

Android 8.0 or higher

CPU

32 or 64 bit

RAM

1GB

Disk Space

Minimum of 2 GB for game core, maps, and other files