Try Minecraft Education Edition Free

Try Minecraft Education Edition free

Minecraft: Education Edition is available to anyone to test for free! There are two ways to try Minecraft: Education Edition for free, through the trial for free or the demo lesson. The trial trial is free, but you have to have an account, either an Office 365 Education account or an Microsoft 365 account. It is not necessary to have an account or login to use the demo lesson. This article gives information about how to use the trial for free and the demo lesson.

Technical requirements

Minecraft: Education Edition can be played on Chromebook, iPad, Mac and PC. Before you start playing Minecraft: Education Edition, go through the System Requirements article to ensure your device is compatible.

About the free trial

The trial trial is fully functional and contains all the features of the paid version. The trial is compatible with Code Connection and Classroom Mode. These features are explained in the Get Started with Code Connection and Get Startted with Classroom Mode articles.

The trial is restricted by the number of logins (25 for teachers with an Office 365 Education account and 10 for all other users) before a paid license is required to continue playing. Trial logins can't be refreshed - if you experience any issues, contact our support team right away so you don't use all your trial logins! After your trial logins have been used, Minecraft: Education Edition is available for purchase.

Start the free trial

If you have an Office 365 Education account or a Microsoft 365 account, follow these steps to begin the trial for free.

From the Get Minecraft: Education Edition download page, choose the version of Minecraft: Education Edition to download that is compatible with your device. Install the version of Minecraft: Education Edition that you downloaded. Sign in and launch Minecraft Education Edition using your Office 365 Education account information (this could be your school email) or with your Microsoft 365 account information. If you...

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You must have an account that is valid

You have been signed into Minecraft: Education Edition. Now you can start playing. The Learning to play Minecraft: Education Edition article contains details to help you learn how to play.

Do not have an account with a valid expiration date

You can't take advantage of the free trial if you are not registered in. To try Minecraft Education Edition for free, follow the instructions on trying an instructional lesson.

About the demo lessons

Demo lessons let you try Minecraft Education Edition free of charge and without registering. Each demo lesson is limited in features, such as worlds and progress cannot be saved, and it is not possible to join or host an online game. Demo lessons give you the opportunity to experience the real lesson in Minecraft: Education Edition. You can play each lesson as often as you'd like.

Start a demo lesson

Follow these steps to try an interactive lesson

From the Get Minecraft: Education Edition download page, select the version of Minecraft: Education Edition to download that is compatible with your device. The Minecraft: Education Edition you downloaded should be installed. Start Minecraft Education Edition. On the Welcome to Minecraft: Education edition screen select . If you don't already have an account, you can test an interactive lesson. Select View Terms to view the license agreement. When ready to play, click Accept the Terms and Play. Select Start Lesson. Note: Lessons with the lock overlay are access by logging into the game using a licensed account or one that is eligible to try the game for an evaluation.

Additional Resources

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