Minecraft Education Preview

Minecraft Education Preview helps schools and organizations try upcoming updates before they roll out widely. It runs as a separate testing build, so your main classroom work stays on the standard release. This approach supports pilots and training without disrupting existing lessons. However, builds can change often and may not be stable. For Android users, the Minecraft Education Preview APK offers early access for evaluation under institutional licensing.

Minecraft Education Preview Features

Try upcoming features

Minecraft Education Preview lets you explore features fresh from the Mojang Studios team. Builds can be unstable and do not represent final version quality, so expect changes during testing.

Know what carries over

• You cannot join games with players who are not using Preview.
• Most settings are not shared with the retail version.
• Worlds played in Preview do not transfer to the retail version.
• Lessons from the Library work in Preview.

Designed for schools and organizations

Beyond gameplay considerations, access is managed through institutional licensing. Licenses can be purchased by admins with access to a Microsoft 365 Admin Center account. If you need help with academic licensing, contact your tech lead.

Terms and privacy

The terms that apply are those presented when your Minecraft Education subscription was purchased. For details on data practices, see the privacy policy at https://aka.ms/privacy.

Start testing with Minecraft Education Preview

This app supports controlled trials of upcoming education features without affecting regular classes. Review the limits and confirm licensing before you download Minecraft Education Preview. Testing is most effective when you keep Preview worlds separate and monitor stability during each session.