Minecraft Bedrock Edition can be described as the multi-platform family of editions of Minecraft developed by Mojang Studios, 4J Studios, Xbox Game Studios, and SKyBox Labs. Before using this term, as the engine originated with Minecraft Pocket Edition,
The whole product family was referred to as Pocket Edition, MCPE, or Pocket/Windows 10 Edition. The gameplay of Minecraft Bedrock Edition is the same as the Minecraft Java Edition where players are able to build virtual realities in a sandbox-like environment. This version has survival elements such as hunger and brewing, and the Nether and the End dimensions. The differences are in a variety of ways, such as more saturated graphics, different terrain generation, some exclusive items, and an official add-on system. You are able to interact with the game through keyboard and mouse, controller, or touchscreen.
Can you get Minecraft Bedrock Edition on Mac? Unfortunately, Minecraft Bedrock Edition is not intended for Mac, it is available only for phones, Windows, and consoles. However, there in an unpopular opinion. According to a Minecraft player and mod developer called Mark Hetherington, if your Mac Air is powerful enough to meet the technical requirements to run Windows 10 and Minecraft Windows Edition. He thinks some of the oldest Mac Airs just barely scrape through, but he is not really sure. In fact, there is no version of Minecraft Bedrock Edition built for Mac OS, Windows or Linux versions before 10.
For those who use Mac and want to play Minecraft, then you can get the Java Edition of the game. In order to get Minecraft Java Edition on your Mac, the first thing that you have to do is to download and install Java. You will need a thing called Java installed to run Minecraft on OS X. For your information, Mojang is currently working on a Mac installer that does not require Java anymore, but it is not yet available. Then, visit the Minecraft download page. You are able to find it at Minecraft.net/download. The next thing that you have to do is to click the Show all platforms link. This one is able to be found under the Minecraft for Windows section. After that, click the Minecraft.dmg link. It will download the installer for the Mac version of the game. When it is done, double click the downloaded DMG file. It is able to be found in your Downloads folder. The last thing that you have to do is to drag the Minecraft program into your Applications folder. This step will install Minecraft.
While getting Minecraft Java Edition for Mac, sometimes, there is an error saying that Minecraft is damaged when trying to run it. This kind of issue appears because OS X is set to not allow programs that were downloaded from places other than the App Store. If you face this issue, you can try to click the Apple menu and choose System Preferences. Then, choose the Security & Privacy option. After that, choose Anywhere from the Allow applications downloaded from section.
