Glossary

This page contains commonly used terms in the documentation along with their explanations.

  • Minecraft Directory

    This is the directory where Minecraft is installed. It typically contains the assets, libraries, runtime, and versions directories.

  • Game Directory

    This is the directory where Minecraft saves its data (e.g., worlds). It usually contains the saves and resourcepacks directories, as well as an options.txt file. By default, the Game Directory is the same as the Minecraft Directory.

  • Version

    This refers to a specific version of Minecraft. It is installed in <minecraft_directory>/versions.

  • client.json

    This is a JSON file that stores information about a specific Minecraft version. It is located in <minecraft_directory>/versions/<version>/client.json. For a detailed explanation, refer to the Minecraft Wiki .

  • Runtime

    This refers to the Java Runtime used by Minecraft. The runtimes that come with Minecraft are installed in <minecraft_directory>/runtimes.