How to get an account on minecraft

An Xbox profile opens worlds of new possibilities for your Minecraft experience and makes it easier to play with friends on any device.

The Minecraft Marketplace brings the creativity of the Minecraft community to you. The Marketplace features an ever-growing collection of maps, skins, and texture packs to purchase and download to Minecraft. Only available for Xbox members.

With an Xbox profile, it’s easy to find your friends. Just add their gamertag or link your Facebook account to find Facebook friends and invite them to any of your Minecraft worlds when you’re both online. You can even get notifications when your friends sign on.

An Xbox profile makes it possible to access Minecraft Realms, a subscription-based service that lets you play online with your friends whenever you want, on your own private server. Use an Xbox profile to invite up to 10 friends to create, survive, or compete in your private world. They can continue the adventure even when you’re offline.

With an Xbox profile account, it’s easy to keep track of all the amazing things you do in Minecraft. All your achievements are automatically recorded and kept with your gamertag for bragging rights with your friends.

An Xbox profile makes playing with others even better. The official Minecraft Club on Xbox makes it easy to find new friends to play with anytime you’re online. With over 40,000 members, you’ll always be able to find someone to join you for a build, dig, or adventure.

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Go https://www.minecraft.net in a web browser. This takes you to the Minecraft website.
- If you already have a Microsoft account (this includes Xbox Live accounts), you don't have to create a new one. Just open Minecraft, choose the option to sign in with your Microsoft account, and log in.
- If you have Minecraft Java Edition, you can play against others who are also using Java Edition. If you have Minecraft Bedrock Edition (which is the version available on consoles, smartphones, tablets, and "Minecraft for Windows 10") and use a Minecraft/Microsoft account, you can play against other people using Bedrock Edition on any platform (e.g., Android, Nintendo Switch players can play together).
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Click LOG IN at the top-right corner. The login screen will appear.

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Click Sign up for free! if you don't have a Microsoft account. Now that Minecraft is moving away from Mojang accounts to Microsoft accounts, creating a Microsoft account is how you will sign up for Minecraft.
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Enter your email address and click Next. If you don't have an email address, you can select Use a phone number instead to use a phone number, or Get a new email address to sign up for an Outlook.com address now.
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Create a password and click Next. This is the password you will use with your email address or phone number to sign in.
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Enter your region and birthdate and click Next. Once you've provided this info, Microsoft will send you a verification code via email (or text message, if you entered a phone number).
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Enter the verification code and click Next. It's the 4-digit code in the email or text from Microsoft.
- It may take a few moments for the code to arrive. Check your Spam or Junk folder if you don't get the message in a few minutes.
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Solve the puzzle to prove you aren't a robot. Once you're finished, you'll be asked to set up your new Xbox Gamertag.
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Create an Xbox Gamertag and avatar. A Gamertag is the name that represents you in the Xbox online community. You can click one of the suggested names or come up with a cool one yourself. Your avatar is the picture that appears next to your Gamertag online. Use the arrows to scroll through the options and click the one that you like best.
- Your Gamertag cannot contain any offensive words.
- Try not to use anything too personal in your Gamertag, such as your full name or address. Being more anonymous can help you stay safe online.
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Click LET'S GO. You now have a Minecraft account and are logged in to Minecraft.net. Now that you have a Microsoft account, you can easily use it to sign in to Minecraft on any platform.
- If you are playing Minecraft on Xbox, PlayStation, or Switch, you will also need an active subscription to your console's online service.[2]

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Open Minecraft. Minecraft Bedrock Edition is the version that's available on consoles, phones, tablets, and as a Windows 10 app that's also called "Minecraft for Windows 10."
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Select the Sign in button. The name of this button varies by platform. For example, if you're playing on an Xbox or iPhone, the button will say Sign In and appear in the bottom-left corner.[3]
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Sign in on an Xbox, Windows 10, Android, or iPhone/iPad. If you're using a different console, skip to the next step. Otherwise, here's how to sign in:
- The first time you sign in, you may be asked if you want to save your purchases to a Microsoft account.[4] Select Save to Microsoft Account to do so.
- Enter the email address and password associated with your Microsoft account to log in.
- Select the green Let's Play button to start playing Minecraft.
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Sign in on a Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 4/5. Here's how:
- After selecting Sign In, you will see a screen with an 8-digit code.
- Open a web browser on a computer, phone, or tablet.
- Go to http://aka.ms/remoteconnect in the web browser.
- Enter the 8-digit code into the field in the web browser and click Next.
- Once your code is accepted, you will be signed in to Minecraft with your account.

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Click Microsoft Login. It's the large green button at the top of the page.
- The other account type listed is a Mojang account. You cannot create a new Mojang account to use with Minecraft now that Minecraft requires Microsoft accounts. If you already have a Minecraft account through Mojang, you will have to migrate it to Microsoft at some point in 2021.[6] However, as of June 2021, Minecraft has not starting migrating accounts. When it's time to migrate, you'll receive an email with instructions.
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Enter the email address associated with your Microsoft account and click Next. This must be the email address you used when creating your account.
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Enter your password and click Sign In. Once your password is accepted, you'll be signed in to Minecraft.

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On PC, do you have to buy the game, then buy an account?

You have to buy the game first, but making an account is free, all you need is an email address.
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Does Minecraft cost money to play?

It costs $26.95 USD to make a Minecraft account but after that, you will not need to pay anymore when you play unless you want to buy in-game things.
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Can I create a Minecraft account without using my email address?

You have to use an email address, but it doesn't have to be your regular email address. You can create a new address to use with Minecraft or use your Mojang email address.

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Updated: May 4, 2022

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