Minecraft:Java Edition 26.4 Snapshot 7

26.4 Snapshot 7 (known as 26.4-snapshot-7 in the Minecraft:launcher) is the seventh Minecraft:snapshot for Minecraft:Java Edition 26.4, released on November 3, 2026,<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> which adds new Minecraft:calcite block sets, a new music disc, a single new Minecraft:Sift-themed decorative block, changes the Minecraft:panorama for the next game drop, and fixes bugs.

Additions

Blocks

Calcite block set

• Calcite now has several variants, which can be also crafted using a Minecraft:stonecutter:
  • File:Calcite Pillar (UD) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Calcite Pillar
  • File:Calcite Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Calcite Stairs
  • File:Calcite Slab JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Calcite Slab
  • File:Calcite Wall (ewU) JE1.png Minecraft:Calcite Wall

File:Polished Calcite JE1.png Minecraft:Polished Calcite

• A block made from Minecraft:calcite.
  • Crafted using a 2x2 square of calcite.
• Has several variants, which can also be crafted using a Minecraft:stonecutter:
  • File:Polished Calcite Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished Calcite Stairs
  • File:Polished Calcite Slab JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished Calcite Slab
  • File:Polished Calcite Wall (ewU) JE1.png Minecraft:Polished Calcite Wall

File:Polished Calcite Bricks JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished Calcite Bricks

• A brick block made from polished calcite.
• Has several variants, which can also be crafted using a Minecraft:stonecutter:
  • File:Polished Calcite Brick Stairs (N) JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished Calcite Brick Stairs
  • File:Polished Calcite Brick Slab JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Polished Calcite Brick Slab
  • File:Polished Calcite Brick Wall (ewU) JE1.png Minecraft:Polished Calcite Brick Wall

File:Chiseled Soulshale JE1 BE1.png Minecraft:Chiseled Soulshale

• Is a block that depicts the image of a Minecraft:singer.
  • Can be found in Minecraft:ancient city loot chests.
  • Currently not available in the Minecraft:Creative inventory.

Items

width=32x32 Minecraft:Music Disc Flurry

• Added the "Flurry" music disc by Minecraft:Hyper Potions.
  • Has a chance of being found in Minecraft:igloos basement chests with a 30% chance.
  • Has a Minecraft:comparator output of 7 when played in a Minecraft:jukebox.

Changes

Mobs

Minecraft:Parrots

• Can now imitate Minecraft:frostbites.

Minecraft:Skeletons and Minecraft:zombies

• Skeletons and zombies wearing any piece of leather armor will prevent them from converting into Minecraft:strays or Minecraft:frostbites.

Minecraft:Strays

• Now spawn in the following biomes:
  • Minecraft:Deep Frozen Ocean
  • Minecraft:Frozen Ocean
  • Minecraft:Frozen Peaks
  • Minecraft:Frozen River
  • Minecraft:Jagged Peaks
  • Minecraft:Snowy Slopes

Command format

Template:Cmd

• The Template:Cmd command now accepts mob effect tags.

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• Time arguments now fail if the provided value in ticks is greater than Template:Cd.

Gameplay

Minecraft:Effects

• Minecraft:Freezing
  • Being on fire now counters the freezing effect similar to wearing Minecraft:leather armor.

General

Minecraft:Accessibility

• Gameplay screens, such as the Minecraft:crafting table, now support keyboard navigation and narration.

Block sound sets

• Removed the unused Template:Cd block sound set.

Minecraft:Data pack

• The Minecraft:pack format version is now Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Debug worlds

• Can now be modified as normal with block placement, breaking, and commands.
• The blocks will no longer update automatically; a new debug world must be created to see new blocks.
• Now include one of each entity type.
  • Entity types that can be babies will have a baby version included above the adult version.
• Will now be tick-frozen on load.
• Will now be created in "Normal" difficulty.
• Will now have the following game rules set to Template:Cd:
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Gameplay screen keyboard navigation

• Gameplay screens can now be focused and used with the keyboard
• Tab moves between groups of slots, and the arrow keys move between slots within a group..
  • The stonecutter recipes, loom patterns, enchanting table options, and villager and wandering trader trades are also navigated as a group.
• The following interactions can be used on slots:
  • Enter/Space behaves as a left-click.
  • Holding Control while pressing Enter/Space behaves like a right-click.
  • Holding Shift while pressing Enter/Space behaves like Shift-clicking.
  • Double-pressing Enter/Space collects matching items, like double-clicking.
  • Moving with the arrow keys while holding Enter/Space spreads the carried stack across slots, like holding left-click and dragging with the mouse.
  • The hotbar keys and the Drop item key act on the focused slot.
• The Creative Inventory and the Recipe Book are not yet supported.

Minecraft:Narrator

• The narrator now reads out slots in gameplay screens.
  • Slots are narrated with their contents, item tooltip, and name for special slots such as armor, fuel, and potion slots.
  • The slot's position is narrated (e.g. "3 out of 9") in a group or as a column and row in a grid.
• Stonecutter recipes and loom patterns are narrated with their column and row, and trades and enchanting table options with their position in the list.
• When a group is focused, the narrator mentions which arrow keys move within it.

Minecraft:Panorama

• Updated the panorama to reflect Minecraft:Fourth Drop 2026, showing the new ice cave biome with frostbites.

Minecraft:Realms

• The "Play" buttons in the Realms menus are now purple.

Minecraft:Resource pack

• The version is now Template:Cd.

Minecraft:Settings

• "Graphics API" Video Setting
  • "Default" will now randomly pick either OpenGL or Vulkan on each startup.

Minecraft:Sounds

• Added new sound event:
  • Template:Cd

Tags

• Block Tags
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd tag.
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd tag.
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd tag.
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd tag.
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd tag.

• Entity Type Tags
  • Removed the unused Template:Cd and Template:Cd entity type tags.

• Item Tags
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd tag.
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd tag.
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd tag.
  • Added Template:Cd to Template:Cd tag.

Minecraft:Textures

• Renamed Block Textures:
  • Renamed Template:Cd to Template:Cd
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  • Renamed Template:Cd to Template:Cd
• Added new Block textures:
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• Added new Item texture:
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Minecraft:UI

• Hovering entries in lists, such as friends or worlds, now outlines the entry in gray.
• Navigating to edit boxes now differs between keyboard and arrow key navigation.
  • When using the Template:Key key, the edit box will be focused and editable.
  • When using arrow keys, the edit box will be highlighted but not editable, similar to slider buttons.
    • Pressing Enter or Space will make the box editable.
• The mouse cursor is now hidden while navigating the UI with the keyboard, and reappears when the mouse is moved.
• Added a tooltip to the recipe book button.