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'''Java applets''' were the original way to run ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft]]''. It worked by allowing the Java game to run in the {{W|web browser}} for players to access without having to download a launcher or client. It was used by some players to play the game<ref>{{cite|url=https://jvm-gaming.org/t/browser-applet-games/36314|title=Browser/Applet games|author=jvm-gaming.org}}</ref> subsequent to the introduction of the official ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Launcher]]''.

This software had a size of around 4.5 MB, excluding additional assets.{{cn}}

The applet version relied on the Java browser plugin, which was later considered insecure and then discontinued.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.fortinet.com/blog/industry-trends/java-browser-plugin-is-dead-long-live-html5|title=Java Browser Plugin is Dead, Long Live HTML5!|author=David Maciejak|date=February 6, 2016|website=Fortinet}}</ref>

== Hosting ==
''Minecraft'' was originally hosted as an applet on [[Minecraft:Mojang.com]] before being moved to [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]].

Different development phases of the game were hosted at different URLs. This meant that players could use newer test builds while still having access to the stable game. The exception is <samp>mptest</samp>, which overwrites clients from other pages.

=== Applet pages ===

{| class=wikitable
! URL<ref group=note>The <code>index.jsp</code> in the URLs is optional.</ref>
! Created
! Taken offline
! Game versions
|-
| style="line-height:1" | mojang.com/notch/minecraft
| May 2009
| Dec 11, 2014 ~ May 19, 2015<ref group=note>Applet removed between May 22 and June 27, 2009.</ref>
| Classic ?–[[Minecraft:0.0.12a_03]]
|-
| style="line-height:1" | minecraft.net/play.jsp
| May 22, 2009
| Sep 8~15, 2011<ref group=note>Redirected to /classic/play from this point until site redesign in May 2016 (even when /classic/play was taken down).</ref>
| Classic [[Minecraft:0.0.13a]]–[[Minecraft:0.0.14a_08]]; [[Minecraft:0.0.16a_02]] (final reupload) – [[Minecraft:0.0.23a_01]]; & [[Minecraft:0.28]]–[[Minecraft:0.30 01|0.30 Creative]]
|-
| style="line-height:1" | minecraft.net/mptest/index.jsp
| May 31, 2009
| ?
| Classic [[Minecraft:0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 1)|0.0.15a-1]]–[[Minecraft:0.0.15a_03]]
|-
| style="line-height:1" | minecraft.net/mptest.jsp
| June 7, 2009
| Jun 12, 2009 ~ Nov 2016; probably 2010
| Classic [[Minecraft:0.0.16a]]–[[Minecraft:0.0.16a_02]]
|-
| style="line-height:1" | minecraft.net/survivaltest/index.jsp
| Sep 1, 2009
| Dec 12~21, 2010
| Classic [[Minecraft:0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST]] – [[Minecraft:0.27 SURVIVAL TEST]] & [[Minecraft:Classic 0.30|0.30 Survival]]
|-
| style="line-height:1" | minecraft.net/indev/index.jsp
| Dec 23, 2009
| Sep 1~27, 2010
| Indev [[Minecraft:Indev 0.31 20091223-1|0.31-20091223]] – [[Minecraft:Indev 20100223|20100223]]
|-
| style="line-height:1" | minecraft.net/infdev/index.jsp
| Feb 27, 2010
| Sep 12~26, 2010
| Infdev [[Minecraft:Infdev 20100227|20100227]] – [[Minecraft:Infdev 20100627|20100627]]
|-
| style="line-height:1" | minecraft.net/game/
| Jun 29, 2010
| Sep 8~15, 2011
| [[Minecraft:Infdev 20100629]] – [[Minecraft:Beta 1.7.3]]
|-
| style="line-height:1" | minecraft.net/play
| Jul~Sep 2011
| Oct 20 ~ Nov 23, 2016
| [[Minecraft:Beta 1.8]] – release [[Minecraft:1.5.2]]
|-
| style="line-height:1" | minecraft.net/classic/play
| Sep 8~15, 2011
| Oct 2~12, 2015
| [[Minecraft:0.30 01|Classic 0.30_01c]]
|}

=== Other pages ===
; minecraft.net/infdev/preview.jsp: [[Minecraft:Level previewer]]

== Trivia ==
* The applet was often used to violate the ''Minecraft'' [https://www.minecraft.net/eula EULA].{{more info|how?}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
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== Navigation ==
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