Glossary — minecraft-launcher-lib 8.0 documentation

# 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`.