Minecraft Usage Guidelines

These guidelines set the rules for how anyone can use Minecraft's name, characters, and gameplay — and Mojang and Microsoft own everything Minecraft-related, including anything you create that's based on it. Most organized entities (companies, nonprofits, politicians, governments, and even individual artists) cannot use Minecraft to promote themselves or their products. If you sell Minecraft-related handcrafted goods, you are capped at 20 items and $5,000 per year, and Minecraft can take away any permission it has granted at any time, for any reason it sees fit.

The Minecraft Usage Guidelines establish the terms under which users, creators, and organized entities may use Minecraft's name, brand, assets, and gameplay. Mojang and Microsoft retain all copyright, trademark, and related rights in Minecraft and any derivatives. Commercial entities, non-profits, political actors, governments, and individual artists are prohibited from using Minecraft gameplay to promote products, services, or agendas. Monetization of Minecraft-related content is permitted within strict conditions: gameplay-affecting entitlements must not harm other players or confer competitive advantage, handcrafted product sales are capped at 20 units per substantially similar design and $5,000 USD per calendar year, and mods may not create play-to-earn functions or NFT-gated experiences. Minecraft reserves the right to revoke all permissions at any time and to change the guidelines at any time.

For an individual user, this document means that any Minecraft-related content you create — including derivatives — is subject to Mojang and Microsoft's ownership of all associated rights. You may sell gameplay-affecting entitlements only if they do not harm other players' experience or provide a competitive advantage. If you sell handcrafted Minecraft-themed products, you cannot sell more than 20 items sharing the same or substantially similar design, and you cannot earn more than $5,000 USD from those sales in any calendar year. You must prominently display a disclaimer stating that your product, service, or event is not official and is not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft. Minecraft can revoke any permission at any time if it thinks it is appropriate or simply does not like what you are doing. The one concrete action available to you: include a prominent disclaimer on any Minecraft-related product, service, or event you create.