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Eaglercraft is an unofficial, browser-based port of Minecraft (specifically Minecraft 1.5.2 and 1.8.8) that runs entirely in a web browser using JavaScript and WebGL. Unlike the official Minecraft, it requires no downloads, no Java installation, and can run on Chromebooks, school computers, or any device with a modern browser. The GitHub Origin Story The original Eaglercraft project was created by lax1dude and hosted on GitHub. It works by re-implementing the Minecraft client in JavaScript (using TeaVM to compile Java bytecode to JavaScript) while using WebSockets for multiplayer. The server backend is also custom, written in Java but compatible with vanilla Minecraft clients.