Make sure ‘Send fake window focus messages’ is enabled.Īlt+tab into the first game. For 1.12 and older, use the Minecraft 1.14.3 preset.If split screen doesn’t work, try the other preset (after restarting the instances). For versions 1.13 to 1.14.2, use Minecraft Alternate.For Minecraft 1.14.3 and higher, you should use the Minecraft 1.14.3 preset.In options, select the preset and click Load.See how to install Universal Split Screen in the Quick Start guide. (Minecraft 1.14.4 or higher) Make sure to disable Raw input in Options -> Controls -> Mouse settings.Alternatively, you can connect to any server (with multiple Minecraft accounts) or an ‘Offline’ server (if you have one Minecraft account). The other player can join from the multiplayer menu. Start a singleplayer world and open to LAN in the pause menu. Make sure the games are running in windowed mode.

(If you have one Minecraft account) Select the first instance and click Launch Offline.

Change account in the top-right corner, then repeat for the second instance.

(If you have multiple Minecraft accounts) Select the first instance and click Launch.

(Optional) Install OptiFine with MultiMC for better performance. Run MultiMC and log in with your Mojang account.Ĭreate two(or more) instances by clicking Add Instance. To launch two separate Minecraft instances, we will need a launcher called MultiMC

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