In Minecraft, you need to launch yourself in the air to properly use elytra. The gear is only meant to allow you to glide in the air, but it does not have a feature to push you forward.

Somewhat confusingly, there was an old launcher called 'Minecraft Unified Launcher', which was specifically for Windows 7 and 8 and only launched Java Edition and Minecraft Dungeons.

Minecraft players struggle to play Java Edition with the new Launcher causing log-in difficulties and long download times.

Minecraft's latest launcher unifies the Java, Bedrock, Windows and Dungeons edition and here is how to get the minecraft launcher.

A brand new launcher is in BETA for the Java version of Minecraft. Grab this new minecraft launcher and see what it's all about!

Though Minecraft Java Edition can be downloaded and installed using Mojang's official launcher, the same can be achieved via custom launchers.

Minecraft Java and Bedrock edition launched on PC in 2022, bringing the two main versions of the game to a mutual launcher. But even with the two games living happily as one, it can be a bit ...

Unofficial Minecraft Launcher for Windows 98 is now available on C++ Only versions 1.5.2 or older recommended; Java 8 needed for versions 1.8.9+ Voodoo 3 GPU reportedly hits 20FPS on Minecraft ...