Unlike other browser-based Minecraft clones, Eaglercraft aims to faithfully replicate the vanilla Minecraft 1.8.8 experience, including:

Eaglercraft exists in a legally ambiguous space. Mojang’s End User License Agreement (EULA) prohibits redistributing Minecraft’s code or assets. However, Eaglercraft does not ship with actual Minecraft assets — it downloads them from Mojang’s servers when first run (like the official launcher). The game logic is a clean-room reimplementation, not copied code.

The developer community around Eaglercraft is aggressively working toward a 1.12.2 feature set. The "188 New" base is the foundation. Future updates promise: