First off, an online server means that the server is up and running. It is available for people to join. An offline server means that the server is down and closed for people who want to join.
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Minecraft can be played online or offline. When you play online, you need Internet connection and you can play with other people. When you play offline, you don't need Internet connection but you can only play by yourself.
The Minecraft launcher needs to go online to download the game the first time you log in on any given computer. After that, you can play Minecraft on that computer without being connected to the Internet.Multiplayer won't work offline, though.If a new version of Minecraft is released, you must go online to download the update. You can still play the old version offline before you do this.
When you buy and download minecraft, you can just play single player for an offline experience. If you want to play online, just click multiplayer from the main menu and enter the server's IP. (You can get server IP's if you search "minecraft IP list" on google)
In order to download Minecraft - legally - you must buy it as a registered user. It is a one time purchase of $26, and once bought you can even play offline! Once you have it bought, login to account wait for the files to download. After you finish this up, you can then exit Minecraft and login (password at this point is not needed if you wish to play offline) and reopen Minecraft and login. You have the option of playing offline. Click it, and you are now playing offline!