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minecraft-launcher
[](https://github.com/s8n-ru/minecraft-launcher/releases/latest) [](https://github.com/s8n-ru/minecraft-launcher/releases/latest) [](https://github.com/s8n-ru/minecraft-launcher/releases/latest)
an opinionated launcher - my based opinions
built for myself, If your its to your taste, help yourself.
What I changed vs upstream
| Stock launcher | This fork | |
|---|---|---|
| Telemetry | Yes | none |
| News fetch on launch | Yes | none |
| UI | Ugly | Clean |
| Weak hardware support | lmao | optimized |
Full diff in CHANGELOG.md. Per-endpoint network audit in docs/NETWORK_AUDIT.md.
What it does
- Modrinth, CurseForge, FTB, ATLauncher, Technic instance imports
- Fetches Java, no system install needed (hassle)
- Portable: can launch from a usb stick for example
- Offline mode: pick a username, play.
- Pure black/white theme, no chrome accents
That's it. Same scope as Prism, just narrower defaults.
Download
Pre-built binaries for Linux, Windows, macOS:
Linux:
tar xzf minecraft-launcher-linux-x64.tar.gz
cd minecraft-launcher
./bin/prismlauncher
Windows:
unzip minecraft-launcher-windows-x64.zip
cd minecraft-launcher
prismlauncher.exe
macOS (unsigned — right-click → Open → Open anyway):
unzip minecraft-launcher-macos-arm64.zip
cd minecraft-launcher
./prismlauncher.app/Contents/MacOS/prismlauncher
First launch: pick a username, done.
Trust
Don't take my word on the privacy stuff. Read the audits:
- docs/NETWORK_AUDIT.md — every endpoint listed, telemetry verdict per call
- docs/SETTINGS_AUDIT.md — default-value diffs vs upstream
- docs/BLOAT_AUDIT.md — what got stripped, why
It's GPL-3.0. Source is right there.
Status
Personal project. I use it daily, that's the only QA. No support guarantees. Bugs happen. Use at your own risk.
PRs welcome but not promised to merge — this is opinionated by design.
License
GPL-3.0-only. Per-file copyright headers preserved.
Based on PrismLauncher (GPL-3.0), itself a fork of PolyMC and MultiMC.
Build from source
git clone https://github.com/s8n-ru/minecraft-launcher.git
cd minecraft-launcher
# Fedora 43
sudo dnf install cmake gcc-c++ ninja-build extra-cmake-modules \
qt6-qtbase-devel qt6-qttools-devel qt6-qtsvg-devel qt6-qtnetworkauth-devel \
libarchive-devel cmark-devel qrencode-devel tomlplusplus
# Ubuntu / Debian
sudo apt install cmake g++ ninja-build extra-cmake-modules \
qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev qt6-svg-dev libqt6networkauth6-dev \
libarchive-dev libcmark-dev libqrencode-dev libtomlplusplus-dev gamemode-dev libvulkan-dev
JAVA_HOME=/path/to/jdk-21 cmake -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
./build/prismlauncher
CI builds via GitHub Actions for all 3 platforms on every tag.