winget install --id=PolyMC.PolyMC -e
An Open Source Minecraft launcher with the ability to manage multiple instances, accounts and mods.
PolyMC is a Minecraft launcher designed to manage multiple Minecraft installations, accounts, and mods efficiently. Built as an open-source alternative to MultiMC, PolyMC focuses on stability, simplicity, and long-term support for users who need flexibility in their Minecraft experience.
Key Features:
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for Minecraft players, creators, and mod developers who need a reliable tool to manage their installations without complexity. PolyMC provides a streamlined experience for experimenting with different mods, versions, or accounts while maintaining stability and performance.
Available via winget for easy installation on Windows.
PolyMC is a custom launcher for Minecraft that focuses on predictability, long term stability and simplicity.
This is a fork of the MultiMC Launcher and not endorsed by MultiMC. If you want to read about why this fork was created, check out our FAQ page.
There are per-commit development builds available here. These have debug information in the binaries, so their file sizes are relatively larger. Portable builds are provided for AppImage on Linux, Windows, and macOS.
For Debian and Arch, you can use these packages for the latest development versions:
For flatpak, you can use flathub-beta
Feel free to create an issue if you need help. However, you might find it easier to ask in the Discord server.
We also have a subreddit you can post your issues and suggestions on:
If you want to contribute to PolyMC you might find it useful to join our Discord Server.
If you want to build PolyMC yourself, check Build Instructions for build instructions.
The translation effort for PolyMC is hosted on Weblate and information about translating PolyMC is available at
To modify download information or change packaging information send a pull request or issue to the website .
We don't care what you do with your fork/custom build as long as you follow the terms of the license (this is a legal responsibility), and if you made code changes rather than just packaging a custom build, please do the following as a basic courtesy:
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) to disable it (this way the program will still compile but you won't be able to log into your Minecraft account).If you have any questions or want any clarification on the above conditions please make an issue and ask us.
Be aware that if you build this software without removing the provided Microsoft API key in CMakeLists.txt you are accepting the following terms and conditions:
If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, then remove the Microsoft API keys from the CMakeLists.txt file by setting it to an empty string (""
).
All launcher code is available under the GPL-3.0-only license.
The logo and related assets are under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.