Projects Launcher

A free Minecraft launcher. It installs Java, game versions and mods by itself, so you can just talk and play with your friends.

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The Android app's home screen: Projects news and mods

Press Join to play with friends.

The launcher opens the game and connects you to the same server. Call your crew in one click.

Crew page: a crew call that is on, two coming, one coming soon, one not coming. Below it the crew's two voice rooms, and Join beside the three crewmates on Projects

The Projects panel open in the game: friends in game, online and offline, with Join beside those on Projects

No need to leave the game.

Press F7 to see your friends and answer messages, invites or crew calls in the game.

Talk with your friends while you play.

Call a friend or join your crew's voice room. Your voice goes to the room when you talk, and a corner of your game screen shows who's talking.

Your Discord keybinds carry over in one click. Only your friends can call you, and voice isn't recorded.

Your crew's General voice room: five people, one of them talking, with Microphone, Deafen and Leave at the bottom

Keep your AFK accounts on the server.

Run several accounts at once. If one drops, it reconnects by itself.

AFK accounts: two in game, one reconnecting

Stay AFK while your PC is off.

With 24/7 Cloud, your account connects from our servers and stays in game while you sleep.

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Switch from your old launcher.

Your worlds, servers, key bindings and shaders come with you from eight launchers, including TLauncher, SKlauncher and the official one.

TLauncher found: game settings, server list, resource packs, shaders, screenshots, worlds and a Fabric install ready to import

Mod problems show up before the game starts.

Press Repair to download missing mods and swap the ones that don't match for versions that do.

The game won't start with these mods: a missing dependency, a mod installed twice, a wrong version and a clash, with the Repair button

If your FPS is low, pick Smooth.

Smooth gives you the highest FPS. You can switch to Balanced or Quality any time.

Graphics and FPS: Smooth, Balanced and Quality, with Smooth picked

Play on Android phones and tablets too.

The Android app runs Minecraft Java without a computer. Your friends, crew and messages are right there.

You can manage your 24/7 Cloud accounts from your phone too and watch their consoles live. If one stops, you get a notification.

Get the Android app

There's no launcher for iPhone or iPad. You can join play.projects.gg with Minecraft.

The Android app's home screen: Projects news, mods and the Play button

Download and install Minecraft

Press Download and pick the file we recommend for your device.
Open the file and install it. If Windows warns you, press More info, then Run anyway.
Sign in with Microsoft, or pick Play with a username and type your name.
Press Play. The launcher downloads the Java it needs and the game files from Mojang's servers.

Systems it runs on

Windows: 10 and 11, 64-bit
macOS: Apple silicon and Intel
Linux: 64-bit, AppImage or .deb package
Android: 5 and later, phones and tablets

Questions players ask

What to know before you download the launcher.

Is Projects Launcher free?

Yes. It's free and open source, and you can use it in English or Turkish.

Can I play without a Microsoft account?

Yes. When you add an account, pick Play with a username and type your name. This lets you play singleplayer and join servers that don't need a Microsoft account, such as play.projects.gg. If you bought Minecraft, Sign in with Microsoft to join the servers that do.

Which Minecraft versions can I install?

Every Java Edition version: releases, snapshots and the old alpha and beta versions. When you create an instance, pick the version and, for mods, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge or Quilt.

Do I need to install Java?

No. The launcher downloads and installs the Java each version needs by itself.

How do I install mods?

Install the mods we recommend in one click from the Mods tab, or search Modrinth's mods in Discover. If a mod causes trouble, press Repair.

Can I bring my worlds from TLauncher?

Yes. On its first start the launcher finds your old launcher. Your worlds, server list, game settings, resource packs and shaders come with you. You can switch from TLauncher, SKlauncher, the official Minecraft Launcher, CurseForge, Modrinth App, Prism Launcher, PolyMC and MultiMC.

Is Projects Launcher safe?

Its source code is public, so anyone can check it. The game files come from Mojang's own servers, and the launcher only installs updates signed by us.

Can I play Minecraft Java on my phone?

Yes. The Android app runs Minecraft: Java Edition without a computer on phones and tablets with Android 5 or later. There's no launcher for iPhone or iPad: there, join play.projects.gg with Minecraft (Bedrock).