Launcher
A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once (by MultiMC)
Iris
A modern shaders mod for Minecraft compatible with existing OptiFine shader packs (by IrisShaders)
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| Launcher | Iris | |
|---|---|---|
| 315 | 134 | |
| 4,114 | 3,090 | |
| 0.9% | 3.4% | |
| 6.5 | 8.6 | |
| 22 days ago | 1 day ago | |
| C++ | Java | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Launcher
Posts with mentions or reviews of Launcher.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-06.
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Please help me
If you cannot - https://github.com/MultiMC/Launcher/wiki/Unsupported-Intel-GPUs
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I tried installing the minecraft launcher both from the official website and from microsoft store but i just get this message. where can i actually download it so that i can actually play it?
MultiMC
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Failure to Launch
maybe : https://github.com/MultiMC/Launcher/issues/41
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Beta 1.7.3 server list similar to modern Minecraft
Here is a link to Modloader for MCb173. It needs adding directly into the minecraft.jar file, however if you use a launcher like MultiMC, which you can find here: https://multimc.org/ then there is an option to 'add to minecraft jar file' which does the same thing.
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[launcher] Java launcher “broken”. Sometimes it’s stuck on the loading screen, sometimes it won’t even let me click the launcher icon.
I used to have this issue lots, and it was due to my internet being too restrictive. The Minecraft Launcher was refusing to open, and I fixed it by messing with the restrictions until it worked. Hopefully this helps :) if all else fails of course, try just reinstalling it! I’m sure that all your config files don’t get affected by reinstalling it, but just in case make a backup. And if all ELSE ELSE fails, you could switch to a completely different launcher, like MultiMC! Good luck!
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Modding Beta 1.7.3 on MacOS ain't easy
If you are willing to try out the launcher - MultiMC which you can find here (there is a Mac option available) : https://multimc.org/ then I have put together an MCb173 pack that has been made for MultiMC. You just use the 'import from zip' option.
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Error code 1 (Java 8, Official launcher) [java]
Download MultiMC from their official site https://multimc.org/
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Custom launcher
Others than that, if you insist, you can take a look at the launcher which u/reginakinhi provided or find others on the internet (GitHub for example). Since PrismLauncher is written in C++, and if you are not familiar with it, you should see other launcher as well. Or else https://github.com/MultiMC/Launcher is an alternate.
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Minecraft Veteran Here with some Questions
The best way to experience beta 173 is to play beta 173, and perhaps add some mods to it a little later. One of the better launchers to use for old versions and for playing modded is to use the MultiMC launcher which you can find here: https://multimc.org/
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Getting started in IC2 for b1.7.3?
This will only assist if you are using MultiMC as your Minecraft launcher as it is a MultiMC instance which you can use the 'import from zip' option. MultiMC can be found here: https://multimc.org/ It includes IC2 1337 with several add-on mods which have also been back-ported to work with it, such as the Thermometer, Advanced machines, etc. You can disable the add-ons you do not wish included. There is also buildcraft and redpower added as well.
Iris
Posts with mentions or reviews of Iris.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-22.
- Iris 1.6.12 for Minecraft 1.20.3
- Iris 1.6.10 for Minecraft 1.20.2 Released
- Iris 1.6.9 for Minecraft 1.20.1 is Out
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Mod List
Iris Shaders + Sodium - Link - Indium - Link - (Indium is needed for many other Sodium based FPS increasing mods) - Increases performance and shaders performance
- 1.20.1 shaders glitch. on feather with iris. how do i fix. if i use night vision its fine but it looks worse bc shadows become less defined happens with all shaders but is okay without.
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[Java] How so I get shaders working
You can install iris from here: https://irisshaders.dev/download and they have a complete installation guide here: https://github.com/IrisShaders/Iris/blob/37f491553cea26241a8561da90917c740d7a573c/docs/guide.md
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Minecraft Java Edition 1.20 - the Trails & Tales Update Has Been Released!
Downloading the latest version off of the official Iris website or GitHub should be safe: https://github.com/IrisShaders/Iris/releases
- Iris 1.6.4 for Minecraft 1.20 Released and Adds Feature to Change Color Space
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Launcher and Iris you can also consider the following projects:
lunar-client-qt - Lightweight launcher for lunar client
Starlight - Rewrites the light engine to fix lighting performance and lighting errors
PolyMC - A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once (Fork of MultiMC)
LambDynamicLights - A dynamic lights mod for Minecraft with Fabric.
Lunar-Client-Lite-Launcher - A lightweight and unlocked launcher for Lunar Client. Made in AutoHotkey.
sodium-fabric - A fork of Sodium adding Iris compatibility. EXPERIMENTAL AND UNSTABLE, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE ARE RENDERING ISSUES, BUGS, AND CRASHES.
MultiMC5 - A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once [Moved to: https://github.com/MultiMC/Launcher]
Indium - A JavaScript development environment for Emacs
ManyMC - 📦 A familiar Minecraft Launcher with native support for macOS arm64 (M1)
sodium-extra-fabric - Features that shouldn't be in Sodium.
PolyMC-Offline - Fork of PolyMC with offline patches for personal use.
Indium - Sodium addon providing support for the Fabric Rendering API, based on Indigo