Minecraft launcher guide

Default launcher, provided by mojang/microsoft.

Newest launcher via microsoft store or windows 11/10 version now stopped support multi account login. you will need to log out and log in again to use account.

Choose installer which is suite for you:

Note: Choose windows 10/11 download installer will result in new mc launcher downloaded. Choose Wisely!

Windows 10/11: New mc launcher with xbox live

Windows 7/8: Old launcher support multipile accounts, works on windows 10 and 11

MacOS: Installer for macos

Debian and debian based distributions: Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Linux mint/ and other ubuntu-based distro usually support

Arch and arch based distributions: manajano os/archo linux/ and other arch-based distro usually support

Other distributions: Minecraft in tar.gz use for experierment

On windows

On Ubuntu

Setup profile

1.From main minecraft launcher, choose installions:

2. choose "new installion" in installions section if you don't have one.

by deault it would be "lastest release" profile

this mean it will auto update to lastest stable build

3. New installion config

You can choose a some icon for games, like this:

From here, setup your own name/version as well as custom folder.

Legend:

game directory: decide where your instance is saved. .minecraft (default file) still generated.

java excuteable: point into javaw file for custom java package instead of default (given by minecraft launcher)

jvm arugments: launcher properties

version: change version of minecraft

name: name anything you like.

Note:

Default profile like this does not allow you to modify version, it will update to lastest version instead

Also name is unchangeable and not delete able

Choose different profile

You can either choose different profile, by clicking on icon like this

Download here

Just install by double click to lunar download file (due to lunar client is very easy to install).

Click on blue marked to choose desired version.

By default, it will lies in c drive.

Once you're done with choose version click save opinions to install.

Click "launch" to start a game

Setting section

Very interactive GUI and description.