PCL-CE
PCL 社区版 由社区开发者维护与管理
PCL Community Edition is a Windows Minecraft Java Edition launcher, a community-maintained fork of PCL that adds features for managing game versions, modpacks, and accounts.
PCL Community Edition is a community-maintained fork of PCL, short for Plain Craft Launcher, a Minecraft Java Edition launcher originally built for Windows users in China. After the original PCL project opened its source code, community developers created this fork to add features and improvements that the mainline version had not yet included. The README is primarily written in Chinese, and the project maintains QQ and Telegram groups for both users and contributors.
A launcher in this context is the application you use to manage and start Minecraft. Rather than using the official Mojang launcher, many players prefer third-party launchers that offer more control over game versions, modpacks, and account management. PCL CE is one of those alternatives, targeting the Windows desktop.
Full support covers Windows 10 version 1809 and newer, with the .NET 8 desktop runtime as a requirement. Older Windows versions may work but are not officially supported. macOS and Linux are not supported for running the launcher, though developers can compile the source code on those systems for testing purposes before moving builds to a Windows machine.
The project uses a custom license for the main launcher code inherited from the upstream PCL repository, with Apache License 2.0 applying to the remaining parts of this fork. Bug reports for the community edition should be filed in this repository rather than the original upstream one, as the two share a codebase but diverge in features and versioning.
Where it fits
- Launch Minecraft Java Edition on Windows with a community-built launcher that offers more control than the official Mojang launcher.
- Manage multiple Minecraft versions and modpacks from one Windows application.
- Contribute bug fixes or new features to PCL Community Edition as part of its open-source community.