Koala Launcher

❓ What is the Koala Launcher

Koala Launcher is a fork of KoalaLauncher aiming to be more FOSS Friendy towards Pull Requests and Contribution

⚡ Comparison with Twitch Launcher

This is an example of the time that KoalaLauncher takes to install a modpack in comparison to Twitch. Both tests are running at the same time over a 1Gbps network to ensure that the network doesn't impact the comparison.

Koala Launcher: 52 seconds
Twitch Launcher: 2 minutes, 25 seconds

⬇️ Download

To download the latest version, you can either click here and select the appropriate version for your operating system or visit our website.

🎨 Features

Our features:

Java downloader. You don't need to have java installed, a suitable version will be downloaded automatically.
It's as easy as pie to install the vanilla Game, Forge, Fabric, and all CurseForge Modpacks. No further action from the user is required.
Install mods for both Fabric and Forge directly from our UI
Built-in auto-updater. The launcher will always keep itself updated to the latest release.
Easily manage multiple accounts and switch between them.
Still playing on your grandma pc from the 80s? Don't worry, we got you covered with our Potato PC Mode!

You can also:

Keep track of the time you played each instance
Add instances to the download queue, they will automatically download one after the other

Some of the features we are still working on are:

Drag and drop instances wherever you like them, just like in your desktop
Liteloader Support
Optifine easy-installation support
Modpacks.ch (FTB) Support
Technic Support
Custom Theming

and a lot more...

💾 Compilation

⚙️ Requirements

You need the following software installed:

NodeJS (> v14.8.0 x64)
(Rust)[https://www.rust-lang.org/]
A C++ Compiler ((GCC)[https://gcc.gnu.org/] or (MSVC)[https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/])
(Yarn)[http://yarnpkg.com/]

⏩ Steps

Install the dependencies

yarn

Start the Development environment

yarn

Packaging

To package the app for the local platform:

set RELEASE_TESTING=true
yarn release

🗝 Built and managed with

🎁 Contributing

You can find a list of unassigned tasks here. Feel free to ask anything on our discord if you need help or want other tasks.

Fork it!
Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
Submit a pull request :D

📜 History

This project was forked from the KoalaLauncher Rewrite due to some internal team drama with the licensing.

🎓 License

This project is licensed under the GNU GPL V3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

KoalaDevs/KoalaLauncher