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PolyMC is a custom launcher for Minecraft that focuses on predictability, long term stability and simplicity. This is a **fork** of the MultiMC Launcher and not endorsed by MultiMC. The PolyMC community felt that the maintainer was not acting in the spirit of Free Software so this fork was made.
# Installation ## 🐧 Linux ### Cross-distro packages Download on Flathub Download as AppImage - [AppImage SHA256](https://packages.polymc.org/latest/appimage/PolyMC-latest-x86_64.AppImage.sha256) ### Arch Linux There are several AUR packages available: [![polymc](https://img.shields.io/badge/aur-polymc-blue)](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/polymc/) [![polymc-bin](https://img.shields.io/badge/aur-polymc--bin-blue)](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/polymc-bin/) ```sh # source package: yay -S polymc # binary package: yay -S polymc-bin ``` ### Debian and Ubuntu We use [makedeb](https://docs.makedeb.org/) for our Debian packages. Several MPR packages are available: [![polymc](https://img.shields.io/badge/mpr-polymc-orange)](https://mpr.makedeb.org/packages/polymc) [![polymc-bin](https://img.shields.io/badge/mpr-polymc--bin-orange)](https://mpr.makedeb.org/packages/polymc-bin) ```sh # source package: sudo tap install polymc # binary package: sudo tap install polymc-bin ``` ### Nix A [Nix derivation](packages/nix/NIX.md) is available. ### Gentoo A Gentoo ebuild is available in the [swirl](https://git.swurl.xyz/swirl/ebuilds) overlay, named `games-action/polymc`. ```sh # as root: emerge --oneshot eselect-repository eselect repository enable swirl emaint sync -r swirl emerge polymc # to use latest git version: sudo tee -a /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords <<< "=games-action/polymc-9999 **" ``` ### Fedora An RPM package is available on [COPR](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/polymc/polymc/). ```sh sudo dnf copr enable polymc/polymc sudo dnf install polymc ``` ### Slackware [A SlackBuild](https://codeberg.org/glowiak/SlackBuilds/src/branch/master/repository/polymc.md) is available. You will need [qt5](http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/libraries/qt5/) (on 15.0 installed by default), [a JDK](https://codeberg.org/glowiak/SlackBuilds/src/branch/master/repository/adoptium-jdk8.md), and if you're on 14.2, you need to compile newer CMake version manually. To build, type in extracted directory with all dependiences met: sudo ./polymc.SlackBuild sudo installpkg /tmp/polymc-version-arch-1_SBo.tgz You can also download a community-maintained [prebuilt x86_64 package](http://glowiak.github.io/file/polymc-latest-slackware) and install it with /sbin/installpkg: sudo /sbin/installpkg ~/Downloads/polymc-version-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz ## Windows [Windows (32-bit)](https://packages.polymc.org/latest/win32/win32.zip) ([SHA256](https://packages.polymc.org/latest/win32/win32.zip.sha256)) - this is a portable package, you can extract it anywhere and run it. This package needs testing. ## MacOS MacOS has experimental development builds available [here](https://github.com/PolyMC/PolyMC/actions) ## FreeBSD There are community-maintained binary packages available: - [AppBSD Image](http://glowiak.github.io/file/polymc-latest-fbsd64-appbsd) - a portable application, requires [AppBSD](https://codeberg.org/glowiak/appbsd/) to be installed. - [Gzipped binaries](http://glowiak.github.io/file/polymc-latest-fbsd64-raw) - traditional way to distribute, unpack and run. In both cases you need X11, Qt5 and Java installed. Both files are 64bit only. You can build from source - see [BUILD.md](./BUILD.md) ## OpenBSD There are community-maintained packages available: - [gzipped 32-bit binaries](http://glowiak.github.io/file/polymc-latest-obsd32-raw), download, unpack and run. You need X11, Qt5 and Java installed. You can build from source - see [BUILD.md](./BUILD.md) ## Development Builds There are per-commit development builds available [here](https://github.com/PolyMC/PolyMC/actions). These have debug information in the binaries, so their file sizes are relatively larger. Portable builds are provided for AppImage on Linux, Windows, and macOS. For Debian and Arch, you can use these packages for the latest development versions: [![polymc-git](https://img.shields.io/badge/aur-polymc--git-blue)](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/polymc-git/) [![polymc-git](https://img.shields.io/badge/mpr-polymc--git-orange)](https://mpr.makedeb.org/packages/polymc-git) For flatpak, you can use [flathub-beta](https://discourse.flathub.org/t/how-to-use-flathub-beta/2111) # Help & Support Feel free to create an issue if you need help. However, you might find it easier to ask in the Discord server. [![PolyMC Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/923671181020766230?label=PolyMC%20Discord)](https://discord.gg/xq7fxrgtMP) For people who don't want to use Discord, we have a Matrix Space which is bridged to the Discord server: [![PolyMC Space](https://img.shields.io/matrix/polymc:polymc.org?label=PolyMC%20Space&server_fqdn=matrix.polymc.org)](https://matrix.to/#/#polymc:polymc.org) If there are any issues with the space or you are using a client that does not support the feature here are the individual rooms: [![Support](https://img.shields.io/matrix/support:polymc.org?label=%23support&server_fqdn=matrix.polymc.org)](https://matrix.to/#/#support:polymc.org) [![Discussion](https://img.shields.io/matrix/discussion:polymc.org?label=%23discussion&server_fqdn=matrix.polymc.org)](https://matrix.to/#/#discussion:polymc.org) [![Development](https://img.shields.io/matrix/development:polymc.org?label=%23development&server_fqdn=matrix.polymc.org)](https://matrix.to/#/#development:polymc.org) [![News](https://img.shields.io/matrix/news:polymc.org?label=%23news&server_fqdn=matrix.polymc.org)](https://matrix.to/#/#news:polymc.org) # Development If you want to contribute to PolyMC you might find it useful to join our Discord Server or Matrix Space. ## Building If you want to build PolyMC yourself, check [BUILD.md](BUILD.md) for build instructions. ## Code formatting Just follow the existing formatting. In general, in order of importance: - Make sure your IDE is not messing up line endings or whitespace and avoid using linters. - Prefer readability over dogma. - Keep to the existing formatting. - Indent with 4 space unless it's in a submodule. - Keep lists (of arguments, parameters, initializers...) as lists, not paragraphs. It should either read from top to bottom, or left to right. Not both. ## Translations The translation effort for PolyMC is hosted on [Weblate](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/polymc/polymc/) and information about translating PolyMC is available at https://github.com/PolyMC/Translations ## Forking/Redistributing/Custom builds policy Do whatever you want, we don't care. Just follow the license. If you have any questions about this feel free to ask in an issue.