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Mistly vs other launchers
Mistly compared with Lunar Client, Badlion Client, Horizon, Modrinth App and the CurseForge app: features, accounts, mods and measured performance.
There are many ways to launch Minecraft: Java Edition. They don't all do the same job, so here is an honest comparison to help you pick the right one. Mistly doesn't try to replace a PvP client: it is a light, general launcher for every version and every mod loader.
This page compares what each launcher offers. Features change over time: if something here is out of date, tell us on GitHub.
At a glance
| Mistly | Lunar Client | Badlion Client | Horizon | Modrinth App | CurseForge app | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kind | General launcher | PvP client | PvP client | Rust reimplementation of the game + launcher | General launcher | General launcher |
| Price | Free | Free (paid cosmetics) | Free (paid cosmetics) | Free | Free (optional subscription) | Free |
| Open source | Yes (MIT) | No | No | Not checked | Yes (GPL-3.0) | No |
| Technology | Rust + Slint (native) | Electron | Electron | Rust | Tauri (Rust + web UI) | Electron |
| Every Minecraft version | Yes, down to alpha and indev | A chosen set of versions | A chosen set of versions | Its own versions | Yes | Yes |
| Forge, NeoForge, Fabric, Quilt | Yes, plus OptiFine and LiteLoader | No (built-in mods) | No (built-in mods) | Not checked | Yes | Yes |
| Mods from Modrinth | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mods from CurseForge | Yes | No | No | Not checked | No | Yes |
| Modpacks | Modrinth (.mrpack) and CurseForge | No | No | Import | Modrinth | CurseForge |
| Microsoft account | Yes, several | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Offline accounts | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Texture pack editor | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cosmetics | Coming soon (Mistly cape and elytra to try) | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Windows / macOS / Linux | Windows | All three | Windows, macOS | Not checked | All three | All three |
In short:
- You play PvP on a few versions and want built-in FPS mods: Lunar Client or Badlion Client.
- You want every version, every loader and mods from both Modrinth and CurseForge, in a small native app with offline accounts: Mistly.
- You only use Modrinth content: the Modrinth App is excellent. Only CurseForge modpacks: the CurseForge app.
- You are curious about another engine for the game itself: Horizon reimplements Minecraft in Rust (playhorizon.dev).
Performance
Measured on a Ryzen 7 7435HS, 24 GB of RAM, Windows 10, Mistly 0.3.4 (release build), on the home page, 15 seconds after launch. Average of 3 launches.
| Mistly | |
|---|---|
| Download size | 38 MB (a single Misty.exe) |
| Window shown after | about 50 ms (the loading screen, then the home page) |
| Memory at rest (working set) | about 120 MB |
| Memory at rest (private) | about 170 MB |
We only publish figures we measured ourselves. The other launchers haven't been measured on this machine yet, so they aren't in this table: we prefer an empty cell to a made-up number.
Measure it yourself
The method is simple and works for any launcher:
- Close every launcher and reboot, so nothing is cached in memory.
- Start the launcher with a stopwatch, and note when its window appears.
- Wait 15 seconds on its home page without touching anything.
- In the Task Manager (Details tab), note the Working set and Private bytes of its processes (an Electron app runs several: add them up).
- Do it three times and take the average.
Memory used by the game itself depends on Minecraft, your mods and the RAM you allow it (Settings), not on the launcher, which is why it isn't compared here.