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What is Mistly

A light Minecraft: Java Edition launcher for Windows, written in Rust. What it does, and what it doesn't.

Mistly is a free launcher for Minecraft: Java Edition on Windows. It downloads the game from Mojang's official servers, manages your profiles and mods, and starts Minecraft with the right settings. It is written in Rust with a Slint interface: a single Misty.exe file, with nothing else to install.

In one minute

  • Every version. Releases, and on request snapshots, betas, alphas and Indev versions.
  • Mod loaders in one click. Forge, NeoForge, Fabric, Quilt, OptiFine and LiteLoader, offered only when they exist for the version you pick. See Versions and mod loaders.
  • Profiles. Each profile has its own version, mod loader and game folder, while the heavy files stay shared. See Profiles.
  • Mods from Modrinth and CurseForge. Search, install with their dependencies, enable or disable them. See Mods, packs and shaders.
  • Modpacks. Modrinth .mrpack and CurseForge modpacks become a ready-to-play profile. See Modpacks.
  • Skin and capes. Change them straight from the launcher, with a 3D preview. See Skin and capes.
  • Texture pack editor (experimental). Draw textures pixel by pixel and export a resource pack. See Texture pack editor.
  • Light. The launcher itself uses very little memory, so the RAM goes to the game.

Requirements

  • Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
  • An Internet connection for the first launch of each version (game files, libraries and Java are downloaded once).
  • A Microsoft account that owns Minecraft: Java Edition to play online. Offline accounts are also available. See Accounts.

Java does not need to be installed: Mistly downloads the Java version each Minecraft version needs, from Mojang.

Languages

The interface is available in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian. English is the default; change it in Settings, the change applies immediately.

What Mistly is not

  • Not an official product. Mistly is not affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft.
  • Not a way to get Minecraft for free. Mistly ships no game files. To play online you need an account that owns the game.
  • Not for macOS or Linux. Mistly is a Windows application.

Where to go next

Start with Installation, then First launch.

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