Permanent free plan

Build your Minecraft launcher for free

A real custom launcher for your server: your logo, your mods, your automatic updates. No credit card, and no time limit.

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No credit card required. The free plan does not expire.

What the free plan includes

Not a crippled demo: a launcher you can genuinely hand to your players.

1 custom launcher

Your name, your logo, your colours and your wallpaper. Your players install a launcher that looks like yours, not a generic one.

100 MB of CDN hosting

Your mods and configurations are hosted on the Cloudflare network, and downloaded from the point of presence closest to each player.

Forge and Fabric mods

Import a Modrinth or CurseForge modpack in one click: mods, versions and loader are configured automatically.

Windows and Linux builds

An .exe installer for Windows and an .AppImage for Linux, built server-side and ready to distribute.

Automatic updates

When you change your mods, launchers already installed on your players' machines update themselves on the next launch.

One configured server

Address, Minecraft version, allocated memory and Java version: all set from the dashboard, with no file to edit.

What the free plan does not do

Better said before you start than after.

Builds are batched

Your very first build runs immediately. After that you get one launcher build and one mods build per week, run during the daily 6 p.m. window. This is what makes the tier sustainable: the build servers only wake up once a day.

100 MB, and no more

Enough to host a small modpack and distribute it. A growing server will reach that ceiling: the Basic plan raises it to 3 GB.

No macOS build

Windows and Linux only. macOS builds require a dedicated Apple machine, reserved for paid plans.

No crash reports

Your players' crashes are not collected in the dashboard. That feature starts with the Basic plan.

No social features

Friends, online presence and direct messages inside the launcher are reserved for the Pro and Max plans.

No collaborators

A single account manages the launcher. Sharing access with your team starts with the Basic plan.

"Free" — in what sense?

No credit card, no seven-day trial, no countdown. You create an account, configure your launcher, and distribute it to your players. If you never pay, it keeps working.

This tier exists because a launcher cannot be judged from a pricing page. It is deliberately tight on volume, not on quality: what you ship to your players is exactly the same product as on the paid plans.

This is not a cracked launcher

A good share of searches for "free Minecraft launcher" are looking for a way to play without buying the game. That is not what CraftLauncher does, and it is better said now than discovered after signing up.

CraftLauncher helps server administrators distribute their modpack. Your players sign in with their Microsoft account and must own Minecraft. What is free here is the tool that builds and hosts your launcher — not the game.

Building your free launcher, step by step

Around five minutes, from sign-up to a downloadable file.

  1. 1

    Create your account

    Sign up by email, or with Microsoft, Google or GitHub. No credit card is requested at any point.

  2. 2

    Configure your server

    Name, address, Minecraft version and loader. The required Java version is detected automatically from the version you pick.

  3. 3

    Add your mods

    Import a Modrinth or CurseForge modpack in one click, or upload your .jar files and configurations directly.

  4. 4

    Customise the look

    Logo, colours and wallpaper. This is your launcher your players will install, carrying your identity.

  5. 5

    Start the build

    The first build starts immediately. A few minutes later, your Windows and Linux installers are ready.

  6. 6

    Share the link

    Send the download link to your players. Later updates reach them automatically.

What if the server grows?

Moving to the Basic plan rebuilds nothing: same launcher, same download link, same players. You gain 3 GB of storage, on-demand builds, crash reports and macOS builds.

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Frequently asked questions about the free plan

Is the free plan time-limited?
No. It is not a trial: it does not expire, and no credit card is requested. You can stay on the free plan for as long as you like.
Do my players need to own Minecraft?
Yes. Players sign in with their Microsoft account and must own a legitimate copy of the game. CraftLauncher does not allow playing without buying Minecraft.
How long does it take to create a launcher?
About five minutes of configuration. The first build runs immediately, and your Windows and Linux installers are downloadable a few minutes later.
What happens if I exceed 100 MB?
You cannot add more files until you free up space or change plan. Nothing is deleted, and the launcher already distributed to your players keeps working normally.
How many players can use my launcher?
The number of players downloading and using your launcher is not capped by the plan, including on the free tier. Your mods and files count towards the quota, your players do not.
Are Forge and Fabric available on the free plan?
Yes, both, just as on the paid plans. You pick the loader and its version when configuring your server.
Can I change plan later?
Yes, in both directions. Moving to a paid plan keeps your launcher, its download link and your players. Returning to the free plan is possible at any time.
Why are builds deferred on the free plan?
Builds run on servers that are expensive to keep awake. Batching them once a day is what makes this tier possible without funding it at a loss. Your first build still runs straight away.

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No credit card. The free plan does not expire.