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

• Javascript
• React
• Redux
• NodeJS
• Yarn
• Electron
• Codacy
• Webpack
• Babel
• ESLint
• Ant Design
• Styled Components
• Rust

🎁 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.

1. Fork it!
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
5. 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.