v1.3.0

What's new in 1.3.0

Playing

• Quick Play launch straight into a server or world from the launcher, plus desktop shortcuts that boot a specific world/server in one click
• Play Offline is offered when Microsoft sign-in servers are unreachable
• Per-instance window size, fullscreen and launch hooks
• Warning before launch when free RAM is below the instance allocation
• Game options sync between instances

Instances & content

• Export instances as Modrinth .mrpack
• Import worlds from zip backups
• Archive instance imports now auto-detect layout, mod loader and Minecraft version
• Datapacks are included in content update checks
• CurseForge modpack installs are now complete (no more missing files)
• Java 25 detection; failed launches are written to the launcher log

UI & localization

• Chinese (Simplified) translation and broader UI localization (Merged)
• Skeleton loaders instead of text loading states
• Optional pixel cat companion on the home screen
• Account sessions are validated proactively on the accounts page
• Fixed dialogs being covered by the sidebar on small windows

Linux

• Fixed intermittent UI freezes (WebKitGTK DMA-BUF renderer disabled)
• Fixed the app opening as a tiny window; restored frameless window controls
• The launcher now opens maximized on first launch (all platforms)

Other

• One-line install support via install.config.json (mget) (Merged)
• Release assets now include stable version-less filenames (permanent download URLs)
• Code signing & notarization pipeline for Windows and macOS builds
• Smaller, faster release binaries (LTO + stripped symbols)