# gorilla-devs/GDLauncher

[ARCHIVED - CHECK OUT THE NEW GDLAUNCHER CARBON] GDLauncher is a simple, yet powerful Minecraft custom launcher with a strong focus on the user experience

Repository: https://github.com/gorilla-devs/GDLauncher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gdlauncher
Homepage: https://gdlauncher.com
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: launcher, game, custom-minecraft-launcher, mod, minecraft, minecraft-server, javascript, electron, css, jsx, ux, ui, vanilla, forge, minecraft-custom-launcher, react, hacktoberfest, minecraft-launcher
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-08-21T21:14:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3811, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1201, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:58.200115+00:00)

## What it is
GDLauncher is a free, cross-platform custom Minecraft launcher focused on user experience, supporting one-click modpack installation from CurseForge and Modrinth, multiple game instances, automatic Java management, and built-in Minecraft server management. This original repository is archived and no longer maintained; development has moved to the rewritten GDLauncher Carbon.

## Use cases
- install minecraft modpacks from curseforge and modrinth with one click
- manage multiple minecraft instances with different mods and versions
- play modded minecraft with forge fabric quilt or neoforge
- run and manage a minecraft server from a launcher
- share my modpack setup with friends using a code
- import instances from multimc or curseforge launcher
- minecraft launcher that manages java automatically

## When to choose
- you want a free launcher with no premium tier or overlay for modded Minecraft
- you need one-click modpack installs from CurseForge and Modrinth across all major mod loaders
- you want built-in server creation and management alongside the game launcher

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained launcher - this repo is archived with known game-breaking bugs; use GDLauncher Carbon instead
- you need the latest features or bug fixes, which are only landing in the Carbon rewrite

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, game
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: minecraft-launcher, modpacks, curseforge, modrinth, instance-management, archived, macos, linux, electron

## Member repositories
- gorilla-devs/GDLauncher (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.200115+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:20:41.391003+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gorilla-devs/GDLauncher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:58.200115+00:00, sha c442c7672ed5)
  - homepage: https://gdlauncher.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:28:01.689282+00:00, sha dcdd255124df)
  - site_page: https://gdlauncher.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:28:01.698368+00:00, sha d9f8ee6d55e8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.