# Meloong-Git/PCL

Minecraft 启动器 Plain Craft Launcher（PCL）。

Repository: https://github.com/Meloong-Git/PCL
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/meloong-git-pcl
Homepage: https://meloong.com/PCL
Language: Visual Basic .NET
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: minecraft, launcher, minecraft-launcher
Last push: 2026-08-26T11:55:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1499, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 27, "gap_med": 18, "n_releases_24m": 36}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7131, forks 493 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:56.104747+00:00)

## What it is
Plain Craft Launcher (PCL) is a popular open-source Minecraft launcher for Windows written in Visual Basic .NET. It handles game installation, version management, mod and resource downloads, and launching Minecraft with a rich UI.

## Use cases
- launch minecraft with a custom launcher
- install and manage minecraft versions
- download mods and resource packs for minecraft
- manage multiple minecraft game directories
- play modded minecraft with forge or fabric

## When to choose
- you are a Windows user wanting a polished, free Minecraft launcher
- you need version isolation, mod downloads, and game launching in one tool
- you prefer a Chinese-language launcher with strong community support

## When to avoid
- you need a launcher for Linux or macOS
- you want a fully permissively licensed codebase (license is custom-restricted)
- you need a headless or server-side Minecraft management tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: minecraft-launcher, game-launcher, mod-management, visual-basic, minecraft, desktop

## Member repositories
- Meloong-Git/PCL (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:56.104747+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 2026-08-29T17:40:03.557479+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Meloong-Git/PCL (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:56.104747+00:00, sha b1cd2801a47d)
  - homepage: https://meloong.com/PCL (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:37.451265+00:00, sha 4127f052f26a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.