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Bixilon/Minosoft

An open source Minecraft reimplementation written from scratch. Mirror of https://gitlab.bixilon.de/bixilon/minosoft observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/Bixilon/Minosoft · homepage · Kotlin · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

72/100

  • Activity 89
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_readme

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 1765
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 66
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1283 stars · 72 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Minosoft is an open-source Minecraft client reimplementation written from scratch in Kotlin, using OpenGL for rendering. It is a free-software alternative to the official Minecraft client, actively developed and mirrored on GitLab.

Use cases

  • play minecraft with an open source client
  • minecraft client written from scratch
  • free alternative to the official minecraft launcher
  • study how the minecraft protocol works
  • run minecraft on a custom open source engine

When to choose

  • you want a fully open-source, GPL-licensed Minecraft client
  • you are interested in reading or contributing to a from-scratch reimplementation of the game
  • you want to experiment with the Minecraft protocol in Kotlin

When to avoid

  • you need full feature parity with the official client, including modding ecosystems like Forge or Fabric
  • you want a stable, officially supported Minecraft experience
  • you need compatibility with every latest Minecraft version on release day

Facets

application · maturity active

game-engine graphics networking reverse-engineering gaming-tools reverse-engineering cross-platform jvm windows minecraft kotlin opengl game-client reimplementation game-development linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
Bixilon/Minosoftmain72

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