# Bixilon/Minosoft

An open source Minecraft reimplementation written from scratch. Mirror of https://gitlab.bixilon.de/bixilon/minosoft

Repository: https://github.com/Bixilon/Minosoft
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/minosoft
Homepage: https://gitlab.bixilon.de/bixilon/minosoft
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: minecraft, opengl, kotlin, java, networking, reversing
Last push: 2026-06-28T21:12:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 72/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1765, "days_push": 66, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1283, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:14.445640+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, graphics, networking, reverse-engineering
- domain: gaming-tools, reverse-engineering
- platform: cross-platform, jvm, windows
- tags: minecraft, kotlin, opengl, game-client, reimplementation, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- Bixilon/Minosoft (main) score 72

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:14.445640+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 2026-08-30T04:56:46.846131+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://gitlab.bixilon.de/bixilon/minosoft (fetched 2026-08-29T12:12:31.975518+00:00, sha e5866aabcb15)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.