# PCL-Community/PCL-CE

PCL 社区版 由社区开发者维护与管理

Repository: https://github.com/PCL-Community/PCL-CE
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pcl-ce
Homepage: https://ce.pclc.cc
Language: C#
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: pcl2, launcher, minecraft, minecraft-launcher, community-edition, game-launcher, minecraft-java-edition, java, csharp-app, plain-craft-launcher, csharp, dotnet, dotnet-core
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:31:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 93, longevity 62
- inputs: {"age_days": 871, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 50, "gap_med": 4.5, "n_releases_24m": 39}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4238, forks 141 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:39.599416+00:00)

## What it is
PCL Community Edition is a community-maintained fork of the Plain Craft Launcher (PCL2), a Minecraft Java Edition launcher built in C# on .NET. It adds features and improvements not yet in the upstream launcher, such as enhanced instance management, resource downloads with automatic mod prerequisite installation, and multi-language support.

## Use cases
- launch minecraft java edition with a custom launcher
- manage multiple minecraft instances and modpacks
- download minecraft mods and resource packs automatically
- install mod prerequisites and dependencies automatically
- get a community-driven alternative to the official PCL2 launcher
- diagnose minecraft game crashes with log analysis

## When to choose
- you want a feature-rich Windows Minecraft launcher with community-driven improvements ahead of upstream PCL2
- you need easier instance management and automatic mod dependency installation
- you want multi-language support and frequent community updates

## When to avoid
- you need native macOS or Linux support - it only cross-compiles there and runs on Windows
- you require official support from the original PCL developer - this is an unofficial community fork
- you are on Windows 7 or older, which is unsupported

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: minecraft-launcher, game-launcher, pcl2, community-edition, csharp, mod-management, instance-management, minecraft, desktop

## Member repositories
- PCL-Community/PCL-CE (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:39.599416+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 2026-08-29T18:22:16.477560+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PCL-Community/PCL-CE (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:39.599416+00:00, sha 5825c9199665)
  - homepage: https://ce.pclc.cc (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:16.842735+00:00, sha c4e3a991c3dc)
  - site_page: https://www.pclc.cc/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:16.856143+00:00, sha abf69fce7ce7)
  - site_page: https://www.pclc.cc/projects/pcl-ce/changelog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:12:16.852683+00:00, sha 8e7c5b35e648)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.