# PojavLauncher

A Minecraft: Java Edition Launcher for Android and iOS based on Boardwalk. Succeeded by https://github.com/AngelAuraMC/Amethyst-Android

Repository: https://github.com/PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pojavlauncher
Language: Java
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: minecraft-launcher, minecraft
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-09-23T20:12:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 43, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2366, "days_push": 344, "days_rel": 593, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9340, forks 2281 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:30.657634+00:00)

## What it is
PojavLauncher is a Minecraft: Java Edition launcher for Android and iOS devices, based on Boardwalk, supporting versions from rd-132211 through 1.21 snapshots plus Forge and Fabric modding. The project has been discontinued, with Amethyst-Android named as its successor.

## Use cases
- play minecraft java edition on android
- play minecraft java edition on iphone or ipad
- run forge mods on mobile minecraft
- launch fabric modpacks on android
- play older minecraft versions on a phone

## When to choose
- you need to run Minecraft: Java Edition on an Android or iOS device and are fine using an archived launcher
- you want to study how a mobile Java Edition launcher is implemented

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained launcher - use the successor Amethyst-Android instead
- you need support or bug fixes, since the project is officially discontinued

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: game, gui
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform, mobile-development
- platform: jvm
- tags: minecraft-launcher, java-edition, modding, forge, fabric, discontinued, minecraft, android, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher (main) score 10
- PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher_iOS (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.657634+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 2026-08-29T17:22:27.980525+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PojavLauncherTeam/PojavLauncher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.657634+00:00, sha 8dd300b6ce34)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.