The CraftRank Launcher

The CraftRank Launcher is a free launcher for Minecraft: Java Edition on Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit). It has the CraftRank server list built in: players see the ranking, press Join, and Minecraft starts in the version they picked and connects to the server by itself.

What it does

• Versions: every Java Edition release from 1.0 to the newest. Snapshots and old beta and alpha versions can be turned on in Settings.
• Ways to play: Release, OptiFine, ForgeOptiFine, Forge, Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge. The launcher installs the loader by itself.
• Java: the right Java runtime is downloaded for each version. Nothing to install.
• Servers: the server list with players online and votes. Join starts the game and connects, Vote opens the vote page.
• Mods and texture packs: install mods and packs listed on CraftRank for the version you picked, in one click.
• My servers: start a Paper, Purpur or Vanilla server, or a Velocity network, on your own PC, with a live console.
• CraftBoost: sets each version up for your PC (video settings, performance mods on Fabric, Quilt and NeoForge, Java memory). It is on by default and can be turned off in Settings.

Accounts, skins and capes

Players type a username and play. Signing in with a CraftRank account is optional: it keeps one name, a skin and a cape that other launcher players see on every server. CraftRank Premium is an optional one-time payment that adds extras such as animated capes. The launcher itself is free and has no ads in the game.

Download and install

1. Download the latest version from the launcher page. There is a portable .exe, and an installer with a Start menu entry.
2. Open the file. If Windows says “Windows protected your PC”, click More info, then Run anyway.
3. Type a username, pick a version and press play. The launcher downloads Minecraft and Java by itself.

The launcher checks for a new version when it starts and updates itself with one click.

Public code and checks

The source code is public on GitHub so anyone can check it (all rights reserved). Every release is built there by GitHub Actions. The launcher page shows the SHA-256 of the file and links the VirusTotal report.