New in 0.21

Bring a friend.

24 mini mobs that follow you in game.

A player in MC² with a Mini Dragon hovering at their shoulder — **Mini Dragon**Legendary

Seen by every MC² player. On any server.
Keeps up. Sprinting, falling, flying.
Stays when told. Press U.

New in 0.21

Capes that move.

Fifteen animated capes, free.

Or make your own.

Any picture, GIF or clip. Comes with Gold.

GIFAnimated PNG WebPVideo clip 20 built inYour Mojang capes

Northern Lights cape, animated — Northern Lights

Shooting Star cape, animated — Shooting Star

Cherry Fall cape, animated — Cherry Fall

Redstone Clock cape, animated — Redstone Clock

Thunderhead cape, animated — Thunderhead

Sculk Pulse cape, animated — Sculk Pulse

Nether Portal cape, animated — Nether Portal

Seen moving. By every MC² player, on any server.
Swap mid-game. No rejoining.
No mod needed. Any version.

Play. Earn. Wear it.

Every minute you play earns a Cube. Spend them in the Locker.

A player card in the MC² Locker: a night city banner, a pink owner frame around the face, the name in its own colours, and today's Cubes and streak underneath

Nineteen banners in the MC² Locker, from Dusk Ridge and Aurora Drift to Lava Flow and Throne Room

Name stylesFramesBannersEffects App looksPetsSkinsCapes

Worn in game. Name tag, tab list and chat.
Changes land at once. No relaunch.
Or skip the wait. A rank unlocks the whole Locker.

Send a pack in seconds.

Every change you make after reaches them too.

Keep in sync · Create with the Boys

No zips. It rebuilds on their end.
Keep in sync. Change a mod, it changes for everyone.
Squads. A pack and a server, one Join button.

Modrinth + CurseForge.

One search, both stores, duplicates folded together.

These are live results from Modrinth.

Modrinth

CurseForge

On both, shown once

Set your keys once.

Every pack gets them.

Automatic. Applied at every launch.
Per-pack overrides. Change a key for one pack. The rest keep yours.
Conflicts flagged. Before they bite.

Host it yourself. Let your friends in.

Three steps to an address they can join.

1Pick a pack you play.Its mods go in with it.
2Press Start.MC² does the rest.
3Send the address.One switch opens the port.

The Hollow
Paper 1.21.4 · 6 GB · your Mac

Running · 3 players

Who can join

Paper · Purpur · Spigot · Folia · Mohist · Arclight Java, plus phones, Switch, Xbox and PlayStation. MC² installs the Geyser and Floodgate plugins for you.

Fabric · Quilt · NeoForge Java, plus Bedrock players who also own Java Edition.

Vanilla · Forge · Sponge Java only.

No port forwarding. One switch.
No monthly fee. Your computer is the server.
Or host elsewhere. playit.gg or exaroton, same window.

Record it. No OBS.

Vanilla Beans is runningPress Record to capture its window.

0:00

Quality

One press. No setup.
No slowdown. Your game keeps its frames.
Post or edit. HEVC at 60 fps, or ProRes.

How it stacks up.

	MC²	Modrinth App	CurseForge	Prism	Lunar Client
Packs stay in sync with friendsAdd a mod, their copy updates	✓	✓	✕	Manual	–
Modrinth + CurseForge in one placeBrowse and install from both	✓	✕	✕	✓	✓
One keybind profile for every packSet once, applied at launch	✓	✕	–	✕	–
Free animated capesSeen moving in game	✓	✕	✕	✕	Paid
One-click local server hostingNo server files to download or set up	✓	✕	✕	✕	World only
Java + Bedrock crossplayOn Paper and its family	✓	✕	✕	✕	✓
Built-in recordingCapture the game, no OBS	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕
Friends and chat in the launcherSee who's on, message them	✓	Friends only	✕	✕	✓
Cosmetics earned by playingFrames, banners, name styles, effects	✓	✕	✕	✕	Paid
Pets that follow you in gameSmall versions of real mobs	✓	✕	✕	✕	Paid
Plugins for the launcher itselfJavaScript, every one reviewed	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕

✓ yes · ✕ no · – not found. Checked October 2026 against each launcher's own site and changelog. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it. Product names belong to their owners.

And all this.

Skin and cape managerAnimated capes included

Synced settingsVideo and sound, every pack

Share linksOne link installs your whole pack

ScreenshotsEvery pack, one grid

StatisticsEvery counter, every world

Pre-generate chunksWithout opening the game

Mod cacheDownload once, use everywhere

Every major versionVanilla, Fabric, Forge, NeoForge

Culprit FinderFinds the mod that crashed you

Config editorMod configs as switches

PluginsMod the launcher itself

Custom tabsNotes, links, panels

Friends and chatSee who is on, join them

Performance tuningSized to your memory

ImportsPrism, MultiMC, CurseForge

The LockerWear what you earn

CubesOne a minute, just for playing

Reviewed pluginsChecked before they are listed

Play anotherTwo copies of one pack at once

+ Tons more you'll just have to discover yourself.

Coming soon

Play on your phoneJava Minecraft, mods and all

Warm startPacks ready before you press Play

Maps in the launcherWith JourneyMap and Xaero's

Built to be built on.

Plugins in JavaScript.

100,000+lines of code

100sof hours of testing

100sof hours of playtime

// main.js · adds a command to ⌘K
mc2.addCommand({
  id: "play-vanilla",
  name: "Play Vanilla",
  callback() {
    const pack = mc2.listInstances()
      .find((i) => i.name === "Vanilla");
    if (pack) mc2.launch(pack.id);
  },
});

Commands, cards, tabs. And a settings page of your own.
Reviewed. Every plugin and every update.
Built in. The best become part of MC², with your name on it.

See the plugins

Say thanks, in style.

Everything in MC² is free. A rank unlocks every cosmetic at once.

See the ranks

MC² · Minecraft launcher for Mac and WindowsMinecraft, squared.