The default Minecraft launcher is terrible when it comes to playing modded Minecraft it’s a slow process and you have to handle everything manually but with a different launcher you can manage and install mods with ease I’ve covered other launchers like multi MC and poly MC in another blog but Prism launcher offers the most features and is trusted among players. I’ll show you how to set up install use and customize the prism launcher
Prism launcher is super lightweight making it good for slow computers it’s highly customizable and offers features that many other launchers don’t have installing mod packs and individual mods is a breeze and the launcher is safe trusted in the community and free as long as you own Minecraft
How to install Prism launcher?
so let’s install the Launcher use the link in the below of this post in the prism launcher download page the launcher is available on Windows Mac Linux and even steam deck so pick whichever applies to you for me it’s Windows 11 64-bit so I click on the installer.exe if you don’t have the required redistributed able make sure to install it by clicking the hyperlink and running the downloaded file.
For All Versions from Minecraft 1.7.10 to Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.1, 1.20.1
For Windows
Windows MSVC version (Microsoft Visual C++)
Windows MSVC Setup: Download from Server 1
Windows MSVC Portable: Download from Server 1
Legacy version (There is a legacy version of Prism Launcher, primarily for older versions of Windows like Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 and/or 32 bit Windows)
Windows MSVC Legacy Setup: Download from Server 1
Windows MSVC Legacy Portable: Download from Server 1
Arm64 version
Windows MSVC Arm64 Setup: Download from Server 1
Windows MSVC Arm64 Portable: Download from Server 1
Windows MinGW version (Minimalist GNU for Windows)
Windows MinGW Setup: Download from Server 1
Windows MinGW Portable: Download from Server 1
For MAC OS
Universal (tar.gz): Download from Server 1
Legacy (Mojave or older – tar.gz): Download from Server 1
For Linux
AppImage: Download from Server 1
Universal: Download from Server 1
Portable: Download from Server 1
Portable Qt 5: Download from Server 1