andrewlanin / mcdl

Script that downloads Minecraft from official CDN

MCDL is a tool that downloads minecraft from official CDN and generates launch script for it. It is a replacement for bloated proprietary launchers. Just run simple python script and play any version of the game you want.

Features

• FOSS
• Single simple hackable script
• Windows, Linux, Mac support
• MC 1.13 - 1.19 support
• Vanilla game from official sources
• Incremental download
• Verifies files on disk

Dependencies

• python 3 for the script
• java 17 for the game itself

Examples

• ./mcdl.py --list-versions
• ./mcdl.py -o game_dir -v 1.19 -n player_name - download client
• ./mcdl.py -o game_dir -v 1.19 -s - download sever