Minecraft Launcher Comparison

This will give you an overview over the various Minecraft (Java Edition) launchers and their features.

Explanations:

• Modloader support means a way to install the modloader through the launcher directly, without downloading it separately.
• CurseForge blocked downloads: CurseForge offers creators on the platform the option to opt out of downloads from 3rd party platforms as a means to ensure ad revenue is generated when downloading content. Platforms need to work around that restriction to properly support CurseForge content.

For a better view of the entire table at once you can go here: http://mc-launcher.tayou.org/

Note: This list is maintained mostly by me and random contributions. Data will inevitably get outdated over time and I always welcome any updates and corrections.

Footnotes

Source code and licenses

1. MultiMC is proprietary but a debranded MS-PL licensed version which lacks many keys MultiMC uses is available on GitHub

2. GDLauncher has a CLA

3. GDLauncher Carbon mod updater appears to be slightly buggy at the time of writing

4. GDLauncher Legacy, CurseForge (ZIP, launcher), Modrinth (mrpack, 🚧launcher), 🚧ATLauncher, 🚧Technic, 🚧FTB, 🚧MultiMC, 🚧Prism