What's new
Grubie Launcher update history: new features and fixes in every version.
Grubie Launcher 2.0.0
The launcher has been rebuilt around screens instead of pop-up windows.
Highlights
- A permanent sidebar, full screens, back and forward (Alt + arrows) and a Ctrl K palette for instances, tabs and settings.
- Every instance is a screen with tabs: content, worlds, servers, configs, settings and logs.
- Memory, Java and launch arguments are set per instance instead of for everything at once.
- Worlds and servers are readable before launch: mode, difficulty and world version; server description, players online and version.
- New assistant with your own provider and key — the icon in the screen's top bar, Ctrl I, or the command palette.
Fixed
- Accounts no longer sign themselves out — a single save could previously wipe the session of every account you had added.
- Instances no longer disappear from the library when one file cannot be read.
- Play time, statistics and achievements are no longer lost after a failed sync.
- Instances with non-Latin names now start.
- Updating an instance keeps your existing worlds, and restoring a world from a backup works.
1.9.3August 09, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.9.3
The launcher stays online even when the main server is unreachable.
Highlights
- Automatic backup connection when the main server is blocked or unreachable.
- Sign-in, friends, chat, skins and mod browsing keep working through it.
- Extra backup mirror for game files and Java downloads.
- Modpack uploads switch to a backup route if the direct upload fails.
Fixed
- Modpack sharing no longer fails because of a short network glitch.
- Clearer error when sharing a modpack returns no share code.
- Friends list and online status reconnect on their own after the connection changes.
Highlights
- AI crash analysis with likely causes and steps to try.
- World backups: automatic and manual copies, restore with a safety copy.
- Start and stop your server from the launcher.
- Connected players and a public-access warning for world sharing.
- Website sign-in through the launcher, confirmed with a code.
- Client/server labels, screenshots and description translation for mods.
Fixed
- System Java detection and the Java version chosen for old versions and snapshots.
- Downloads resume, verify files and clean up after interrupted installs.
- Blocked mods: skip all, replacements and check progress.
- Skins on ely.by accounts now explain where to change them.
- Errors now say what happened and what to do next.
Highlights
- Reworked error messages across the whole launcher.
- The launcher now recognizes no internet, provider blocking, and timeouts.
- Added a "Try again" action on failed operations.
- Error codes can be copied and sent to support.
Fixed
- Mod on/off errors now explain when a file is locked by antivirus or the game.
- Invalid or unsupported modpack files now show a clear reason.
- Expired account sessions now prompt a clear re-sign-in.
Highlights
- Overall security and performance improvements across the launcher.
Fixed
- Auto-update no longer disrupts the connection in some regions.
- Push-to-talk now warns you if the hotkey can't be used.
- Voice settings no longer fail to save silently.
Highlights
- More reliable sign-in.
- Faster loading for large CurseForge modpacks.
- Safer world and modpack imports.
Fixed
- Fixed the game sometimes launching twice.
- Fixed a delay before the game showed as starting.
Highlights
- Twitch, GitHub, and Telegram account linking — verified links are shown in your profile and on the website
- Profile privacy settings: public profile page on the website and global leaderboard visibility
- Friend requests from the website open the launcher and send the request automatically
- Cancel button for outgoing friend requests
- Faster launcher startup and smaller app size
- Faster version and modpack installation
Fixed
- Connection indicator sometimes falsely showing the launcher as offline
- Extra background resource usage while the launcher window is hidden
Highlights
- Support the project and get a Donor badge and the Supporter achievement.
- Earn achievements while playing on a friend's shared world.
- Edit version settings and manage resource packs and shaders while the game runs.
- Discord now shows your real skin's head instead of Steve.
Fixed
- The launcher recovers from unexpected interface errors instead of going blank.
- More reliable saving of account and world data.
- Clearer offline and service-status messages, plus a status page link.
- Clearer error when a file operation fails.
Highlights
- New community achievements: modpacks, friends, groups, and voice chat.
- Mods and Java now download through the mirror.
Fixed
- Publishing a modpack with a locally stored cover.
- Images that sometimes didn't load.
- The "official" skin tag can no longer be added manually.
Highlights
- Browse a skin catalog and add community skins, capes and packs to your collection.
- Publish your own skins to the community gallery.
- Skip or auto-replace blocked mods from Modrinth so installs don't get stuck.
- Enable Aikar's optimized flags for better server performance.
Fixed
- Servers on older Minecraft versions now start with the correct Java version.
- Modpack imports now install configs and resource packs, not just mods.
- The launcher no longer starts a second installation while one is running.