What's new

Grubie Launcher update history: new features and fixes in every version.

1.8.6Latest versionJuly 13, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.8.6

Friend-world achievements and version tweaks while you play.

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.
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1.8.5July 10, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.8.5

New achievements, plus mirror downloads for mods and Java.

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.
1.8.4July 05, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.8.4

A skin catalog, smarter mod installs, and better servers.

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.
1.8.3July 03, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.8.3

Voice chat and groups — talk while you play.

Highlights

  • Voice chat: group rooms or one-on-one calls with friends.
  • Push-to-talk, noise suppression, device selection and a mic test.
  • Groups: create or join by code or link, chat, and manage members.
  • Invite your whole group into the game in one click.
  • Reworked launch arguments editor with presets, previews and warnings.

Fixed

  • Failed downloads now show which files didn't download.
  • Smoother download progress.
  • Invalid instance names are blocked before they break folders.
  • Fixed occasional false update prompts.
  • More reliable avatar saving.
1.8.2June 30, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.8.2

Mod stats & changelogs, a redesigned skin import, and a download mirror.

Highlights

  • New Storage section: disk usage per version and one-click cache cleanup.
  • Download mirror with auto-fallback when official servers are blocked.
  • Mod browser now shows stats (downloads, likes, dates) and changelogs.
  • Redesigned skin import: drag & drop a PNG with a live preview.
  • Change or remove a version's logo, and create desktop shortcuts.
  • Clearer connection test that shows whether downloads will work.

Fixed

  • Renaming a version keeps its manual order and tags.
  • Renaming a version now moves its files reliably.
  • Connection test no longer marks failing servers as OK.
1.8.1June 25, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.8.1

New performance options and lighter memory use.

Highlights

  • Added "JVM optimization" for fewer in-game stutters (on by default).
  • Added "High game priority" for smoother play on busy PCs.
  • Added a memory warning when your RAM allocation is too tight.
  • Reduced launcher memory use and made the skin viewer lighter.

Fixed

  • Fixed a memory leak in the 3D skin viewer.
1.8.0June 23, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.8.0

A redesigned interface, achievements and leaderboards.

Highlights

  • A fresh look: new logo, a violet brand accent and restyled screens, with a custom title bar on Windows.
  • Achievements with levels, points and rarities, earned from your real progress.
  • Friends and global leaderboards, and friends grouped by In game / Online / Offline.
  • Per-world stats and per-modpack statistics.
  • Redesigned modpack list and a reworked mod manager (check updates, update all).
  • Minimizable install bar with pause and resume, and a searchable console.

Fixed

  • Clearer steps for sharing a modpack.
  • Confirmation before deleting a server.
  • Stronger protection against unsafe links and scripts.
1.7.7June 21, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.7.7

Statistics, blocked mods and sharing improvements.

Highlights

  • Expanded version statistics.
  • Added recent sessions and crash counters.
  • Added in-world stats from saved worlds.
  • Improved blocked mod file selection.
  • Added watched folders and drag-and-drop for blocked mods.
  • Improved publishing hints for shared modpacks.

Fixed

  • Fixed small dialog layout issues.
  • Fixed blocked mod selection flow.
  • Fixed some console messages being shown as errors.
  • Improved crash and auth error messages.
  • Improved world sharing status handling.
1.7.6June 19, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.7.6

A small polish update for version selection, the mod manager and interface stability.

Highlights

  • Added faster searchable version lists.
  • Improved Minecraft, loader and mod version selection.
  • Made mod pages open smoother.
  • Improved form error messages.

Fixed

  • Fixed awkward dropdown behavior.
  • Fixed long version lists being hard to use.
  • Fixed small layout issues.
  • Fixed several mod manager edge cases.
1.7.5June 18, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.7.5

Mod manager, crash hints and interface readability update.

Highlights

  • Improved the mod manager.
  • Added quick install with required dependencies.
  • Added safer mod deletion with dependency warnings.
  • Added automatic cleanup for unused dependencies.
  • Added a font setting: Rubik or Minecraft-style font.
  • Improved crash hints for corrupted files and incompatible mods.

Fixed

  • Fixed select dropdown behavior.
  • Fixed installed mod detection across providers.
  • Fixed unclear dependency and incompatible mod messages.
  • Fixed corrupted .jar detection when the file name is visible.
  • Improved interface readability.
1.7.4June 12, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.7.4

Startup, modpack import, multiplayer sharing and diagnostics update.

Highlights

  • Added onboarding for new users.
  • Added drag and drop import for .zip and .mrpack modpacks.
  • Added a Play button directly on modpack cards.
  • Added search for installed modpacks.
  • Added reactions in friends chat.
  • Added local crash hints and a connection test.
  • The launcher window is now resizable.
  • Modpacks load faster.
  • The last played modpack is selected automatically.
  • Added an error log and optional sounds.

Fixed

  • Improved world sharing stability.
  • Fixed server installation issues for Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.
  • Fixed skin and cape apply issues.
  • Fixed false modpack sync warnings.
  • Improved large file publishing errors.
1.7.3May 27, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.7.3

Hotfix update for accounts and shared worlds.

Fixed

  • Fixed Discord account session refresh after token rotation.
  • Fixed shared world reconnect after longer play sessions.
  • The launcher now renews tunnel access for an active shared world instead of asking the host to reopen LAN.
  • Improved stability of account and session handling.
1.7.2May 25, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.7.2

Update for shared modpacks, publishing and world sharing.

Highlights

  • Shared modpack publishing now shows clearer progress for archives, uploads and saving.
  • Large shared files are handled more reliably.
  • World sharing controls are now tied to the account that started the share.
  • Server join detection for friends activity has been improved.

Fixed

  • Fixed false “host changed the modpack” warnings for downloaded shared modpacks.
  • Fixed shared modpacks with blocked CurseForge files.
  • Fixed local shared files keeping old CDN links after republishing.
  • Fixed several layout issues in Mod Manager and sharing windows.
1.7.1May 24, 2026
Grubie Launcher 1.7.1

An update for news, modpacks, chat and modpack import.

Highlights

  • Added the “What’s New” window after launcher updates.
  • Added sponsored card support in the news feed.
  • Improved public modpack links and launcher deep links.
  • Improved Prism/MultiMC, CurseForge and Modrinth modpack import.
  • Improved chat with images, replies, clickable links and shared pack links.

Fixed

  • Improved loader version selection during modpack import.
  • Improved imported mod logos and provider metadata.
  • Improved Forge/NeoForge loader installation progress.
  • Fixed smaller interface issues.