Terms and Disclaimer

Effective date: 2026-10-31 · Last updated: 2026-10-31

PCL-NEXT Community Launcher is an independent, community-maintained fork of Plain Craft Launcher. It is not an official PCL release and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Mojang, Microsoft, or the original PCL maintainers.

1. Project status

This is a third-party community project. Source code is available at github.com/nczxe/PCL-NEXT. The project may change, break, or be discontinued at any time.

2. Minecraft ownership

Online sign-in is intended for users who own Minecraft: Java Edition or have a valid Xbox Game Pass entitlement. The launcher does not sell Minecraft accounts, provide unauthorized accounts, bypass online authentication, or grant access to Minecraft services without a valid Microsoft account and entitlement.

You are responsible for complying with the Minecraft End User License Agreement, Microsoft's terms, and the rules of any server you join.

3. Acceptable use

Do not use the project to distribute malware, stolen accounts, or pirated content.
Do not attempt to bypass authentication, ownership checks, or access controls.
Do not abuse, scrape, overload, or attack Microsoft, Mojang, or third-party services.
Do not misrepresent this project as an official PCL, Mojang, or Microsoft product.

4. Local data and accounts

You are responsible for the accounts, tokens, game files, and settings stored on your computer. Sign out or delete the launcher's local folder to remove local account data. See the Privacy Policy for details.

5. Third-party services

The launcher can connect to Microsoft, Xbox, Mojang/Minecraft Services, GitHub, Modrinth, CurseForge, and public download mirrors. Your use of those services is governed by their own terms and privacy policies. This project is not responsible for third-party content, availability, or changes.

6. Licenses

Upstream PCL source code and assets remain governed by the upstream LICENCE. Community modifications are addressed in the repository's LICENSE. Where the upstream license imposes additional conditions, those conditions apply.

7. No warranty

The project is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or uninterrupted operation. You use it at your own risk.

8. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the maintainers are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for lost data, accounts, game progress, or profits arising from use of the project.

9. Changes

These terms may be updated as the project evolves. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated when material changes are made.

10. Contact

Questions about these terms: [email protected]. Security reports: security.txt.