polymc(6)

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NAME

polymc - a launcher and instance manager for Minecraft.

SYNOPSIS

polymc [OPTIONS...]

DESCRIPTION

PolyMC is a custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once. It also allows you to easily install and remove mods by simply dragging and dropping. Here are the current features of PolyMC.

OPTIONS

-d, --dir=DIRECTORY

Use DIRECTORY as the PolyMC root.

-l, --launch=INSTANCE_ID

Launch the instance specified by INSTANCE_ID.

--alive

Write a small 'live.check' file after PolyMC starts.

-h, --help

Display help text and exit.

-v, --version

Display program version and exit.

-a, --profile=PROFILE

Use the account specified by PROFILE (only valid in combination with --launch).

EXIT STATUS

0

Success

1

Failure (syntax or usage error; configuration error; unexpected error).

BUGS

https://github.com/PolyMC/PolyMC/issues

RESOURCES

GitHub: https://github.com/PolyMC/PolyMC

Main website: https://polymc.org

AUTHORS

PolyMC Contributors

2025-07-30