The latest articles on DEV Community by Maxim (@krutoychel24). https://dev.to/krutoychel24 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3395336%2F08b4834e-c849-44b6-89ce-c60caa5e1564.jpeg https://dev.to/krutoychel24 en Maxim Mon, 28 Jul 2025 21:38:00 +0000 https://dev.to/krutoychel24/introducing-hruhrulauncher-a-custom-minecraft-launcher-written-in-python-with-pyside6-h2i https://dev.to/krutoychel24/introducing-hruhrulauncher-a-custom-minecraft-launcher-written-in-python-with-pyside6-h2i <h2> 🚀 What is this project? </h2> <p>As a personal challenge, I’ve been building an open-source Minecraft launcher completely in Python. It uses <a href="https://doc.qt.io/qtforpython/" rel="noopener noreferrer">PySide6</a> for the UI and public APIs for version handling and launching.</p> <p>The goal was to create a modular, clean, and responsive launcher that could one day support both Vanilla and modded Minecraft.</p> <h2> 🧰 Tech stack and features </h2> <ul> <li>🐍 <strong>Python 3.10+</strong> </li> <li>🧩 <strong>PySide6</strong> – custom widgets, light/dark themes, animations</li> <li>🌐 <strong>minecraft-launcher-lib</strong> – handles authentication, version downloads, launching</li> <li>🧵 <strong>QThread-based worker system</strong> – keeps UI responsive during background tasks</li> <li>⚙️ <strong>Modular codebase</strong>: <code>core/</code>, <code>ui/</code>, <code>config/</code>, <code>utils/</code> </li> <li>🗃 <strong>Settings manager</strong> using JSON</li> <li>🌍 <strong>Localization support</strong> (via <code>resources.py</code>)</li> <li>💡 <strong>Custom download threads, UI state updates, error handling</strong> </li> </ul> <h2> 🎯 Why I made this </h2> <p>I love Minecraft and Python, and I wanted to combine the two while also learning more about Qt, multithreading, and architecture. There are many launchers out there, but I wanted to build something from scratch to really understand how it all works.</p> <h2> 🛠 Try HruHruLauncher </h2> <p>It’s open-source and I’d love your feedback, ideas, or even small contributions!</p> <p>👉 <strong>GitHub</strong>: <a href="https://github.com/krutoychel24/hru-hru-launcher" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/krutoychel24/hru-hru-launcher</a></p> <p>Even small suggestions or a ⭐ are appreciated — thanks in advance!</p> python qt minecraft opensource