HMCL

Hello Minecraft! Launcher (HMCL) is a free, open-source, and cross-platform Minecraft launcher.

Installation

Using nix-shell

$ nix-shell -p hmcl

Using global configuration

environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ hmcl ];

Using home configuration

home.packages = with pkgs; [ hmcl ];

Configuration

Basic

At present, configuration can be performed through the HMCL interface; however, declarative configuration is not currently supported.

Wayland support

Starting with Minecraft 26.1, Wayland support can be enabled by adding the JDK arguments -DMC_DEBUG_ENABLED and -DMC_DEBUG_PREFER_WAYLAND. In HMCL, these can be configured under Advanced Settings -> JVM Options -> JVM Arguments.

For older Minecraft versions, users who want to use Wayland should enable Advanced Settings -> Workaround -> Use System GLFW. Otherwise, this option should remain disabled.

Advanced

You can override the JDK with one that is not included by default, such as jdk8_headless, or use alternative builds like zulu17, in order to support older versions of Minecraft.

environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
  (hmcl.override {
    minecraftJdks = [
      jdk8_headless
      zulu17
    ];
  })
];

References

HMCL documentation