JustLauncher vs TLauncher

    Ads inside the launcher, capes behind a subscription and a Malwarebytes detection. Here is what you give up on TLauncher and what you get instead.

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    Feature by feature

    A cape in TLauncher costs money

    HD skins, capes and switching the ads off are part of TLauncher Premium: $2.99 a month, $19.99 forever. In JustLauncher skins and capes are free, and there are no ads at all.

    Ads in the launcherJustLauncherNoneTLauncherYes. “The software contains ads” — TLauncher's own site footer
    Capes and HD skinsJustLauncherFreeTLauncherPremium only: $2.99 a month, $19.99 forever
    Installing NeoForgeJustLauncherInside the launcherTLauncherThrough TL MODS modpacks or the installer from the NeoForge site
    Import instances from other launchersJustLauncherFrom ten launchers, TLauncher includedTLauncherNot documented
    Playing togetherJustLauncherLobby by code, no server setupTLauncherNot documented
    How antivirus software reactsJustLauncherInstalls no extra software, never asks you to disable antivirusTLauncherMalwarebytes detects it as PUP.Optional.TLauncher

    The same in both: Playing without a Mojang licence, a free base version, a built-in skin system, Forge, Fabric and OptiFine.

    “Not documented” means the feature is not described on that launcher's own site. That is not the same as it being absent.

    TLauncher and antivirus: what Malwarebytes says

    Malwarebytes detects TLauncher as PUP.Optional.TLauncher, a “potentially unwanted program”. The detection page gives these reasons: it is a cracked launcher for Minecraft, it is illegal in most regions, playing through it breaks the Minecraft user agreement, and you risk getting other PUPs, adware or malware bundled with it.

    That is not the same as “a virus was found in TLauncher”. PUP is a separate category, and a detection alone does not mean the installer contains malicious code. But the detection is real: Malwarebytes blocks TLauncher so that users can make an informed choice. If you use Malwarebytes, you will have to add the launcher to its exclusions.

    JustLauncher slips no extra software into the installer and never asks you to switch anything off. If yours does flag us, write in and we will sort it out.

    The detection page on the Malwarebytes site

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    What moves across when you switch

    JustLauncher finds an installed TLauncher by itself. You only point at the folder by hand if it sits somewhere unusual.

    • Whole instances, along with the game version and the mod loader
    • Mods, resource packs and shaders
    • Worlds from the saves folder
    • Mod configs, game settings and your server list

    How to move your instances

    NeoForge in TLauncher and in JustLauncher

    NeoForge is a fork of Forge with its own line of builds for Minecraft 1.20.2 and newer. If a mod is released only for NeoForge, neither Forge nor Fabric will run it.

    TLauncher supports NeoForge in two ways: through its TL MODS modpack system or with the installer from the NeoForge site. JustLauncher installs NeoForge inside the launcher, like Forge, Fabric and Quilt.

    TLauncher is a trademark of its respective owners and JustLauncher is not affiliated with it. The Premium prices and the line about ads come from TLauncher's own site, the detection from the Malwarebytes page, September 2026.