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magicus/minecraft-launcher-icons — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

3ShellAudience · generalComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

tl;dr

A collection of custom icons for Minecraft launcher programs like Prism Launcher and MultiMC, plus a shell-based toolkit to generate your own icon variations using ImageMagick.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Ready-made icons
      Icon generator
      Custom backgrounds
    Tech stack
      Shell scripts
      ImageMagick
    Use cases
      Personalize launcher
      Create custom icons
      Organize by version
    Audience
      Minecraft players
      Launcher users
    Customization
      Overlays 128px
      Visual effects
      Alternate versions
    Legal
      Unofficial project
      Follows Mojang guidelines

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Download ready-made icons to personalize your Prism Launcher or MultiMC.

VIBE 2

Build your own custom launcher icons by editing simple text config files.

VIBE 3

Generate alternate icon variations with different backgrounds and visual effects.

what's the stack?

ShellImageMagick

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LanguageShellShellShell
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity2/54/53/5
Audiencegeneralvibe coderdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Just download a zip from the releases page and extract it into your launcher's icons folder, generating custom icons requires ImageMagick 7+.

No license file is mentioned in the project description, so usage rights are unclear and default copyright restrictions may apply.

in plain english

This repository provides custom icons for Minecraft launcher programs like Prism Launcher, MultiMC, and PolyMC. It offers two main things: a set of ready-made icons you can download and use directly, and a framework that generates those icons programmatically. The visual style is inspired by a set of version-specific launcher icons originally posted online by a Reddit user named AstroTibs. To install the ready-made icons, you download a zip file from the project's releases page on GitHub and unzip it into your Prism Launcher icons folder. The default location is an "icons" folder inside your Prism Launcher configuration directory, but you can change or find this location in the launcher's settings under General, then Folders, then Icons. For people who want to build their own icons, the project includes shell scripts that run on Unix-like systems and require ImageMagick version 7 or later. You define what icons you want by editing two text files: one that lists background images, and one that lists Minecraft versions along with overlay images, visual effects, and version names. Running a single script generates all the icons and places them in organized output folders. You can customize the icons by adding your own background images and overlay graphics. Overlays must be exactly 128 by 128 pixels, and the project validates this during generation. Each version entry can apply one of three visual effects: no decoration, a soft shadow, or a colored glow behind the overlay. You can also create alternate versions of an icon that get saved in a separate subdirectory. The framework was built by reverse-engineering how the original AstroTibs icons were made, then extending the set with Minecraft versions released after version 1.21. The project stresses that it is not official or affiliated with Mojang, Microsoft, or any of the launcher projects. The Minecraft visual materials used in the icons remain copyrighted by Mojang and Microsoft, and the project follows Mojang's published usage guidelines.

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How do I install custom icons from this project into Prism Launcher, and what folder do I put them in?
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What text files do I need to edit to generate my own custom Minecraft launcher icons, and how do I run the generation script?
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What are the requirements for custom overlay images, and how do I add my own background images to the icon generator?
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What visual effects can I apply to each Minecraft version entry, and how do alternate icon versions get organized in the output?

Frequently asked questions

what is minecraft-launcher-icons fr?

A collection of custom icons for Minecraft launcher programs like Prism Launcher and MultiMC, plus a shell-based toolkit to generate your own icon variations using ImageMagick.

What language is minecraft-launcher-icons written in?

Mainly Shell. The stack also includes Shell, ImageMagick.

What license does minecraft-launcher-icons use?

No license file is mentioned in the project description, so usage rights are unclear and default copyright restrictions may apply.

How hard is minecraft-launcher-icons to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is minecraft-launcher-icons for?

Mainly general.

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