Now Available

Copper Launcher

A powerful Minecraft: Java Edition launcher for Android, built on Amethyst. Play every version, mod freely, and carry your world in your pocket.

Download APK View on GitHub Visit Wiki

Available on

iOS (coming soon)
Android
Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

Why Copper

Everything you need to play

Built on the shoulders of giants — Amethyst and PojavLauncher — with extra polish and features.

⚙️

Full Java Edition

Play Minecraft: Java Edition from rd-132211 all the way up to the latest 1.21 snapshots and Combat Test versions.

🔧

Mod Support

Forge and Fabric supported out of the box. Install mods directly or via a headless installer for full modded gameplay.

🎨

Custom Themes

Copper ships with a fresh new theme and supports customization to make the launcher truly your own.

🚀

Performance Mods

Sodium and Krypton Wrapper are baked in for dramatically improved rendering performance on mobile hardware.

🖥️

Modern OpenJDK

Ships with OpenJDK 8, 17, and 21 — multi-architecture support for ARM32, ARM64, x86, and x86_64 devices.

🌍

Translated

Community-powered localization via Crowdin means Copper speaks your language, wherever you are.

🎮

Rewritten Controls

The entire controls system has been rebuilt from the ground up with native code, providing a responsive and natural feel.

🔊

OpenAL Audio

Full OpenAL audio support works on most Android devices, keeping your Minecraft experience immersive.

🔓

Free & Open Source

Licensed under GNU LGPLv3. Inspect, fork, and contribute — the code is yours to explore on GitHub.

Mod Management

Forge & Fabric, natively

Installing mods on mobile used to be painful. Copper integrates a full mod installer — both with and without GUI — so you can load up your favourite modpacks and get playing in minutes.

Forge Fabric Headless Installer Modrinth CurseForge
Mod management

Performance

Play smooth on any device

Copper integrates Sodium, Krypton Wrapper, and MobileGlues rendering to squeeze every frame out of your Android hardware. Even older devices can experience buttery-smooth gameplay.

Sodium Krypton Wrapper GL4ES MobileGlues LTW
Minecraft gameplay on Android

Version Support

Every version, ever made

From the very first Minecraft test builds to the latest snapshots and experimental Combat Tests — if Mojang shipped it, Copper can run it. All major Java Edition milestones are supported.

1.7 – 1.21 Snapshots Combat Tests Legacy Versions
rd-132211
all the way to
1.21+

Compatibility

Current Status

Copper supports a wide range of architectures and feature sets. Here's what's working today.

OpenJDK 8 · ARM32
OpenJDK 8 · ARM64
OpenJDK 8 · x86
OpenJDK 8 · x86_64
OpenJDK 17 · ARM32
OpenJDK 17 · ARM64
OpenJDK 17 · x86
OpenJDK 17 · x86_64
OpenJDK 21 · ARM64
OpenJDK 21 · x86_64
Minecraft 1.12.2 and below
Minecraft 1.13+
Minecraft 1.17 / 22w13a+
OpenAL Audio
OpenGL (via GL4ES)
Game Surface Zooming
Forge Installer
Fabric Installer
Sodium Support
iOS (in progress)

Get Started

Download Copper

Choose your preferred method to get Copper on your Android device.

📦

Stable Release

Latest tested build from GitHub Releases

Download Latest
🌙

Nightly Build

Latest automated build via Nightly.link

Download Nightly
🔨

Build from Source

Compile it yourself using Gradle

View Instructions

Not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft. You don't need own a valid Minecraft: As we support local and premium accounts to use Copper Launcher.

Community

Get Involved

Copper is open source and community-driven. Join us, report bugs, translate, or contribute code.

Discord Server Source Code Issue Tracker Help Translate Modrinth