Flatsonar

PolyMC

by PolyMC

A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once

Dangerous permissions Verified creator GPL-3.0-only v7.1
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About

PolyMC is a custom launcher for Minecraft that focuses on predictability, long term stability, and simplicity.

Features:

  • Easily install game modifications, such as Fabric, Forge, and Quilt
  • Control your Java settings
  • Manage worlds and resource packs from the launcher
  • See logs and other details easily
  • Kill Minecraft in case of a crash/freeze
  • Isolate Minecraft instances to keep everything clean
  • Install and update mods directly from the launcher

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • access to xdg-run/app/com.discordapp.Discord
    --filesystem=xdg-run/app/com.discordapp.Discord:create
  • access to your download folder
    --filesystem=xdg-download:ro
  • access to xdg-config/kdeglobals
    --filesystem=xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro
  • talks to com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
    --talk-name=com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
  • talks to org.kde.kconfig.notify
    --talk-name=org.kde.kconfig.notify
  • talks to org.kde.KGlobalSettings
    --talk-name=org.kde.KGlobalSettings

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

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