In the instructions below, replace <version>
with the official version name. For example, 1.18-pre6
or 1.18.1
- Run
<version>
in the official Minecraft Launcher, then quit both the game and the launcher. - Open
~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/versions
. - Duplicate the folder
<version>
and name the new one<version>-arm64
. - Open that new folder up and delete
<version>.json
. Download this<version>-arm64.json
file and put it in this new folder. - Rename the file
<version>.jar
to<version>-arm64.jar
. - Download a Java 17 JRE for Apple Silicon. Recommend the latest Java 17 LTS JRE. You can download the zip and store it anywhere, but I recommend the installer package. This will install it to
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines
for you. - Open Minecraft Launcher and create a new profile. Choose
<version>-arm64
from the list. - Expand the profile options and choose to set a Java executable. If you installed it in
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines
go there, then open up your JRE > Contents > Home > bin and selectjava
.
Should be all set!
I've got Optifine working while using the official launcher method. Fairly straightforward. Follow this guide: https://github.com/jacyhung/m1-native-minecraft-optifine
In short: if you've already followed everything in THIS gist, and have named your version
<version>-arm64
, then you can literally download the optifine folder from my repo and add that into your versions list, then add it as a new installation source in your launcher.If you want to tackle it yourself,
~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/versions
. Rename the newly created Optifine folder and append-arm64
to the folder name.-arm64
to the end of both file names..json
file."id": "1.18.1-OptiFine_HD_U_H4",
line to"id": "1.18.1-OptiFine_HD_U_H4-arm64",
."inheritsFrom": "<version>",
line to"inheritsFrom": "<version>-arm64",
.