PineconeMC
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The facts
Each one read from PineconeMC's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account limitation
- Ely.by and offline accounts can join servers configured with online-mode=false.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Account options
- The launcher supports Ely.by and Microsoft accounts, and its FAQ says users can create an Ely.by or offline account.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Accounts
- The launcher supports Ely.by and Microsoft accounts, as well as offline accounts that do not require a Microsoft account.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- The launcher uses OAuth2 for Ely.by login; the repository says account credentials are entered on Ely.by’s page in a browser and the launcher receives a limited-privilege token.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Automatic updates
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Built-in modpack catalog
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Download caution
- The GitHub repository warns about malicious links impersonating the project and advises downloading from pineconemc.ru or elyprismlauncher.github.io.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Download caveat
- The download page says it could not load the latest version from the GitHub API and that its fallback may not be the latest release.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The download page lists Windows, macOS, and Linux builds, including x64 and ARM64 options and portable packages for some platforms.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Ely.by limitation
- The FAQ says Ely.by does not support capes, and that mods are needed for capes in that account system.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Game content
- The FAQ says PineconeMC can download modpacks, mods, and shaders.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Java runtime management
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- License
- The repository says launcher code is available under the GPL-3.0-only license.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Mod loader support
- multiplechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Modpack import
- catalogchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Mod support
- The FAQ says PineconeMC can download modpacks, mods, and shaders.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Portability
- The FAQ says portable builds include dependencies and instances in one folder, which can be moved to another disk.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Portable builds
- The FAQ says portable builds include dependencies and instances in one folder that can be moved to another disk.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- PineconeMC is a Prism Launcher fork that adds integrated support for Ely.by accounts.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Safety guidance
- The FAQ advises downloading from its official sources and says users can review and build the launcher’s source code themselves.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The FAQ says the launcher is safe when downloaded from its official sources and says users can review and build its source code themselves.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Separate instances
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Skins
- The launcher uses Ely.by’s official Authlib patches to provide skins on servers without a special skins plugin.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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