How to install YuyuFrame, step by step
Requirements
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
- A Microsoft account that owns Minecraft: Java Edition.
- An Internet connection for the first install of each version.
On Windows
- 1
Download the installer
Get the .exe file of the latest version, from this site’s download button or straight from the GitHub releases page. It’s the same file: it is built by GitHub Actions from the public code.
- 2
Run the installer
Open the downloaded file. Windows may show “Windows protected your PC”: the executable is not yet signed with a publisher certificate. Click More info, then Run anyway. Why this warning?
Then follow the installer. The launcher opens at the end.
- 3
Sign in with Microsoft
Add your account: the launcher shows a code and the link to Microsoft’s sign-in page, where you enter the code and sign in. Your password is typed on Microsoft’s site, never in YuyuFrame. You need an account that owns Minecraft: Java Edition.
- 4
Create an instance
An instance is a separate Minecraft install, with its own mods, worlds and settings. Pick the version:
- 1.8.9 vanilla for classic PvP, with the in-game modules;
- 1.21.11 or 26.1 to 26.3 for recent versions, with the modules;
- any other version, or Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, Quilt to play modded.
No need to install Java: the launcher downloads the right version for each instance.
- 5
Play, and open the YuyuFrame menu
Launch the instance. In game, press Right Shift to open the YuyuFrame menu: turn modules on one by one, tweak them, place the HUD elements. The key can be changed in the menu’s general settings. Each module is described on the modules page.
On macOS and Linux
YuyuFrame is not available on macOS or Linux yet. Those versions will be announced in the patch notes when they are ready.
Updates and uninstalling
The launcher updates itself. Every update is signed: a file we did not publish is rejected.
To uninstall, go to Windows Settings → Installed apps. Your instances, worlds and settings are in %APPDATA%\YuyuFrame: back up your worlds before deleting that folder.