PineconeMC

Launcher by ElyPrismLauncher

A game launcher with built-in support for Ely.by accounts.

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Note from Modgrade

This launcher also lets you play without buying Minecraft, which Mojang's terms do not allow. A bought copy gives you an official account and access to the servers that require one: minecraft.net .

How we got this result

  1. Files checkedWe compare the fingerprint and the content of each file with the malware we and others have found, and look at what is inside it.19 of 19 official filesLast checked on 2 Nov 2026
  2. Deep checkOur own tools read the code of each current file and look for what harmful code does, like stealing logins or running hidden programs.16 of 19 official filesLast checked on 2 Nov 2026
  3. Passed Nothing harmful found in its 19 official files.Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless.

At a glance

Download
Official files for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Fake sites
5 fake sites found.
Privacy
Goes online. No sign it sends data about you.
Releases
Latest release on 29 Sep 2026.

Every official file

See each file in Releases

The files of version 11.1.1, by system and kind of download.

SystemInstallerPortableArchiveDisk imageAppImage
WindowsPineconeMC-Windows-MSVC-Setup-11.1.1.exePassedInstallerFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026PineconeMC-Windows-MSVC-Portable-11.1.1.zipPassedPortableFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026PineconeMC-Windows-MSVC-11.1.1.zipPassedArchiveFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026No fileNo file
WindowsArmPineconeMC-Windows-MSVC-arm64-Setup-11.1.1.exePassedInstaller, ArmFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026PineconeMC-Windows-MSVC-arm64-Portable-11.1.1.zipPassedPortable, ArmFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026PineconeMC-Windows-MSVC-arm64-11.1.1.zipPassedArchive, ArmFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026No fileNo file
WindowsMinGWPineconeMC-Windows-MinGW-w64-Setup-11.1.1.exePassedInstaller, MinGWFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026PineconeMC-Windows-MinGW-w64-Portable-11.1.1.zipPassedPortable, MinGWFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026PineconeMC-Windows-MinGW-w64-11.1.1.zipPassedArchive, MinGWFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026No fileNo file
WindowsMinGW, ArmPineconeMC-Windows-MinGW-arm64-Setup-11.1.1.exePassedInstaller, MinGW, ArmFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026PineconeMC-Windows-MinGW-arm64-Portable-11.1.1.zipPassedPortable, MinGW, ArmFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026PineconeMC-Windows-MinGW-arm64-11.1.1.zipPassedArchive, MinGW, ArmFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026No fileNo file
macOSNo fileNo filePineconeMC-macOS-11.1.1.zipPassedArchiveFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026PineconeMC-macOS-11.1.1.dmgPassedDisk imageFile checked on 2 Nov 2026No file
LinuxNo filePineconeMC-Linux-Qt6-Portable-11.1.1.tar.gzPassedPortableFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026PineconeMC-ArchLinux-11.1.1.pkg.tar.zstPassedArchiveFile checked on 2 Nov 2026No filePineconeMC-Linux-x86_64.AppImagePassedAppImageFile checked on 2 Nov 2026
LinuxArmNo filePineconeMC-Linux-aarch64-Qt6-Portable-11.1.1.tar.gzPassedPortable, ArmFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026No fileNo filePineconeMC-Linux-aarch64.AppImagePassedAppImage, ArmFile checked on 2 Nov 2026Deep check on 2 Nov 2026
PassedDeep checkNo file

Have a copy of PineconeMC? Check that it is the official one.

Drop it here. We compare its fingerprint with the official PineconeMC files and the files of the fake sites we know.

Source code
Public on GitHub
Official site
pineconemc.ru

Which file for my computer?

PineconeMC-Windows-MSVC-Setup-11.1.1.exe

PassedNo harmful code foundReleased 29 Sep 202622.7 MB

Download

The same file we checked, straight from github.com.

Official site

5 sites use its name to give other files. See Fake sites

Download page
pineconemc.ru/download
Newest version
11.1.1, released on 29 Sep 2026

Passed

Nothing harmful found in its 19 official files, version 11.1.1.

Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless.

What we checked

A launcher runs on your computer like any program, and it downloads the game and its mods, so harmful code in it can steal your accounts or files.

Files checkedEach official file is downloaded on a separate machine, opened with every file inside it and never run. ClamAV, a free antivirus, and our YARA rules look for known signs of harm in all of it.
19 of its 19 official files, with every file inside them.Last checked on 2 Nov 2026
Deep checkOur own tools read the Java code in the files and look for what harmful code does, like stealing logins or running hidden programs. They read Java code only.
16 of its 19 official files. 3 hold no Java code: programs made for one system.
Same as listedA fingerprint of the file. The same fingerprint means the same file, byte for byte.
Every file we checked has the SHA-256 that GitHub gives.
Not read
The inside of the macOS disk image, in a format our tools do not open. These files were scanned as a whole.

What we found

What its Java code can do. None of this is harmful by itself: many launchers and mods do the same.

Can connect to the internet
It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, sign you in or download the game. What it sends is in Privacy.In all 16 files whose Java code we read

What is inside

The 46 files inside PineconeMC-Windows-MSVC-Setup-11.1.1.exe.

Jar files inside
3 files.
Programs for Windows, Mac or Linux
40 files.
Graphics
None.
Other
3 files.

Every file

  • $PLUGINSDIR/5 files
    • modern-wizard.bmp26 KB
    • NScurl.dll6169 KB
    • nsDialogs.dll9.5 KB
    • nsExec.dll7.0 KB
    • System.dll12 KB
  • iconengines/1 file
    • qsvgicon.dll70 KB
  • imageformats/9 files
    • qgif.dll47 KB
    • qicns.dll55 KB
    • qico.dll45 KB
    • qjpeg.dll564 KB
    • qsvg.dll38 KB
    • qtga.dll37 KB
    • qtiff.dll431 KB
    • qwbmp.dll36 KB
    • qwebp.dll549 KB
  • jars/3 files
    • JavaCheck.jar1.1 KB
    • NewLaunch.jar14 KB
    • NewLaunchLegacy.jar23 KB
  • platforms/1 file
    • qwindows.dll974 KB
  • styles/1 file
    • qmodernwindowsstyle.dll216 KB
  • tls/2 files
    • qcertonlybackend.dll101 KB
    • qschannelbackend.dll257 KB
  • archive.dll716 KB
  • bz2.dll75 KB
  • cmark.dll141 KB
  • elyprismlauncher_filelink.exe93 KB
  • elyprismlauncher_updater.exe397 KB
  • elyprismlauncher.exe9492 KB
  • icuuc.dll36 KB
  • liblzma.dll185 KB
  • lz4.dll124 KB
  • lzo2.dll113 KB
  • qrencode.dll47 KB
  • qt.conf1 B
  • Qt6Core.dll10002 KB
  • Qt6Gui.dll9272 KB
  • Qt6Network.dll1725 KB
  • Qt6NetworkAuth.dll286 KB
  • Qt6OpenGL.dll1931 KB
  • Qt6Svg.dll617 KB
  • Qt6Widgets.dll6423 KB
  • Qt6Xml.dll156 KB
  • qtlogging.ini609 B
  • tomlplusplus-3.dll376 KB
  • zlib1.dll88 KB
  • zstd.dll643 KB

Goes online

No sign it sends data about you.

Its code
Can contact 3 web addresses.

We find the web addresses its code can contact, but we cannot see everything a launcher does while it runs. Wrong result? Tell us

What we checked

A launcher can send information about you over the internet, such as your player name or your login.

Deep checkWe read the code and list each web address it can contact, and what it sends. We leave out code that is never used.
The Java code of all 16 files that hold some. See each file in Releases
Web addresses
api.minecraftservices.com: Talks to an online service the launcher works with.sessionserver.mojang.com: Talks to an online service the launcher works with.Address built while it runsThe code builds this address while it runs, so it is not written in the file.: Purpose not known.
Also named in its codeAddresses written in its code that no code we read contacts: a link shown to you, a default setting, or code we could not follow.
www.minecraft.net

Releases

Current files: the official files of version 11.1.1.

Current fileVersionSystemReleasedFileOur checkGet it on
11.1.1macOSDisk image29 Sep 2026PineconeMC-macOS-11.1.1.dmg42.2 MB SHA-256 2b0d71aa75…PassedNothing harmful found. Checked on 2 Nov 2026.2 Nov 2026
1 of 19 current files

A fake site uses the name of PineconeMC to offer its download from an address that is not the official one.

How to know the official site

Official site
pineconemc.ru
Files come from
github.com/ElyPrismLauncher
SHA-256A fingerprint of the file. The same fingerprint means the same file, byte for byte.
PineconeMC-Windows-MSVC-Setup-11.1.1.exe828294fcd8c71c33c307dc7971936a5b8801dd02e32ddc6648e87cb4a92f5562Every official file and its SHA-256, in Releases

The 5 fake sites we foundChecked on 4 Nov 2026

Of these, all give no file we could get. Sites in one fold share their pages and their download.

pineconemc.compineconemc.orgelyprism.ruNo file we could getTheir buttons lead to PineconeMC's own GitHub files.3 sites on the same server as prismlauncher.ru. All online

On the same server and with the same name servers as prismlauncher.ru and polymc.ru. pineconemc.com and pineconemc.org were registered at Porkbun in May 2026 and copy the official site, with ads; elyprism.ru has Russian pages under the old name ElyPrismLauncher.

Their buttons lead to PineconeMC's own GitHub files (elyprism.ru: an older version, 10.0.5).

  • pineconemc.comOnline. Its buttons lead to PineconeMC's own GitHub files.Registered 25 May 2026 · Checked 4 Nov 2026
  • pineconemc.orgOnline. Its buttons lead to PineconeMC's own GitHub files.Registered 30 May 2026 · Checked 4 Nov 2026
  • elyprism.ruOnline. Its buttons lead to PineconeMC's own GitHub files.Registration date not public · Checked 4 Nov 2026

Their download

Their buttons lead to PineconeMC's own GitHub files.

elyprismlauncher.wikiNo file we could getIts buttons lead to PineconeMC's own GitHub files.Online

Registered at Spaceship on 15 Aug 2026. Pages in 9 languages titled 'ElyPrismLauncher Download', which also load a script from another site (grop.net).

Its buttons lead to PineconeMC's own GitHub files, of version 11.1.0.

  • elyprismlauncher.wikiOnline. Its buttons lead to PineconeMC's own GitHub files.Registered 15 Aug 2026 · Checked 4 Nov 2026

Its download

Its buttons lead to PineconeMC's own GitHub files.

elyprismlauncher.comNo file we could getIt gives no file.Offline

Registered at NameSilo on 5 Aug 2026. It sends visitors to a parking service that shows ads.

  • elyprismlauncher.comOffline. Its address no longer leads anywhere.Registered 5 Aug 2026 · Checked 4 Nov 2026

Its download

It gives no file.

If you downloaded a file from one of these sites

  1. Drop the file in the Scanner. It tells you if it is an official file of PineconeMC or a file of these sites.
  2. If it is not an official file and you have not opened it, delete it.
  3. If you opened it: run a full scan with your antivirus. On Windows, the built-in one is Microsoft Defender, in the Windows Security app.
  4. If you signed in to the launcher it installed: use "sign out everywhere" in your Microsoft security settings and change your Microsoft account password.
  5. Get PineconeMC from its official site, pineconemc.ru .
Downloads
1.6MOn GitHub, all releases
Created
3 Nov 2022Its GitHub repository
Latest release
29 Sep 2026Version 11.1.1
License
GPL-3.0 Public on GitHub

About

PineconeMC is a Prism Launcher fork that adds integrated Ely.by account support while retaining Microsoft account sign-in. Ely.by sign-in uses OAuth2: users authenticate on Ely.by’s official webpage, so their credentials are not handed to the launcher, which receives a limited-access token instead. The launcher uses Ely.by’s official Authlib patches to provide skins on servers without requiring a special skins plugin. PineconeMC can also launch with offline accounts, though Ely.by and offline accounts are limited to servers configured with online mode disabled. As a Prism Launcher-based tool, it can download modpacks, mods and shaders.

Written from its official pages: its GitHub page and pineconemc.ru . How we write it