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+PrismLauncher (An Open Source Minecraft launcher)
+
+An Open Source Minecraft launcher with the ability to manage multiple
+instances, accounts and mods. Focused on user freedom and free
+redistributability.
+
+A Microsoft or Mojang account that owns Minecraft is required to
+download and play the game through PrismLauncher.
+
+zulu-openjdk17 can be used instead of OpenJDK17, if one wishes to do
+so. Other versions of Java may be needed to run different versions of
+Minecraft.
+
+1.20.5 or newer: zulu-openjdk21
+1.17 to 1.20.4: OpenJDK17 or zulu-openjdk17
+1.16 or older: openjdk8 or zulu-openjdk8
+
+If you have multiple versions of Java installed on your
+system, make sure that your JAVA_HOME environment variable is pointed
+to OpenJDK17 when building PrismLauncher.