About Asto Client

What is Asto?

Asto Client is a Minecraft launcher for Windows and Linux. It manages your profiles, installs mods, shaders and resource packs, comes with its own client (for example a map, recordings and info displays) and connects you with your friends. All of it is free.

Who is behind it?

Asto is run by Wilko Eggen from Aurich (Germany). It is an independent project and is not affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft. The full details are in the legal notice.

What matters to us

• Little data. We only store what is needed for your account, friends, cosmetics and updates. The details are in the privacy policy.
• Servers in Germany. The website, accounts and files are hosted by 24fire in Aachen.
• Genuine updates. Launcher updates are digitally signed. The launcher only installs updates that really come from Asto.
• Official sign-in. You sign in to your Minecraft account through the official Microsoft sign-in.
• Two languages. The website, launcher and client are available in German and English.

Contact and security

You can report bugs or requests on the page Report a bug / request or on Discord. You can see whether everything is running on the status page. Please send security issues directly to kontakt@astocraft.de (security.txt) so that we can fix them before they are abused.