# Modrinth App v0.18.0 — Modrinth App 0.18.0

- Product: Modrinth App (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/modrinth-app)
- Vendor: Modrinth
- Date: 2026-08-18
- Version: v0.18.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/modrinth/code/releases/tag/v0.18.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/modrinth-app/releases/v0.18.0
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **added** — Add a new Play page that replaces the old Home and Library pages
- **added** — Add an icon creator to create icons for instances
- **added** — Add a Getting started checklist to help finish setting up the app
- **changed** — Improve the create instance menu to make options clearer and allow searching for projects from the menu
- **changed** — Improve empty states to help guide creating an instance
- **changed** — Improve the sign-in pop-up for when your Minecraft account is required
- **changed** — Allow skin selector to be previewed before signing in with your Minecraft account
- **changed** — Reintroduce the modpack icon in the content tab's managed content card
- **changed** — Rename Managed content to Provided content
- **fixed** — Fix hooks and environment variables not saving
- **fixed** — Fix hover state on the Reload to update button
- **fixed** — Fix header alignment issue in the browse content page
- **fixed** — Fix instance icon being deleted after installing a server project's shared content
- **fixed** — Fix flickering on the content tab at specific app window widths
- **fixed** — Fix issue where updates were not checked for newly unlinked content when unlinking a modpack or shared instance
- **fixed** — Fix broken gallery image viewer on project pages
- **fixed** — Attempt to fix bug on macOS that prevented LAN play in some cases

##### Added
- Added new Play page, replacing the old Home and Library pages.
- Added an icon creator so you can create icons for your instances if you don't have your own art for it.
- Added a "Getting started" checklist to help you finish setting up the app.

##### Changed
- Improved the create instance menu to make the options clearer and let you search for projects right from the menu.
- Improved the empty states to help guide you to creating an instance.
- Improved the sign-in pop-up for when your Minecraft account is required.
- Skin selector can now be previewed before signing in with your Minecraft account.
- Reintroduced the modpack icon in the content tab's managed content card.
- Renamed "Managed content" -> "Provided content"

##### Fixed
- Fixed hooks and environment variables not saving.
- Fixed hover state on the "Reload to update" button
- Fixed header alignment issue in the browse content page
- Fixed instance icon being deleted after a installing a server project's shared content.
- Fixed flickering on the content tab at specific app window widths.
- Fixed issue where some instances when unlinking a modpack or shared instance, the newly unlinked content would not have updates checked
- Fixed broken gallery image viewer on project pages.
- Attempted to fix bug on macOS that prevented LAN play in some cases.