Compatibility

What works with Minecraft 1.12.1

Released 3 Aug 2017. Everything below comes from the projects' own published data, and each row says how we know.

Java requirement

Java 8 or newer

Published by Mojang for this exact version. An older runtime will not start it. Get a verified build.

Real, downloadable builds for 1.12.1.

Software	Build	Published	Size	Checksum	Download
Paper	#1204	14 Sept 2017	36.8 MB	`dba2219d674a…`	jar ↗
Spigot	#1399	29 Aug 2018	35.7 MB	Not published	jar ↗
Sponge	#22	28 Jul 2026	21.0 MB	Not published	jar ↗

Support declared in each loader's own metadata.

Java 8 or newer. Mojang publishes this requirement in the version metadata, so an older runtime will refuse to start the server.

Paper, Spigot, Sponge publish builds for 1.12.1.