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BetterAnticheatMinecraft plugin for 1.21.8

An auxiliary anticheat designed with stability as its focus.

server onlynewest supported 1.21.8TechnologyUtilityManagement
Latest version
1.1.0a-13d
Loaders
Bukkit, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot and 5 more
Licence
AGPL-3.0-or-later
Downloads
2.2k
Updated
12 mo ago
Available on
Modrinth
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Host BetterAnticheat servers

One click and BetterAnticheat is installed with the right loader, on hardware built for it.

  • 1.21.8
  • Bukkit
  • Velocity
  • Sponge
  • Spigot
  • One click plugin install
  • Paper and Purpur ready
  • Automatic updates
  • NVMe SSD
Deploy a serverFrom €0.90 per GB

Minecraft versions

Every version BetterAnticheat declares support for, newest first, with the Java runtime that version needs.

Other plugins
MinecraftThroughJavaEvidenceReleased
1.21.8Bukkit, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Folia21+declared17 Jul 2025
1.21.7Folia, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Bukkit21+declared30 Jun 2025
1.21.6Bukkit, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Folia21+declared17 Jun 2025
1.21.5Bukkit, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Folia21+declared25 Mar 2025
1.21.4Folia, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Bukkit21+declared3 Dec 2024
1.21.3Bukkit, Folia, Forge, NeoForge, Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Sponge, Velocity21+declared23 Oct 2024
1.21.2Bukkit, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Folia21+declared22 Oct 2024
1.21.1Folia, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Bukkit21+declared8 Aug 2024
1.21Spigot, Velocity, Sponge, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Folia, Bukkit21+declared13 Jun 2024
1.13.2Bukkit, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Folia8+declared22 Oct 2018
1.13.1Folia, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Bukkit8+declared22 Aug 2018
1.13Sponge, Folia, Forge, Bukkit, NeoForge, Paper, Purpur, Spigot, Velocity8+declared18 Jul 2018

Download

From BetterAnticheat’s own host. Nothing is re-hosted here.

All 38 releases
1.1.0a-13dalpha12 Aug 2025

BetterAnticheat-1.0.0.jar · 2.3 MB · for 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5

Download latest
a9d0bfd5b901
Older versions24
  • 1.1.0a-12d10 Aug 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.62.3 MB50 downloads095e6a9b5b51Get
  • 1.1.0a-11v7 Aug 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.62.3 MB46 downloads896dd155fa7bGet
  • 1.1.0a-10v7 Aug 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.62.1 MB48 downloads092f20e90291Get
  • 1.1.0a-10sg7 Aug 20251.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.790.5 MB133 downloads21417c39ddc9Get
  • 1.1.0a-10p7 Aug 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.62.2 MB44 downloads49c5ae0c45feGet
  • 1.1.0a-10s7 Aug 20251.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.42.3 MB77 downloads2656e9a9e278Get
  • 1.1.0a-9sg28 Jul 20251.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.886.7 MB42 downloadsb68371136c52Get
  • 1.1.0a-9u28 Jul 20251.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.81.9 MB84 downloads8cecb7684aeeGet
  • 1.1.0a-8s27 Jul 20251.13, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.51.4 MB40 downloads51dcce911e70Get
  • 1.1.0a-8sg27 Jul 20251.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.886.2 MB43 downloadse08a262bfe76Get
  • 1.1.0a-8v27 Jul 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.61.4 MB42 downloads51dcce911e70Get
  • 1.1.0a-8p27 Jul 20251.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.81.2 MB46 downloadscffc7af9a7a2Get
  • 1.1.0a-7v25 Jul 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.61.1 MB38 downloads773b3869c22cGet
  • 1.1.0a-7sg25 Jul 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.686.2 MB52 downloadse610223b9c60Get
  • 1.1.0a-7s25 Jul 20251.13.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.51.1 MB44 downloads2070bcd24a5cGet
  • 1.1.0a-7p25 Jul 20251.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.81.2 MB41 downloadsce79b4172f90Get
  • 1.1.0a-6p25 Jul 20251.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.81.2 MB37 downloadsb1429cff1c6bGet
  • 1.1.0a-6s25 Jul 20251.13.2, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.52.9 MB52 downloads4b791c585ebcGet
  • 1.1.0a-6sg25 Jul 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.686.3 MB44 downloadsc0a6812c6853Get
  • 1.1.0a-6v25 Jul 20251.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.61.1 MB28 downloads4f5fb39ea7adGet
  • 1.1.0a-5v20 Jul 20251.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.885.4 MB34 downloads1a7b822b0702Get
  • 1.1.0a-5p20 Jul 20251.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.80.9 MB30 downloads0b0d84031231Get
  • 1.1.0a-5s20 Jul 20251.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.80.8 MB25 downloads76d085fd9014Get
  • 1.1.0a-5sg20 Jul 20251.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.885.8 MB31 downloads52572d72efd9Get

Frequently asked

Does BetterAnticheat work on Minecraft 1.21.8?

Yes. 1.21.8 is the newest Minecraft version BetterAnticheat declares support for, and the claim comes from the author's own release metadata rather than from a compatibility list somebody maintains by hand.

Which Minecraft versions does BetterAnticheat support?

Everything the author has declared, from 1.13 up to 1.21.8. The full list is in the table above, with the Java runtime each version needs next to it.

Do I need to install BetterAnticheat on the client or the server?

The server only. Players join with an ordinary Minecraft client and install nothing.

Which server software does BetterAnticheat need?

Bukkit, Velocity, Sponge, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, NeoForge, Forge, Folia. A build for one server platform will not load on another, so this is the first thing to check before the Minecraft version.

Which Java version do I need for BetterAnticheat?

Java 21 or newer, because that is what the newest Minecraft release it supports requires. The requirement comes from the game rather than from the plugin itself.

What licence is BetterAnticheat under?

AGPL-3.0-or-later, as stated by the author on the platform we synced it from. Check the project's own page before redistributing or bundling it.

How do I install BetterAnticheat?

Download the file from the author's own release, drop it into your server's plugins folder, and restart the server. It generates its configuration on first start. Check the Minecraft version matches the one your server runs.

Where do I download BetterAnticheat safely?

From the author's own page on Modrinth, which is where the data here is synced from. MCReference never mirrors, re-hosts or repackages a file: every download button points at the original source, so you get exactly what the author published.

Works on the same versions

Ordered by how much of the recent Minecraft version coverage overlaps, not by popularity.

Last checked 6 d ago against Modrinth. We do not host files and we do not republish descriptions; every download link points at the author’s own release.

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