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ViaBackwardsMinecraft plugin for 26.2

Allow older Java Edition clients to connect to newer servers.

newest supported 26.2Utility
Latest version
5.11.1-SNAPSHOT+618
Minecraft
1.10 to 26.2
Java
Java 25+
Loaders
BungeeCord, Sponge, Paper, Velocity and 2 more
Licence
GPL-3.0-only
Downloads
2.0M
Updated
4 d ago
Available on
Modrinth
Space NodePartner

Host ViaBackwards servers

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

  • 26.2
  • BungeeCord
  • Sponge
  • Paper
  • Velocity
  • One click plugin install
  • Paper and Purpur ready
  • Automatic updates
  • NVMe SSD
Deploy a serverFrom €0.90 per GB

Minecraft versions

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

Other plugins
MinecraftThroughJavaEvidenceReleased
26.2BungeeCord, Sponge, Paper, Velocity, Folia, Fabric25+declared16 Jun 2026
26.1.2Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord25+declared9 Apr 2026
26.1.1Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord25+declared1 Apr 2026
26.1Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord25+declared24 Mar 2026
1.21.11Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord21+declared9 Dec 2025
1.21.10Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord21+declared7 Oct 2025
1.21.9BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric21+declared30 Sept 2025
1.21.8BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric21+declared17 Jul 2025
1.21.7Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord21+declared30 Jun 2025
1.21.6Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord21+declared17 Jun 2025
1.21.5Paper, Velocity, Sponge, Folia, Fabric, BungeeCord21+declared25 Mar 2025
1.21.4BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric21+declared3 Dec 2024
1.21.3Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord21+declared23 Oct 2024
1.21.2Folia, Velocity, Sponge, BungeeCord, Paper, Fabric21+declared22 Oct 2024
1.21.1Paper, Velocity, Sponge, Folia, Fabric, BungeeCord21+declared8 Aug 2024
1.21BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric21+declared13 Jun 2024
1.20.6Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord21+declared29 Apr 2024
1.20.5Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord21+declared23 Apr 2024
1.20.4Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord17+declared7 Dec 2023
1.20.3Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord17+declared4 Dec 2023
1.20.2Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord17+declared20 Sept 2023
1.20.1BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric17+declared12 Jun 2023
1.20BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric17+declared2 Jun 2023
1.19.4Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord17+declared14 Mar 2023
1.19.3Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord17+declared7 Dec 2022
1.19.2Paper, Velocity, Sponge, Folia, Fabric, BungeeCord17+declared5 Aug 2022
1.19.1BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric17+declared27 Jul 2022
1.19Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord17+declared7 Jun 2022
1.18.2Paper, Velocity, Sponge, Fabric, BungeeCord, Folia17+declared28 Feb 2022
1.18.1Paper, BungeeCord, Fabric, Folia, Sponge, Velocity17+declared10 Dec 2021
1.18BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric17+declared30 Nov 2021
1.17.1Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord16+declared6 Jul 2021
1.17Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord16+declared8 Jun 2021
1.16.5Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord8+declared14 Jan 2021
1.16.4Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord8+declared29 Oct 2020
1.16.3Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord8+declared10 Sept 2020
1.16.2BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric8+declared11 Aug 2020
1.16.1BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric8+declared24 Jun 2020
1.16Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord8+declared23 Jun 2020
1.15.2Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord8+declared17 Jan 2020

19 older versions not shown.

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

All 30 releases
5.11.1-SNAPSHOT+618beta23 Jul 2026

ViaBackwards-5.11.1-SNAPSHOT.jar · 1.3 MB · for 1.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11

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Older versions24
  • 5.11.1-SNAPSHOT+61618 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.3 MBb10dc7bc23d4…Get
  • 5.11.1-SNAPSHOT+61516 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.3 MB61a01519dbbf…Get
  • 5.11.012 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.3 MB85ab6b2444c1…Get
  • 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+61312 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.3 MB83dbb4a4de5c…Get
  • 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+61212 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.3 MBfe42b2e724b6…Get
  • 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+6119 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB5585cbade165…Get
  • 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+6109 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB1550e55f33e7…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+6099 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MBbf33478b5e85…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+6089 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB32a74396b327…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+6078 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB88bdabc0f534…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+6068 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MBe4a04d848b6f…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+6058 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MBddc6043dcf69…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+6048 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MBb312bb9f5193…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+6038 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB2247f5a73bc7…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+6027 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB3411c17e09f8…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+6016 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB2a983da56aa0…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+6005 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB990921f63f3e…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+5995 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB6d465b04d6f6…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+5983 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MBa3f39acde42d…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+5973 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB9f2e94fef2e1…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+5962 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB18c14381685e…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+5951 Jul 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MBb8e71a9bf651…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+59420 Jun 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MBc2e0647cb031…Get
  • 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+59320 Jun 20261.10, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.11, 1.11.11.4 MB12efd4df87ad…Get

Frequently asked

Does ViaBackwards work on Minecraft 26.2?

Yes. 26.2 is the newest Minecraft version ViaBackwards 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 ViaBackwards support?

Everything the author has declared, from 1.10 up to 26.2. The full list is in the table above, with the Java runtime each version needs next to it.

Which server software does ViaBackwards need?

BungeeCord, Sponge, Paper, Velocity, Folia, Fabric. 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 ViaBackwards?

Java 25 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 ViaBackwards under?

GPL-3.0-only, 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 ViaBackwards?

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 ViaBackwards 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.

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Last checked 4 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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