plugin
ViaBackwardsMinecraft plugin for 1.21
Allow older versions to connect to your Minecraft server.
- Latest version
- LATEST
- Minecraft
- 1.10 to 1.21
- Java
- Java 21+
- Loader
- Spigot
- Licence
- not stated
- Downloads
- 4.8M
- Updated
- 2 y ago
- Available on
- SpigotMC
PartnerHost ViaBackwards servers
One click and ViaBackwards is installed with the right loader, on hardware built for it.
- 1.21
- Spigot
- One click plugin install
- Paper and Purpur ready
- Automatic updates
- NVMe SSD
Minecraft versions
Every version ViaBackwards declares support for, newest first, with the Java runtime that version needs.
| Minecraft | Through | Java | Evidence | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21 | Spigot | 21+ | declared | 13 Jun 2024 |
| 1.20.6 | Spigot | 21+ | declared | 29 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20 | Spigot | 17+ | declared | 2 Jun 2023 |
| 1.19 | Spigot | 17+ | declared | 7 Jun 2022 |
| 1.18 | Spigot | 17+ | declared | 30 Nov 2021 |
| 1.17 | Spigot | 16+ | declared | 8 Jun 2021 |
| 1.16 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 23 Jun 2020 |
| 1.15 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 9 Dec 2019 |
| 1.14 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 23 Apr 2019 |
| 1.13 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 18 Jul 2018 |
| 1.12 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 2 Jun 2017 |
| 1.11 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 14 Nov 2016 |
| 1.10 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 8 Jun 2016 |
Download
From ViaBackwards’s own host. Nothing is re-hosted here.
viabackwards-spigot.external
Older versions24Hide older versions
- 5.0.122 Jun 202449.1k downloads
- 5.0.016 Jun 202413.2k downloads
- 4.10.211 May 202434.4k downloads
- 4.10.15 May 20248.3k downloads
- 4.10.027 Apr 202453.9k downloads
- 4.9.25 Mar 2024324.6k downloads
- 4.9.114 Dec 2023527.6k downloads
- 4.9.05 Dec 202370.0k downloads
- 4.8.13 Oct 2023372.8k downloads
- 4.8.021 Sept 202392.2k downloads
- 4.7.08 Jun 2023619.6k downloads
- 4.6.116 Mar 2023480.2k downloads
- 4.6.014 Mar 202321.4k downloads
- 4.5.111 Dec 2022388.2k downloads
- 4.5.07 Dec 202223.5k downloads
- 4.4.221 Aug 2022314.1k downloads
- 4.4.128 Jul 202294.9k downloads
- 4.4.027 Jul 20227.3k downloads
- 4.3.12 Jul 202272.2k downloads
- 4.3.07 Jun 202277.6k downloads
- 4.2.118 Mar 2022179.9k downloads
- 4.2.028 Feb 202238.6k downloads
- 4.1.13 Dec 2021123.8k downloads
- 4.1.030 Nov 20219.4k downloads
Frequently asked
Does ViaBackwards work on Minecraft 1.21?
Yes. 1.21 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 1.21. The full list is in the table above, with the Java runtime each version needs next to it.
Do I need to install ViaBackwards on the client or the server?
The server only. Players join with an ordinary Minecraft client and install nothing.
Which server software does ViaBackwards need?
Spigot. 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 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.
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 SpigotMC, 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.
Is this information wrong or missing something? .