plugin
ViaVersion
Allow newer Java Edition clients to connect to older servers.
- Latest version
- 5.11.1-SNAPSHOT+1046
- Minecraft
- 1.8.9 to 26.2
- Java
- Java 25+
- Loaders
- BungeeCord, Sponge, Paper, Velocity and 2 more
- Licence
- GPL-3.0-or-later
- Downloads
- 2.6M
- Updated
- 4 d ago
- Available on
- Modrinth
Minecraft versions
Every version ViaVersion declares support for, newest first, with the Java runtime that version needs.
| Minecraft | Through | Java | Evidence | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.2 | BungeeCord, Sponge, Paper, Velocity, Folia, Fabric | 25+ | declared | 16 Jun 2026 |
| 26.1.2 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 25+ | declared | 9 Apr 2026 |
| 26.1.1 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 25+ | declared | 1 Apr 2026 |
| 26.1 | Paper, Velocity, Sponge, Folia, Fabric, BungeeCord | 25+ | declared | 24 Mar 2026 |
| 1.21.11 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 21+ | declared | 9 Dec 2025 |
| 1.21.10 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 21+ | declared | 7 Oct 2025 |
| 1.21.9 | Folia, Velocity, Sponge, BungeeCord, Paper, Fabric | 21+ | declared | 30 Sept 2025 |
| 1.21.8 | Paper, Velocity, Sponge, Folia, Fabric, BungeeCord | 21+ | declared | 17 Jul 2025 |
| 1.21.7 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 21+ | declared | 30 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.6 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 21+ | declared | 17 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.5 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 21+ | declared | 25 Mar 2025 |
| 1.21.4 | Paper, Velocity, Sponge, Folia, Fabric, BungeeCord | 21+ | declared | 3 Dec 2024 |
| 1.21.3 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 21+ | declared | 23 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.2 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 21+ | declared | 22 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.1 | Paper, Velocity, Sponge, Fabric, BungeeCord, Folia | 21+ | declared | 8 Aug 2024 |
| 1.21 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 21+ | declared | 13 Jun 2024 |
| 1.20.6 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 21+ | declared | 29 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.5 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 21+ | declared | 23 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.4 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 17+ | declared | 7 Dec 2023 |
| 1.20.3 | Paper, Velocity, Sponge, Folia, Fabric, BungeeCord | 17+ | declared | 4 Dec 2023 |
| 1.20.2 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 17+ | declared | 20 Sept 2023 |
| 1.20.1 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 17+ | declared | 12 Jun 2023 |
| 1.20 | Folia, Velocity, Sponge, BungeeCord, Paper, Fabric | 17+ | declared | 2 Jun 2023 |
| 1.19.4 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 17+ | declared | 14 Mar 2023 |
| 1.19.3 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 17+ | declared | 7 Dec 2022 |
| 1.19.2 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 17+ | declared | 5 Aug 2022 |
| 1.19.1 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 17+ | declared | 27 Jul 2022 |
| 1.19 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 17+ | declared | 7 Jun 2022 |
| 1.18.2 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 17+ | declared | 28 Feb 2022 |
| 1.18.1 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 17+ | declared | 10 Dec 2021 |
| 1.18 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 17+ | declared | 30 Nov 2021 |
| 1.17.1 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 16+ | declared | 6 Jul 2021 |
| 1.17 | Paper, BungeeCord, Fabric, Folia, Sponge, Velocity | 16+ | declared | 8 Jun 2021 |
| 1.16.5 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 8+ | declared | 14 Jan 2021 |
| 1.16.4 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 8+ | declared | 29 Oct 2020 |
| 1.16.3 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 8+ | declared | 10 Sept 2020 |
| 1.16.2 | Paper, Velocity, Sponge, Folia, Fabric, BungeeCord | 8+ | declared | 11 Aug 2020 |
| 1.16.1 | BungeeCord, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, Fabric | 8+ | declared | 24 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16 | Fabric, Velocity, Sponge, Paper, Folia, BungeeCord | 8+ | declared | 23 Jun 2020 |
| 1.15.2 | Folia, Velocity, Sponge, BungeeCord, Paper, Fabric | 8+ | declared | 17 Jan 2020 |
25 older versions not shown.
Releases
Files come from the author's own host. We publish the checksum so you can prove the file you downloaded is the file they published.
- 5.11.1-SNAPSHOT+1046beta23 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.1-SNAPSHOT+1045beta23 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.1-SNAPSHOT+1044beta23 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.1-SNAPSHOT+1042beta15 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.1-SNAPSHOT+1041beta15 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.0release12 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+1039beta12 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+1038beta12 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+1037beta9 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+1036beta9 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+1035beta9 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+1034beta8 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.11.0-SNAPSHOT+1033beta8 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1032beta8 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1031beta8 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1030beta8 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1029beta8 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1028beta8 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1027beta6 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1026beta5 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1025beta5 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1024beta5 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1023beta5 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1022beta4 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
- 5.10.1-SNAPSHOT+1021beta4 Jul 20261.8.9, 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.9.4
Frequently asked
Does ViaVersion work on Minecraft 26.2?
Yes. 26.2 is the newest Minecraft version ViaVersion 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 ViaVersion support?
Everything the author has declared, from 1.8.9 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 ViaVersion 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 ViaVersion?
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 ViaVersion under?
GPL-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 ViaVersion?
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 ViaVersion 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 Minecraft version coverage overlaps, not by popularity.