ViaVersion

Connect to Minecraft with different versions

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The ViaVersion suite allows server owners as well as players to allow client connections to servers of different Minecraft versions through a bit of magic™. We support Paper, Velocity, Fabric, Forge, Sponge and have our own standalone proxy to join from basically any client version on any server version from the past decade.

See HERE for an overview of the different Via* projects.

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ViaVersion ViaVersion Public

Allows of newer clients to connect to older server versions for Minecraft servers.

Java 1.4k 293
ViaBackwards ViaBackwards Public

Allows older clients to connect to newer server versions for Minecraft servers.

Java 544 102
ViaRewind ViaRewind Public

ViaVersion addon to allow 1.8.x and 1.7.x clients on newer server versions.

Java 270 89
ViaProxy ViaProxy Public

Standalone proxy which allows players to join EVERY Minecraft server version (Classic, Alpha, Beta, Release, Bedrock)

Java 485 54
ViaFabric ViaFabric Public

Client-side and server-side ViaVersion implementation for Fabric

Java 358 47
ViaFabricPlus ViaFabricPlus Public

Minecraft Fabric mod which allows you to join EVERY Minecraft server version (Classic, Alpha, Beta, Release, April Fools, Bedrock)

Java 540 68

Repositories

Eduard Public
Via Discord Bot

ViaVersion/Eduard’s past year of commit activity

Java 1 GPL-3.0 1 1 6 Updated Oct 6, 2025
ViaAprilFools Public
ViaVersion addon to add support for some notable Minecraft snapshots

ViaVersion/ViaAprilFools’s past year of commit activity

Java 20 GPL-3.0 1 5 1 Updated Oct 6, 2025
ViaVersion Public
Allows of newer clients to connect to older server versions for Minecraft servers.

ViaVersion/ViaVersion’s past year of commit activity

Java 1,431 GPL-3.0 293 71 (2 issues need help) 5 Updated Oct 6, 2025
ViaBackwards Public
Allows older clients to connect to newer server versions for Minecraft servers.

ViaVersion/ViaBackwards’s past year of commit activity

Java 544 GPL-3.0 102 63 (4 issues need help) 1 Updated Oct 6, 2025
ViaLoader Public
Implementation of a ViaVersion based protocol translator platform

ViaVersion/ViaLoader’s past year of commit activity

Java 14 GPL-3.0 2 0 0 Updated Oct 6, 2025
ViaLegacy Public
ViaVersion addon to add support for EVERY Minecraft server version (Classic, Alpha, Beta, Release)

ViaVersion/ViaLegacy’s past year of commit activity

Java 76 GPL-3.0 2 5 0 Updated Oct 6, 2025
Mappings Public
Mapping generator and mapping files for the Via projects.

ViaVersion/Mappings’s past year of commit activity

Java 7 GPL-3.0 12 1 1 Updated Oct 6, 2025
ViaFabric Public
Client-side and server-side ViaVersion implementation for Fabric

ViaVersion/ViaFabric’s past year of commit activity

Java 358 GPL-3.0 47 16 2 Updated Oct 6, 2025
ViaForge Public
Client-side ViaVersion implementation for MinecraftForge and NeoForge

ViaVersion/ViaForge’s past year of commit activity

Java 128 GPL-3.0 33 11 (1 issue needs help) 1 Updated Oct 6, 2025
ViaFabricPlus Public
Minecraft Fabric mod which allows you to join EVERY Minecraft server version (Classic, Alpha, Beta, Release, April Fools, Bedrock)

ViaVersion/ViaFabricPlus’s past year of commit activity

Java 540 GPL-3.0 68 41 0 Updated Oct 6, 2025