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 296
ViaBackwards ViaBackwards Public

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

Java 553 103
ViaRewind ViaRewind Public

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

Java 272 92
ViaProxy ViaProxy Public

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

Java 504 55
ViaFabric ViaFabric Public

Client-side and server-side ViaVersion implementation for Fabric

Java 361 47
ViaFabricPlus ViaFabricPlus Public

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

Java 546 67

Repositories

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

ViaVersion/ViaVersion’s past year of commit activity

Java 1,446 GPL-3.0 296 67 (2 issues need help) 2 Updated Nov 2, 2025
ViaBackwards Public
Allows older clients to connect to newer server versions for Minecraft servers.

ViaVersion/ViaBackwards’s past year of commit activity

Java 553 GPL-3.0 103 66 (4 issues need help) 1 Updated Nov 2, 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 546 GPL-3.0 67 42 3 Updated Nov 2, 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 4 Updated Nov 1, 2025
ViaSponge Public
ViaVersion loader for Sponge

ViaVersion/ViaSponge’s past year of commit activity

Java 4 GPL-3.0 1 0 6 Updated Nov 1, 2025
ViaProxy Public
Standalone proxy which allows players to join EVERY Minecraft server version (Classic, Alpha, Beta, Release, Bedrock)

ViaVersion/ViaProxy’s past year of commit activity

Java 504 GPL-3.0 55 3 0 Updated Oct 31, 2025
Eduard Public
Via Discord Bot

ViaVersion/Eduard’s past year of commit activity

Java 1 GPL-3.0 1 1 6 Updated Oct 29, 2025
ViaRewind Public
ViaVersion addon to allow 1.8.x and 1.7.x clients on newer server versions.

ViaVersion/ViaRewind’s past year of commit activity

Java 272 GPL-3.0 92 41 1 Updated Oct 29, 2025
ViaFabric Public
Client-side and server-side ViaVersion implementation for Fabric

ViaVersion/ViaFabric’s past year of commit activity

Java 361 GPL-3.0 47 15 (2 issues need help) 0 Updated Oct 28, 2025
ViaRewind-Legacy-Support Public
Provides additional features for ViaRewind for Paper servers.

ViaVersion/ViaRewind-Legacy-Support’s past year of commit activity

Java 26 GPL-3.0 16 9 (1 issue needs help) 0 Updated Oct 29, 2025