About ViaRewind
From HangarViaVersion addon to allow 1.8.x and 1.7.x clients on newer server versions.
ViaRewind
ViaVersion addon to allow 1.8.x and 1.7.x clients on newer server versions.
Runs on 1.9-latest servers or 1.8 clients and lower.
**Important: Do not put Via\* plugins on both proxy and backend servers, but only on either one**
Note: When your server is running Java 8, you need J8 ViaRewind builds.
Requires ViaVersion and ViaBackwards to be installed..
Releases/Dev Builds - You can find releases in the following places:
- Hangar (for our plugins): https://hangar.papermc.io/ViaVersion/ViaRewind
- Modrinth (for our mods): https://modrinth.com/mod/viarewind
- GitHub: https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaRewind/releases
Dev builds for all of our projects are on our Jenkins server:
- Jenkins: https://ci.viaversion.com/view/ViaRewind/
Other Links - Maven: https://repo.viaversion.com/
Issue tracker: https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaRewind/issues
List of contributors: https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaRewind/graphs/contributors
Donate
https://florianmichael.de/donate
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 74 Minecraft versions, the newest being 3.5.
Loaders
Runs on Paper, Waterfall and Velocity.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
ViaRewind on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from Hangar, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Paper, Waterfall, Velocity
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 4.2.1-SNAPSHOT+397 (snapshot), released 2026-10-11
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.8 to 26.3 (70 versions) | 26.3 |
| Velocity | 1.8 to 26.3 (70 versions) | 26.3 |
From 9 recorded builds of ViaRewind.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2.1-SNAPSHOT+397 snapshot | 2026-10-11 | 1.8 to 26.3 (70 versions) | Paper, Velocity |
| 4.2.1-SNAPSHOT+396 snapshot | 2026-10-11 | 1.8 to 26.3 (70 versions) | Paper, Velocity |
| 4.2.1-SNAPSHOT+395 snapshot | 2026-10-06 | 1.8 to 26.3 (70 versions) | Paper, Velocity |
| 4.2.1-SNAPSHOT+394 snapshot | 2026-10-06 | 1.8 to 26.3 (70 versions) | Paper, Velocity |
| 4.2.1-SNAPSHOT+393 snapshot | 2026-09-28 | 1.8 to 26.3 (70 versions) | Paper, Velocity |
| 4.2.0 | 2026-09-18 | 1.8 to 26.3 (70 versions) | Paper, Velocity |
Dependencies
- Required: ViaVersion (hangar, not in our catalogue)
- Required: ViaBackwards (hangar, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run ViaRewind on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogPlugins
Its source category doesn’t say more about what it does, so NxLabs lists it under Other.
Runs on your server
From source side supportHangar lists ViaRewind as required on the server. Check its Hangar page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- PaperWaterfallVelocity
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 3.5 and 73 earlier
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓HangarOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-12Open ↗
- ✓AuthorViaVersion, as published on Hangar
- ✓LicenseGPLFree
