ViaForwards (ViaVersion Addon)
ViaForwards is a small plugin designed to fix issues with Minecraft snapshot servers when using ViaVersion. Snapshots are experimental by nature, and that often means broken packets, odd behavior, or compatibility problems. This plugin helps smooth those issues out.
It works alongside ViaVersion and ViaBackwards, improving stability and compatibility when running newer snapshot versions on your server.
What it adds
Fixes common packet issues in snapshot builds
Patches bugs that can break gameplay on experimental versions
Improves cross-version compatibility when using ViaVersion
Makes snapshot servers more stable and usable
Why download it?
If you’re hosting a snapshot server, you’ve probably run into random glitches or version-related problems. ViaForwards is made to reduce that frustration and make testing or playing on snapshots more reliable. It doesn’t replace ViaVersion — it enhances it specifically for experimental Minecraft builds.
Created by Trodent and three other contributors who prefer to stay unnamed.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as ViaForwards.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 4 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.