Minecraft Server Softwares

Java Vanilla

🌍 Vanilla Minecraft

Version: All
Author: Mojang Studio (Microsoft)
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Description: Official Minecraft Vanilla Multiplayer server by Mojang Studio (Microsoft).

⚓ Anchor

Version: ?
Author: AnchorMC
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Description: A Minecraft server implementation written in Go.

⬛ MCHPR

Version: 1.18.2, 1.20.4
Author: MCHPR
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Description: A multithreaded reimplementation of the Mincraft server in Rust, made for redstone plot servers.

⚠️ Inactive Development

The following projects are no longer being actively developed. They may still be useful, but they aren't supported and most likely contain security vulnerabilities, like Log4Shell.

⬛ Spout

Version: 1.5.2
Author: SpoutDev
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Description: Open source, multithreaded, voxel game engine and platform, written in Java.

⬛ Spacecraft-GT

Version: 14w04b
Author: SpaceManiac
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Description: Spacecraft is a survival multiplayer rendition of Spacecraft, the SpaceManiac Minecraft Server. It was written in C#.

⬛ Snowstorm

Version: -
Author: SnowstormTeam
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Description: Snowstorm is a new modular Minecraft server software written in Java.

⬛ Rush

Version: 1.8
Author: kangarko
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Description: Rush is a lightweight server written from scratch.

⬛ RealCraft

Version: 1.3.2
Author: carlbennett
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Description: Realcraft is a custom server implementation of Minecraft written in REALbasic.

⬛ Polaris

Version: 1.8
Author: Rammelkast
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Description: Multi-version 1.8-based Minecraft server software

⬛ PartyCraft

Version: 1.4.2-1.6.2
Author: ddevault
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Description: PartyCraft is a Minecraft 1.6.2 multiplayer server based on Craft.Net.

⬛ OpenSandbox

Version: 1.10
Author: MarkMcCaskey
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Description: OpenSandbox is a custom Minecraft server implemented in Haskell.

🌀 HOSE

Version: 1.11.2
Author: softpak
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Description: Minecraft server with multi-thread computing.

⬛ Hematite

Version: 1.8.3
Author: PistonDevelopers
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Description: Hematite is a server written in Rust and aims to have good performance and support server mods written in Rust.

⬛ graphene

Version: 1.18.1
Author: retrooper
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Description: Graphene is a 1.18.1 vanilla minecraft server from scratch using PacketEvents.

🎽 GoLangMc

Version: 1.15.2
Author: GoLangMc
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Description: GoLangMc is a server built in Go.

🗻 Granite

Version: 1.8
Author: jamierocks
Fork: SpongeVanilla ➜ Granite
Description: The total vanilla implementation of the Sponge API for Minecraft 1.8+

🔴 Netherrack

Version: 1.8
Author: Techern-archived
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Description: Netherrack is a server software created in Rust for 1.8.

🧩 ModularMC

Version: ?
Author: cachpachios
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Description: A opensource lightweight minecraft server. Powerful when extreme customization and little vanilla features are required. Focused on easy customization and maximum preformance.

🏍 MotorMC

Version: ?
Author: garet90
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Description: MotorMC is a blazing fast, multithreaded, asynchronous Minecraft server software that aims to handle many players (1000+) on a single world while still providing an experience as close to vanilla Minecraft as possible.

Ⓜ mineserver2

Version: 1.8.9
Author: Mineserver
Fork: mineserver ➜ mineserver2
Description: Mineserver 2 is a remake of Mineserver still in C++.

Ⓜ mineserver

Version: 1.8.9
Author: fador
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Description: Mineserver is a server software built from the ground up in C++.

Ⓜ mineqwaft

Version: ?
Author: dparnell
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Description: A server implementation written in lisp.

💡 lightstone

Version: ?
Author: grahamedgecombe
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Description: The official server software has some shortcomings such as the use of threaded, synchronous I/O along with high CPU and RAM usage. Lightstone aims to be a lightweight and high-performance alternative.

⌚ Minecraft Alpha Server

Version: Alpha 1.2.6
Author: stonar96
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Description: Minecraft-Alpha-Server is an Alpha 1.2.6 server that aims to fix bugs, make the server more usable, and more secure for the public.

🍎 MCHPRS

Version: 1.15-1.17
Author: MCHPR
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Description: Minecraft High-Performance Redstone Server (MCHPRS) is a server built from the ground up in rust designed to provide a high-performance creative plot server for redstone.

Ⓜ minenode

Version: 1.18.1
Author: minenode
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Description: MineNode is a server built on top of NodeJS and rust.

© MCPP

Version: ?
Author: RobertLeahy
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Description: MCPP is a modular, multithreaded, event driven server implementation written in C++.

® McEx

Version: 1.9.2
Author: McEx
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Description: McEx is a Minecraft server written in Elixir and Rust. All the networking and logic is implemented in Elixir, while the low-level chunk data handling is done in Rust.

🧬 MC Erl

Version: 1.4.7
Author: clonejo
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Description: MC Erl is a 1.4.7 server written in Erlang.

⬛ jsmc

Version: 1.4.2
Author: deoxxa
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Description: jsmc is a server for 1.4.2 written in javascript.

🟨 Enderstone

Version: 1.8
Author: SanderGielisse
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Description: Enderstone is a server software written from the ground up in Java.

⬛ Erlcraft

Version: ?
Author: ScottBrooks
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Description: Erlcraft is a Minecraft Multiplayer Server written in Erlang.

⬛ FastCraft

Version: 1.3.2
Author: sprenger120
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Description: FastCraft is a Minecraft Multiplayer Server written in C++ and compatible to Windows and Linux.

⬛ SharperMC

Version: 1.8-1.8.9
Author: SharperMC
Fork: SharpMC ➜ SharperMC
Description: SharperMC is a forked & improved version of SharpMC.

⬛ SharpMC

Version: 1.8
Author: SharpMC
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Description: A 1.8 server made from scratch in C#.

⬛ TweakCraft

Version: ?
Author: Meaglin
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Description: TweakCraft was an experiment to implement a minecraft server from scratch using java and mmoserver engine.

⬛ XMC

Version: ?
Author: Xanamor
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Description: XMC was a server written in C# aiming to provide a survival experience.

⬛ Starfield

Version: 1.16.4-1.16.5
Author: StarfieldMC
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Description: Starfield is a server written in C#. It has a priority on performance. Previously known as nylium.

⬛ BurningPig

Version: 1.6.4
Author: JoeDoyle23
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Description: BurningPig is a custom server built in Node.js.

⬛ c-raft

Version: 1.5
Author: chraft
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Description: C#ract is a server written in C# for minecraft 1.5.

⬛ cauldron-js

Version: 1.13.2
Author: vantezzen
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Description: Cauldron-js is just a proof of concept idea of running a 1.13.2 server entirely inside your web browser. Doesn't run great, but still an achievement.

⬛ composition

Version: 1.8.9
Author: garentyler
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Description: Composition is a server created in rust that's aiming to get a working server then optimize speed.

⬛ Diorite

Version: 1.11.2
Author: GotoFinal
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Description: Diorite is a new Minecraft server software aimed at security and performance.

✒ feather

Version: 1.16.5
Author: feather-rs
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Description: A Minecraft server implementation written in Rust.

♻️ TrueCraft

Version: Beta 1.7.3
Author: ddevault
Fork: Minecraft ➜ TrueCraft
Description: A completely clean-room implementation of Minecraft beta 1.7.3.

👨‍💻 AVR Craft

Version: 1.11, 1.15.2-1.16.5
Author: cnlohr
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Description: Minecraft server optimized for 8-bit devices written in C.

💢 MineCase

Version: 1.15.2
Author: dotnetGame
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Description: A Minecraft server implemented in C# .NET Core for high performance and splitting server load.

🪨 Bedrock

Version: 1.7.10
Author: Adam-
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Description: Bedrock is a Minecraft Server whose goal is to fully emulate vanilla Minecraft.

🎂 hCraft

Version: 1.7.2
Author: BizzareCake
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Description: A custom implementation of a Minecraft server striving to be fast, customizable and easy to use.

🌟 Cleanstone

Version: 1.12.2-1.14
Author: LeonMangler
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Description: A multi-core design server jar coded from the ground up.

💡 Krypton

Version: 1.18-1.19
Author: KryptonMC
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Description: Krypton is free and open-source Minecraft server software, written from scratch in Kotlin, without Mojang code.