Client List

This is a rather incomplete list of Minecraft clients that users have worked or are working on. This page only lists clients written from scratch; for mods and wrappers, see the Utility List and the Wrapper List.

The column Game Graphics asks if your client displays in-game activity at a graphical level, such as world chunks, people or mobs moving, or any of that sort. If you are simply displaying things as text, that does not count. You can also optionally tell us the library you're using for your game graphics while providing your answer.

If you want to add your client, just append it above all others (On the bottom are projects, that are inactive (sorted by date). All active clients are sorted after version. If your client does not support the latest version, it is below the others).

Name	Features	Author(s)	Language	License	Threaded	Game Graphics	Last Version Supported	Development Status
Azalea	Bot crate with accurate physics, swarms, pathfinding, inventories, and plugin support.	mat	Rust	MIT	Yes	No	Java 1.20.5	Active
SoulFire	Advanced Minecraft server-stresser tool. Launch bot attacks on your servers to measure performance.	AlexProgrammerDE	Java	GPLv3	Yes	No	All releases (1.0.0–1.20.4), April Fools snapshots, Beta, Alpha and Classic versions and latest Bedrock version. Full list on website	Active
Botcraft	Client library.	adepierre	C++17	GPLv3	Yes	OpenGL	All release versions from 1.12.2 to 1.20.4	Active
MineSharp	Minecraft API to make clients and bots.	psu-de	C#	MIT	Task based	No	Java 1.18.x–1.20.4	Active
Minecraft Console Client	Command-line chat client with bot support.	ORelio and the MCC Team	C#	CDDL-1.0	Yes	No	1.4.6–1.20.4	Active
Minosoft	A faster work in progress open source client, that supports a ton of versions and is open for all kind of patches. Feel free to take a look at the ReadMe.md	Bixilon, contributors	Kotlin, Java	GPLv3	Yes	OpenGL	Releases + Snapshots 13w41b–1.20.2	Active
mineflayer	Create Minecraft bots with a powerful, stable, and high-level API.	PrismarineJS	Node.js	MIT	No	No	1.8–1.20.1	Active
go-mc	Collection of libraries for Minecraft clients.	Tnze	Go	MIT	Yes	No	1.19.4	Active
Leafish	Multiprotocol, fork of Stevenrella.	terrarier2111, other contributors	Rust	Apache V2, MIT	Yes	OpenGL	1.7.10–1.16.5	Active
Another Minecraft Chat Client	A GUI Minecraft chat client written from scratch with basic movement, inventory handling, and automatic chat messages.	Defective4	Java	Apache V2	Yes	Kind of (Graphical Entity Radar)	1.8–1.19.2 + Forge (1.8–1.12.2)	Inactive since april 2024
Alex	Minecraft client aimed at compatibility with MC:Java & MC:Bedrock.	ConcreteMC	C#	MPL 2.0	Maybe	OpenGL	Java: 1.18.2 Bedrock: 1.18.30	Inactive since march 2024
prismarine-web-client	Minecraft client in the browser using PrismarineJS modules.	Karang rom1504 AwesomestCode and other contributors	JavaScript, Node.js	MIT	Yes	Three.js	1.8–1.18.1	On hiatus since december 2023
delta-client	A Minecraft client for MacOS.	stackotter	Swift and some C	GPLv3	Yes	Metal	1.16.1 (intentionally)	On hiatus since december 2023
webmc	Minecraft client in web browser using mineflayer.	michaljaz	JavaScript, Node.js	MIT	Yes	Three.js	1.16.5	On hiatus since september 2023
AltCraft	Work-in-progress client.	LaG1924	C++	Apache V2	Yes	OpenGL	1.12.2	On hiatus since july 2023
Hematite	Render single-player worlds (most blocks supported, no entities).	Piston developers	Rust	MIT	No	OpenGL	1.8.8	Inactive since january 2023
Stevenarella	Multiprotocol.	Thinkofname, iceiix	Rust	Apache V2	Yes	OpenGL	1.18.2, 1.18.1, 1.17.1, 1.16.5, 1.16.4, 1.16.3, 1.16.2, 1.16.1, 1.16, 1.15.2, 1.15.1, 1.14.2, 1.14.1, 1.14, 19w02a, 18w50a, 1.13.2, 1.12.2, 1.11.2, 1.11, 1.10.2, 1.9.2, 1.9, 15w39c, 1.8.9, 1.7.10+Forge (FML, FML2)	Inactive since december 2022
mcidle	Idling middleware for constant Minecraft connections.	cub	Python	MIT	Yes	No	1.12.2	Inactive since december 2022
rust-mc	Minecraft client, very work-in-progress, no rendering.	willemml	Rust	GPLv3	Yes	No	1.16.3 and 1.15.2 (requires recompile)	Inactive since july 2022
pyCraft	Work-in-progress client, displays chat at the moment.	Ammar Askar, resba	Python	Apache License v2	Yes	No	1.16.4	Inactive since january 2022
RikerBot	Bot client framework.	nickelpro	C++, Python	zlib	No	No	1.16.5	Inactive since july 2021
mineweb	A work-in-progress HTML5 Minecraft client that runs in your browser. Development stopped in favour of prismarine-web-client.	Heath123, TheAlan404, SiebeDW	Node.js	GPLv3	No	noa	1.12.2 (may work on other versions but not tested)	Inactive since april 2021
hl-mc-kt	API for creating bots/clients, also has a built in CLI for launching instances of the built-in chat bot, also works as a chat CLI supporting multiple servers at once using one or more accounts.	willemml	Kotlin	GPLv3	Yes	No	1.16.3	Inactive since december 2020
Litecraft	Work-in-progress, concurrent and multi-Render backend.	Litecraft Team	D	Apache 2.0	Yes	OpenGL	1.12.2	Inactive since january 2019
CraftProtocol	Open source partial implementation of Minecraft network protocol and NBT.	Toranktto	Python 2.7	MIT	No	No	1.8.x, 1.10.x, 1.12.2	Inactive since september 2018
MinecraftCLI	Command-line client with chat commands.	Xandaros	Haskell	BSD-2-Clause	Yes	No	1.12.2	Inactive since april 2018
TorchBot	Work-in-progress standalone bot written from scratch, currently supports key features of game (movement, chat, world handling) and plugin system!	woder22	Java	GPLv3	Yes	No	1.12	Inactive since april 2018
steven	Compiles.	Thinkofname	Rust	Apache V2	Yes	OpenGL	1.10.2	Inactive since may 2017
Osmium	Rendering client.	JavaProphet	C	GPLv3	Yes	OpenGL	1.9.4	Inactive since august 2016
SpockBot	SMP bot framework, based on BarneyGale's protocol implementation.	The SpockBot Project	Python	MIT	No	Planned with plugin	1.8.7	Inactive since may 2016
steven-go	Compiles.	Thinkofname	Go	Apache V2	Yes	OpenGL	15w32c	Inactive since november 2015
minekraft	Minecraft remade. It will soon have all the features of Minecraft and more.	Phase	Kotlin	MIT	Maybe	OpenGL planned	1.8	On hiatus since June 2015
Reticle	Advanced Minecraft bot system - Multi-server, API, plugin system, etc.	Encorn	Java	Closed source, binaries MIT	Yes	Yes, using Bundle plugin	1.7–1.8	Inactive since october 2014
PhaseBot	A bot that can move, interact with blocks, and loads of other things.	Phase	Java	No	Maybe	No	1.8	On hiatus since February 2016
DarkBot	Bot framework with an easy-to-use API, full world representation, path finding, AI via tasks (mining, farming, combat), and modular protocol handling.	DarkStorm	Java	BSD	Yes	No	1.7.9	On hiatus since July 2014
C# Minebot	Work-in-progress standalone bot.	Umby24	C#	MIT	Yes	No	1.6.4	On hiatus since July 2014
BraLa	Minecraft (S)MP-Client, slogan: "Minecraft on a lower (WTF?) level".	Dav1d	D	GPLv3	Yes	OpenGL	1.6.2	On hiatus since March 2014
redstone-bot2	Wheat farming, supersonic flying speed, general awareness of world, but no documentation.	DavidEGrayson	Ruby	No	Yes	No	1.6.2	On hiatus since December 2013
Spout (with Vanilla plugin)	Open source, multi-threaded voxel game framework and platform that opens the doors for infinite possibilities. Features infinite height worlds, infinite content, advanced modeling support, and more!	Spout LLC and community	Java	Spout License v1	Yes	LWJGL	1.5.2	On hiatus since December 2013
TwistedBot	Bot and proxy. Up-to-date information in the README.	lukleh	Python, Twisted	BSD	No	No	1.5.2	On hiatus since May 2013
mcbot	Minecraft NPC emulator.	Shagrat	Pascal Delphi XE2	MPL 1.1	Yes	OpenGL	1.5.2	On hiatus since September 2013
Minecraft PHP Client 2	Complete rewrite of "Minecraft PHP Client". Has events, actions and it is modular. Supports online mode and Spoutcraft.	shoghicp	PHP	WTFPL	No	Convert Map to PNG	1.5.1	Marked "Outdated". Last Commit March 2013
Charged Miners	Minecraft viewer, can connect to classic servers.	Wallbraker et al.	D, Lua	GPLv2	No	OpenGL	1.3.2	On hiatus since August 2017
Revolutional RedStone	Partial redstone support.	RevolutionalRedstone	C++, Lua	No	Yes	OpenGL	1.3.2	On hiatus since July 2012
Minecraft PHP Client	"- Superseded by Minecraft PHP Client 2 -" It can move and do other things. Spanish Website.	shoghicp	PHP	LGPL	Yes (Linux)	No	1.2.5	Inactive
Sharpcraft	Work-in-progress SMP (might add SSP) client.	Vijfhoek and F16Gaming	C#	GPLv3	Yes	XNA	1.2.5	Inactive
mc--c	Draws the map. Can't talk or move.	axus	C++	LGPL	No	OpenGL	1.1	On hiatus since October 2012
esbot	Dependency gathering and other awesomeness.	espes	Python, Twisted	GPLv3	No	No	Beta 1.8.1	On hiatus since September 2011
TrueCraft	Beta 1.7.3 client for Linux and Windows (and OS X, somewhat).	SirCmpwn and others	C#	MIT	Yes	XNA	Beta 1.7.3*	Inactive
mcclient	Work-in-progress SMP client. Lagging-behind, but fairly light-weighted Minecraft client.	ThibG	Python with C extension	GPLv3	No	OpenGL	Beta 1.7.2	Inactive since september 2012
minecraft-opengl	Draw the map, move around, break stuff, gather stuff, etc. Doesn't appear to have networking.	Rohan Bansal, Dmitry Drutskoy, Ajay Roopakalu, Sarah Tang	C++	GPLv2	No	OpenGL	Beta 1.6.6	Last code change June 2011
golem	Eventmachine client, acts as a standalone bot or transparent proxy.	zerowidth	Ruby 1.9	MIT	No	No	Beta 1.4	Inactive

• TrueCraft is being actively developed against beta 1.7.3 and intentionally does not support newer versions