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#1 TRENDING GeyserMC/Geyser Java 2019

A bridge/proxy allowing you to connect to Minecraft: Java Edition servers with Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.

◇ bedrock ◇ bedrock-edition ◇ bedrock-to-java ◇ bungee

886 ↑ +1 today

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#2 TRENDING bernie-g/geckolib Java 2020

GeckoLib is an animation engine for Minecraft mods, with support for complex 3D keyframe-based animations, numerous easings, concurrent animation support, sound and particle keyframes, event keyframes, math-based animations, and more. Available for all major modloaders.

◇ animation ◇ animation-engine ◇ animation-library ◇ animations

164 ↑ +1 today

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#3 TRENDING ViaVersion/ViaBackwards Java 2016

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

◇ bukkit ◇ bungeecord ◇ hacktoberfest ◇ java-edition

138 ↑ +1 today

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