GeyserMC Geyser
Cross-play proxy in Games & consoles
Lets Bedrock players join Java Edition Minecraft servers so mixed devices can play together. Restrictive Bedrock clients sometimes need workarounds.
Lets Bedrock players join Java Edition Minecraft servers so mixed devices can play together. Restrictive Bedrock clients sometimes need workarounds.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
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Cross-play between Bedrock and Java
“install GeyserMC translation layer plugin into it. That way, both iOS and Linux PC could cross-play to each other”
Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great” “so you can stick to Minecraft Java on Linux and still play together with your kids”
Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great” “i can play with him due to geysermc, which is the correct answer”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Tailcat – Like netcat, but over Tailscale’s data plane” - Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3”
- Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3”
- Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3”
Lets Bedrock players join Java servers
“so its easier for everyone to connect from bedrock on tablets and on versions that are too high”
Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3” “allow Bedrock players to join your Java server”
Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3” Works across devices and game versions
“so its easier for everyone to connect from bedrock on tablets and on versions that are too high”
Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3” “if the players can co-exist then that's a boon in itself”
Comment from 19 Jul 2026 in “Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3”
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“i can play with him due to geysermc, which is the correct answer”
“for two weeks with no real issues”
“GeyserMC will be your friend if using Bedrock and Java.”
“so its easier for everyone to connect from bedrock on tablets and on versions that are too high”
“if the players can co-exist then that's a boon in itself”
“It can require some workarounds on the more restrictive bedrock clients but it does work.”
“allow Bedrock players to join your Java server”
“so you can stick to Minecraft Java on Linux and still play together with your kids”
“install GeyserMC translation layer plugin into it. That way, both iOS and Linux PC could cross-play to each other”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.