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Current Limitations

With Geyser being a protocol translator between two different games with two different codebases, there are a handful of limitations that Geyser is unfortunately unable to handle. Despite Minecraft Bedrock and Java being quite close in comparison, there are some vast differences in many areas.

Unfixable​

The following things cannot be fixed without changes to Bedrock or the Java protocol in general. As of now, they are not fixable in Geyser.

  • Clickable links in chat
  • Glowing effect
  • Crafting in the 2x2 menu while in creative mode - with the GeyserOptionalPack, this grid is hidden as it does not exist on Java.
  • Distinguishing between left and right clicks in inventories
  • Redstone dot blockstates
  • Potion colors implemented using NBT
  • Various command arguments for any command that doesn't use the Minecraft Brigadier library
  • Anything that relies on tab complete or typing in the chat UI (related to the above) - Bedrock sends no packet that indicates they are in this menu
  • Unable to see banner layers past 6
  • Movement issues around bamboo due to offset differences between Java and Bedrock. Use Hurricane to work around it.
  • Custom anvil recipes or custom smithing table ingredients/patterns (GeyserMC/Geyser#4706)
  • Heights lower than -64 or higher than 320 in the overworld with extended height enabled, and heights lower than 0 or higher than 256 in other dimensions (GeyserMC/Geyser#3804)
  • Dolphin's Grace potion effect visuals (effects should still work correctly)
  • Invisible item frames - however, there are Bedrock edition resource packs making all item frames invisible
  • Blocks (excluding jack-o-lantern) on entity heads (E.G. armor stands, players)
  • Some block state changes are controlled client side, and are not influenced by the debug stick - fences for example. (GeyserMC/Geyser#3125)
  • Custom beacon base blocks (GeyserMC/Geyser#2301) - these are hardcoded on Bedrock edition.
  • Climbable blocks changed by datapacks (GeyserMC/Geyser#4051)
  • Custom enchantments/sweeping edge (GeyserMC/Geyser#3121)
  • "Bordure Indented" pattern shape not appearing on the Bedrock side in the loom (GeyserMC/Geyser#3183)
  • Gliding without elytras/custom elytras (https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/issues/3255, https://github.com/GeyserMC/Geyser/issues/3299)
  • Custom furnace cook times (GeyserMC/Geyser#4104)
  • Maximum sign length different on Java/Bedrock edition (GeyserMC/Geyser#4130)

Fixable With GeyserOptionalPack​

The following changes are supported with the GeyserOptionalPack, which is a Bedrock resource pack you can install for additional functionality for features Bedrock does not natively support:

  • Custom armor stand poses
  • Illusioners
  • Hit particles and other miscellaneous particles not natively in Bedrock
  • Offhand animations
  • Shulker invisibility
  • Spectral arrow texture
  • Scoreboard width that matches Java
  • Inventory UI changes to match Java

Fixable with Hurricane​

The following issues can be worked around with the Hurricane plugin/mod. However, these involve Java server modifications.

  • Movement issues around bamboo due to offset differences between Java and Bedrock.