The Java OSRS bot era is over — here's what to use in 2026
On Jan 28 2026, Jagex retired the Legacy Java Client. DreamBot, TRiBot, OSBot, RuneMate all ran on it. Here's what survived — and what to use instead.
The Java OSRS bot era is over
On January 28, 2026, Jagex retired the Legacy Java Client for Old School RuneScape. DreamBot, TRiBot, OSBot, and RuneMate were all built by injecting code into that client. When the client was switched off, the injection surface went with it.
This post compares the seven OSRS bot clients still operating in May 2026: what each runs on, where each stands after the shutdown, what each costs, what content each can clear, mobile and remote control, and what each exposes to plugin developers.
Architecture
| Client | Built on | Java client? |
|---|---|---|
| Detuks Client | Official native client | No |
| Storm Client | RuneLite | No |
| PowBot | Native Rust | No |
| RuneMate | Java injection | Yes |
| TRiBot | RuneLite (Echo) | Partial |
| DreamBot | Java injection | Yes |
| OSBot | Java injection | Yes |
Three architectural paths produced everything still operating: a native rewrite (PowBot in Rust), a RuneLite plugin (Storm Client and TRiBot's Echo), and the official native client with a RuneLite-compatible plugin API on top (Detuks Client). The four legacy brands all share the same injection-into-Java foundation; TRiBot's Echo is the partial exception, since the new engine runs as a RuneLite plugin while the old standalone engine does not.
Status as of May 2026
| Client | Status | Affected by shutdown |
|---|---|---|
| Detuks Client | Active | No |
| Storm Client | Active | No |
| PowBot | Active | No |
| RuneMate | Migrating | Yes |
| TRiBot | Migrating to Echo | Yes |
| DreamBot | Migrating | Yes |
| OSBot | Author abandoned 2021 | Yes |
The OSBot abandonment date is reported by howtobotosrs; the OSBot site still markets continuous development.
Pricing
| Client | Model | Entry price |
|---|---|---|
| Detuks Client | Hourly | Pay per use |
| Storm Client | Per plugin | Free client |
| PowBot | Subscription | $4.99/mo |
| RuneMate | Hourly | Pay per use |
| TRiBot | Subscription | $9.99/mo |
| DreamBot | Subscription | $9.99/mo |
| OSBot | Subscription | $9.99/mo |
Two pricing structures dominate. Flat monthly subscriptions ($4.99–$19.99) charge regardless of whether the user is botting successfully on a given day. Pay-per-use credits and per-hour billing align cost with runtime. RuneMate's free 200 hours/month is the largest free tier in the legacy group.
Plugin and script developer API
| Client | API | Cost to develop |
|---|---|---|
| Detuks Client | Java + Kotlin | Discord application |
| Storm Client | Java + Kotlin | Marketplace cut |
| PowBot | Lua | Free |
| RuneMate | Java | Free |
| TRiBot | Java + Kotlin | Free |
| DreamBot | Java | Free |
| OSBot | Java | Free |
This is the table where Detuks gives up ground. The legacy Java brands all publish open script SDKs and have years of community-written content as a result. PowBot additionally exposes an MCP server at desktop-mcp.powbot.org/mcp so AI coding tools can write scripts directly. Detuks Client's plugin API is gated on a Discord application — a deliberate choice that lowers the public attack surface but caps ecosystem growth.
Endgame PvM
| Client | Inferno | Colosseum | Sepulchre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detuks Client | Full clear | Full clear | Full clear |
| Storm Client | Full clear | Full clear | Full clear |
| PowBot | No | No | No |
| RuneMate | Helper only | Helper only | No |
| TRiBot | No | No | Yes |
| DreamBot | Yes | No | No |
| OSBot | No | No | No |
Storm Client distributes the Detuks plugins, which is why its row matches. RuneMate's Inferno offering is the Gatsby Cape Helper — a prayer assistant; the user plays the fight.
Detuks Client
Detuks Client launched in May 2026 on the official native OSRS client. Plugins use the standard RuneLite plugin API, so existing RuneLite plugin code carries over. The launch catalog covers Inferno, Colosseum, Hallowed Sepulchre, and Fight Caves as full-clear plugins. Pricing is credits, spent on plugin runtime. The plugin SDK is invite-only via Discord, the client is desktop-only, and it is the newest product in this comparison. Architecture detail: Next generation OSRS botting client. Site: detuks-client.com.
Storm Client
Storm Client is a premium RuneLite plugin marketplace. It is unaffected by the Java shutdown because it runs inside RuneLite. Several of the heavier endgame plugins in the OSRS ecosystem, including the Detuks plugins, are sold through Storm. Setup walkthrough: Storm Client tutorial. Site: storm-client.com.
PowBot
PowBot descends from RSBot and Powerbot. The current product is a native Rust client talking to Jagex's official C++ client — no Java, no RuneLite. The catalog is around 190 scripts. Desktop is $4.99/mo, mobile starts at $2/mo. PowBot is the only OSRS client with published mobile support and remote control via PowCloud. Inferno and Colosseum coverage is not published in the catalog.
RuneMate
RuneMate (founded 2013) has the largest community in the legacy group: roughly 200 free hours per month, and around 400 free bots. The client is Java-injection and the team is migrating. The flagship Inferno offering — Gatsby Cape Helper — is a prayer assistant; the user still plays the fight.
TRiBot
TRiBot (founded 2012) pivoted to Echo, a RuneLite plugin that hosts the TRiBot scripting engine inside RuneLite. Tiers are Free, $9.99/mo Premium, and $19.99/mo Ultimate. Coverage of the legacy script catalog inside Echo is partial as of May 2026.
DreamBot
DreamBot was the polished default of the previous decade: free tier with ads, $9.99/mo VIP, a large script catalog on the SDN. The catalog ran on Java injection. As of May 2026, no fully shipped post-Java DreamBot client is publicly available.
OSBot
OSBot is the third Java-injection brand of the decade. Per howtobotosrs, the lead author's involvement ended around 2021. No public post-Java migration plan has been announced.
Picking a client in May 2026
- Full-clear Inferno, Colosseum, or Hallowed Sepulchre published today: Detuks Client (also resold through Storm).
- Botting from a phone: PowBot is the only published option.
- Largest free script catalog while waiting on a migration: RuneMate.
- Marketplace with many authors and per-plugin pricing: Storm Client.
One precaution applies to every client on this list: do not log in with your main account. Use a fresh account.
Closing
January 28, 2026 ended the Java-injection architecture that defined OSRS botting for a decade. The clients still operating fall into two groups: those built on the official native client (Detuks Client, PowBot) and those built on RuneLite (Storm Client, TRiBot's Echo). The remaining Java-injection brands — DreamBot, RuneMate, OSBot — are mid-migration or stalled.
Detuks Client: detuks-client.com.
