free · more than three a month
The crash reader that does not stop at three
MC Crash Reader uploads a Minecraft crash log to an AI engine and returns a root cause, a stack trace walk-through and the conflicting mods it spotted. The free tier is three analyses a month with a Google sign-in; Pro is $9.99 a month for 100 and Unlimited is $24.99. Analyses are saved to a personal history.
Three a month is fine for a player who crashes rarely. A server admin, a modpack author or anyone answering a support channel is through it by Tuesday. Roastd has no count to run out of, nothing to sign in to, and a report link you can post instead of a screenshot.
Where MC Crash Reader is strong
- Prose explanations from a language model, including a walk-through of the Java stack trace.
- Supports Forge, Fabric, Quilt, NeoForge, Spigot, Paper, Bukkit and vanilla crash reports.
- A personal dashboard that keeps your analysis history in one place.
- Logs are processed over encrypted connections and stored only in your own history.
What Roastd does differently
Nothing to run out of
No monthly count, no Pro tier, no card on file. The tool is free because it is how Hostd shows what its diagnostics do.
Nothing to sign in to
Paste, read, share. There is no account because a report link does the job a dashboard would.
Rules you can read
Each finding is a written rule with its own page: the exact line it matches, why it happens and the fix, step by step for the common ones.
Says when it does not know
When nothing matches, the report says so. A crash that fits no rule is reported as unmatched, not narrated.
Server-side context
A spark profile, mod list or server.properties alongside the log turns a crash into a health check: heap headroom, view distance, client-only mods, duplicate jars, settings costing tick time.
Built for the support channel
A permanent roastd.me link per report, and a Discord bot that reads logs where they are actually posted.
Side by side
| MC Crash Reader | Roastd | |
|---|---|---|
| How it reads the log | AI engine | Written rules, matched line by line |
| Free usage | 3 analyses a month | Unlimited |
| Paid tiers | $9.99 a month for 100, $24.99 unlimited | None |
| Sign-in | Google sign-in | None |
| Inputs | Crash logs | Crash logs, latest.log, mclo.gs links, spark profiles, mod lists, server.properties |
| Where results live | Your personal history | A permanent public link you choose to share |
| Discord bot | Not offered | Yes |
| When nothing matches | The model still answers | The report says no rule matched |
Based on each product's published features and pricing as of 22 September 2026. If something here has changed, tell us and we will correct it.
Trying Roastd on your next crash
- 1Grab the crash reportcrash-reports/crash-<date>-server.txt, or latest.log if the server died without one. An mclo.gs link works too.
- 2Paste it into the Minecraft analyserNo sign-in. The whole file is read, head and tail, so an early error is not missed because a stack trace filled the end.
- 3Open the finding pageEvery finding links to its own page with the matching line and the fix. Follow the steps there before changing anything else.
- 4Post the link, not a screenshotThe roastd.me link shows the findings and the redacted log to whoever you send it to.
Every finding Roastd can raise has its own page in the Minecraft error index.
Questions you'd be right to ask
Is three a month really a problem?
Only for the people who most need a crash reader. One server, one week of a modpack update and a Discord full of players, and the count is gone. Roastd is built for that week.
What happens to my log?
It is stripped of addresses, tokens, passwords and session ids before anything is stored, kept on a timer so the report can show the redacted text, then deleted. The report keeps only the findings.
Does it explain the stack trace?
It names the mod or plugin the stack trace points at, and the finding page explains why that kind of crash happens and what to do. It does not narrate every frame, because the frame that matters is the one it already named.
Is this only for Hostd customers?
No. Any server, any host, your own PC. Where a finding is something a different hosting setup would prevent, the report says so, and that is the only sales pitch in it.
Your fourth crash of the month is free too
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