DreamBot, RuneMate & OSRS Bot Clients Shutting Down (Aug 2026)
Learn · dated snapshot

OSRS bot clients in August 2026:
what closed, what's left.

Published · based on the projects' own public notices

In July and August 2026 several of the best known public OSRS bot clients paused sales or announced shutdowns. If you are searching for a DreamBot alternative, a RuneMate alternative, or what is left after the Java client era, this is the dated snapshot we can stand behind.

Note: this page is published by Botting Hub, and we sell a competing product — a native, vision-based OSRS automation client. Where this page and a project's own announcement disagree, believe the announcement.

What each project announced

RuneMate — permanent shutdown, 7 August 2026

RuneMate stated it would permanently shut down on 7 August 2026, citing events outside their control. Users could keep using it until that date, after which it would no longer be available. Account upgrade subscriptions were cancelled, and users were pointed at local Vault encryption and account deletion options.

DreamBot — sales paused, site locked 10 August

DreamBot announced it was pausing all new sales and existing subscription renewals immediately while consulting legal counsel. Existing subscriptions continue through the end of the current billing period with no new charges. They said they would lock the site from 10 August, after which users would not have access to their profiles, and would update when able.

The earlier July wave

In early July 2026, public reporting and project notices also covered:

  • Storm Client — permanent close
  • PowBot, TRiBot, Inubot — new sales and tokens paused, sites largely unavailable to new buyers
  • OSMB — unclear status, domain issues

Treat paused projects as unavailable for new purchases until they post a clear return. Do not assume every pause is permanent, and do not assume any of them will come back.

Why this happened — without the conspiracy theories

We are not claiming a specific legal cause. The public notices talk about sales pauses, shutdowns and legal counsel, and that is all any of us actually know. Community theories point at payment processors and legal pressure; those are hypotheses until a primary source confirms them, and we are not going to pretend otherwise to make a better story.

What is clear for someone shopping today:

  1. Several large public brands exited or stopped selling inside a short window
  2. The old approach of picking a well-known Java injection client is largely gone
  3. What remains, for most people, is a thinner set of options

Status at a glance

Client
Status
What it means for a buyer
RuneMateclosed
Permanent shutdown, 7 Aug 2026
Gone. Accounts are not tied to a client, so they can be moved elsewhere.
DreamBotpaused
Sales and renewals paused; site locked from 10 Aug 2026
Existing billing periods run out. No new purchases.
Stormclosed
Permanent close, early July 2026
No replacement path offered.
PowBot · TRiBot · Inubotpaused
Sales or tokens paused
Largely unavailable to new buyers.
OSMBunclear
Domain issues, status murky
Treat as unavailable until it says otherwise.
Botting Hubopen
Running — native, vision-based
Different architecture — plays the official client, nothing injected.

What is left for people shopping now

Broadly two buckets.

Maintained public stacks. Tools built for the modern client era, Botting Hub among them — actively updated when the game client changes.

Aggressive injection and private tools. Hooks, memory reads, opaque sellers in Discord. Harder to vet, and no public accountability when something goes wrong.

There is no honest “only one bot left” story, and you should be suspicious of anyone selling you one. Private tools and new projects can appear at any time. The useful question is not which brand survived — it is whether a stack is maintained, honest about risk, and built for the client that exists today.

If you are coming from a client that shut down

  1. Understand native versus injection — it is the difference that mattered in 2026
  2. Set the account up properly: see proxies, pacing and farm hygiene
  3. Move a couple of accounts across first and get the configuration right
  4. Then scale up with our client and scripts

Move gradually rather than switching everything on the same day — a farm that changes behaviour all at once is itself a pattern.

Frequently asked questions

Is DreamBot shut down?
As of their own announcement: new sales and renewals are paused, the site locks from 10 August 2026, and existing billing periods run until they end. Treat it as exiting the market for new buyers.
When does RuneMate shut down?
RuneMate announced a permanent shutdown on 7 August 2026, citing events outside their control. Subscriptions were cancelled and the client remained usable until that date.
Which OSRS bots still work?
A small number of clients remain in general use. Most work by injecting into the game client, which is the architecture that drew both the detection and the legal pressure during 2026. Botting Hub is a maintained native option that plays the official client instead — and private tools still exist outside the public market.
Is Botting Hub the only OSRS bot left?
No, and we will not pretend otherwise. Public maintained options are thinner than they were, but injection clients and private sellers still exist. We are one of the maintained native options, not the only thing left.
Can I move my accounts to a different client?
Yes. Accounts are not tied to any client. Move them gradually rather than switching everything on the same day, and get the configuration right on a couple before scaling up.
Why should I trust this page?
Because it is dated, it quotes the projects' own exit notices, and it states plainly that we sell a competing product. Where a primary announcement conflicts with anything here, believe the announcement.

Still botting after the exits?

We are open, we play the official client, and we did not stop selling. Read the technical difference before you decide.