DontKillFriends

Name: Minecraft Server Plugins Directory
Keywords: Minecraft plugins, server plugins, Spigot plugins, Paper plugins, Bukkit plugins, best server plugins

Protect your tamed animals from damage, even when you're offline!

DontKillFriends is a lightweight Minecraft plugin that prevents other players from harming your beloved pets. Whether you're online or offline, your tamed animals stay safe from both player attacks and environmental damage.

What it does

Blocks player damage to tamed animals (wolves, cats, horses, parrots, and more)
Protects offline players' pets — griefers can't touch them while the owner is away
Shields pets from environmental damage: fire, lava, drowning, explosions, void, Warden sonic boom, and more
Stops hostile mobs from targeting or attacking tamed pets
Prevents tamed pets from fighting each other
Intercepts /kill commands that would destroy named tamed mobs
Notifies pet owners on login when someone tried to attack their animals

Features

Offline protection — pets stay safe when the owner is offline
Bypass permission — dontkillfriends.bypass for admins
8 languages — English, Russian, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese
HEX colors — full &#RRGGBB color support in messages
Folia support — works on regionized servers out of the box
Configurable — toggle every damage type individually
Lightweight — no database, minimal overhead
bStats opt-out — disable metrics with bstats: false

Commands

/dontkillfriends version — show plugin version (dontkillfriends.version)
/dontkillfriends reload — reload config and language (dontkillfriends.reload)
/dkf — alias for /dontkillfriends

Permissions

dontkillfriends.version (op) — view plugin version
dontkillfriends.reload (op) — reload configuration
dontkillfriends.bypass (op) — bypass all pet protection

Compatibility

Minecraft: 1.16.5 – 1.21.11
Platforms: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur, Folia
Java: 8+