Overview

Recap is a Paper plugin that records gameplay on your server and replays it as a live in-world recap. It captures what players do, recreates it visually inside Minecraft, and restores the world when the replay ends.

Features

Players

Movement and pathing
Player skins
Held items and equipment
Jumps and interactions

World

Block placement and breaking
Water, lava, and flowing fluids
Sign text and sign edits
Environment changes during recording

Entities

TNT ignition and explosions
End crystal placement and destruction
Entity interactions during playback

Uses

Recap is great for creators, admins, event servers, and builders who want to review gameplay moments visually instead of relying on logs or explanations.

Commands

/recap start
Starts a new recording session.
/recap stop
Stops the active recording and saves it. If a playback is active, it stops the playback and restores the world.
/recap play <id>
Plays a saved recording in real time.
/recap play <id> preview
Plays a saved recording in preview mode.
/recap list
Shows all saved recordings.
/recap info <id>
Shows details about a recording, including date, duration, world, players, and event count.
/recap delete <id>
Deletes a saved recording.
/recap pause
Pauses the active playback.
/recap resume
Resumes a paused playback.
/recap seek <id> <timestamp>
Jumps the active playback to a specific time, such as 2:30.
/rc
Shortcut alias for /recap.

Permissions

Record

recap.record lets players start and stop recordings.

Playback

recap.play lets players play, pause, resume, and seek replays.

Info

recap.list lets players list recordings and view recording details.

Admin

recap.admin lets players delete recordings and use admin-level features.

All

recap.* grants all Recap permissions.

Summary

A Paper plugin that records player actions and replays them in-world, including movement, skins, block changes, fluids, explosions, and interactions.