Are plugins compatible with vanilla clients?

Yes — that is the entire point of plugins. Anyone running an unmodified Minecraft Java client can connect to a plugin-equipped server.

Do I need to be technical to install plugins?

Basic plugin installation is straightforward: drop the JAR file into your server's plugins/ folder and restart. Configuring permissions and tuning each plugin can be more involved — most plugin pages link to the author's setup guide.

What server software should I use?

For most servers, Paper is the recommended choice — it is a high-performance fork of Spigot with extra optimisations and is compatible with the vast majority of plugins. Folia is the experimental multi-threaded version of Paper.

Server plugins for Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, and Folia.

The Plugins catalogue covers server plugins for Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur, and Folia — the JAR-based extensions you drop into a server's plugins/ folder to add commands, permissions, world protection, and gameplay tweaks.

Every plugin entry lists the supported server software, the supported Minecraft versions, the official source, and the license. Plugins are server-side only — players do not need to install anything to use them.

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MineRegion

This plugin will help you mine block in custom region and execute command when block broken by player (Use to give item or something else, for default file, i use mmoitems command to give item)

10/14/2023

game-mechanicsutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

307 downloads

Cauthon Sit

A simple yet powerful sitting plugin.

A somewhat useful supernatural race plugin

1/14/2026

game-mechanicsmagicsocialbukkitfoliapaper

307 downloads

MiniGameCore

Clean MiniGame Core-Plugin for Multiplayer Servers.

2/16/2026

minigamesocialutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

306 downloads

TriviaChallengeX

A trivia in minecraft to get players engaged

2/5/2026

game-mechanicsminigamesocialbukkitpaperpurpur

306 downloads

DeathPointCompass

A compass pointing to the players’ death position with additional informations about their death

(Required Datapack) Survival mode with a unique cost to breaking blocks.

12/1/2025

adventuregame-mechanicsminigamebukkitdatapackpaper

306 downloads

EntityManager

Advanced Mob Control with Per World Whitelist/Blacklist System

4/14/2025

managementmobsutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

306 downloads

Lock With Password (LWP)

Lock With Password is a Paper plugin that enables password-protected container security on your Minecraft server. Players can lock chests, shulker boxes, barrels, hoppers, furnaces and more with customizable passwords.

1/10/2026

managementutilitybukkitfoliageyser

306 downloads

KoTH Plugin

Premium King of The Hill plugin for free!

2/15/2026

minigameutilitybukkitpaperspigot

306 downloads

MT Twitch

Bring your Twitch audience closer to your Minecraft server with this lightweight plugin

5/5/2025

managementsocialutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

305 downloads

Gatekeeper

A simple way to have a player invites player structured whitelist

8/28/2023

managementsocialtechnologybukkitpaperspigot

305 downloads

GracefulTransmission

Provide amazing teleporting animation same as the GTA Online game.

7/19/2023

game-mechanicsbukkitpaperspigot

305 downloads

Cauthon RTP

a simple yet powerful RTP (Random Teleport) plugin

YuIllustration is a highly customizable plugin for creating illustrations for spigot server, it supports multiple categories, multiple unlock conditions and customized GUIs. Configurable using the in-game GUI editor.

4/9/2024

game-mechanicsbukkitpaperspigot

305 downloads

BountySMP

BountySMP lets players create bounties with valuable items. Survivors get stronger, and killers receive rewards and effects.

11/14/2025

adventuregame-mechanicslibrarybukkitpaperspigot

305 downloads

ItemFinder

Quality of life plugin to search for items within near containers

5/31/2024

storageutilitybukkitfoliapaper

304 downloads

Natural Compass

Natural Compass is a plugin adaptation of the popular Forge/Fabric mod Nature’s Compass by Chaosyr. It brings that mod’s biome-searching functionality to Spigot/Paper servers.

12/25/2025

adventureequipmentworldgenbukkitgeyserminecraft

304 downloads

Skills

This is a simpler version of MCMMO with a lot of work still needed on it! operational first release tho!

8/16/2025

game-mechanicsmagicsocialbukkit

304 downloads

SimpleWebServer

A simple internal web server for Spigot

1/1/2024

managementutilitybukkitpaperspigot

304 downloads

CompassTrack

Track players in real time with your compass — ideal for PvP, manhunts, and survival. Includes cooldowns, permissions, and live updates.

10/12/2025

equipmenttechnologyutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

303 downloads

BulletinBoard (Not physically)

Simple, but useful and powerful bulletin board plugin

7/16/2024

socialutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

303 downloads

Shield Stun Sound

This plugin plays a sound for the attacker when they disable the victims sheild. This plugin is used currently on DementedPolars IP: dementedpolars.net Change The Sound In The Config File Allowed Sounds: https://jd.papermc.io/paper/1.21.1/org/bukkit/S

2/18/2025

game-mechanicsbukkitpaperspigot

303 downloads

VyHub

Web based or self-hosted Community Management and Game Store!

8/6/2023

economymanagementoptimizationbukkitbungeecordpaper

303 downloads

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Frequently Asked Questions

Plugins run on the server only and modify gameplay through the existing Minecraft API — players use the vanilla client. Mods modify the game itself and require both the server and every player's client to install them.