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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Cauthon Silk Spawners

a plugin that lets you use silk touch pickaxes to grab spawners

Villager Defense is a highly customizable plugin that adds a cooperative and/or competitive minigame under the theme of defending villagers.

7/15/2025

game-mechanicsminigamemobsbukkitpaperspigot

234 downloads

NoNetherTravel

This plugin disables fast travelling through the Nether!

12/19/2022

transportationutilitypaperpurpurspigot

234 downloads

SingleBiomeGenerator

A very simple plugin that allows you to generate Worlds that are a single Biome

PlaceholderAPI compatible Pronouns Plugin for Minecraft Spigot/Paper.

2/13/2026

socialutilitybukkitpaperspigot

233 downloads

LAAG HOME

Next-Gen Home-GUI Solutions - Highly Optimized, Feature-Complete

2/10/2026

economybukkitpaperspigot

233 downloads

Bonfire - Chunk Claim

Easily claim chunks and manage how others can interact with them, including claim limits adapting to your playtime and BlueMap markers.

2/1/2026

game-mechanicsmanagementutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

233 downloads

Player Heads With Effects

Player Heads With Effects is a Minecraft Plugin That Drops Player Heads With Unique Potion Effects When Players Are Killed!

Enhance gameplay by hiding and customizing Treasure Chests across your world.

7/13/2025

adventuregame-mechanicsutilitybukkitfoliapaper

233 downloads

MCBenchmark

An advanced benchmarking tool for paper servers.

6/10/2025

technologyutilityworldgenpaper

233 downloads

EasySS

Force suspicious players to screenshare with ease

9/28/2024

managementutilitypaperspigot

233 downloads

BedHelther

When the player goes to bed, the player's HP is automatically restored and clear all effects

8/20/2024

game-mechanicsutilityspigot

233 downloads

DashAPI

Adds a function for setting the velocity of entities in terms of blocks rather than a vector.

6/25/2024

game-mechanicslibrarypaperpurpurspigot

233 downloads

AFK Hunger

Slowly deduct food from idle players to discourage idling

9/28/2022

game-mechanicsmanagementutilitypaperspigot

233 downloads

Prism Perms

Cross‑platform permissions plugin for Bukkit, BungeeCord, and Velocity. Lightweight YAML storage, simple commands, and rich stats tools (groups/users, ungrouped/missing/list, names cache) with pagination and safe output chunking.

2/16/2026

game-mechanicsmanagementutilitybukkitbungeecordpaper

232 downloads

EMFPiñata

A Piñata addon for the EvenMoreFish plugin.

2/9/2026

economygame-mechanicsminigamepaper

232 downloads

BossBarAnnounce

An advanced plugin that can annouce things on the bossbar. More commands are comming soon! And Geyser support!

10/3/2025

managementtechnologyutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

232 downloads

ColoredCauldron

Dye your water! Like in Bedrock Edition!

It's a Minecraft Plugin that adds Backpacks to the game. It works with all 1.21 versions, Tested on 1.21.5 and 1.21.8. Fully customizable. You can get them by Crafting, or with a command.

9/19/2025

storagetransportationutilitypaperspigot

232 downloads

Shared-Lives

Small plugin for Minecraft that makes players damage shared between them.

9/8/2025

game-mechanicsminigamesocialpaper

232 downloads

BreweryX MythicMobs Addon

Addon for BreweryX to add MythicMobs items support

8/28/2025

adventuregame-mechanicsutilitybukkitfoliapaper

232 downloads

EssentialsXTPHook

Adds click functionality and notifications to TPA requests for EssentialsX

8/9/2025

game-mechanicsutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

232 downloads

Tabula Vista

High End Tab Plugin , Placeholder Support, Color Support, Hex Color Support

5/24/2025

game-mechanicsmanagementutilitybukkitpaperspigot

232 downloads

DailyRewards

Reward players with daily prizes and bonuses.

10/2/2024

economygame-mechanicssocialpaperpurpurspigot

232 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.