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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AxEnvoys

The most powerful supply crate/envoy plugin on the market - with the greatest performance

6/30/2026

game-mechanicsbukkitfoliapaper

5,995 downloads

PlayerHeads

Players heads drop after death

4/29/2024

decorationgame-mechanicsbukkitfoliapaper

5,993 downloads

Invisible Frames

Simple toggle from visible to invisible for item frames

6/30/2024

decorationgame-mechanicsutilitybukkitfoliapaper

5,961 downloads

PistonMOTD

✨ Control your Minecraft server's MOTD. Supports RGB colors and multiple platforms.

4/12/2026

managementtechnologyutilitybukkitbungeecordfolia

5,951 downloads

Xshards

Xshards is a Minecraft plugin that introduces a shard-based economy, enabling players to earn shards through gameplay, purchase items from a public shop, and manage their shard balances with various commands.

4/16/2026

adventuredecorationeconomybukkitpaperpurpur

5,823 downloads

Minecart Trains

Link minecarts to trains like it should be possible in vanilla!

2/1/2026

game-mechanicsstoragetransportationbukkitpaperpurpur

5,816 downloads

Plugin for Wildfire's Female Gender Mod

Spigot plugin that allows clients using Wildfire's Female Gender Mod to have synced configs when playing together. This plugin is not directly affiliated with Wildfire's Female Gender Mod.

7/21/2025

utilitybukkitpaperpurpur

5,811 downloads

demora legendary weapons

Legendary weapons for your battle Royal server.

6/22/2026

adventurecursedequipmentbukkitpaperpurpur

5,794 downloads

PlayerCrasher

Easily crash Minecraft Players across all versions by using a command.

11/4/2024

cursedmagicutilitybukkitbungeecordfolia

5,761 downloads

ExcuseMeThatHurt

ExcuseMeThatHurt is a spigot plugin that stops players from cheesing neutral mobs

9/23/2023

adventurecursedgame-mechanicsbukkitpaperpurpur

5,758 downloads

Locked Chests/Chest Protection Plugin

Adds features to lock chests allowing for protection against other players.

6/27/2026

socialstorageutilitybukkitpaperspigot

5,733 downloads

StatusPlugin

A status plugin that allows your users to set preconfigured statuses like in CraftAttack!

6/5/2026

socialutilitybukkitfoliapaper

5,728 downloads

Noble Whitelist

A simple way to manage the whitelist, using name, uuid or permission.

6/20/2026

managementutilitybukkitfoliapaper

5,724 downloads

Agenta

A authserver and skin fix for legacy versions of minecraft.

3/29/2026

cursedutilitybabricbukkitfabric

5,715 downloads

HologramLib | Leaderboards & Custom Holograms

Packet-based text display library with animations, leaderboards, emojis, minimessage, and more!

10/30/2025

librarytechnologyutilitybukkitfoliapaper

5,706 downloads

HarvestMaster

Bringing back the joy of effortless farming! Right click to harvest.

Add /rtp easily to your server. By default a simple RTP plugin but under the hood a highly configurable random teleport plugin with GUI world selection, Vault charging, heatmaps, safe-location scanning and smart pre-caching.

5/24/2026

adventureeconomygame-mechanicsbukkitfoliapaper

5,676 downloads

Click Shop

A simple, innovative, highly customizable shop plugin.

1/11/2025

decorationeconomyutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

5,670 downloads

WETS (WorldEdit Tick Spreader)

Spread WorldEdit operations across multiple ticks.

9/11/2023

utilitybukkitfabricpaper

5,656 downloads

UltimateAntiBot

An antibot plugin to protect your server from bot attacks with a built-in AntiVPN system

7/4/2024

managementutilitybukkitbungeecordpaper

5,646 downloads

SilkSpawners

This plugin makes spawners minable using SilkTouch tools

12/19/2024

game-mechanicsbukkitfoliapaper

5,619 downloads

No Netherite +

Configure how you want your netherite to be managed!

6/26/2026

equipmentgame-mechanicsmanagementbukkitfabricpaper

5,594 downloads

Boar Anticheat

Proof of concept prediction anticheat for Geyser.

6/20/2026

game-mechanicsoptimizationutilitybukkitbungeecordgeyser

5,574 downloads

StreamlineCore

Essential additions to your server, but without the bloatware! Built with performance in mind.

6/10/2026

managementsocialutilitybukkitbungeecordfolia

5,502 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.