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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Better MOTD

Lightweight Paper plugin for dynamic server MOTD and server icons

5/21/2026

decorationmanagementutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

1,105 downloads

Sepd_Kits

A Better Kits Plugin For Your Server

4/15/2025

equipmentgame-mechanicsoptimizationbukkitpaperspigot

1,103 downloads

Fair Fight

A simple anti-combat-logging mod for all platforms

5/13/2026

game-mechanicsmanagementutilityfabricfoliaforge

1,103 downloads

DonutBillford

DonutBillford is a lightweight trading system designed by SirSnaryo for DonutSMP, owned by DrDonutt. Players open a clean 6-row GUI to view trade recipes and exchange items instantly. Server owners configure required ingredients and rewards

5/29/2026

storagetechnologyutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

1,102 downloads

Random Drops

Drops completely random items everytime a player breaks a block. Toggleable!

9/10/2023

game-mechanicsminigameutilitybukkitpaperspigot

1,100 downloads

NexAuth

Open-source, multiplatform, and highly customizable minecraft authentication plugin with outstanding features and API.

5/27/2026

utilitybungeecordpaperpurpur

1,100 downloads

Orbital Strike Arrow

This project adds the Orbital Strike Arrow, but with commands! This was inspired by Flowtives Arrow Cannon in Heartless Horizons.

5/8/2026

cursedgame-mechanicsutilitybukkitpaperspigot

1,099 downloads

Ez recipes

A simple plugin for adding any customizable crafting recipes. Two recipes are included already, easy golden apples and easy cobwebs. Experience_bottle recipe is in the description. Try it!

4/5/2026

managementoptimizationutilitybukkitpaperspigot

1,096 downloads

SmeltedOres

Smelts ores that are mined instead of you having to smelt them

6/16/2026

game-mechanicsmagicoptimizationbukkitpaperspigot

1,093 downloads

Chat Display (Bubbles)

Displays chat messages as a text display above the players, just like bubbles!

7/4/2025

socialfoliapaperpurpur

1,093 downloads

Networks Terminals

A central ME-like UI to access all items in your storage system easily

6/13/2026

game-mechanicsstorageutilityfoliapaperpurpur

1,093 downloads

CustomItemGUI

Simple GUI to create vanilla item with displayname, lore, enchants, attributes, flags.

11/7/2023

equipmentgame-mechanicsmagicpaper

1,091 downloads

ChatToggle

Allow players to toggle chat on / off

6/16/2026

managementoptimizationsocialbukkitpaperpurpur

1,086 downloads

TotemAnimations

Play CustomModelData totem animations

4/23/2024

libraryutilitybukkitfoliapaper

1,086 downloads

VengefulMobs

Give passive mobs the ability to fight back and customize aggression!

4/1/2024

cursedgame-mechanicsmobspaperpurpur

1,085 downloads

InvisDeaths

Hides invisible deaths and kills

A Python scripting engine (plugin) for Minecraft servers running Bukkit or one of its forks (Spigot, Paper, etc.).

7/27/2025

managementtechnologyutilitybukkitbungeecordpaper

1,084 downloads

JadedChat

Feature-Rich JSON Chat Plugin with regex chat filtering and loads more!

2/27/2025

managementsocialutilitybukkitpaperpurpur

1,084 downloads

Combat Weaponary Plus

A Custom Item Plugin Built By Kurulus, Tons of features like Custom things, Custom tools, Custom armor, Install the plugin to see yourself, Supports 1.21 x 1.16

5/18/2026

equipmentgame-mechanicsminigamebukkitfoliapaper

1,084 downloads

Island Level & Leaderboards

Island level calculator and server leaderboards. Track progression and compete across all BentoBox game modes.

5/13/2026

game-mechanicspaperpurpur

1,082 downloads

Multiverse-InventoriesImporter

Import vanilla playerdata or migrate data from another plugin into Multiverse-Inventories

4/30/2026

equipmentutilityworldgenpaperpurpur

1,081 downloads

Don't Kill Friends!

Protect your tamed animals from damage, even when you're offline! Lightweight plugin with HEX color support and full configurability for Minecraft 1.16.5-1.21.11.

6/12/2026

game-mechanicsmobsutilitybukkitfoliapaper

1,080 downloads

One AntiCheat

AI Anti-Cheat for Minecraft 1.8-1.21.8 with smart auto-config, ML detection, zero false flags, and Bedrock support.

9/15/2025

optimizationtechnologyutilitypaperspigot

1,079 downloads

World Randomizer

All blocks are shuffled in world generation, making for an interesting and challenging playthrough

7/30/2024

cursedworldgenbukkitpaperpurpur

1,079 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.