Minecraft plugin FancyHolograms

🔌 About FancyHolograms

FancyHolograms is a Minecraft plugin for Paper and Folia servers that uses the game's display entities (text/item/block displays) and packet handling to create configurable, modern holograms. The project is distributed under an MIT license and is maintained in the FancyMcPlugins / FancyInnovations ecosystem.

🎯 Purpose

The plugin provides server operators a way to place readable and decorative holograms in the world — text lines, item visuals or block visuals — with advanced formatting and placement options. It targets servers that want visually rich, performant floating displays (for decoration, information signs, NPC labels, shop visuals, etc.) and is designed to work on Paper and Paper-derived server software.

⚙️ Features

• Hologram types: text, item, and block displays.
• Full control over position, rotation and scale.
• Text formatting with MiniMessage support (colors, gradients, formats where supported).
• Text alignment, background color and shadow options.
• Billboard modes (fixed, center, horizontal, vertical) for camera-facing behavior.
• Placeholder integration via PlaceholderAPI and MiniPlaceholders.
• Integration with FancyNpcs for NPC-linked holograms.
• Command-based creation and in-game editing of holograms.

🧩 Who It Is For

• Server owners and admins running Paper or Folia who need decorative or informational floating displays.
• Survival, SMP, minigame and RPG servers that use holograms for labels, instructions or shop displays.
• Servers that use PlaceholderAPI or FancyNpcs and want integrated hologram content.

🏗️ Example Use Cases

• Create a multi-line information hologram at a spawn area using MiniMessage formatting.
• Attach an item-display hologram above a shop chest to preview a product.
• Use FancyNpcs integration to show dynamic nameplates or status text for NPCs.

⌨️ Commands

Notes: the above creation/edit examples are taken from the official documentation examples. Only the version command node is explicitly documented in the source documentation reference.

🔐 Permissions

⚙️ Installation

📥 Setup

• Download the official plugin artifact from an official distribution (Modrinth / official releases).
• Place the plugin .jar into your server plugins/ directory.
• Restart the server and check console logs for successful plugin load.
• Use /fancyholograms version to verify the installed version.

📦 Dependencies

• Integrations confirmed: PlaceholderAPI (optional), MiniPlaceholders (optional), FancyNpcs (optional). These are listed as integrations rather than required core dependencies.

🧾 Configuration

• The plugin exposes command-based creation and editing; server operators should consult the official documentation for available configuration options and persistent files.

🧠 Technical Notes

• Supported server software: Paper and Folia (and forks of Paper).
• Uses Minecraft display entities (text/item/block displays) and packets for rendering.
• Licensed under MIT.

🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful

If you need modern, display-entity based holograms for decoration, informational displays, or NPC labels on a Paper-family server — with MiniMessage and PlaceholderAPI integration — FancyHolograms provides a configurable, maintained solution.