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Minecraft plugins Developer API

Plugin collection for the Developer API category

  • Vault

    Vault is a Minecraft plugin that provides a common API so plugins can access and bridge permissions, chat, and economy systems without depending on each provider.

    341
  • LuckPerms

    LuckPerms is a Minecraft plugin for managing permissions, groups, and access control with a developer API and support for multiple server platforms.

    331
  • WorldEdit

    WorldEdit is a Minecraft plugin and mod providing in-game map editing tools for large-scale terraforming, region selection, copying/pasting, and schematic management.

    271
  • ProtocolLib

    ProtocolLib is a Minecraft plugin library that gives other plugins direct read/write access to the network protocol, enabling packet interception and modification.

    267
  • PlaceholderAPI

    PlaceholderAPI is a Minecraft plugin that provides a universal placeholder system and an expansion cloud so other plugins can display dynamic values without direct dependencies.

    265
  • TAB

    TAB is a Minecraft plugin for displaying and customizing the player tab list, scoreboard and nametags with placeholders, an API, and cross-platform support.

    207
  • ViaVersion

    ViaVersion is a Minecraft plugin that lets newer and older clients connect to servers running different versions, providing multi-version compatibility for server networks.

    195
  • DiscordSRV

    DiscordSRV is a Minecraft plugin that bridges a server with Discord, synchronizing chat, account linking, role/group synchronization, and server events between platforms.

    160
  • DecentHolograms

    DecentHolograms is a Minecraft plugin for creating configurable floating holograms and icon displays, with PlaceholderAPI support and a public developer API.

    139
  • Votifier

    Votifier is a Minecraft plugin that receives encrypted vote notifications from server-list websites and exposes vote events to listener plugins so servers can grant rewards.

    135
  • ViaBackwards

    ViaBackwards is a Minecraft plugin that lets older Java clients connect to newer server versions by translating network protocol packets; it works alongside ViaVersion.

    130
  • Citizens

    Citizens is a Minecraft plugin for creating and managing server-side NPCs (guards, shopkeepers, statues, scripted actors) and exposes an API for addons and integrations.

    123
  • packetevents

    PacketEvents is a Minecraft Java protocol library and plugin that provides a developer-facing API for intercepting, processing, and sending network packets across Spigot, proxies and Fabric environments.

    119
  • CMILib

    CMILib is a Minecraft plugin library that provides shared utilities, localization, hex colour handling and a developer API used by multiple plugins to reduce duplication.

    118
  • FastAsyncWorldEdit

    FastAsyncWorldEdit is a Minecraft plugin for fast, asynchronous world editing that enables large-scale edits, schematics, rollback and clipboard features without blocking the server.

    117
  • voicechat

    voicechat (Simple Voice Chat) is a Minecraft plugin that provides proximity, position-based in-game voice chat for Bukkit/Spigot/Paper servers; clients must run the matching mod.

    96
  • Geyser-Spigot

    Geyser-Spigot is a Minecraft plugin that bridges Bedrock Edition clients to a Java (Spigot/Paper) server, enabling Bedrock players to join Java servers via a server-side plugin.

    96
  • floodgate

    Floodgate is a Minecraft plugin that lets Bedrock Edition players join Java Edition servers by handling Bedrock authentication and account linking for Geyser-enabled servers.

    92
  • Skript

    Skript is a Minecraft plugin that provides a human-readable scripting language for server owners to add commands, events, and custom behavior without writing Java.

    88
  • nightcore

    NightCore is a lightweight Minecraft plugin library that provides utility tools and bridges (economy, items, permissions) to accelerate Spigot/Paper/Purpur/Folia plugin development.

    68
  • mcMMO

    mcMMO is a Minecraft plugin that extends core gameplay into an RPG-style skills system, adding trainable skills and configurable mechanics for survival and SMP servers.

    64
  • NBTAPI

    NBT-API is a Minecraft plugin library that provides a stable API to read, write and store NBT data for items, entities and tile entities without directly using server internals.

    64
  • EconomyShopGUI

    EconomyShopGUI is a Minecraft plugin that adds configurable graphical shops for buying and selling items, with sections, sell interfaces, economy hooks and a developer API.

    64
  • Shopkeepers

    Shopkeepers is a Minecraft plugin that creates customizable villager shopkeepers for admin (infinite) and player shops, and exposes an API for addon developers.

    59
  • Tebex

    Tebex is a Minecraft plugin that connects a server to a Tebex webstore to automate order fulfilment, deliver purchased items/ranks, and manage online transactions.

    56
  • LibsDisguises

    LibsDisguises is a Minecraft plugin that lets server admins and developers disguise any entity as another, with configurable disguise options and an API for integrations.

    51
  • SkBee

    SkBee is a Minecraft Skript addon that extends Skript with NBT access, TextComponents, FastBoards scoreboards, custom recipes, structure tools, world creation, bounds and game-event hooks for server scripting.

    49
  • FancyNpcs

    FancyNpcs is a Minecraft plugin for creating and managing packet-based NPCs on Paper and Folia servers, with customizable skins, equipment, actions, and triggers.

    45
  • SuperVanish

    SuperVanish is a Minecraft plugin that lets server staff become fully invisible and undetectable, offering layered visibility rules, an API, and optional ProtocolLib/OpenInv features.

    42
  • Vulcan

    Vulcan Anti-Cheat is a Minecraft plugin providing packet-level cheat detection with configurable checks, alerts and punishments; it requires PacketEvents and targets Spigot and Paper servers.

    41

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