Minecraft Server Softwares

Java Plugins

🪣 Bukkit/CraftBukkit

Version: Beta 1.2 - 1.21 (only 1.8+ official)
Author: various authors, maintained by md_5/SpigotMC
Fork: ?
Description: Software that allows using plugins on servers.
Plugins: Bukkit

🚰 Spigot

Version: 1.4.6 - 1.21 (only 1.8+ official)
Author: md_5/SpigotMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot
Description: Bukkit with performance patches, more features and Bungeecord support.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot

📃 Paper

Version: 1.7.10 - 1.20.6 (Unsupported), 1.21
Author: PaperMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper
Description: Spigot with performance patches and more features.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🎋 Leaves

Version: 1.18.2 - 1.20.6
Author: LeavesMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Leaves
Description: A fork of Paper aimed at repairing broken vanilla properties and adding new api/features.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🐆 Cheetah

Version: 1.19.2 - 1.20.6
Author: GommeHD Network
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Cheetah
Description: A fork of Paper used by the big german minecraft network gommehd.net, adding some new api and small features.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🏰 EmpireCraft

Version 1.9 - 1.20.4
Author starlis
Fork CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ EmpireCraft
Description A fork of Paper used by the Empire Minecraft Server with more features and extended API.
Plugins Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⚽ SportPaper

Version: 1.8.8
Author: Electroid
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ SportPaper
Description: A fork of Paper 1.8 with changes for the Stratus Network using Magnet's build system.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🐼 PandaSpigot

Version: 1.8.8
Author: hpfxd
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ PandaSpigot
Description: Fork of Paper for 1.8.8 focused on improved performance and stability.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🐡 Pufferfish

Version: 1.18.1 - 1.20.2, 1.20.4
Author: pufferfish-gg
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Airplane ➜ Pufferfish
Description: A highly optimized Paper fork designed for large servers.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🟣 Purpur

Version: 1.14.1 - 1.21
Author: pl3xgaming
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur
Description: Fork of Tuinity/Pufferfish with the goal of providing new and interesting configuration options.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⬛ Obsidian

Version: 1.19.4 - 1.21
Author: ObsidianMC
Fork: -
Description: A C# implementation of the Minecraft server protocol.
Plugins: Obsidian

🧼 Patina

Version: 1.16.5-1.20.4
Author: PatinaMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish/Purpur/Jettpack/EmpireCraft ➜ Patina
Description: A performance-oriented Minecraft Server fork based on PaperMC (Note: nearly no information available, not recommended).
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🏞 Canyon

Version: Beta 1.7.3
Author: canyonmodded
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Canyon
Description: Canyon is a fork of CraftBukkit for Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 including enhancements from Spigot/Paper while maintaining compatibility.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot

🧽 SpongeVanilla

Version: 1.8 - 1.12.2, 1.15.2 - 1.21
Author: SpongePowered
Fork: -
Description: Software that allows the use of Sponge plugins without mods.
Plugins: Sponge

🎲 Cuberite

Version: 1.8 - 1.12.2
Author: cuberite
Fork: -
Description: A lightweight, fast and extensible game server for Minecraft written in C++.
Plugins: Cuberite Lua

✂️ Slice

Version: 1.17.1 - 1.20.2, 1.20.4
Author: Cryptite
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Slice
Description: A fork of Paper with additional patches (Note: nearly no information available, not recommended).
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

✨ SparklyPaper

Version: 1.20.2 - 1.21
Author: SparklyPower
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ SparklyPaper
Description: SparklyPower's Paper fork, making large servers snappier with high-performance optimizations and improvements! (Note: only recommended for advanced users due to features that may break plugins and cause server instability)
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🐙 Flying Squid

Version: 1.8 - 1.16.5
Author: PrismarineJS
Fork: -
Description: Create Minecraft servers with a powerful, stable, and high level JavaScript API.
Plugins: Flying Squid

⚡ Plazma

Version: 1.19.4-1.20.6
Author: PlazmaMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Mirai ➜ Suki ➜ Fusion ➜ Andromeda ➜ Plazma
Description: Successor to Fusion and Andromeda.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🧨 Dionysus

Version: 1.12.2
Author: nopjmp
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Dionysus
Description: Minecraft 1.12.2 Paper Fork designed for high player counts and anarchy.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

💌 MultiPaper

Version: 1.16-1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.20.1
Author: softpak
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur ➜ MultiPaper
Description: MultiPaper is a Paper fork that aimed to sync the same files across multiple servers to seem as if they're all the same server.
Plugins: MultiPaper

⬛ Canvas

Version: 1.20.2 - 1.20.5, 1.21
Author: CraftCanvasMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur ➜ Canvas
Description: Purpur fork that tries to give plugin developers unlimted freedom when making plugins.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⬛ DivineMC

Version: 1.19.2-1.21
Author: CraftCanvasMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur ➜ DivineMC
Description: Slightly optimized fork of Purpur.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⬛ Project-Poseidon

Version: Beta 1.7.3
Author: RhysB
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Project-Poseidon
Description: A CraftBukkit CB1060 fork for Beta 1.7.3 fixing bugs and adding basic features.
Plugins: Bukkit

⚠️ Inactive Development

The following projects are no longer being actively developed. They may still be useful, but they aren't supported and most likely contain security vulnerabilities, like Log4Shell.

🔆 Glowstone

Version: 1.12.2, 1.16.5 (Unsupported), 1.19 (Experimental)
Author: GlowstoneMC
Fork: -
Description: Completely open source Minecraft server that doesn't rely on any of Mojang's code and supports Bukkit/Spigot/Paper plugins.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

↔ LinearPaper

Version: 1.19.4
Author: xymb-endcrystalme
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ LinearPaper
Description: A fork of Paper changing the world format making the world files much smaller for big worlds.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⬛ Reflx

Version: 1.3.2
Author: Jckf
Fork: ?
Description: Open source Minecraft server plugin API, and reflection based implementation.
Plugins: Reflx

⬛ PyMine

Version: 1.16.5
Author: py-mine
Fork: ?
Description: PyMine is a server built in Python. It has support for plugins.
Plugins: py-mine

⬛ Purplane

Version: 1.16.5 - 1.17.1
Author: theomega24
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur/AirPlane ➜ Purplane
Description: A fork of purpur that adds features from Airplane.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⬛ Pukkit

Version: Beta 1.7.3
Author: PigeonMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Pukkit
Description: A fork of the Bukkit Minecraft Server API for Beta 1.7.3.
Plugins: Bukkit

⬛ PopupMC

Version: 1.15.2
Author: PopupMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ PopupMC
Description: High performance Spigot fork that aims to fix gameplay and mechanics inconsistencies.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⬛ PaperMC-unpatch

Version: 1.16.5
Author: YaCodesDevelopment
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ PaperMC-unpatch
Description: PaperMC-unpatch is a fork of Paper which removes a patch for sand duping.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⬛ PaperBin

Version: 1.12.2
Author: x4e
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ PaperBin
Description: An experiment at improving the performance of PaperMC.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⬛ Origami

Version: 1.14.4 - 1.16.5
Author: Minebench
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Origami
Description: A performance Minecraft server based on Tuinity and adding patches that the paper considers unnecessary.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⬛ Lantern

Version: 1.12-1.14, 1.16
Author: LanternPowered
Fork: ?
Description: An open-source Minecraft server that implements the SpongeAPI.
Plugins: Sponge

⬛ Hearse

Version: 1.19.3
Author: Era4FunMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur ➜ Hearse
Description: Fork of Purpur with some jokes and wrote for fun.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur

⬛ Moka

Version: 1.19.3
Author: Era4FunMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur ➜ Moka
Description: Fork of Purpur including mcmt.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur

🔱 Hydrinity

Version: 1.16.3
Author: softpak
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Tuinity ➜ Hydrinity
Description: Hydrinity is a Tuinity fork with patches from some paper forks and the Lithium mod.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🌍 NFT Worlds

Version: 1.17
Author: NFT-Worlds
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Airplane ➜ Pufferfish ➜ NFT Worlds
Description: NFT Worlds is a fork of airplane/pufferfish aiming to be prepackaged with everything you need to launch your NFT World for multiplayer.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🦈 Sharkur

Version: 1.19 - 1.19.1
Author: SharkurMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur ➜ Sharkur
Description: Fork of Purpur which adds more configuration and also some optimization.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🎯 ArcadePaper

Version: 1.8.8
Author: arcadiamc-cz
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ ArcadePaper
Description: A fork of Paper 1.8.8 with some patches and extended features.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🌯 BurritoSpigot

Version: 1.8.8
Author: CobbleSword
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ TacoSpigot ➜ BurritoSpigot
Description: Fork of TacoSpigot with performance patches, bugfixes and new features.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🌸 Sakura

Version: 1.18.2
Author: etil2jz
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur ➜ Petal ➜ Sakura
Description: Backport of Petal for 1.18.2.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🐆 ChikaCraft

Version: 1.19.3
Author: bitbloxhub
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur ➜ ChikaCraft
Description: A fork of Purpur adding even more features from softwares like Leaves and Carpet Mod.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🍂 Petal

Version: 1.19.2
Author: Bloom Host
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Purpur ➜ Petal
Description: Performance-oriented fork of Purpur implementing multithreaded and asynchronous improvements.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

☣️ Fusion

Version: 1.19.2 - 1.19.3
Author: IPECTER
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Mirai ➜ Suki ➜ Fusion
Description: A fork combining many different forks (Note: in development, unstable, the developer doesn't recommend public usage).
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🔗 Matter

Version: 1.18.2 - 1.19.3
Author: Plasmo
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Matter
Description: Fork of Pufferfish making the server seed uncrackable.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🌮 TacoSpigot

Alternative: BurritoSpigot/Paper
Version: 1.8.8, 1.11.2, 1.12.2
Author: Techcable
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ TacoSpigot
Description: Paper with even higher performance.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🥟 NachoSpigot

Alternative: BurritoSpigot/Paper
Version: 1.8.8
Author: CobbleSword
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ TacoSpigot + other Forks ➜ NachoSpigot
Description: Fork of TacoSpigot with performance patches, bugfixes and new features.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🌬️ WindSpigot

Alternative: BurritoSpigot/SportPaper
Version: 1.8.8
Author: Wind-Development
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ TacoSpigot + other Forks ➜ NachoSpigot ➜ WindSpigot
Description: Minecraft server software focused on improving overall server performance and pvp mechanics.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🏀 SportBukkit

Alternative: Paper/SportPaper
Version: 1.8.8
Author: OvercastNetwork/StratusNetwork
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ SportBukkit
Description: CraftBukkit modifications and Bukkit API additions that fix bugs, add new features, and improve the quality of life.
Plugins: Bukkit

♠️ Tuinity

Alternative: Merged into Paper
Version: 1.15.2, 1.16.5, 1.17.1
Author: Spottedleaf
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Tuinity
Description: Fork of Paper aimed at improving server performance at high playercounts.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🚀 Jettpack

Alternative: Pufferfish
Version: -
Author: Titaniumtown
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Jettpack
Description: A fork of Pufferfish with experimental patches (Note: unstable and not recommended by the author).
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

✈️ Airplane

Alternative: Pufferfish
Version: 1.16.5-1.17.1
Author: TECHNOVÉ
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Tuinity ➜ Airplane
Description: A stable, optimized, well-supported Paper fork.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🧑🏻 Mirai

Alternative: Pufferfish
Version: 1.19.2
Author: etil2jz
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Mirai
Description: An in-development Pufferfish fork with many patches (Note: in development, the developer doesn't recommend public usage).
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🧓 Suki

Alternative: Pufferfish
Version: 1.19.2
Author: SuCraft
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish ➜ Mirai ➜ Suki
Description: Fork of Mirai with additional patches (Note: in development, the developer doesn't recommend public usage).
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🅿️ Prismarine

Alternative: Purpur/Pufferfish
Version: 1.19.2
Author: PrismarineTeam
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Pufferfish/Purpur/Jettpack/EmpireCraft/Patina/Mirai/Suki/Akarin/... ➜ Prismarine
Description: Fork of Paper that combines the patches from different forks (Note: not recommended and abandoned).
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⬛️ Yatopia

Alternative: Purpur
Version: 1.16.5
Author: YatopiaMC
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Tuinity + other Forks ➜ Yatopia
Description: Fork of Tuinity that combines patches from different forks (Note: not recommended and abandoned).
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

💮 Akarin

Alternative: Paper
Version: 1.12.2
Author: Akarin-project
Fork: CraftBukkit ➜ Spigot ➜ Paper ➜ Tuinity ➜ Akarin
Description: Akarin is a powerful server software from the 'new dimension'.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

⚫ BasaltMC

Alternative: Paper
Version: 1.15.2
Author: MyCraftServerMC
Fork: ?
Description: High performance Paper fork that aims to add more gameplay and mechanics.
Plugins: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper

🧳 Basin

Version: 1.10-1.11
Author: basinserver
Fork: ?
Description: A high performance Minecraft server implementation written in C compatible with Spigot (drop-in replacement).
Plugins: Spigot, Basin C

🌎 hMod

Version: Beta
Author: traitor
Fork: ?
Description: Server administration mod and API for Minecraft beta multiplayer server (inspiration for Bukkit).
Plugins: hMod

🐦 CanaryMod

Version: Beta
Author: CanaryModTeam
Fork: hMod ➜ CanaryMod
Description: A fork of hMod.
Plugins: hMod

🐠 NeptuneMod

Version: 1.8.9 - 1.9
Author: NeptunePowered
Fork: ?
Description: A continuation of CanaryMod under a new repository and name.
Plugins: hMod