Folia is a fork of Paper that divides the world into separate regions, each running on its own thread. This significantly improves performance by utilizing more CPU cores. Since a standard Minecraft world can only use one thread, Folia allows for much larger worlds with more players, making it perfect for big servers like SMPs or SkyBlock.
However, many plugins are designed to run on a single thread and, as a result, won't work on Folia. This list aims to highlight plugins and projects specifically made, optimized, or targeted for Folia servers, developers, and administrators. The goal is to bring attention to both these projects and to Folia itself.
This list is inspired by BlockhostOfficial/folia-plugins, which has been unmaintained for a while.
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Plugins marked in bold are my personal best-picks and recommendations that I personally work on, use, or have used in the past.
Here is a list of alternatives or forks of well-known plugins that officially do not support Folia, that I deem mentionable.
| Plugin | Alternative | Source | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| EssentialsX | Essentials-Folia | GitHub | GitHub |
| Tweaks | GitHub | Modrinth | |
| Multiverse-Core | MoreFoWorld | GitHub | Modrinth |
| Worlds | GitHub | Modrinth | |
| Vault | ServiceIO | GitHub | Modrinth |
| VaultUnlocked | GitHub | Modrinth | |
| WorldEdit | WorldEdit-Folia | GitHub | GitHub |
| WorldGuard | WorldGuard-Folia | GitHub | GitHub |
Here is a list of plugins that actively support Folia
| Name | Source | Download | Official | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvancedServerList | Codeberg | Modrinth | ✅ | A plugin to display a custom MOTD, Player count text, player count hover and Favicon using conditions and priorities. |
| BanManager | GitHub | GitHub | ✅ | A plugin for Minecraft to manage punishments and moderate more effectively |
| BetterBoard | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | A simple scoreboard plugin that is not dummy |
| BetterGUI | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | An animated menu, a simple menu-designing tool, or just a better GUI plugin |
| BlueMap | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A Minecraft mapping tool that creates 3D models of your Minecraft worlds and displays them in a web viewer. |
| Chunky | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Pre-generates chunks, quickly and efficiently |
| Console Spam Fix Reborn | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Hide configured messages or errors from server console and logs. |
| DiscordSRV | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | The most powerful, configurable, open-source Discord to Minecraft bridging plugin available. |
| DisplayEntities | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Simple holograms plugin for modern Paper and Folia servers. |
| FancyHolograms | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Create fancy looking text, item or block holograms with the new 1.19.4 text display entities |
| FancyNpcs | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Simple, lightweight and fast NPC plugin using packets |
| Floodgate | GitHub | Homepage | ✅ | Hybrid mode plugin to allow for connections from Geyser to join online mode servers. |
| Geyser | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A bridge/proxy allowing you to connect to Minecraft: Java Edition servers with Minecraft: Bedrock Edition. |
| HuskSync | GitHub | Homepage | ✅ | A modern, cross-server player data synchronisation system |
| Kite | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A plugin that provides a Kotlin scripting runtime for Paper-based Minecraft servers |
| LibertyBans | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Obedience is liberating |
| Maintenance | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Enable maintenance mode on your Minecraft server |
| MineStore | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | Plugin for MineStoreCMS working on Sponge, Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Folia, Bungee and Velocity |
| MiniMOTD | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Minecraft server/proxy plugin to set the server list MOTD using MiniMessage for formatting, supporting RGB colors. |
| MiniPlaceholders | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | MiniMessage Component-based Placeholders API for Minecraft Platforms |
| Pl3xMap | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Pl3xMap is a minimalistic and lightweight world map viewer for Minecraft servers using the vanilla Minecraft rendering style |
| Plasmo-voice | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Proximity voice chat mod for Minecraft |
| ProtocolLib | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | Provides read and write access to the Minecraft protocol with Bukkit. |
| Recipes | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Create new or override existing recipes |
| SayanVanish | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A modular vanish system for Minecraft servers |
| SimpleVoiceChat | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A working voice chat in Minecraft! |
| SkinOverlay | GitHub | Polymart | ✅ | Change your skin's clothes (overlay) without opening a graphic editor and rejoining! |
| TAB | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | TAB is an all-in-one plugin for displaying information in various places |
| TAB-Bridge | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | An addon for TAB when it is installed on a proxy. |
| ViaBackwards | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Allows the connection of older clients to newer server versions for Minecraft servers. |
| ViaRewind | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | ViaVersion addon to allow 1.8.x and 1.7.x clients on newer server versions. |
| ViaVersion | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Allows the connection of newer clients to older server versions for Minecraft servers. |
| VotingPlugin | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | Most highly featured votifier listener! BungeeCord & Velocity Support! Multi-proxy support! |
| WorldEdit-Folia | GitHub | GitHub | ❌ | Minecraft map editor and mod |
| Worlds | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | World management plugin for modern Paper and Folia servers |
| mclo.gs | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A mod/plugin to easily share and analyse your server logs with mclo.gs |
| motd.gg | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Quickly upload your current MOTD and server icon to motd.gg to edit or share them. |
| Name | Source | Download | Official | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CleanScreenShare | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Proxy based ScreenShare plugin. Fast and network ready. |
| Coordinates Obfuscator | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Hide the real coordinates to the players. |
| Freeze | GitHub | Hangar | ✅ | A moderation plugin that prevents players from moving and doing certain actions. |
| Grim | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Fully async, multithreaded, predictive, open source, 3.01 reach, 1.005 timer, 0.01% speed, 99.99% antikb, "bypassable" 1.8-1.21 anticheat |
| InvSee++ | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A bukkit plugin for manipulating player inventories. |
| NoCheatPlus | GitHub | Jenkins | ❌ | Anti-cheating plugin for Minecraft (1.5-1.21, Bukkit/Spigot) |
| Panilla | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | Prevent abusive NBT and crash packets on a Minecraft server |
| Spartan | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | The longest living Minecraft paid anti cheat! |
| Name | Source | Download | Official | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChestShop3 | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A simple, yet very powerful system for making physical shops using signs and chests! |
| Economist | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | The next generation economy plugin with database and multiserver support |
| JobsReborn | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | A fully configurable plugin that allows you to get paid for breaking, placing, killing, fishing... |
| LushRewards | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | LushRewards is a hugely configurable Rewards plugin that will help you reward your players for playing on the server |
| ServiceIO | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A Vault drop-in replacement with a new and modern API |
| TheNewEconomy | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | The economy plugin for server owners that want more out of their economy. |
| Vault | GitHub | GitHub | ❌ | Vault of common APIs for Bukkit Plugins |
| Vault-Folia | GitHub | GitHub | ❌ | A fork of Vault that adds Folia support. |
| VaultUnlocked | GitHub | Modrinth | ❌ | A PR-friendly version of Vault; Where PRs are actually accepted. |
| Name | Source | Download | Official | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdvancedTeleport | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A rapidly growing teleportation plugin looking to break the boundaries of traditional TP plugins. |
| AntiHealthIndicator | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Enhance fairness with AntiHealthIndicator! Lightweight. |
| ArmorStandEditor | GitHub | Modrinth | ❌ | Allow players to edit armor-stands without commands. |
| AutoTreeChop | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A powerful, customizable automatic tree chopping plugin for Paper/Folia servers. |
| BlockCompressor | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | A configurable plugin used to compress items into blocks |
| BetterRTP | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | A random teleport plugin for staying between the WorldBorder! Custom restrictions and more |
| BlockLocker | GitHub | Hangar | ✅ | Protect chests, doors, etc. using signs. UUID compatible. |
| Bookshelf | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Store Books in bookshelves with effect and sounds, with support for multiple other plugins! |
| CombatLogX | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | A modular combat tagging plugin. |
| CooldownX | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | A plugin that adds configurable cooldowns to items. |
| Craftorithm | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A lightweight recipe management plugin |
| DiscoArmor | GitHub | Hangar | ✅ | Awesome armor that changes colors randomly. |
| Essentials-Folia | GitHub | GitHub | ❌ | The modern Essentials suite for Spigot and Paper. |
| Essence | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Essence is a lightweight and customisable Essentials alternative with Folia support. |
| Tweaks | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | An Essentials-like, must have command collection for your minecraft server |
| ExplodeAny | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Customize explosions, break obsidian, underwater TNT, Folia support, many integrations and more! |
| FallAvert | GitHub | SpigotMC | ✅ | Prevent players from executing commands while falling. |
| FlagsH | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Minecraft plugins to display banners as flags. |
| FramedImage | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | High performance Bukkit/Folia plugin for map-arts. |
| GriefPrevention | GitHub | GitHub | ❌ | The self-service anti-griefing Bukkit plugin for Minecraft servers since 2011. |
| GSit | GitHub | Hangar | ✅ | Relax with other players on nice seats! |
| HeadDrop | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Claim Your Trophies – Every Kill Counts! |
| HuskHomes | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | The powerful & intuitive set homes, warps, and teleports plugin/mod |
| mcMMO | GitHub | Polymart | ✅ | The #1 RPG experience for Minecraft! |
| PvPManager | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | A powerful plugin to manage various PvP combat features |
| Residence | GitHub | Homepage | ❌ | Residence Bukkit Plugin |
| SimpleClaimSystem | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Full claim system with PAPI, Dynmap, Bluemap, Vault and WorldGuard support! Settings, members, bans, sell/buy, map |
| SuperHarvest | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Fast harvest, mining and tree chopping easily with a single mine, 3 in one to Vein-Mining with Animations but without lag! |
| Towny | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Towny provides players the ability to protect their land in Minecraft |
| TownyWaypoints | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Configurable plot types for Towny that players can teleport between. |
| zEssentials | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Ultimate Essentials Plugin to Revolutionize Your Minecraft Server! |
| zMenus | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | The best inventory plugin! Online editor available! |
| Name | Source | Download | Official | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnnouncerPlus | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Custom Join/Quit messages and auto-broadcasts! Text animations, Boss Bars, Titles. and much more! |
| CleanPing | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | CleanPing is an advanced /ping plugin |
| CleanStaffChat | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Clean StaffChat is a basic StaffChat plugin |
| CommandWhitelist | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | You decide what commands players can use or tab complete on your server! |
| Commander | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Remove, hide or change or query permissions of commands |
| FreedomChat | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | The best paper chat report disabler this side of the Mississippi |
| PistonChat | GitHub | Modrinth | ✅ | Advanced chat plugin for survival/anarchy servers. |
| PrefiX | GitLab | Hangar | ✅ | User friendly tag manager for LuckPerms |
| Name | Source | Download | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlueSlimeCore | GitHub | Hangar | A useful library plugin that includes lots of helpful code and API features. |
| FurnitureLib | GitHub | Modrinth | FurnitureLib is a library for Spigot Servers to handle 3d modeling with armor-stands over packets. |
| Item-NBT-API | GitHub | Modrinth | Add custom NBT tags to Items/Tiles/Entities without NMS! |
| PacketEvents | GitHub | Modrinth | A powerful networking library for Minecraft packet processing and manipulation. |