PaperMC/Paper
The most widely used, high performance Minecraft server that aims to fix gameplay and mechanics inconsistencies observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3876
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
12604 stars · 3516 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Paper is a high-performance Minecraft: Java Edition server based on Spigot that fixes gameplay and mechanics inconsistencies while greatly improving performance. It also provides an extended Bukkit/Spigot-compatible plugin API for Java developers.
Use cases
- host a high-performance Minecraft server
- reduce server lag and improve TPS
- run a Bukkit/Spigot-compatible server with plugins
- develop Minecraft server plugins in Java
- migrate a Vanilla or Spigot server to a faster platform
- fix vanilla gameplay and mechanics inconsistencies
When to choose
- you need a fast, actively maintained Minecraft server with a large plugin ecosystem
- you want an extended API beyond Bukkit/Spigot for plugin development
- you are migrating from Vanilla, CraftBukkit, or Spigot and want better performance
When to avoid
- you need a proxy for multiple servers (use Velocity instead)
- you need regionized multithreading (use Folia)
- you require a strictly vanilla server experience without any patches
Facets
application · maturity active
game-engine plugin-system api-framework gaming-tools self-hosted jvm windows self-hosted minecraft-server bukkit spigot paper-api server-software plugins performance minecraft game-development linux macos
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper · fetched 2026-08-28 · 928b84443b51
- homepage: https://papermc.io/software/paper · fetched 2026-08-29 · 391ca5fa42a6
- site_page: https://docs.papermc.io/paper · fetched 2026-08-29 · 165533e545d0
- site_page: https://docs.papermc.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f66c3ff7a039
- site_page: https://docs.papermc.io/paper/getting-started · fetched 2026-08-29 · b3f1f66dcf8b
- site_page: https://docs.papermc.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · f66c3ff7a039
- site_page: https://papermc.io/javadocs · fetched 2026-08-29 · b9128a828a20
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| PaperMC/Paper | main | 77 |
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