# PaperMC/Paper

The most widely used, high performance Minecraft server that aims to fix gameplay and mechanics inconsistencies

Repository: https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/paper
Homepage: https://papermc.io/software/paper
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: minecraft, bukkit, minecraft-server, minecraft-api, minecraft-performance, tacos, java, paper, paper-api, papermc
Last push: 2026-08-25T17:50:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3876, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12604, forks 3516 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:59.398682+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, plugin-system, api-framework
- domain: gaming-tools, self-hosted
- platform: jvm, windows, self-hosted
- tags: minecraft-server, bukkit, spigot, paper-api, server-software, plugins, performance, minecraft, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- PaperMC/Paper (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:59.398682+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:56.082073+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PaperMC/Paper (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:59.398682+00:00, sha 928b84443b51)
  - homepage: https://papermc.io/software/paper (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:27.898667+00:00, sha 391ca5fa42a6)
  - site_page: https://docs.papermc.io/paper (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:27.903116+00:00, sha 165533e545d0)
  - site_page: https://docs.papermc.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:27.901050+00:00, sha f66c3ff7a039)
  - site_page: https://docs.papermc.io/paper/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:27.904835+00:00, sha b3f1f66dcf8b)
  - site_page: https://docs.papermc.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:27.906600+00:00, sha f66c3ff7a039)
  - site_page: https://papermc.io/javadocs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:27.908150+00:00, sha b9128a828a20)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.