Paper
ServerThe most used plugin server: fast, stable, and it runs Bukkit, Spigot and Paper plugins.
- Newest
- 26.3 · build 248
- Released
- 5 hours ago
- Listed here
- 11 servers
The newest builds of Paper, Purpur, Folia and Velocity, straight from their official download sites, and what sets each one apart. Checked every three hours.
The most used plugin server: fast, stable, and it runs Bukkit, Spigot and Paper plugins.
Built on Paper, with hundreds of extra settings for gameplay (rideable mobs, custom rules, fixes) in purpur.yml.
Paper split into regions that run on several CPU cores at once, for very large servers. Most plugins need a Folia version.
A proxy that joins several servers into one network, so players move between lobby, survival and minigames without leaving.
Built on Paper by us, with flood, bot and plugin backdoor protection, old clients from 1.8, and Bedrock players built in.
Paper suits most servers. The table shows where the others differ. Ashlar is ours, so we list only what it does, not what it does better.
| Paper | Purpur | Folia | Velocity | Ashlar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Server | Server | Server | Proxy | Server |
| Built on | Spigot | Paper | Paper | Its own code | Paper |
| Plugins it runs | Bukkit, Spigot, Paper | Bukkit, Spigot, Paper | Only plugins made for Folia | Velocity plugins | Bukkit, Spigot, Paper |
| Uses many CPU cores for the world | – | – | – | – | |
| Extra gameplay settings | Some | Hundreds (purpur.yml) | Some | – | Some, plus presets |
| Old and new clients on one port | With ViaVersion | With ViaVersion | With ViaVersion | With ViaVersion | |
| Bedrock players | With Geyser | With Geyser | With Geyser | With Geyser | |
| Flood, bot and plugin backdoor protection | – | – | – | – |
The last build of each Minecraft version. Old versions no longer get updates.
| Minecraft | Paper | Purpur | Folia | Java |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.3 | #248 Nov 10, 2026 | #2657 Nov 7, 2026 | #6 Oct 29, 2026 | 25 |
| 26.2 | #135 Oct 25, 2026 | #2633 Sep 12, 2026 | #7 Aug 25, 2026 | 25 |
| 26.1.2 | #74 Jul 6, 2026 | #2592 Jun 15, 2026 | #8 May 6, 2026 | 25 |
| 1.21.11 | #132 May 11, 2026 | #2568 Apr 5, 2026 | #14 Feb 22, 2026 | 21 |
| 1.20.6 | #151 Oct 30, 2024 | #2233 Jun 18, 2024 | #6 Aug 29, 2024 | 21 |
| 1.19.4 | #550 Jun 8, 2023 | #1985 Jun 8, 2023 | #39 May 27, 2023 | 17 |
| 1.18.2 | #388 Sep 20, 2022 | #1632 Jun 7, 2022 | – | 17 |
| 1.17.1 | #411 Apr 14, 2022 | #1428 Nov 23, 2021 | – | 16 |
| 1.16.5 | #794 Dec 18, 2021 | #1171 Jun 18, 2021 | – | 8 or 11 |
| 1.15.2 | #393 Dec 20, 2021 | #606 Jun 25, 2020 | – | 8 or 11 |
| 1.14.4 | #245 Dec 20, 2021 | #337 Dec 13, 2019 | – | 8 or 11 |
| 1.13.2 | #657 Dec 20, 2021 | – | – | 8 or 11 |
| 1.12.2 | #1620 Dec 20, 2021 | – | – | 8 or 11 |
| 1.11.2 | #1106 Dec 20, 2021 | – | – | 8 or 11 |
| 1.10.2 | #918 Dec 20, 2021 | – | – | 8 or 11 |
| 1.9.4 | #775 Dec 20, 2021 | – | – | 8 or 11 |
For most servers, Paper: it is fast, stable and runs nearly every plugin. Purpur is Paper with many more settings. Folia is only for very large servers whose plugins all have Folia versions. Velocity is not a server but a proxy that joins several servers into one network.
For running a server, yes. Paper runs Spigot plugins too, fixes many bugs and exploits, and is much faster. Spigot is still what many plugins are written against, but most servers run them on Paper.
Yes. Purpur and Ashlar are built on Paper, so Bukkit, Spigot and Paper plugins work on them the same way.
Paper 26.3, build 248, released on Nov 10, 2026. This page checks the official download site every three hours.
Every download button links to the official download site of that software (papermc.io, purpurmc.org, or GitHub for Ashlar). Nothing is hosted here. The SHA-256 checksum of each Paper, Folia and Velocity build is shown, so you can check the file.
Builds are read every three hours from fill.papermc.io and api.purpurmc.org, last on Nov 10, 2026, 15:47. Download links go to those sites.