
PacketEvents API
by retrooperon SpigotMC
A powerful networking library for Minecraft packet processing and manipulation.
Modern Networking is a plugin that works on Minecraft 1.16 – 26.x. Here are 12 plugins that do a similar job, ranked by how close they are and how many people use them.
| Resource | Downloads | Rating | Versions | Last update | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182K | – | 1.16 – 26.x | Aug 22, 2026 | Free | |
| 135K | 4.0 | 1.8 – 1.21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Free | |
| 4.6M | – | 1.16 – 26.x | Sep 19, 2026 | Free | |
| 41 | – | 26.x | 7 days ago | Free | |
| 308K | 4.3 | 1.8 – 26.x | Mar 9, 2026 | Free | |
| 168K | – | 1.16 – 1.21 | Sep 21, 2025 | Free | |
| PacketListenerAPIinventivetalent | 161K | 3.7 | 1.16 – 1.17 | Mar 27, 2022 | Free |
| 143 | – | 1.21 – 26.x | Sep 16, 2026 | Free | |
| 33 | – | 1.20 – 1.21 | 23 days ago | Free |

by retrooperon SpigotMC
A powerful networking library for Minecraft packet processing and manipulation.

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by retrooperon Modrinth
PacketEvents is a protocol library tailored to Minecraft Java Edition, designed to facilitate the processing and transmission of packets.