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Portals

Create custom portals to travel between your worlds and servers

PluginsFree1.21 – 26.x
by TheNextLvl · listed from Hangar
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Direct download from Hangar · 531 downloads

What it does

Portals is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by TheNextLvl. Create custom portals to travel between your worlds and servers.

It supports Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 531 times on Hangar. That puts it at #268 of the 506 gameplay plugins listed here. The last update came out on May 16, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.21

Release history

Portals has had 23 releases on Hangar. More than six of them came out in the past year. The newest is 1.7.0, released on May 15, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 1.21.5 – 26.2. It runs on Paper. The download is 408 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
1.7.0May 15, 20261.21.5 – 26.2Release
1.6.1Apr 27, 20261.21.5 – 26.1.2Release
1.6.0Apr 25, 20261.21.5 – 26.1.2Release
1.5.0Apr 3, 202626.1, 26.1.1Release
1.4.5Mar 12, 20261.21.4 – 1.21.11Release

Latest release on GitHub

Portals is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is 1.7.0, published on May 15, 2026.

What's Changed

Full Changelog: 1.6.1...1.7.0

Before that: 1.6.1 (Apr 27, 2026), 1.6.0 (Apr 25, 2026).

Description from the author on Hangar

[](thenextlvl.net/discord)
[](modrinth.com/project/R2dgUCYq)
[](github.com/TheNextLvl-net/portals)

The Ultimate Portal Plugin

Portals is a modern, flexible portal plugin designed for Paper and Folia servers.
Create custom portals with permissions, cooldowns, entry fees, and pushback mechanics.

Why Choose Portals?

  • Advanced Permission System – Fine-grained control over who can use each portal
  • Cooldowns & Warmups – Prevent players from using a portal too often or too quickly
  • Easy Configuration – Simple setup with intuitive commands and configuration files
  • Entity Support – Portals can not only transport players, but also entities
  • Modern & Efficient – Minimal performance impact with smart portal detection
  • Portal Fees & Economy – Charge players for portal usage with configurable fees
  • Pushback Protection – Players can be pushed back when denied portal access
  • Seamless World Integration – Works perfectly with any world management plugin
  • Notification System – Show custom messages, titles, actionbars… when entering or exiting portals
  • No Portal – Use any portal block (e.g. lava, cacti…) without causing damage

Features

  • BungeeCord/Velocity support for server switching
  • Per-portal permissions, cooldowns, and fees
  • Precise teleportation across dimensions
  • Pushback protection for denied portal access
  • Random teleportation
  • Server transfer support
  • Smooth portal to portal teleportation

For more information and documentation, visit the Wiki.

What's Next?

Multiverse-Portals Migration – Easy import tool to migrate from Multiverse-Portals


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Written by TheNextLvl. Read it with pictures on Hangar.

How to install Portals

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.21 – 26.x.

  2. Download the .jar file from Hangar and put it in the plugins folder of your server.

  3. Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.

  4. Type /plugins in the console: Portals should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.21
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Vault, WorldEdit, ServiceIO
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

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Questions

Does Portals work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Portals supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21.

Is Portals free?

Yes. Portals is free to download from Hangar.

Which server software does Portals run on?

Portals runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Does Portals need anything else?

Yes: Vault, WorldEdit, ServiceIO. Install it before Portals.

Is Portals still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

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