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Animated Menu

Not just a menu plugin, it's the most powerful one out there.

PluginsFree1.8 – 1.13
by megamichiel · listed from SpigotMC · ★★★★★ 4.5
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What it does

Animated Menu is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by megamichiel. Not just a menu plugin, it's the most powerful one out there.

It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 1.13. It has been downloaded 101,957 times on SpigotMC. 116 people rated it 4.5 out of 5. The last update came out on Jun 23, 2019.

Supported versions

1.131.121.8

Release history

Animated Menu has had 84 releases on SpigotMC since Mar 7, 2015. None of them came out in the past year. The newest is 3.2.7, released on Jun 23, 2019.

VersionReleasedType
3.2.7Jun 23, 2019Release
3.2.6Sep 15, 2018Release
3.2.5Sep 14, 2018Release
3.2.4Feb 18, 2018Release
3.2.3Feb 18, 2018Release

Commands

The commands named on the SpigotMC page of Animated Menu:

/animatedmenu

Permissions

Permission nodes named there, to give with a plugin like LuckPerms:

animatedmenu.command.helpanimatedmenu.command.reloadanimatedmenu.command.openanimatedmenu.command.open.otheranimatedmenu.openanimatedmenu.economy.bypassanimatedmenu.points.bypass
Description from the author on SpigotMC

Note: I am not as active anymore as I used to be. Check the discussion or reviews for any issues that other people might have.

Requires AnimationLib
Uses Java 8

Have you ever been on a big server that has an animated server selector?

Are you a server owner and have always wanted that too but don't how to code?

Then this plugin is for you!

Features:

  • No limit to the menu count
  • Animate a menu title
  • Animate an item's display name, lore and/or material
  • Animate items seperately from each other
  • Open a menu using /animatedmenu, by clicking an item or performing a manually specified command.
  • Hooks into PlaceholderAPI for placeholders. Tons of placeholders to use! You can even add your own ones!
  • Supports a variety of commands to perform
  • Efficient code: Loads everything it needs to load when the plugin enables, and simply retrieves info when an item needs to update.
  • Automatically checks for updates on startup
  • Tons more!

I have put a lot of time into this resource. It will always be free, but I would be very happy if you gave a small donation. You can choose to buy
AnimatedMenu Plus or give a small donation:

[](paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hos…)

Configuration tutorial

Optional dependant plugins

Placeholders

If you have PlaceholderAPI installed, this plugin adds a bunch of placeholders. Visit
https://github.com/megamichiel/AnimatedMenu/blob/master/tutorials/out/placeholders.md for reference

Commands: (<> = required, [] = optional)

  • /animatedmenu - Displays the help menu
  • /animatedmenu open <name> [player] - Opens the specified menu
  • /animatedmenu reload - Reloads the plugin
  • /animatedmenu item <menuname> [player] - Get a menu's opener!

Permissions:

  • animatedmenu.command.help - use /animatedmenu
  • animatedmenu.command.reload - use /animatedmenu reload
  • animatedmenu.command.open - use /animatedmenu open [menu]
  • animatedmenu.command.open.other - Make someone else open a menu
  • animatedmenu.open - open an inventory using an item
  • animatedmenu.economy.bypass - bypass item vault price
  • animatedmenu.points.bypass - bypass points price

Source Code

The source code can be found
here.

Videos

  • English
  • (by DirectorDoc)
  • German
  • (by Herbystar)
  • Portuguese
  • (by AbsintoJPl)

Written by megamichiel. Read it with pictures on SpigotMC.

How to install Animated Menu

  1. Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.8 – 1.13.

  2. Download the .jar file from SpigotMC 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: Animated Menu should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.

Full guide: How to install plugins on a Minecraft server

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
1.13, 1.12, 1.8
Runs on
Paper, Spigot
Edition
Java
Needs
Nothing else
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 12, 2026)

Animated Menu compared with similar ones Compare all alternatives

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Animated Menuthe one you looked at102K4.51.8 – 1.13Jun 23, 2019Free
UltimateAutoRestartNorska182K4.61.8 – 26.x8 days agoFree
CombatLog+yoferox34K–1.21 – 26.xMay 16, 2026Free
KeepChunksGeitenijs4,495–1.13 – 1.21Oct 12, 2024Free

Questions

Does Animated Menu work on Minecraft 26.x?

Not yet. The newest version it supports is Minecraft 1.13.

Is Animated Menu free?

Yes. Animated Menu is free to download from SpigotMC.

Which server software does Animated Menu run on?

Animated Menu runs on Paper and Spigot servers.

Is Animated Menu still updated?

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

What are the best alternatives to Animated Menu?

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