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Gale
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Gale | Minecraft server software · latest release available as a .jar | Free |
As galemc.org lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Gale's own pages
- Caching
- Gale uses thread-local caching for chunks, entities, block states, and recipes to reduce memory contention and speed repeated lookups. · galemc.org, 8 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The project says Gale preserves plugin behavior and describes the software as a stable, carefully reviewed Paper alternative. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Drop-in replacement
- The maker says server owners can replace their Paper jar with Gale without configuration changes or plugin migration. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Feature details
- The project lists optimizations including biome caching, optimized collections, precomputed values, and reduced unnecessary work. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project is built on Paper, Spigot, and Bukkit. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes Gale for Minecraft server owners seeking higher performance while retaining Paper behavior and plugins. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Optimizations
- Gale includes SIMD-accelerated math, Java virtual threads, and cache-friendly data structures. · galemc.org, 8 Oct 2026
- Platforms
- The maker offers Gale as server software for Minecraft; the opened pages do not specify supported operating systems. · galemc.org, 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The opened maker pages offer the latest Gale release for download and state no paid pricing or trial terms. · galemc.org, 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Gale is a high-performance Minecraft server fork of Paper that aims to make no behavioral changes. · galemc.org, 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says regular upstream merges include security fixes; the opened pages do not state a compliance certification. · galemc.org, 8 Oct 2026
- Setup
- Server owners download the latest .jar and point their start script to it in place of the Paper jar. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Source and contributions
- The project publishes its source on GitHub and welcomes pull requests. · github.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Gale community Discord is offered for support and for connecting with other users. · galemc.org, 8 Oct 2026
- Upstream updates
- The maker says regular upstream merges keep Gale synchronized with Paper improvements, security fixes, and Minecraft version support. · galemc.org, 8 Oct 2026
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