Hangar is a free site for finding, downloading, uploading, and managing Minecraft server plugins. Its catalog lists Paper, Velocity, and Waterfall plugins, with searches and filters for platforms, categories, and tags. Search results can be sorted by stars, download activity, update recency, or newest listings. A resource page's main download button gives the latest release. Project owners can add authors, create organizations, and manage roles at either level. Projects can provide multiple jars or external links per platform, set channels such as beta or snapshot, and publish multiple description or wiki pages. Plugin compatibility can be selected by minor Minecraft versions and specific Velocity versions. Hangar has a documented REST API for uploads and downloads, plus a Gradle publishing plugin; PaperMC documentation describes publishing through GitHub Actions. The site is presented as an open beta. Its Spigot importer transfers project descriptions and basic settings, but versions need to be uploaded manually afterward. Hangar's resource rules prohibit plugin functionality from being hidden behind a paywall or an author-granted license key.
Who it is for
Hangar suits Minecraft server owners looking for plugins and developers who want to publish and manage them. Its listed server platforms are Paper, Velocity, and Waterfall.
What is good
- Free access to plugin listings and downloads.
- Search and sort tools support project discovery.
- Project owners can manage authors and roles.
- Documented REST API supports uploads and downloads.
- Resource rules prohibit paywalled plugin functionality.
What to know first
- Hangar is presented as an open beta.
- Spigot imports do not include project versions.
- The main download button provides the latest release.
Verdict
Hangar offers discovery and project-management tools for plugins across three listed server platforms. Developers moving a project from Spigot must upload its versions manually.
Compared on Minecraft plugin repositories
- Free plan
- Yes
- Server platforms
- Paper, Velocity, Waterfall
- Plugin access model
- free_only
- Version history
- Yes
- Dependency metadata
- Yes
- Plugin reviews
- Yes
- Listing approval
- manual
