plugin
BetterVanilla SMP
A lightweight, drop‑in plugin made for cozy survival multiplayer (smp) servers with friends. Upgrade vanilla with modern quality‑of‑life features - no mods, just pure fun.
- Latest version
- no release indexed
- Minecraft
- 1.20 to 26.2
- Java
- Java 25+
- Loaders
- Purpur, Paper
- Licence
- MIT
- Downloads
- 1.6k
- Updated
- 10 d ago
- Available on
- Modrinth
Screenshots
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Minecraft versions
Every version BetterVanilla SMP declares support for, newest first, with the Java runtime that version needs.
| Minecraft | Through | Java | Evidence | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.2 | Purpur, Paper | 25+ | declared | 16 Jun 2026 |
| 26.1.2 | Purpur, Paper | 25+ | declared | 9 Apr 2026 |
| 1.21.11 | Paper, Purpur | 21+ | declared | 9 Dec 2025 |
| 1.21.10 | Purpur, Paper | 21+ | declared | 7 Oct 2025 |
| 1.21.9 | Paper, Purpur | 21+ | declared | 30 Sept 2025 |
| 1.21.8 | Purpur, Paper | 21+ | declared | 17 Jul 2025 |
| 1.21.7 | Purpur, Paper | 21+ | declared | 30 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.6 | Paper, Purpur | 21+ | declared | 17 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.5 | Purpur, Paper | 21+ | declared | 25 Mar 2025 |
| 1.21.4 | Purpur, Paper | 21+ | declared | 3 Dec 2024 |
| 1.21.3 | Purpur, Paper | 21+ | declared | 23 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.2 | Purpur, Paper | 21+ | declared | 22 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.1 | Purpur, Paper | 21+ | declared | 8 Aug 2024 |
| 1.21 | Paper, Purpur | 21+ | declared | 13 Jun 2024 |
| 1.20.6 | Purpur, Paper | 21+ | declared | 29 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.5 | Purpur, Paper | 21+ | declared | 23 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.4 | Purpur, Paper | 17+ | declared | 7 Dec 2023 |
| 1.20.3 | Purpur, Paper | 17+ | declared | 4 Dec 2023 |
| 1.20.2 | Purpur, Paper | 17+ | declared | 20 Sept 2023 |
| 1.20.1 | Purpur, Paper | 17+ | declared | 12 Jun 2023 |
| 1.20 | Purpur, Paper | 17+ | declared | 2 Jun 2023 |
Frequently asked
Does BetterVanilla SMP work on Minecraft 26.2?
Yes. 26.2 is the newest Minecraft version BetterVanilla SMP declares support for, and the claim comes from the author's own release metadata rather than from a compatibility list somebody maintains by hand.
Which Minecraft versions does BetterVanilla SMP support?
Everything the author has declared, from 1.20 up to 26.2. The full list is in the table above, with the Java runtime each version needs next to it.
Do I need to install BetterVanilla SMP on the client or the server?
The server only. Players join with an ordinary Minecraft client and install nothing.
Which server software does BetterVanilla SMP need?
Purpur, Paper. A build for one server platform will not load on another, so this is the first thing to check before the Minecraft version.
Which Java version do I need for BetterVanilla SMP?
Java 25 or newer, because that is what the newest Minecraft release it supports requires. The requirement comes from the game rather than from the plugin itself.
What licence is BetterVanilla SMP under?
MIT, as stated by the author on the platform we synced it from. Check the project's own page before redistributing or bundling it.
How do I install BetterVanilla SMP?
Download the file from the author's own release, drop it into your server's plugins folder, and restart the server. It generates its configuration on first start. Check the Minecraft version matches the one your server runs.
Where do I download BetterVanilla SMP safely?
From the author's own page on Modrinth, which is where the data here is synced from. MCReference never mirrors, re-hosts or repackages a file: every download button points at the original source, so you get exactly what the author published.
Works on the same versions
Ordered by how much of the Minecraft version coverage overlaps, not by popularity.