
plugin
Don't Kill Friends!
Protect your tamed animals from damage, even when you're offline! Lightweight plugin with HEX color support and full configurability for Minecraft 1.16.5-1.21.11.
- Latest version
- no release indexed
- Minecraft
- 1.16 to 26.1.2
- Java
- Java 25+
- Loaders
- Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper and 1 more
- Licence
- LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved
- Downloads
- 1.2k
- Updated
- 2 mo ago
- Available on
- Modrinth
Screenshots
Click a screenshot to open it. Screenshots are served from the author’s own host and belong to them.
Minecraft versions
Every version Don't Kill Friends! declares support for, newest first, with the Java runtime that version needs.
| Minecraft | Through | Java | Evidence | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1.2 | Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Folia | 25+ | declared | 9 Apr 2026 |
| 26.1.1 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 25+ | declared | 1 Apr 2026 |
| 26.1 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 25+ | declared | 24 Mar 2026 |
| 1.21.11 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 9 Dec 2025 |
| 1.21.10 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 7 Oct 2025 |
| 1.21.9 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 30 Sept 2025 |
| 1.21.8 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 17 Jul 2025 |
| 1.21.7 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 30 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.6 | Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Folia | 21+ | declared | 17 Jun 2025 |
| 1.21.5 | Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Folia | 21+ | declared | 25 Mar 2025 |
| 1.21.4 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 3 Dec 2024 |
| 1.21.3 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 23 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.2 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 22 Oct 2024 |
| 1.21.1 | Purpur, Spigot, Paper, Folia, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 8 Aug 2024 |
| 1.21 | Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Folia | 21+ | declared | 13 Jun 2024 |
| 1.20.6 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 29 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.5 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 21+ | declared | 23 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20.4 | Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur, Folia | 17+ | declared | 7 Dec 2023 |
| 1.20.3 | Bukkit, Folia, Paper, Purpur, Spigot | 17+ | declared | 4 Dec 2023 |
| 1.20.2 | Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Folia | 17+ | declared | 20 Sept 2023 |
| 1.20.1 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 17+ | declared | 12 Jun 2023 |
| 1.20 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 17+ | declared | 2 Jun 2023 |
| 1.19.4 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 17+ | declared | 14 Mar 2023 |
| 1.19.3 | Purpur, Spigot, Paper, Folia, Bukkit | 17+ | declared | 7 Dec 2022 |
| 1.19.2 | Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Folia | 17+ | declared | 5 Aug 2022 |
| 1.19.1 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 17+ | declared | 27 Jul 2022 |
| 1.19 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 17+ | declared | 7 Jun 2022 |
| 1.18.2 | Paper, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur, Folia | 17+ | declared | 28 Feb 2022 |
| 1.18.1 | Purpur, Spigot, Paper, Folia, Bukkit | 17+ | declared | 10 Dec 2021 |
| 1.18 | Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Folia | 17+ | declared | 30 Nov 2021 |
| 1.17.1 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 16+ | declared | 6 Jul 2021 |
| 1.17 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 16+ | declared | 8 Jun 2021 |
| 1.16.5 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 8+ | declared | 14 Jan 2021 |
| 1.16.4 | Purpur, Spigot, Paper, Folia, Bukkit | 8+ | declared | 29 Oct 2020 |
| 1.16.3 | Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Folia | 8+ | declared | 10 Sept 2020 |
| 1.16.2 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 8+ | declared | 11 Aug 2020 |
| 1.16.1 | Folia, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Bukkit | 8+ | declared | 24 Jun 2020 |
| 1.16 | Paper, Folia, Spigot, Bukkit, Purpur | 8+ | declared | 23 Jun 2020 |
Frequently asked
Does Don't Kill Friends! work on Minecraft 26.1.2?
Yes. 26.1.2 is the newest Minecraft version Don't Kill Friends! 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 Don't Kill Friends! support?
Everything the author has declared, from 1.16 up to 26.1.2. The full list is in the table above, with the Java runtime each version needs next to it.
Do I need to install Don't Kill Friends! on the client or the server?
The server only. Players join with an ordinary Minecraft client and install nothing.
Which server software does Don't Kill Friends! need?
Bukkit, Spigot, Purpur, Paper, Folia. 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 Don't Kill Friends!?
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 Don't Kill Friends! under?
LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved, 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 Don't Kill Friends!?
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 Don't Kill Friends! 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 recent Minecraft version coverage overlaps, not by popularity.