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Cardboard

by Isaiah · for Minecraft

Implements the Bukkit/Spigot/Paper API as a Fabric mod.

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2d agoLast updated
GPL-3.0 AND MITLicense
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About Cardboard

From Modrinth

Implements the Bukkit/Spigot/Paper API as a Fabric mod.

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About

_Cardboard is a material made from muliple layers of paper-like fabri- oh wait.._

Cardboard is a Fabric mod that adds support for the popular Bukkit/Spigot/Paper modding API. This mod lets you use plugins that are made for Bukkit and it's derivatives (Spigot & Paper) with Fabric.

Cardboard is still in development and will not support every plugin.

Versions

Active: 1.21.11, 26.1.2 Other: 1.20.1, 1.21.1 Upcoming: 26.2 TBD: Connector/Neo support

Pull Requests are Accepted.

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Progress

Patches: 68%; Events: 50% (See GH-10 and GH-9) -->

Server

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License

We inherit the license from Paper. See Paper's License.

Other

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Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 22 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.1.2.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Libraries & compatibility

Foundations and fixes other mods build on. Usually installed because something else needs it.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Cardboard as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Fabric
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.1.2 and 21 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-04Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorIsaiah, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseGPL-3.0 AND MITFree

Cardboard, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Cardboard?

Modrinth lists Cardboard as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric.

Is it free?

Yes. Cardboard is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is GPL-3.0 AND MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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