About CustomNPCs
From ModrinthA simple, lightweight, intuitive NPC plugin.
CustomNPCs
A powerful, configurable NPC plugin for Paper servers.
Looking for contributors!
If you're interested in contributing to the project, please reach out! I'm looking for help maintaining the project <3
✨ Features
🎨 Appearance
- Names longer than 16 characters — break vanilla's character limit
- MiniMessage color support — gradients, rainbow names, hex colors, and more
- Fully customizable skins — use any player skin or custom texture
- Armor & item display — equip NPCs with any gear you can imagine
- Multiline Holograms — Create NPCs with as many hologram lines as you'd like
⚡ Interaction Actions
Trigger actions when players interact with an NPC:
| Action | Description | |---|---| | Send Message | Send a custom chat message to the player | | Display Title | Show a title/subtitle on screen | | Action Bar | Display text in the action bar | | Play Sound | Play any in-game sound | | Run Command | Execute a command as the player or console | | BungeeCord / Velocity | Send the player to another server | | Teleport | Teleport the player anywhere | | Give / Remove XP | Modify player experience | | Give / Remove Potion Effect | Apply or clear potion effects | | Follow Preset Path | Walk in a pre-recorded path |
Each action has a configurable delay and cooldown!
🧠 Behavior
- Look at players — NPCs track nearby players naturally
- Configurable idle direction — set a default look direction when not tracking
- Flexible persistence — choose between session-only NPCs (cleared on restart) or fully persistent NPCs that survive restarts
- Conditional Actions — Execute specific actions under certain circumstances
🌍 Translations
CustomNPCs supports multiple languages! If you speak a language other than English and want to contribute, join the translation effort on Crowdin:
Don't see your language listed? Send @foxikle a DM on Discord or open a ticket in the support server to request it.
🛠️ Developer API
Integrate CustomNPCs into your own plugins with the provided API.
| Resource | Link | |---|---| | GitHub Wiki | github.com/Foxikle/CustomNPCs/wiki | | Plugin Wiki | docs.foxikle.dev | | Javadocs | Javadoc (1.8.0) |
📊 Statistics
🐛 Support & Bug Reports
Encounter a bug or need help? Here's where to go:
- Discord — Fastest way to get support
- GitHub Issues — For confirmed bugs and feature requests
❤️ Support the Project
If CustomNPCs has been useful to you, consider supporting development!
Patreon · PayPal · GitHub Sponsors
CustomNPCs is open source. Contributions, translations, and feedback are always welcome.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 23 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.2.
Loaders
Runs on Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogCreatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists CustomNPCs as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Paper
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.2 and 22 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorFoxikle, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree










