Requirements

Requirements

  • Server Software: Paper (recommended) or Spigot 1.21+
  • Java Version: Java 21 or newer.
  • Optional Dependencies: PlaceholderAPI for additional placeholder support. Essentials, EssentialsChat, and HeadDatabase are also soft-dependencies — ChatColor auto-detects and integrates with them if present, and runs fine without any of them installed.

Platform support

Platform Supported Notes
Paper 1.21+ ✅ Full Recommended. Uses the modern chat pipeline for exact gradient rendering.
Folia ✅ Full Region-thread safe. See Chat Compatibility.
Canvas ✅ Full Declared supported in plugin.yml.
Spigot 1.21+ ⚠️ Limited No modern chat event, so gradients are approximated to the nearest of the 16 named colors.

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