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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