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Chunky

by pop4959 · for Minecraft

Pre-generates chunks, quickly, efficiently, and safely

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Spigot · PaperLoaders
26.1Latest game version

About Chunky

From SpigotMC

Pre-generates chunks, quickly, efficiently, and safely

Chunky
Pre-generates chunks, quickly, efficiently, and safely

Downloads
Recommended versions for:
Minecraft 1.13 - 1.17.1 (supports Java 8 or higher)
Minecraft 1.18 - 1.20.4 (supports Java 17 or higher)
Minecraft 1.20.5 - 1.21.11 (supports Java 21 or higher)

Minecraft 26.1 + (supports Java 25 or higher)

Features
- Start one or several chunk generation tasks at the same time (if you want to leverage your CPU more)
- Pause chunk generation tasks, saving them for later
- Shows detailed information such as chunks processed, percent to completion, ETA, chunk processing rate, etc
- Custom world shapes, and optional world border support with ChunkyBorder installed

Commands

Task Management
chunky start
Starts a new chunk generation task from the current selection
chunky pause Pauses the current chunk generation tasks, and saves progress
chunky continue Continues running current or saved chunk generation tasks
chunky cancel Stops the current chunk generation tasks, and cancels progress
Selection
chunky world [world]
Sets the currently selected world
chunky shape <shape> Set the shape to generate
chunky center [<x> <z>] Sets the current center block location
chunky radius <radius> Sets the current radius
chunky worldborder Set the center and radius to match the world border in the selected world
chunky spawn Set the center to the spawn point
chunky corners <x1> <z1> <x2> <z2> Set the selection by corner coordinates
chunky pattern <pattern> Set the preferred generation pattern
chunky selection Display the current selection
Miscellaneous
chunky silent
Toggle displaying update messages
chunky quiet <interval> Set the quiet interval in seconds for update messages
chunky progress Display pre-generation progress in-game for all tasks
chunky reload Reloads the configuration
chunky trim Delete chunks outside selection

Examples

<button type="button" class="button bbCodeSpoilerButton ToggleTrigger Tooltip JsOnly" title="Click to reveal or hide spoiler" data-target="> .SpoilerTarget">Spoiler: Generate chunks in a square centered at 0,0 in the overworld with a 1000 block radius</button>
Code (Text):
chunky radius 1000
chunky start
<button type="button" class="button bbCodeSpoilerButton ToggleTrigger Tooltip JsOnly" title="Click to reveal or hide spoiler" data-target="> .SpoilerTarget">Spoiler: Generate chunks in a circle centered at spawn in the nether with a 1000 block radius</button>
Code (Text):
chunky world world_nether
chunky shape circle
chunky spawn
chunky radius 1000
chunky start
<button type="button" class="button bbCodeSpoilerButton ToggleTrigger Tooltip JsOnly" title="Click to reveal or hide spoiler" data-target="> .SpoilerTarget">Spoiler: Generate chunks inside a world border centered at 0,0 with a 10000 block radius</button>
Code (Text):
worldborder center 0 0
worldborder set 20000
chunky worldborder
chunky start

Links
Wiki Find up-to-date information about plugin features
Discord Visit the #chunky channel and ask questions
Crowdin Help translate the plugin into several languages
Donate Support the project if you've found it useful
bStats Check out some cool stats for the plugin

Read the full description on SpigotMC →

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 10 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.1.

Loaders

Runs on Spigot and Paper.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Chunky on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from SpigotMC, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
Spigot, Paper
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.5.3, released 2026-05-04

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Paper1.13 to 26.1 (10 versions)26.1
Spigot1.13 to 26.1 (10 versions)26.1

From 10 recorded builds of Chunky.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.5.32026-05-041.13 to 26.1 (10 versions)Spigot, Paper
1.4.402025-06-21n/aSpigot, Paper
1.4.362025-04-04n/aSpigot, Paper
1.4.282024-11-05n/aSpigot, Paper
1.4.272024-11-05n/aSpigot, Paper
1.4.102024-05-06n/aSpigot, Paper

Run Chunky on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on SpigotMC as “Plugins”

Plugins

Its source category doesn’t say more about what it does, so NxLabs lists it under Other.

Runs on your server

From source side support

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

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
SpigotPaper
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.1 and 9 earlier
Requires
One-click install needs a Paper server.

Verified at the source

  • ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓Authorpop4959, as published on SpigotMC
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Chunky, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Chunky?

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

Which loaders does it support?

Spigot and Paper.

Is it free?

Yes. Chunky is free to download from SpigotMC.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Chunky on a Minecraft server.

Deploy in about a minute from $4.99 a month, then add Chunky in one click.