About CratesPlus - Free Crates Plugin! [1.8 - 1.16.4]
From SpigotMCA free and great crates plugin for Minecraft
Note regarding 1.7: CratesPlus should work with Bukkit 1.7 but is not tested against this version. If major issues occur you can make an issue but its not promised to be fixed.
For help with configuration, debugging, etc please check out the new wiki.
https://github.com/ConnorLinfoot/CratesPlus/wiki
- Custom Crates!
- In-game editing!
- Item percentages/chances!
- Broadcast on opening of specific crates
- Firework on opening of specific crates
- Knockback if a player opens crate without a key
- Keys can not be placed
- GUI when winning
- Easy to use and setup, even for voting systems!
- Multiple commands supported for a win!
- Holographic titles above crates, using either Individual Holograms plugin or Holographic Displays.
- Openers - Customise how crates open! See a list of known openers here.
A full example config with notes can be found here to help you out with configuring the plugin, includes examples of perms, percentages/chances, commands, blocks and more: http://pastebin.com/grPRrSXp
It's advised not to use the in-game GUI if you edit the configuration file. As data will be lost due to the in-game GUI not supporting the same range of features as the config does. There is also a Wiki over on GitHub that has some documentation on the plugin.
- /crate settings - Allows you to edit crate winnings in-game
- /crate reload - Reloads CratesPlus config
- /crate create <name> - Create a new crate
- /crate rename <old> <new> - Rename a crate
- /crate delete <name> - Delete a crate
- /crate crate <type> [player] - Get a crate to be placed, place this in a protected area such as the server spawn.
- /crate key <player/all> [type] - Give the player (or all players) a crate key which can they be opened. Useful for shops and voting systems.
- cratesplus.admin - Access to all /crate commands. Defaults to OP.
- cratesplus.updates - Any player with this permission will be notified of updates. Defaults to OP.
GitHub: https://github.com/ConnorLinfoot/CratesPlus
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 9 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.16.
Loaders
Runs on Spigot and Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
CratesPlus - Free Crates Plugin! [1.8 - 1.16.4] 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
- 4.5.3, released 2020-11-15
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.8 to 1.16 (9 versions) | 1.16 |
| Spigot | 1.8 to 1.16 (9 versions) | 1.16 |
From 10 recorded builds of CratesPlus - Free Crates Plugin! [1.8 - 1.16.4].
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5.3 | 2020-11-15 | 1.8 to 1.16 (9 versions) | Spigot, Paper |
| 4.5.2 | 2019-06-01 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 4.5.1 | 2018-09-17 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 4.5 | 2018-09-16 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 4.4.5 | 2018-02-14 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 4.4.4 | 2017-09-25 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
Run CratesPlus - Free Crates Plugin! [1.8 - 1.16.4] 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 catalogAdmin & protection
Permissions, moderation, anti-cheat and land protection for the people running the server.
Runs on your server
From source side supportSpigotMC lists CratesPlus - Free Crates Plugin! [1.8 - 1.16.4] 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
- 1.16 and 8 earlier
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorConnorLinfoot, as published on SpigotMC
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree








