About Denizen
From SpigotMCA high-power scripting engine for Spigot!
Denizen is a very high power script engine for Spigot-enabled Minecraft servers.
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Hey! Spigot isn't the platform that we distribute Denizen through. Latest release builds are available here: https://ci.citizensnpcs.co/job/Denizen/ ... Spigot builds are only pushed occasionally to keep this page alive. BTW please join us on Discord https://discord.gg/Q6pZGSR if you use Denizen. All of our official resources are centered around the Discord.
Additional relevant links found here: https://denizenscript.com/
BEGINNER'S GUIDE (NEW USERS START HERE): https://guide.denizenscript.com/
Also, Join the Discord! You can ask for help here, or just chat with the developers and other users: https://discord.gg/Q6pZGSR
Features include:
- Full high power yet easily learned scripting language!
- An extension for VS Code with syntax highlighting, error checking, etc. to make script writing simple and easy!
- If you really want to, you can write scripts with any text editor OR even write temporary scripts directly in-game!
- The full power of a Minecraft server exposed, not even limited to what standard plugins can access through the API!
- Powerful direct integration with Citizens, as well as many other popular plugins (see Addons section below)!
- Rapid development for new features and bug fixes!
- Powerful and capable enough to even replace major plugins like WorldGuard/Essentials/LibsDisguises/etc. entirely using scripts if you wanted to!
- A detailed full guide from beginner to pro (see guide link above)!
- Completely open source (see GitHub link above)!
- Very friendly and helpful support (see Discord link below)!
- And so much more!
Forums: https://forum.denizenscript.com/
GITHUB SPONSORS (Support us!): https://github.com/sponsors/mcmonkey4eva
Donate (for those that don't like GitHub Sponsors): https://one.denizenscript.com/donate
BEGINNER'S GUIDE (NEW USERS START HERE): https://guide.denizenscript.com/
Meta docs for experienced users: https://meta.denizenscript.com/
Support is on Discord: https://discord.gg/Q6pZGSR
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 5 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.20.
Loaders
Runs on Spigot and Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Denizen 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
- 1.3.0, released 2024-01-22
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.16 to 1.20 (5 versions) | 1.20 |
| Spigot | 1.16 to 1.20 (5 versions) | 1.20 |
From 10 recorded builds of Denizen.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3.0 | 2024-01-22 | 1.16 to 1.20 (5 versions) | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.2.8 | 2023-08-16 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.2.7 | 2023-05-09 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.2.6 | 2022-12-31 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.2.5 R2 | 2022-08-20 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.2.5 | 2022-06-28 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
Run Denizen 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 catalogListed on SpigotMC as “Admin”
Admin & protection
Permissions, moderation, anti-cheat and land protection for the people running the server.
Runs on your server
From source side supportSpigotMC lists Denizen 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
- 1.20 and 4 earlier
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓Authormcmonkey, as published on SpigotMC
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
