About KeepInventory
From SpigotMCLet players keep their Inventory and/or EXP on death if they have a certain permission node.
This plugin was designed for the Server staff team or VIP players. Simply give the group the keepitems permission and they will keep their Items and Armor on death, optinal exp too
This is perfectly if you dont want to use the gamerule "keepInventory".
- Extreme lightweight plugin
- No Configuration, simply drag & drop to your plugins folder and restart/reload
- Separate permission for Inventory & EXP
Commands/Permissions
Keep Items on Death - keepitems.keep
Keep EXP on Death(since 1.1) - keepitems.keepxp
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 8 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.16.
Loaders
Runs on Spigot and Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
KeepInventory 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
- 1.3.2, released 2016-11-02
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.9 to 1.16 (8 versions) | 1.16 |
| Spigot | 1.9 to 1.16 (8 versions) | 1.16 |
From 4 recorded builds of KeepInventory.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3.2 | 2016-11-02 | 1.9 to 1.16 (8 versions) | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.3.1 | 2016-11-02 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.3 | 2016-06-08 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.1 | 2014-10-30 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
Run KeepInventory 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 “Misc”
Admin & protection
Permissions, moderation, anti-cheat and land protection for the people running the server.
Runs on your server
From source side supportSpigotMC lists KeepInventory 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 7 earlier
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓Authorcrysis992, as published on SpigotMC
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
