About NoteBlockAPI
From SpigotMCPlay .nbs files as noteblock sounds
Play your favorite songs ingame!
Dev builds are available here
The original author is xxmicloxx. You can find his thread here.
For support use PM or join my Discord server.
Features
- play .nbs files ingame as noteblock sounds
- easy to use
- uses multi threading
- can play custom instruments via resource pack and pling
JoinMusik: Play a .nbs file for players that join your server
JukeBox
ColorfulMix - Music in lobby and arena
MusicBox
BattleMusic - Play music when you fight with monters
AdvancedNBS
Lasers Enigma
Advent Season - Collection of Christmas addons, such as Advent Calendar or Carols...
UnderscoreEnchants - Adds 100+ custom enchantments and 3 GUIs for their usage
CYTNoteblockRegion - Play .nbs music in specified WorldGuard regions
TownyMusic - Music that plays inside your Towns!
BoomBox
ChristmasMelodies - An advanced festive plugin that plays Christmas music through NoteBlock songs
Instruments from 1.12 and 1.14 on 1.8 - 1.13 servers
By default they are simply skipped. You can enable them by using resource pack.
How to get .nbs
Download .nbs files
You can simply download a few songs here:
.nbs list or scroll down for another list
Convert .midi to .nbs
Use Minecraft Note Block Studio:
https://github.com/HielkeMinecraft/OpenNoteBlockStudio/releases
1. import your .midi file to Note Block Studio;
2. save the file as .nbs file in your plugin folder
How to use
See wiki on Github
Donators
SobkySK - 15€
Goldenflame2 - 10$ + 5€
John2k4 - 5$
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Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 16 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.1.
Loaders
Runs on Spigot and Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
NoteBlockAPI 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
- 1.7.0, released 2026-03-25
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.8 to 26.1 (16 versions) | 26.1 |
| Spigot | 1.8 to 26.1 (16 versions) | 26.1 |
From 10 recorded builds of NoteBlockAPI.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7.0 | 2026-03-25 | 1.8 to 26.1 (16 versions) | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.6.3 | 2024-11-11 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.6.2 | 2023-07-10 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.6.1(MC1.8+) | 2020-09-05 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.6.0(MC1.8+) | 2020-08-05 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 1.5.0(MC1.8+) | 2020-03-29 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
Run NoteBlockAPI 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 catalogLibraries & compatibility
Foundations and fixes other mods build on. Usually installed because something else needs it.
Runs on your server
From source side supportSpigotMC lists NoteBlockAPI 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 15 earlier
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓Authorkoca2000, as published on SpigotMC
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree








