Hangar

Summary

Hangar is a site for finding, downloading, uploading, and managing Minecraft server plugins for Paper, Velocity, and Waterfall. Its catalog supports filters by platform, categories, and tags, and users can sort projects by stars, download activity, update recency, or newest listings. A resource page's main download button provides the latest release. Project owners can add authors, create organizations, and manage roles at either level. Projects may publish multiple jars or external links per platform and use customizable channels such as beta or snapshot. They can also include multiple description or wiki pages, with compatibility specified by minor Minecraft versions and specific Velocity versions. Hangar provides a documented REST API for uploading and downloading plugins, plus a Gradle publishing plugin; PaperMC documentation describes publishing through GitHub Actions. Hangar is presented as an open beta. Its Spigot importer brings over descriptions and basic settings, but versions must be uploaded manually afterward. The service is free, and resource rules prohibit plugin functionality from being hidden behind a paywall or author-granted license key.

Who it is for

It suits Minecraft server owners looking for plugins and developers who want to publish or manage projects for Paper, Velocity, or Waterfall. Project owners can use its release, role, and organization controls.

Compared on Minecraft plugin repositories

Free plan

Yeshangar.papermc.io

Server platforms

Paper, Velocity, Waterfallhangar.papermc.io

Plugin access model

free_onlyhangar.papermc.io

Version history

Yeshangar.papermc.io

Dependency metadata

Yeshangar.papermc.io

Plugin reviews

Yeshangar.papermc.io

Listing approval

manualhangar.papermc.io

Facts

Purpose

Hangar is a site for finding, downloading, uploading, and managing Minecraft server plugins.hangar.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Supported plugin platforms

Hangar lists plugins for Paper, Velocity, and Waterfall.hangar.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Search and discovery

Users can search projects and sort them by stars, recent downloads, total downloads, recently updated, or newest.hangar.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Downloads

The main download button on a resource page provides the latest release version.hangar.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Project management

Project owners can add authors, create organizations, and manage roles at project or organization level.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Release management

Projects can offer combined releases with multiple jars or external links per platform and customizable channels such as beta or snapshot.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Project pages

Projects can have multiple description or wiki pages, and plugin compatibility can be selected by minor Minecraft versions and specific Velocity versions.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Plugin tags

Hangar supports tags identifying a plugin as an addon, a library, or Folia compatible.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

API

Hangar provides a documented REST API for uploading and downloading plugins.hangar.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Publishing integration

The Hangar publish Gradle plugin can automate uploads, and the PaperMC documentation describes publishing through GitHub Actions.docs.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Security

Hangar supports modern multi-factor authentication standards including TOTP and WebAuthn, with YubiKeys supported.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Privacy and security practices

Hangar's privacy policy says the website uses Cloudflare technologies and Sentry for error tracking, and says it cannot guarantee absolute security of personal data.hangar.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Migration limit

The Spigot importer can import a project's description and basic settings, but versions must be uploaded manually afterward.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Beta status

Hangar is presented as an open beta, and its maker's announcement says planned features included release-channel notifications and draft releases.papermc.io · 29 Sept 2026

Audience

PaperMC describes Hangar as a repository for developers to host creations and server owners to enrich gameplay.papermc.io · 30 Sept 2026

Discovery

Users can search projects and sort them by stars, recent downloads, total downloads, updates, or newest.hangar.papermc.io · 30 Sept 2026

Project catalog

The homepage offers filters for Paper, Waterfall, and Velocity, plus categories and tags.hangar.papermc.io · 30 Sept 2026

Account sign-in

The sign-up page offers GitHub, Google, and Microsoft as OAuth providers, as well as account creation with username, email, and password.hangar.papermc.io · 30 Sept 2026

Privacy data

The privacy policy says collected personal data may include email address, IP address, username, and usage data.hangar.papermc.io · 30 Sept 2026

Privacy limits

The privacy policy says Hangar strives to use commercially acceptable means to protect personal data but cannot guarantee absolute security.hangar.papermc.io · 30 Sept 2026

Resource rules

Hangar's resource guidelines prohibit plugin functionality from being hidden behind a paywall or author-granted license key.hangar.papermc.io · 30 Sept 2026

Maker

Hangar identifies itself as created by the PaperMC Team.hangar.papermc.io · 30 Sept 2026

Where it ranks on Samsung Mobile US Press

• Best Minecraft Plugin Repositories in 2026#3 of 22

Sources

• hangar.papermc.io· checked 29 Sept 2026
• papermc.io/news/hangar-papermcs-plugin-repository/· checked 29 Sept 2026
• hangar.papermc.io/api-docs· checked 29 Sept 2026
• docs.papermc.io/misc/hangar-publishing/· checked 29 Sept 2026
• hangar.papermc.io/privacy· checked 29 Sept 2026
• papermc.io· checked 30 Sept 2026
• hangar.papermc.io/auth/signup· checked 30 Sept 2026
• hangar.papermc.io/guidelines· checked 30 Sept 2026