

CoolProtection
General protection plug-in against:
Explosions (TNT and End Star) above y level (configurable);
Wither spawn above y level (configurable);
Temporary antigrief mode enabled by chat (!antigrief on/off);
TPS self balancer (controls new mobs spawns when having lower tps);
Lag control by removing dropped items when TPS gets low;
several types of hacks;
Java 11+ is required
Summary of settings:
tpsProtection (enable or disable tps protection, default true)
speedProtection (enable or disable monitoring of abnormal player speed, default true
ExplodeProtection (enable or disable explosion protections, default true)
hackProtection (enable or disable hack protection, default false)
antiChatReport (enable or disable, a different way to send messages to all players not suitable of reporting, default false)
WitherProtection (enable or disable wither protection, default true)
autoShutdown (enable or disable shutdown at configured time if no player is connected, default false)
If all options are off, plugin will still:
allow you to enable via command AntigriefProtection on or off (plugin always starts with it off)
show you lag information via command !lagmeter on or off (real-time and average of current and last minute)
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as CoolProtection.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 97 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.