Kite
Kite provides a Kotlin scripting runtime for Paper-based Minecraft servers.
Designed for small and simple tasks and serves as a much more powerful alternative to Skript and other scripting plugins.
Features
High Performance
Scripts are compiled to achieve near-native performance.Folia Support
Scripting runtime is compatible with Folia. This includes wrappers for Folia schedulers.Command Registration
Register commands effortlessly with a single function.Event Listening
Listen to Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, or even custom plugin events.Access Everything
Full access to Bukkit API, built-in libraries and loaded plugins.Dynamic Dependencies
Downloads dependencies from Maven-compatible repositories in the runtime.Script Organization
Split scripts into multiple files or keep it simple with one file per script.
Requirements
- Paper based server running 1.21.1 or higher, and Java 21.
- Understanding of Kotlin language and general JVM concepts is beneficial.
Documentation
Documentation and examples are available here.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3
- 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.
- Ships as Kite-1.6.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 283 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.