
Ever grown tired of the junk that EssentialsX provides that overrides vanilla Minecraft commands? With TrueEssentials, that problem is no longer there.
Why choose TrueEssentials over Essentials?
Compared to EssentialsX, TrueEssentials is:
✅ More compact and optimized than EssentialsX (150kb vs ~4.5mb)
✅ Packed with most of the core features EssentialsX provides, removing most of the junk
✅ Easily configurable via a simple YAML configuration file
Features
✅ PlaceholderAPI support (or simple built-in placeholders)
✅ Legacy chat color + Mini message support
✅ Classic EssentialsX commands (gamemode shortcuts, flight, etc)
✅ Command hider/spoofer extension
✅ Spawn extension
✅ Customizable splash screen on join (title/subtitle customization)
✅ Custom join, new join and quit messages
✅ Custom chat format
✅ Homes extension
✅ Customizable & easy-to-use moderation tools
...with MORE coming soon!
What is TrueEssentials?
These days EssentialsX is filled with various "utility" commands which are mostly never used and override vanilla ones. Using this plugin, you only get the basics and you can toggle more features to your liking! This allows you to have the perfect core plugin, to your liking, without missing out on features YOU might consider important.
Essentially (pun intended), TrueEssentials is a core utility plugin for your server, packed with useful commands such as gamemode shortcuts (gmc, gms, etc), basic moderation utilities such as /invsee (more coming soon!), and other useful features your server might need.
Bug reports
Click here to create a bug report (issue) Feel free to join the discord server (on the right!) for more extensive support.
Placeholder support
This plugin has simple built-in placeholders, but using PlaceholderAPI is strongly recommended for the full experience.
Message formatting
For all messages, Mini Message formatting and Legacy Color Codes are supported.
Metrics & data collections
Starting with version 1.1, TrueEssentials will collect anonymous statistics including the number of servers running TrueEssentials, the number of players, etc. using bStats, an open-source statistics service for Minecraft software. You can opt out in /plugins/bStats/config.yml. You can check out bStats' website here.
What is planned in the future?
- Moderation utilities extension (bans, warns, etc) Added in 1.1
- Economy extension
- Discord X Minecraft chat extension
- Item editing extension
- Chat filter extension
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.19, 1.19.1, 1.19.2
- 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.
- Ships as TrueEssentials-1.1.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 127 KB
- Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.