WaterFly
WaterFly is a feature-rich and customizable fly plugin built for PaperMC 1.21+ servers. It provides players with a survival flying experience while maintaining minimal server overhead. Whether for survival perks or administrative utility, WaterFly offers good and customizable control over aerial movement in survival or creative mode.
Key Features & Why You Should Download It
- Advanced Flight Control: Seamlessly toggle flight mode and customize a lot of setting on configuration file to suit your needs.
- Minimal Overhead: Designed to ensure zero impact or lag on server. Perfect for everything from small private SMPs to large-scale public networks.
- World Restrictions: Easily blacklist specific worlds where flight should be prohibited, with bypass permissions available for staff or special players.
- Customize Plugin Messages: Customize all WaterFly messages completely on
messages.yml! Uses MiniMessage so you can have gradients, hex, clickable text and more! No more ugly § color codes! MiniMessage formatter: https://webui.advntr.dev/ - Intuitive Commands: Everything the player needs is covered by a very small, super easy-to-remember commands.
- Modern Server Support: Built specifically for the latest PaperMC 1.21+ versions and its forks, guaranteeing up-to-date performance and stability.
- Open Source: Developed under the GNU General Public License v3.0, allowing for transparency and community contributions.
Commands & Usage
(<> is optional, [] is required):
| Command | Description | Permission |
|---|---|---|
/fly |
Toggle flight abilities | waterfly.command.fly |
/flyspeed <1-10> |
Set your fly speed. | waterfly.command.flyspeed |
/waterfly <info/reload> |
WaterFly admin command | waterfly.admin |
Default Configs
Default configs used on the plugin.
config.yml# WaterFly - Feature rich fly plugin for your server!
# GitHub Source code: https://github.com/WatermanMC/Waterfly
# Support: https://discord.gg/Scgqfm5EU4
# Should the plugin remove player's fly when changing worlds/quit?
# Will reset fly speed too.
# Will cause player to fall when relogging.
remove-fly:
quit: false
world-change: false
affect-creative-spectators: false
# Disable fly in this world
# Bypass permission: waterfly.bypass.world-restriction
disabled-worlds:
- "example_world"
# Default fly speeds
default-fly-speeds:
# The speed when you're flying normally without sprinting
# Vanilla default: 0.1 (Approx. 10.8 blocks per second)
# Scale: 0.0 to 1.0 (NOTE: Values above 0.8 might cause player lag)
normal: 0.1
# The speed when you're flying and sprinting too
# Vanilla default: 0.2 (Approx. 21.6 blocks per second)
# Increasing this might trigger your server's anticheat plugins if you have one
sprint: 0.2
messages.yml# Only uses MiniMessage!
# MiniMessage formatter: https://webui.advntr.dev
prefix: "<aqua><b>WaterFly</aqua></b><white>:</white> <reset>"
pluginReloaded: "<green>Plugin reloaded!"
nopermission: "<red>You don't have permission to do that!"
disabledworld: "<red>Flying is not allowed in this world."
invalidgamemode-for-fly: "<red>This fly feature is not allowed since you're in {gamemode}!"
fly:
enabled: "<green>Fly enabled!"
disabled: "<red>Fly disabled."
flyspeed:
invalidinput: "<red>Invalid speed. Must be between 1 and 10!"
invalidnumber: "<red>{number} is not a valid number!"
set: "<green>Fly speed set to {speed}."
Links & Additional Information
Author: WatermanMC
- GitHub Repository (Source Code & Full Documentation): https://github.com/WatermanMC/WaterFly
- Discord Support: https://discord.gg/Scgqfm5EU4
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- 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 WaterFly-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 15 KB
- Download link checked 22 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.
