XCommandRename is a lightweight and powerful plugin for Paper Minecraft servers that allows you to create shortcuts for existing commands!
Features
- Simple Configuration - All commands are configured through a user-friendly config.yml
- Dynamic Registration - Commands are automatically registered upon startup
- Argument Support - Use {1}, {2}, and so on to pass arguments
- Permission System - Configure access rights through permissions and operators-only
- Colorful Messages - Full support for RGB color codes
- Instant Reload - Apply changes without restarting the server
- Multiline Messages - Support for complex text notifications
- Wide Compatibility - Works on Paper from 1.16.5 to 1.21.10+
Examples of use
- Shortening long commands:
- Instead of /server hub, players can simply write /hub
- Commands with arguments:
- "/gmode creative" will execute "/gamemode creative"
- "/gmode survival Player123" will execute "/gamemode survival Player123"
- Commands with multiple arguments:
- "/pay Player123 1000" will execute "/economy give Player123 1000"
Commands
- /xcr reload - Reload the plugin configuration
Access rights
- xcr.reload - Reload the plugin (default for OP)
Argument support
- Use placeholders in the execute field to pass arguments:
- {1} - the first argument
- {2} - the second argument
- {3} - the third argument
- and so on...
Technical details
- API version: 1.16
- Supported platforms: Paper
- Supported versions: 1.16.5 - 1.21.10+
- Requires Java: 17+
- Dependencies: None
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.5, 1.17, 1.17.1
- 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 XCommandRename-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 7 KB
- Download link checked 11 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.