ModsJava
ShadowImages
Java mod listed for Minecraft 26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on Spigot
ShadowImages — pictures, GIFs and clickable boards on your walls
Free. No mods, no resource pack required.
Hang photos, logos, pixel art, animated GIFs and WebPs on any wall with map art — and build lobby boards with real buttons people click from a few blocks away.
Place it by looking at the wall
- /simg place logo — the picture follows your look as a preview only you see.
- Sneak + scroll to resize, [FIT] [ROTATE] [ANCHOR] buttons in chat, right-click to hang it.
- Doesn't fit? It tells you the biggest size that does, with a button.
- Walls, floors and ceilings. A wand for exact areas. /simg undo and /simg redo.
Imports that can't be used against you
- From a link or a file in the plugin folder: PNG, JPEG, GIF, APNG, BMP and WebP (lossy, lossless, transparent, animated), read by the plugin's own Java decoder — no library to download, tested pixel by pixel against libwebp.
- https only, private and local addresses refused (cloud metadata endpoints included), every redirect checked again, connections pinned to the checked address.
- Size, pixel, frame and time limits checked before decoding: no image bombs.
- Allowed/blocked hosts, an approval queue for players' images, and an audit log of who did what.
Animations that don't lag
- GIF, APNG and animated WebP composed properly (disposal, blending, transparency, offsets, real frame delays).
- Only the rectangles that change are sent; bandwidth caps per player and per server.
- Paused when nobody is watching, slowed down automatically when TPS drops.
Interactive boards
- Scenes, buttons with hover and a cursor, permission and condition per zone, click cooldowns.
- Actions: messages, titles, sounds, commands, console, links, teleports, server switch, menus, money, scene changes — plus every ShadowCommand action when it is installed.
- Live widgets: clocks, countdowns, progress bars, leaderboards with player heads, QR codes, slideshows, news.
- In-game editor with a private draft: draw a button with two clicks, write texts in two languages in a window, publish when ready — your file comments are kept.
- Each player sees texts in their own language; PlaceholderAPI supported.
Optional HD layer
- For the lobby showcase: players who loaded the resource pack see prepared pictures sharp, in full colour, with real transparency; everybody else (and Bedrock) keeps the maps.
- Put the picture in hd/, run /simg pack build. The pack travels inside ShadowCustomizerModels, as an optional extra pack from your own address, or as a zip to merge.
- Clicks and buttons work the same: the HD layer sits in front of the maps and lets clicks through.
Banners
- A banner designer with a live preview, patterns from the registry (datapacks included).
- Shareable banner codes (b1:red|stripe_top:white) and loom steps in the player's language.
- Banner lettering on a wall with a preview only you see, confirmed with a click, undoable.
For server owners
- Paper 26.2, Java 25, Folia supported. Nothing else required.
- Geyser/Floodgate aware: Bedrock players get links in chat, no cursor and the maps.
- Local database out of the box, MySQL/MariaDB optional.
- Fast packet transport with a self-test and automatic fallback to the pure Paper API.
- Importers: ImageOnMap (maps already on walls keep working), Custom Images, Yamipa — with a dry run.
- API and events for other plugins, %shadowimages_...% placeholders.
- English and Italian included; config files update themselves and keep your changes.
Commands
- /simg - The panel
- /simg import <name> <link|file:...> - Import a picture
- /simg place <image> - Hang it with a live preview
- /simg board create <id> <WxH> - A new clickable board
- /simg board edit <id> - The in-game editor
- /simg slideshow create <id> <WxH> - A slideshow
- /simg pending - The approval queue
- /simg migrate <imageonmap|images|yamipa> - Import from another plugin
- /simg pack build - Build the optional HD resource pack
- /banner - The banner designer
Installation
- Server on Paper 26.2 with Java 25 (Folia supported).
- Put ShadowImages-1.0.5.jar in the plugins folder and restart the server.
- Type /simg in game to open the panel.
Part of ShadowPlugin.Suite - questions or bugs? Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rbrUjpPUNz
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 26.2, 26.3
- 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 Spigot — 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.
ShadowImages is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 26.2, 26.3. Downloaded 9 times (via Spigot). Download it and open it directly in the game.