Send large, high-definition Telegram/WhatsApp-style stickers directly in Minecraft chat — fully server-side, no mods needed.
VebaStickers is a modern, feature-rich Minecraft plugin that transforms your server's chat into a rich visual experience. Players can send large HD sticker images inline or as standalone messages, browse a beautiful GUI catalog, and manage their own favorites and language preferences — all with zero client-side installation.
Built from the ground up with cross-platform cross-play in mind: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition (via GeyserMC) players share the same seamless sticker experience.
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- Large standalone stickers — Full-size HD image displayed in chat, rendered using custom font glyphs
- Inline sticker codes — Type
:sticker_name:anywhere in chat to embed compact stickers mid-sentence - Auto-replacement — Optionally convert classic emoticons (
:),<3,:fire:) into stickers automatically - Rich hover tooltips — Hovering a sticker in chat shows a detailed tooltip with sticker name, author and pack info
- Click-to-use — Clicking a sticker in chat suggests the sticker command for quick reuse
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- GeyserMC + Floodgate support — Full native integration; Bedrock mobile players can browse and send stickers via the Emote button menu
- Automatic Bedrock pack generation —
.mcpackfile generated and pushed to Geyser's pack folder on every startup automatically - Bedrock native form UI — Mobile/console players get a touch-friendly Bedrock form menu instead of a Java inventory GUI
- Geyser Emote button shortcut — Tap the Emote button on Bedrock to instantly open the sticker catalog
| Java Edition GUI | Bedrock Edition UI |
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- Interactive chest GUI (
/sticker) — Browse all sticker packs and categories from a single polished inventory menu - Category filtering — Stickers are organized into named categories; browse by category from the menu
- Live search — Type
/sticker search <query>or use the in-GUI search bar to find stickers by name instantly - Favorites system — Players can bookmark their favorite stickers for one-tap access via
/sticker favorites - Locked sticker previews — Players can preview stickers they don't have permission for (greyed out), encouraging VIP purchases
All player-facing messages are fully localized. Players automatically receive messages in their own language (auto-detected from their Minecraft client locale), or they can manually select via /sticker lang:
| Language | Code | Language | Code |
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| English | en |
Türkçe | tr |
| Deutsch | de |
Español | es |
| Français | fr |
Português | pt |
| Русский | ru |
中文 | zh |
| 日本語 | ja |
한국어 | ko |
| Italiano | it |
Nederlands | nl |
| Polski | pl |
العربية | ar |
| हिन्दी | hi |
Українська | uk |
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- Pack-based permissions — Each sticker category maps to a permission node (
sticker.pack.<name>) - LuckPerms integration — Assign packs to ranks; players see only what they have access to
- VIP / Premium packs — Separate high-tier sticker collections for subscriber or donation ranks
- Per-sticker permissions — Fine-grained control: grant or revoke individual stickers
| Admin Dashboard | Admin Dashboard 2 |
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- Full Admin GUI (
/stickeradmin gui) — Visual dashboard with live statistics, pack management, and player controls - Add stickers in-game — Upload new stickers directly via admin command; HD image processed and pack recompiled automatically
- Remove stickers in-game — Delete stickers and recompile the resource pack without server restarts
- Import sticker packs — Bulk-import a zip of images into a new category in seconds
- Export Bedrock pack — Manually trigger
.mcpackregeneration and re-push to Geyser via/stickeradmin exportbedrock - Player ban system — Ban specific players from using stickers (
/stickeradmin ban <player>) with reasons - Force resource pack resend — Send updated pack to individual players or everyone via
/stickeradmin sendpack - Live reload — Reload all configs, sticker definitions, and language packs without restarting (
/stickeradmin reload)
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- When a sticker is sent, a floating 3D hologram of the sticker image appears above the sender's head
- Billboard display — always faces all viewers
- Gentle bob animation while floating
- Automatically hides from the sender's own view (doesn't obstruct screen)
- Configurable scale, duration, and height offset
- Vault support — Charge players in-game currency per sticker use or per pack unlock
- PlayerPoints support — Alternative economy point system fully supported
- Configurable pricing per pack or per sticker category
- Zero external dependency — The plugin runs its own lightweight web server to serve the resource pack automatically
- No Nginx, no Dropbox, no external URL required — just install and go
- Automatically detects the server's public IP and builds the download URL
- Configurable sound effect plays when a sticker is sent
- Separate sounds for send success, GUI click, and purchase events
| Software | Status | Notes |
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| Paper / Purpur / Folia | Native Engine | High-performance AsyncChatEvent + ChatRenderer |
| Vanilla Spigot / CraftBukkit | Native Engine | Automatic fallback to AsyncPlayerChatEvent engine |
| GeyserMC | Native Integration | Bedrock form UI, .mcpack auto-push |
| Floodgate | Native Integration | Player detection & cross-play |
| LuckPerms | Integrated | Per-rank sticker pack permissions |
| Vault | Integrated | Economy charging per sticker |
| PlayerPoints | Integrated | Alternative point economy |
| PlaceholderAPI | Integrated | Expose sticker stats as placeholders |
| ViaVersion / ViaBackwards | Compatible | Multi-version client support |
VebaStickers is engineered as a single, unified JAR that works out-of-the-box across server and client versions — supporting both legacy 1.16.5 releases and Minecraft's new year-based calendar releases (25.x, 26.x+).
| Component | Supported Versions | Status & Details |
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| Minecraft Server | 1.16.5 – 26.x+ | Native support for Paper, Purpur, Folia, and Spigot. |
| Java Clients | 1.16.x – 26.x+ | Full native support (and via ViaVersion / ViaBackwards). |
| Bedrock Clients | All Recent Versions | Fully supported via GeyserMC & Floodgate. |
- Dual Chat Engines (Paper + Spigot): Automatically detects server software at runtime. Uses Paper's
AsyncChatEventon Paper/Purpur, and safely falls back toAsyncPlayerChatEventon pure Spigot. - Dual Resource Pack Generation: Simultaneously compiles modern 1.21.4+ / 25.x / 26.x+
items/paper.jsonmodel paths AND legacy 1.16–1.20models/item/paper.jsonoverride definitions. - Universal Pack Format Range (
[6, 99]): Covers pack_format definitions from legacy MC 1.16.5 up to formats 50+ in year 2026 drops (26.x), preventing "Incompatible Pack" warnings. - Class-Safe Feature Guarding: Modern visual APIs like 3D
TextDisplayfloating holograms automatically detect server capabilities and fallback safely on older 1.16–1.19.3 servers without throwing errors. - Zero Configuration Required: Drop
VebaStickers.jarinto yourplugins/directory on any 1.16.5 – 26.x+ server and it works out of the box.
| Command | Description |
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/sticker or /stickers |
Open the main sticker GUI catalog |
/sticker send <id> |
Send a specific sticker by its code |
/sticker search <query> |
Search stickers by name |
/sticker favorites |
Open your personal favorites list |
/sticker lang [code|list] |
Change your language or list available languages |
/sticker toggle |
Toggle sticker visibility for yourself |
/sticker pack |
Manually trigger resource pack download |
/sticker help |
Show command help menu |
/sbook |
Open sticker catalog as a book-style GUI |
/stickeradmin gui |
Open the admin dashboard GUI |
/stickeradmin add <id> <url> |
Add a new sticker from a URL |
/stickeradmin remove <id> |
Remove a sticker and recompile pack |
/stickeradmin import <pack> |
Bulk-import sticker pack from zip |
/stickeradmin give <player> <pack> |
Grant a sticker pack to a player |
/stickeradmin ban <player> |
Ban a player from using stickers |
/stickeradmin sync |
Regenerate resource pack and SHA-1 |
/stickeradmin exportbedrock |
Regenerate and push Bedrock .mcpack |
/stickeradmin status |
Display detailed system status, server engine, and player pack health |
/stickeradmin verify |
Run a 6-point integrity check on stickers, models, and HTTP server |
/stickeradmin reload |
Reload all plugin configurations |
| Permission | Default | Description |
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sticker.gui |
everyone | Open the sticker catalog GUI |
sticker.use |
everyone | Send stickers in chat |
sticker.use.* |
OP | Send all stickers without pack restrictions |
sticker.pack.<name> |
OP | Access a specific named sticker pack |
sticker.category.* |
OP | Access all sticker categories |
sticker.bypass.cooldown |
OP | Skip the sticker cooldown |
sticker.admin |
OP | Access all admin commands and GUI |
Does this require any client-side mod or resource pack installation? The plugin automatically delivers the resource pack to players on join — no manual installation required. Players on vanilla Java or Bedrock clients see everything correctly.
Does it work on Bedrock / Mobile / Console?
Yes. VebaStickers has first-class GeyserMC and Floodgate integration. Bedrock players get a native touch-UI form menu, and the Bedrock .mcpack is generated and pushed automatically. They can browse, send, and receive stickers seamlessly.
Can I add my own stickers?
Yes. Use /stickeradmin add <id> <image-url> to add any PNG image as an HD sticker. The resource pack is recompiled and re-served instantly — no server restart needed.
Can I import a full sticker pack at once?
Yes. Use /stickeradmin import <zip> to bulk-import a zip file of images. All stickers are automatically processed, sliced, and registered under a new category.
How does the inline :sticker_code: syntax work?
When inline-stickers-enabled: true is set (default), VebaStickers intercepts chat messages and replaces :code: patterns with the corresponding sticker glyph in real time.
Does this affect server performance? VebaStickers is designed for minimal overhead. Image processing only happens when stickers are added or the pack is compiled — never during normal gameplay. Chat processing is a lightweight string scan.
Can I restrict stickers to premium ranks?
Yes. Create sticker categories with permission nodes (sticker.pack.<name>) and assign those permissions to your VIP/Donor ranks via LuckPerms. Free players will see locked sticker previews but cannot use them.
Is the floating hologram visible to Bedrock players?
The 3D floating hologram is a Java Edition exclusive visual feature. It uses Java's TextDisplay entity which Geyser cannot reliably render at scale on mobile. Bedrock players see the chat sticker normally.
Can players opt out of seeing others' stickers?
Yes. Players can toggle sticker visibility for themselves via /sticker toggle.
Does it support multi-language servers?
Fully. 16 languages are bundled. Each player's UI, messages, and notifications are served in their own language automatically based on their Minecraft client locale. Players can also manually choose with /sticker lang <code>.
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VebaStickers is provided as a compiled plugin release. Unauthorized redistribution, modification, or re-hosting of binary JAR files without prior written consent is strictly prohibited.
