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Spigot, Paper & Purpur · Minecraft 1.21–1.21.11

Make server text feel alive.

Add animated text to chat, items, signs, books, bossbars, titles, sidebars, holograms and more. Use the built-in library or create your own effects in TextEffect Studio.

Open TextEffect Studio→Read the documentation
50 built-in effects100 custom effect slots2 visual editors
TextEffectLive preview
SERVER EVENT

Animated text built for Minecraft, previewed directly in your browser.

Nebula
Glitchcore
Love
Standalone or merge-ready packsUse TextEffect on its own or merge assets into ItemsAdder, Oraxen, Nexo and other resource-pack workflows.
Version-safe profilesBuilt for Minecraft 1.21 through 1.21.11 across Spigot, Paper and Purpur.
Maven Central APIIntegrate animated Components and item text through the public TextEffect API.
TEXT EFFECT STUDIO

Create the effect you actually want.

Start with a layer stack or build custom behaviour from connected nodes. Both editors export the same server-ready .texteffect format.

34 layersLayer editor

Basic Studio

Stack polished colour, motion, brightness and special layers without touching shader code.

  • Live WebGL preview
  • Colour pickers and precise controls
  • Random effect generator
  • Local projects and import/export
Open Basic Studio→
67 nodesNode editor

Advanced Studio

Build new effect behaviour with typed maths, vector, colour, noise, texture and output nodes.

  • Pan-and-zoom node canvas
  • Reusable node groups
  • Typed cable validation
  • Basic layers and Advanced graphs together
Open Advanced Studio→
DISPLAY TARGETS

One effect system across your server.

Use the same effect tags across player-facing text, in-world text and supported integrations.

ChatItems & loreBossbarsTitlesActionbarsSignsBooksSidebarsTabEntity namesHologramsLuckPerms
View supported targets→
Animated TextEffect title in Minecraft
Titles & actionbars
Animated TextEffect chat message in Minecraft
Chat
Animated TextEffect hologram in Minecraft
Holograms
FROM BROWSER TO SERVER

Build, export, reload.

01

Create

Design an effect in the Basic or Advanced Studio and preview it while you work.

02

Export

Download the generated .texteffect file and place it in your custom-effects folder.

03

Generate

Reload TextEffect, validate the effect and build a standalone or merge-ready resource pack.

BUILT FOR REAL SERVERS

More than a text preview.

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Effect customisation

Change the colours and behaviour of the built-in effect library from one configuration file.

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Player chat profiles

Let players choose their own permitted chat effect without changing the rest of your chat format.

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Pack merging

Generate unprotected merge-ready assets for existing resource-pack systems and external hosting.

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Strict validation

Invalid files, unsafe graphs and conflicting tags are rejected before they reach the generated pack.

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Stable custom slots

Custom effects keep protected runtime IDs between reloads while supporting up to 100 installed effects.

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Developer API

Apply effects to Adventure Components and version-safe item text from your own plugins.

READY TO BUILD?

Create your first custom effect.

Open TextEffect Studio, choose an editor and export a file ready for your server.