SimplyTimer

SimplyTimer

SimplyTimer is a lightweight challenge timer for Minecraft Paper servers.

It is designed to do one thing: keep track of how long you spend on your Minecraft challenge — simple, persistent and without unnecessary features.

Features

• ⏱️ Simple timer displayed in the Actionbar
• ▶️ /timer start — Start or resume your timer
• ⏸️ /timer stop — Pause your timer
• 🔄 /timer reset — Reset your timer to 0s
• 💾 Timer progress persists across server restarts
• 🚪 Automatically pauses when you leave the server
• 🕒 Offline time is never counted
• 👋 Personalized join messages
• 🌍 English and German language support
• ⚙️ Simple configuration
• 📦 No database or additional plugins required

Screenshots

Starting a new challenge

When joining with a fresh timer, SimplyTimer welcomes the player and provides a clickable command to start the challenge.

Simple Actionbar Timer

The current challenge time is displayed unobtrusively above the hotbar while you play.

Personalized Join Messages

SimplyTimer remembers your progress and shows your current timer when you return.

Commands

Language Configuration

SimplyTimer supports English and German.

Open:

plugins/SimplyTimer/config.yml

and select your language:

language: en

Available languages:

• en — English (default)
• de — German

If an unsupported language is configured, SimplyTimer automatically falls back to English.

Compatibility

• Paper 1.21 – 1.21.11

• Java 21

• Paper 26.1 -26.2

• Java 25

Tested versions include Paper 1.21, 1.21.4, 1.21.11 and 26.2.

Other versions within the supported range may also work, but have not necessarily been tested individually.

Installation

1. Download the latest SimplyTimer .jar.
2. Place it inside your server's plugins folder.
3. Restart the server.
4. Start your challenge with /timer start.

Development

SimplyTimer was developed with the assistance of AI tools, including OpenAI Codex.

The project concept, feature design, testing, configuration, and release decisions are managed by RodJays. All features are manually tested before release.

Support & Source Code

SimplyTimer is open source and licensed under the MIT License.

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Please use the Issues link above.