Player Gifts
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Player Gifts is a lightweight datapack that allows players to send items to each other using simple trigger commands.
🎁 Player Gifts
Player Gifts is a lightweight datapack that allows players to send items to each other using simple trigger commands.
Perfect for SMP survival worlds, roleplay servers, and community events.
✨ Features
- Send the item in your hand to any online player
- No dropped items lost to lag or void (gifts are stored safely until opened)
- Receiver gets a notification showing who sent the gift (with team formatting)
- Gifts are not delivered instantly — players must use
/trigger open_gift - Lightweight and SMP-friendly (minimal tick usage, no entity spam)
- Fully multiplayer compatible (supports multiple simultaneous gifts without conflict)
🎮 Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/trigger gp_help |
Shows general help info |
/trigger list_players |
Shows a numbered list of online players (updates dynamically with joins & leaves) |
/trigger send_gift set <number> |
Sends your held item to the player with that index |
/trigger open_gift |
Opens a pending gift and drops it at your feet |
🔔 Notifications
- Sender is told who received the gift
- Receiver is told who sent the gift (with correct team formatting, colors & prefixes)
- Periodic gift reminder (every 5 minutes) to open pending gifts
🛡 Safety
- Items are stored using NBT — never duped, never voided
- Cannot send gifts with an empty hand
- Cannot target offline or invalid players
- Fails safely and returns the item if delivery is not possible
📦 Installation
- Download
PlayerGifts.zip - Place into:
world/datapacks/ - Run
/reloadin game
🧩 Supported Versions
Minecraft Java 1.21.10
If you encounter any issues or have feature requests, feel free to open an Issue or Pull Request.
Other Links:
Modrinth: https://modrinth.com/datapack/player-gifts
Planet Minecraft https://www.planetminecraft.com/data-pack/player-gifts-datapack/
GitHub: https://github.com/award20/Player-Gifts-Datapack/tree/main
The Player Gifts Team
