Available Plugins

Maven is - at its heart - a plugin execution framework; all work is done by plugins. Looking for a specific goal to execute? This page lists the core plugins and others. There are the build and the reporting plugins:

Build plugins will be executed during the build and they should be configured in the <build/> element from the POM.
Reporting plugins will be executed during the site generation and they should be configured in the <reporting/> element from the POM. Because the result of a Reporting plugin is part of the generated site, Reporting plugins should be both internationalized and localized. You can read more about the localization of our plugins and how you can help.

Supported By The Maven Project

To see the most up-to-date list browse the Maven repository, specifically the org/apache/maven/plugins subdirectory. (Plugins are organized according to a directory structure that resembles the standard Java package naming convention)

Plugin	Type*	Version	Release Date	Description	Source Repository	Issue Tracking
Core plugins				Plugins corresponding to default core phases (ie. clean, compile). They may have multiple goals as well.
`clean`	B	3.5.0	2025-05-27	Clean up after the build.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`compiler`	B	3.14.1	2025-09-18	Compiles Java sources.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`compiler 4.x`	B	4.0.0-beta-3	2025-10-15	Compiles Java sources.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`deploy`	B	3.1.4	2025-02-23	Deploy the built artifact to the remote repository.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`failsafe`	B	3.5.4	2025-09-14	Run the JUnit integration tests in an isolated classloader.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`install`	B	3.1.4	2025-02-24	Install the built artifact into the local repository.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`resources`	B	3.3.1	2023-03-21	Copy the resources to the output directory for including in the JAR.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`site`	B	3.21.0	2024-10-18	Generate a site for the current project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`surefire`	B	3.5.4	2025-09-14	Run the JUnit unit tests in an isolated classloader.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`verifier`	B	1.1	2015-04-14	Useful for integration tests - verifies the existence of certain conditions.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
Packaging types/tools				These plugins relate to packaging respective artifact types.
`ear`	B	3.4.0	2025-06-16	Generate an EAR from the current project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`ejb`	B	3.2.1	2022-04-18	Build an EJB (and optional client) from the current project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`jar`	B	3.4.2	2024-06-16	Build a JAR from the current project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`rar`	B	3.0.0	2022-07-17	Build a RAR from the current project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`war`	B	3.4.0	2023-06-11	Build a WAR from the current project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`app-client/acr`	B	3.1.0	2018-06-19	Build a JavaEE application client from the current project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`shade`	B	3.6.1	2024-09-14	Build an Uber-JAR from the current project, including dependencies.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`source`	B	3.3.1	2024-04-02	Build a source-JAR from the current project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`jlink`	B	3.2.0	2024-02-01	Build Java Run Time Image.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`jmod`	B	3.0.0-alpha-1	2017-09-17	Build Java JMod files.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
Reporting plugins				Plugins which generate reports, are configured as reports in the POM and run under the site generation lifecycle.
`changelog`	R	3.0.0-M1	2024-12-30	Generate a list of recent changes from your SCM.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`changes`	B+R	3.0.0-M3	2025-05-12	Generate a report from an issue tracker or a change document.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`checkstyle`	B+R	3.6.0	2024-10-22	Generate a Checkstyle report.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`doap`	B	1.2	2015-03-17	Generate a Description of a Project (DOAP) file from a POM.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`javadoc`	B+R	3.12.0	2025-09-16	Generate Javadoc for the project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`jdeps`	B	3.1.2	2019-06-12	Run JDK's JDeps tool on the project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`jxr`	R	3.6.0	2024-10-22	Generate a source cross reference.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`pmd`	B+R	3.28.0	2025-10-07	Generate a PMD/CPD report.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`plugin-report`	R	3.15.1	2024-10-22	Create a plugin documentation for any mojos found in the source tree.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`project-info-reports`	R	3.9.0	2025-02-23	Generate standard project reports.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`surefire-report`	R	3.5.4	2025-09-10	Generate a report based on the results of unit tests.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
Tools				These are miscellaneous tools available through Maven by default.
`antrun`	B	3.2.0	2025-10-17	Run a set of ant tasks from a phase of the build.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`artifact`	B	3.6.1	2025-09-29	Manage artifacts tasks like buildinfo.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`archetype`	B	3.4.1	2025-10-03	Generate a skeleton project structure from an archetype.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`assembly`	B	3.7.1	2024-03-15	Build an assembly (distribution) of sources and/or binaries.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`dependency`	B+R	3.9.0	2025-09-29	Dependency manipulation (copy, unpack) and analysis.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`enforcer`	B	3.6.2	2025-09-28	Environmental constraint checking (Maven Version, JDK etc), User Custom Rule Execution.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`gpg`	B	3.2.8	2025-06-28	Create signatures for the artifacts and poms.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`help`	B	3.5.1	2024-10-18	Get information about the working environment for the project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`invoker`	B+R	3.9.1	2025-06-23	Run a set of Maven projects and verify the output.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`jarsigner`	B	3.1.0	2024-09-03	Signs or verifies project artifacts.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`jdeprscan`	B	3.0.0-alpha-1	2017-11-15	Run JDK's JDeprScan tool on the project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`plugin`	B	3.15.1	2024-10-22	Create a Maven plugin descriptor for any mojos found in the source tree, to include in the JAR.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`release`	B	3.1.1	2024-07-11	Release the current project - updating the POM and tagging in the SCM.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`remote-resources`	B	3.3.0	2024-12-30	Copy remote resources to the output directory for inclusion in the artifact.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`scm`	B	2.2.1	2025-09-19	Execute SCM commands for the current project.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`scm-publish`	B	3.3.0	2024-06-16	Publish your Maven website to a scm location.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`scripting`	B	3.0.0	2021-03-01	The Maven Scripting Plugin wraps the Scripting API according to JSR223.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`stage`	B	1.0	2015-03-03	Assists with release staging and promotion.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`toolchains`	B	3.2.0	2024-04-21	Allows to share configuration across plugins.	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues
`wrapper`	B	3.3.4	2025-09-08	Download and unpack the maven wrapper distribution	Git / GitHub	GitHub Issues

* Build or Reporting plugin

There are also some sandbox plugins into our source repository.

Previous archived versions of plugins reference documentations are located here.

Retired

Plugin	Type*	Version	Retired Date	Description
`ant`	B	2.4	2019-06-02	Generate an Ant build file for the project.
`docck`	B	1.2	2023-10-22	Documentation checker plugin.
`eclipse`	B	2.10	2015-10-07	Generate an Eclipse project files for the current project.
`idea`	B	2.2.1	2013-07-26	Create/update an IDEA workspace for the current project (individual modules are created as IDEA modules)
`linkcheck`	R	1.2	2025-09-16	Generate a Linkcheck report of your project's documentation.
`one`	B	1.3	2013-07-30	A plugin for interacting with legacy Maven 1.x repositories and builds.
`patch`	B	1.3	2024-12-10	Use the gnu patch tool to apply patch files to source code.
`pdf`	B	1.6.2	2025-03-04	Generate a PDF version of your project's documentation.
`reactor`	B	1.1	2014-03-24	Build a subset of interdependent projects in a reactor (Maven 2 only).
`repository`	B	2.4	2019-04-30	Plugin to help with repository-based tasks.

Outside The Maven Land

At MojoHaus (formerly known as codehaus.org)

There are also many plug-ins available at the MojoHaus project at GitHub.

Here are a few common ones:

Plugin (see complete list with version)	Description
`animal-sniffer`	Build signatures of APIs (JDK for example) and checks your classes against them.
`build-helper`	Attach extra artifacts and source directories to build.
`buildplan`	Inspect the lifecycle of your build.
`castor`	Generate sources from an XSD using Castor.
`clirr`	Compare binaries or sources for compatibility using Clirr
`javacc`	Generate sources from a JavaCC grammar.
`jdepend`	Generate a report on code metrics using JDepend.
`nar-maven-plugin`	Compiles C, C++, Fortran for different architectures.
`native`	Compiles C and C++ code with native compilers.
`sql`	Executes SQL scripts from files or inline.
`taglist`	Generate a list of tasks based on tags in your code.
`versions`	Manage versions of your project, its modules, dependencies and plugins.

Misc

A number of other projects provide their own Maven plugins. This includes:

Plugin	Maintainer	Description
`cargo`	Cargo Project	Start/stop/configure J2EE containers and deploy to them.
`clover`	Atlassian Clover	Generate a Clover report.
`jetty`	Jetty Project	Jetty Run a Jetty container for rapid webapp development.
`jalopy`	Triemax	Use Jalopy to format your source code.
`rat`	Apache Creadur Project	Release Audit Tool (RAT) to verify files.
`Genesis Plugins`	Apache Geronimo Project	Verify legal files in artifacts.
`Apache Tomcat`	Apache Tomcat Project	Run an Apache Tomcat container for rapid webapp development.
`OWASP dependency-check`	OWASP Dependency-check Project	Run OWASP Dependency-Check, a utility that identifies project dependencies and checks if there are any known, publicly disclosed, vulnerabilities.
`CycloneDX`	CycloneDX Project	Generate Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) in CycloneDX format.
`pgpverify`	Simplify4U	Verify PGP signature of all project dependencies.

Resources

Guide to Configuring Plugins

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