
ColorChat Plugin
A simple Minecraft plugin that adds color to player chat messages based on their username.
Features
- Automatically assigns a unique color to each player based on their username
- Colors persist across server restarts
- Simple and lightweight
- No configuration needed
- Command to randomize your chat color
Installation
- Download the latest version of the plugin
- Place the jar file in your server's
pluginsfolder - Restart your server
How it works
The plugin assigns colors to players based on a hash of their username. This means:
- Each player gets a consistent color
- The same player will always get the same color
- Colors are distributed evenly among players
Commands
/saltcolor- Randomize your chat color (requires permission)
Permissions
colorchat.salt- Allows players to use the/saltcolorcommand
Setting up permissions with LuckPerms
If you're using LuckPerms, you can set up the permissions with the following commands:
# Give the permission to all players
/lp group default permission set colorchat.salt true
# Or give the permission to a specific group
/lp group vip permission set colorchat.salt true
# Or give the permission to a specific player
/lp user <player> permission set colorchat.salt true
Supported Minecraft Versions
- Tested on 1.20.1
- Should work on most recent versions
License
MIT License
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.8.5, 1.8.6, 1.8.7
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as ColorChat-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 9.3 MB
- Download link checked 7 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.