NoChatClear
With version 1.20.2 Mojang decided to clear the chat, when the client is entering the configuration-phase. This mod prevents the chat from being deleted.
⬇ Download on ModrinthNoChatClear is a small client-side Minecraft mod using Fabric. With version 1.20.2 Mojang decided to clear the chat, when the client is entering the configuration-phase. This happens for example when switching to a world with an other datapack, even if it is on the same proxy-server. See this bug, which was closed as "Works As Intended": https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-265250
Usage: Just put in in your mods-folder and it will prevent your chat from being cleared in the configuration-phase.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4
- 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.
- Ships as nochatclear-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 17 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.