SimpleChat fork++
I don't know my version or loader
SimpleChat (fork++) 2.3.0
This fork was created because the main project is no longer maintained.
Log: "This is a fork of the SimpleChat mod by rantuhin and its fork by stanlystark for 1.21"
A simple chat mod for your server.
Doesn't work in single player.
Just use !<message> for global chat or #<message> for world chat!
Features
- LuckPerms integration (tested 5.4)
- Vanish integration (tested 1.5.7)
- Global, world and local chat (you can turn it off)
- Color chat (you can turn it off)
- Reloading the configuration with the command
- Command to clear chat history
- Command or text that suggests when you click on the player's name.
Configuration
The configuration is located in <game or server directory>/config/simplechat.json.
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| enable_chat_mod | Enables (true) or disables (false) chat handling by the mod. | boolean |
| enable_global_chat | Enables (true) or disables (false) the global chat. | boolean |
| enable_world_chat | Enables (true) or disables (false) the world chat. | boolean |
| enable_chat_colors | Enables (true) or disables (false) the use of color codes in the chat. | boolean |
| local_chat_format | Defines the appearance of the local chat. | String |
| global_chat_format | Defines the appearance of the global chat. | String |
| no_players_nearby_text | Defines a message for local chat when there are no players nearby. | String |
| no_players_nearby_action_bar | Enables (true) or disables (false) action bar message. | boolean |
| chat_range | Specifies the distance after which local chat messages will not be visible (if global chat is enabled). | int |
| suggests_when_you_click_on_the_player_name | Command or text that suggests when you click on the player's name. (Support Placeholder API and %player%) |
String |
{
"enable_chat_mod": true,
"enable_global_chat": true,
"enable_world_chat": false,
"enable_chat_colors": false,
"local_chat_format": "&7%lp_prefix%&r%player%&7:&r &7%message%",
"global_chat_format": "&8[&2G&8] &7%lp_prefix%&r%player%&7:&r &e%message%",
"world_chat_format": "&8[&9W&8] &7%lp_prefix%&r%player%&7:&r &e%message%",
"no_players_nearby_text": "&fNo players nearby. Please use &e!<message> &ffor global chat.",
"no_players_nearby_action_bar": false,
"suggests_when_you_click_on_the_player_name": "/msg %player% ",
"chat_range": 100
}
You can use the placeholder %player% to specify the player's nickname and the placeholder %message% to specify their message in the chat.
%lp_group%LuckPerms - display player group.%lp_prefix%LuckPerms - display player prefix.%lp_suffix%LuckPerms - display player suffix.
You can reload the configuration without restarting the server or the game using the /simplechat command (requires permission level 1 or more).
Command
/simplechat- reload configuration/simplechat clear- clear history chat (all players)
NO API
I am removing me.vetustus.server.simplechat.api.event.PlayerChatCallback as I didn't see the need for it, and instead of porting it to 1.21, I am using the standard event net.fabricmc.fabric.api.message.v1.ServerMessageEvents ALLOW_CHAT_MESSAGE.
License
The MIT license is used.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2
- 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 simplechat-1.20.1-2.4.5.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 23 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.