
AdvancedChatFormatter
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Ultra-lightweight, high-performance chat formatting plugin built for Paper servers running Minecraft 1.21 up to 26+, supporting Java 21 through Java 25.
⬇ Download on ModrinthAdvanced Chat Formatter (ACF)
Advanced Chat Formatter (ACF) is an ultra-lightweight, high-performance chat rendering solution built for modern Paper networks. It seamlessly bridges the gap between old-school server configurations and modern UI styling frameworks, allowing full cross-compatibility without breaking a sweat.
Features
- MiniMessage: Full compatibility with modern tags like
<rainbow>,<gradient:#ff0000:#00ff00>,<bold>, and<italic>. - Legacy Codes: Out-of-the-box support for classic standard ampersand styling (
&a,&l, etc.). - Hex RGB Formats: Automatically translates standard community color strings like
&#ff5555and{#ff5555}into modern formats. - LuckPerms Meta Injection
Automatically hooks into LuckPerms to pull and display user group metadata, dynamically injecting player
prefixesandsuffixescleanly into the chat layout. - Async Event Execution
Built entirely on Paper's modern
AsyncChatEventAPI. By offloading chat text parsing completely from the main server thread, ACF guarantees maximum performance and 0 TPS lag even on masive servers.
Configuration
ACF keeps things completely customizable and straightforward with a lightweight config.yml.
# Placeholders: {name}, {displayname}, {message}, {world}, {prefix}, {suffix}
default-format: "{prefix}{displayname}{suffix}<dark_gray> »<reset> {message}"
messages:
no-permission: "<red>You do not have permission to run this command."
reload-success: "<green>ACF configuration reloaded successfully!"
Commands & Permissions
ACF features smart, permission-aware tab-completion so administrators can effortlessly run commands.
| Command | Alias | Description | Permission Required |
|---|---|---|---|
/chatformatter reload |
/cf reload |
Reloads the config.yml setup live. |
chatformatter.admin |
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- 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 ACF-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 6 KB
- Download link checked 4 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.