
ModernChat
A lightweight, modern chat formatting plugin for Paper, featuring interactive mentions, item showcases, and smart filtering.
⬇ Download on Modrinth⛏️ Modern Chat
A Minecraft Paper plugin that enhances server communication by introducing a lightweight, native Adventure-based chat engine. This plugin allows for a smoother, more immersive and interactive chat experience.
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE: Microsoft Chat Reporting
Please be aware that using this plugin overrides the vanilla chat mechanics. As a result, the official Microsoft Player Chat Reporting system will be completely disabled on your server.
By downloading and installing this plugin, you acknowledge and agree to opt out of Microsoft's native chat reporting features.
🎥 Demonstration
Chat Format
Color
Usage: <red>R <green>G <blue>B
Shadow
Usage: <shadow:white><black>BLACK

Decoration
Usage: <b>a</b> <i>b</i> <u>c</u> <st>d</st> <obf>e</obf>

Gradient
Usage: <gradient>||||||||||||||||||||||||</gradient>

Rainbow
Usage: <rainbow>||||||||||||||||||||||||</rainbow>

More Format?
Chat Channel
Local
Usage: hello

Global
Usage: #all hello starts with #all

Other
Item
Usage: [item]

Mention
Usage: @ch1ck3n_ovo

Rate Limiter

Clickable Name

🌟 Features
- MiniMessage Formatting: Fully supports modern RGB gradients, color tags, and custom Global/Local channel prefixes.
- Smart Chat Filter: Automatically detects and replaces inappropriate words from a customizable blacklist with censor tags (e.g.
*). - Radius-Based Local Chat: Keeps nearby conversation immersive by isolating local chat within a configurable block distance.
- Interactive Item Showcase: Easily display held items in chat by typing
[item], complete with full hover details and enchantments. - Player Mention Notifications: Highlight player names and trigger an audible alert ping when mentioned with
@<player>. - Anti-Spam Rate Limiter: Prevent chat spamming with a configurable cooldown timer and automated warning messages.
- Clickable Usernames: Interacting made easy—hover over a player's name to view custom text and click to quickly suggest a message command.
⚙️ Configuration
Click here to see config.yml
📥 Installation
- Server Requirement: Ensure your server is running PaperMC (requires version 1.21+).
- Get the Latest Release: Download the plugin .jar file from Modrinth.
- Move the Plugin to
pluginsFolder: Place the.jarfile inside yourpluginsfolder. - Restart the Server: Start or restart your server to generate the configuration files and enjoy a lag-free chat experience!
💖 Credits
Developed by ch1ck3n-ovo.
📜 License
This mod is licensed under GPL-3.0 License.
Enhance your server today with smart chat filtering and interactive item showcases!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- 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 ModernChat-1.8.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 17 KB
- Download link checked 2 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.