How do I install Compact Chat?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Compact Chat work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Compact Chat

by caoimhe · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Fabric6 builds
Mod loader NeoForge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.1–1.21.11Newest
Minecraft 1.20.6–1.21
Minecraft 1.20.4
Minecraft 1.20–1.20.1
Minecraft 1.19.1–1.19.3
Minecraft 1.18–1.18.2

Minecraft 1.21.1–1.21.11Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.1–1.21.11 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.20.6–1.21 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.20.4 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.19.1–1.19.3 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.18–1.18.2 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.21.1–1.21.11 · NeoForge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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A screenshot of the Minecraft chat, showing compact-chat compacting multiple messages into a single line

Compact Chat is a Minecraft mod that removes duplicate messages from your chat with many options for customization.

Compatibility with other mods

Compact Chat aims to be compatible with other mods, especially those which add timestamps to the start of messages.

By default, Compact Chat will not compact messages which start with a timestamp, but that behavior can be configured by adjusting the "Ignore first characters count" setting within the configuration screen (requires ModMenu to open!).

A screenshot of the Compact Chat configuration screen, showing the "Ignore first characters count" option set to '10'

If this value is set, Compact Chat will ignore the first characters in the message up until the specified length.

For example, with the setting set to 10 and a message like so:

[20:19:00] <caoimheee> hello!

Compact Chat will see it as:

<caoimheee> hello!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3
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 compact-chat-1.21.1-neoforge-3.1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 16 KB
Download link checked 17 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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