Better hidden chat
by AndyRusso
Better hidden chat lets players hide the chat window while still typing messages and running commands, and it is configured through hidechat subcommands.
What it does
Chat stays out of sight while the player keeps sending messages and running commands. Incoming messages can appear as an overlay instead of the usual chat panel, and the overlay is the default setting. The notification style is adjustable: a player can route it either to the chat window as a regular message or to the on-screen overlay, and showing the notification in chat is a separate switch that can be enabled or disabled.
Another option decides whether the typing indicator shows while chat is hidden. A separate setting keeps chat hidden the next time the game is opened, so a player who closed it with chat hidden starts the next session that way too. Off is the default for that setting. All options are changed with the hidechat subcommands. Better hidden chat is open source under the MIT License and requires Fabric API. Files are published for Fabric and Quilt across 24 release versions, 1.19 – 1.21.11, with 1.2.0 for 1.21.11 as the latest build.
Key features
Hidden chat with input
The chat window is hidden while sending messages and running commands still works.
Overlay or chat notifications
Incoming messages can be shown as an overlay message or as a regular chat message, with the overlay as the default.
Persistent hidden state
Chat can stay hidden the next time the game starts if it was hidden when the game closed.
Typing indicator option
A setting controls whether the typing indicator shows while chat is hidden.
Subcommand configuration
All options are changed through the hidechat subcommands instead of a separate screen.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want chat out of the way on a client. The mod changes nothing on a server, so servers do not need to run it.
How it compares
Login Chat is a Fabric and Quilt client mod released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and it is open source, for 1.19.2 – 1.21.8. TeaBridge is open source under the MIT License, but it is server-side only and covers 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, so players join without it. Chat Binds is also open source and client-side only, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, for 1.20 – 1.21.10.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better hidden chat | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-22 |
| Login Chat | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-07-21 |
| TeaBridge | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-04-28 |
| Chat Binds | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-10-03 |
Questions
Does Better hidden chat need Fabric API?
Do servers need Better hidden chat installed?
How is the hidden state kept between sessions?
In the catalog
Better hidden chat is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Configuration is done via /hidechat subcommands: - notifyAsOverlay - toggles the notification between a chat message and an overlay message. Overlay by default. - notifyChatShow - toggles whether to send a notification when the chat is shown. On by default. - persistency - keep the chat hidden the next time you open…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/betterhiddenchat
- Owner
- AndyRusso
- Published
- 2023-07-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15