Carbon Chat
by Draycia
With Carbon Chat, server owners can split chat into channels, format messages with MiniMessage, and relay conversations between servers.
What it does
Carbon Chat is a modern chat plugin for servers. Its channels are built around a single configurable format, and channels can be limited to a radius or to one world. Players join and leave channels with commands, while messages support MiniMessage formatting with RGB colors, clickable and hoverable text, and JSON. Chat clearing, muting and ignoring other players are included, and a basic party system adds party chat.
Cross-server chat runs through Redis, NATS or RabbitMQ. Item linking shows held items and armor in messages, and placeholders can be used in the output. Support for EssentialsX and DiscordSRV connects the chat to other systems.
The mod is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source. It needs Cloud Minecraft Modded, Fabric API, LuckPerms and adventure-platform-mod, and MiniPlaceholders is optional. Files target 1.19.4 – 26.3 on Fabric, with 3.0.0-beta.39 for 26.3 as the latest beta build from 2026-09-18. It is also available for Paper, Folia and Velocity.
Key features
Channels with one format
Channels share a single configurable message format and can be limited by radius or to a specific world.
MiniMessage formatting
Messages accept MiniMessage tags, RGB colors, click and hover events, and JSON components.
Cross-server relay
Chat can be passed between servers through Redis, NATS or RabbitMQ.
Party chat and muting
A basic party system gives players a private channel, and players can mute or ignore others.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version 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 4
Optional 1
Use cases
Multi-server networks
Networks running several servers can relay chat between them through a message broker.
Discord-linked communities
Servers using EssentialsX or DiscordSRV can connect in-game chat to the rest of their tools.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want configurable channels, formatted messages and cross-server chat on Fabric, Paper, Folia or Velocity.
How it compares
tkChat is a Fabric and Forge server-side mod under the MIT License, with files for 1.20 – 26.3. Easy Channels is a server-side Fabric mod under the Apache License 2.0, published only for 1.20.1. Chat Channels is a client-side Fabric mod under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, for 1.21.8 – 26.2, so it covers players rather than servers.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Chat | Fabric | 1.19.4 – 26.3 | Not published | 2026-09-18 |
| tkChat | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-27 |
| Easy Channels | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-10-28 |
| Chat Channels | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-08 |
Questions
Does Carbon Chat need LuckPerms?
Is MiniPlaceholders needed?
Which game versions does Carbon Chat support?
In the catalog
Carbon Chat is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Carbon is a modern chat plugin built on channels, with just about every single setting and format configurable. Carbon requires LuckPerms on all platforms.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/carbon
- Owner
- Draycia
- Published
- 2023-04-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15