Channel
by USS-Shenzhou
Channel is an in-game voice chat mod for NeoForge that lets players talk to each other while playing.
What it does
Players can talk with friends by voice inside the game, and the mod adds in-world audio devices alongside that chat. Microphone and speaker blocks carry sound between places, and walkie-talkie items give players a portable way to speak over a distance. Audio is modeled in the world, with path-traced sound and an absolute loudness simulation that shape how voices travel between players.
Blocks with a semi-transparent surface, such as fences and glass panes, and fluid blocks are handled by the audio model, so sound passing them is treated differently from solid walls. The mod includes a standalone forwarding application that relays voice data, and it supports noise canceling through NVIDIA's AFX SDK in smart mode.
Channel runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is published for NeoForge, for four game versions: 26.1 – 26.2. The mod is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Voice chat between players
Players talk to friends by voice while they play, without a separate chat program.
Microphone and speaker blocks
Microphone and speaker blocks carry voice to a set place, letting a build act as a broadcast point.
Walkie-talkie items
Walkie-talkie items let players hold a conversation over a distance, with the sound shaped by the world.
Path-traced and loudness-modeled audio
Voices are shaped by path-traced sound and an absolute loudness simulation, with semi-transparent blocks and fluids handled separately.
Noise canceling
Smart-mode noise canceling uses NVIDIA's AFX SDK, which only supports Windows on the client side.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Talking on a shared server
A group playing on one server can use proximity voice and devices to talk while building or exploring together.
Radio and broadcast builds
Microphone and speaker blocks suit a build that needs one point to broadcast to another.
Who it’s for: Players who want voice chat inside the game, and server owners who want it available to everyone on their server. Because both sides need the mod, a server should install it before players join.
Questions
Does Channel need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and versions does Channel target?
In the catalog
Channel is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,784 Social mods for NeoForge. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Channel is an open-source in-game voice chat mod. To use this mod on Linux/MacOS x86_64 or arm64, you need to download from Actions.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/channel
- Owner
- USS-Shenzhou
- Published
- 2026-03-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15