Chat Alert
by Rubencho_80
Chat Alert highlights chosen words and phrases in chat, and can play a custom sound when one of them appears.
What it does
Players list the words or phrases they want to track, and each entry can be given its own highlight color and its own sound toggle. When a tracked term shows up in a message, only the matched text changes color, so the rest of the line keeps its formatting, including the colors that server ranks and plugins apply. A sound can be switched on or off separately for each word or phrase, and the sound file itself is a WAV bundled inside the mod.
The mod works in singleplayer and on servers that reformat chat through plugins, a setup where many simpler chat-watching mods stop matching text. Chat Alert is 100% client-side, so a server does not need to install anything, and players can use it alongside a server that runs no mods at all. Its settings live under the chatalert configuration path, where entries can be added, removed or tested.
Files are published for Fabric only, with the latest build 1.0.0 for 1.21.11, released on 2026-08-24. The mod depends on Fabric API and is released under the MIT License, but it is not open source.
Key features
Word and phrase watch list
Any number of words or phrases can be tracked, each added or removed from the list in the settings.
Matched-text highlighting
Only the matched text is recolored, leaving the rest of the message's formatting untouched.
Custom sound alerts
A WAV sound plays when a tracked term appears, so a mention can be noticed without watching the chat.
Per-entry sound toggle
The sound can be turned on or off separately for each word or phrase, independent of its highlight.
Plugin-formatted chat support
Matching keeps working on servers that reformat chat through plugins, where many chat-watching mods fail.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 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 to notice particular words in chat without reading every message, on singleplayer worlds and on servers with plugin-formatted chat.
How it compares
NotSoHungarian is a Fabric client mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11, released under the MIT License and not open source. ChatHighlighter runs on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.18.2 – 26.3 and is open source under the MIT License. bd's ChatSounds is a Fabric client mod limited to 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 under All rights reserved. LowDurabilityWarning covers the same 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 span as Chat Alert but is a durability warning tool, not a chat tool.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat Alert | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-24 |
| NotSoHungarian | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-03-12 |
| ChatHighlighter | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
| bd's ChatSounds | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-04-19 |
| LowDurabilityWarning | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-08 |
Questions
Does Chat Alert need Fabric API?
Does the server need Chat Alert installed?
Which game versions does Chat Alert support?
In the catalog
Chat Alert is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Never miss something said in chat again. Chat Alert watches for words or phrases you choose and, when they show up, can highlight them, play a custom sound from your PC, or both — configured separately for each word. Everything lives under /chatalert: add, remove, list, sound, togglesound, togglehighlight, color, test.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chat-alert
- Owner
- Rubencho_80
- Published
- 2026-08-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15