Chat Channels
by Tr1NgleDev
Chat Channels lets a player split chat into named channels, so public, team and private messages stay apart on the client.
What it does
Chat Channels sorts chat into channels. The public channel holds normal chat, while team messages and whispers to one or several players each have their own channel. A player switches channels from the chat input, and the channel command set or get shows the current choice. Joining a world or server resets the channel to public. The mod runs on Fabric as a client-side mod, so only the client needs it. Fabric API and Cloth Config API are required, and Mod Menu is optional. The code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Files are published for 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11 and 26.2, with 1.2.0 for 26.2 as the latest.
Key features
Public and team channels
Normal chat goes to the public channel, while team messages have a channel of their own.
Whisper channels
Whispers can be sent to one player or to several players at once, each kept in its own channel.
Channel command
The channel command can set a channel or show the current one, and joining a world or server resets it to public.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Chat Tabs is a client-side Fabric mod for 1.21.4 – 26.3 under the MIT License and open source, and it shows chat in tabs rather than channels. Cavern Chat is client-side on Fabric for 1.21 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License, also open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat Channels | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-08 |
| Chat Tabs | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-14 |
| Cavern Chat | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-08-09 |
Questions
Does Chat Channels need Fabric API?
In the catalog
Chat Channels is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Adds a way to "switch between channels" in chat. That includes the Public channel (normal chat), Team messages and Whisper to players (you can also multi-whisper)! Use the /channel command to set or get the channel. When joining a world/server, the channels are reset.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chat-channels
- Owner
- Tr1NgleDev
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15