Chat Highlight
by AlexSocol
Chat Highlight marks chosen words, phrases and whole sentences in the in-game chat, so specific messages stand out from the rest.
What it does
Players list the keywords they want to track in the mod's config, and any chat line containing one of them is drawn in a chosen color. The color property accepts the same values as vanilla chat colors. Helpful for sifting out other players' messages when only certain topics matter, since a player can keep an eye on the lines that matter and skip the rest.
The config also covers the regex property, which lets lines be matched with regular expressions; the author recommends it for advanced users only. A sound property plays a named sound when a tracked string appears in chat, and a style category adds bold, italic, obfuscated, strikethrough and underlined formatting to highlighted text. The mod requires ASJCore to run.
Chat Highlight is a Forge mod for 1.7.10 only, with one file dated 2023-12-16 that is the latest and the first published. It is a client-side only mod, so servers do not need it. The code is under a custom license and is not open source.
Key features
Tracked keywords
Words, phrases and whole sentences entered in the config are highlighted wherever they appear in chat.
Vanilla chat colors
The color property takes the same values as vanilla chat colors, so highlights blend with the default chat.
Regex matching
An optional regex property matches lines with regular expressions, an option meant for advanced users.
Sound alerts
A sound property names a sound that plays when a tracked string shows up in chat.
Text styles
A style category adds bold, italic, obfuscated, strikethrough and underlined formatting to highlighted text.
Gallery
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 1
Use cases
Filtering a busy chat
On a crowded server, a player can track the words tied to a specific topic and let the rest of the chat pass.
Who it’s for: Players on Forge 1.7.10 who want specific messages to stand out in multiplayer or single-player chat. The mod suits players comfortable editing a config file.
How it compares
Username Highlight is a Forge mod for 1.8.9, client-side only, released under the MIT License and open source, so it targets a different version. Chat Colours is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 that runs on client and server, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. E33Chat covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 and is client-side only under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat Highlight | Forge | 1.7.10 | Client-side only | 2023-12-16 |
| Username Highlight | Forge | 1.8.9 | Client-side only | 2025-01-12 |
| Chat Colours | Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-06-18 |
| E33Chat | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-10-03 |
Questions
Does Chat Highlight need another mod?
Does the server need Chat Highlight?
Which Minecraft versions does Chat Highlight support?
In the catalog
Chat Highlight is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,817 Social mods for Forge. 1,013 mods support Minecraft 1.7.10.
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What the author says
This mod allows you to highlight the words, phrases, or whole sentences you need among the whole chat. This helps to sift out other players' garbage messages if you are looking for something specific and don't want to miss it. The mod has a handy in-game config: The “color” property contains the values of all vanilla…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chat-highlight
- Owner
- AlexSocol
- Published
- 2023-12-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-12-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15