Chat Highlight & Sound
by Catomon
With Chat Highlight & Sound installed, messages containing a player's name or chosen keywords change color and can trigger a sound.
What it does
Chat Highlight & Sound, shortened to CHAS, colors and plays sounds for chat messages. Highlighting can apply to every message or to specific keywords, and the player's own name is one of the triggers the mod watches. Each setting lets the player pick a color and a sound for the matching messages.
The mod is a client-side tool, so it changes only how one player sees and hears the chat. Nothing needs to be installed on a server, and the mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 10 release versions, 1.20.1 – 26.3. The code is not open source, and all rights are reserved by the author, Catomon.
Key features
Keyword highlighting
Specific words typed in chat can be given their own text color so they stand out in a busy conversation.
Message sounds
A chosen sound plays when a matching message arrives, so a mention can be heard without watching the chat.
Configuration screen
Settings open with the U key on Fabric, from the Mods menu on Forge, or with the /chas or /chathighlightandsound command.
Global or keyword rules
Colors and sounds can apply to all messages or only to specific keywords, set separately for each rule.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Catching mentions in busy chat
A player in a large server can set their name as a keyword so replies addressed to them are colored and announced by a sound.
Following a single topic
A player can give a chosen word a fixed color so every mention of it in a channel is simple to spot while other messages stay plain.
Who it’s for: Players who follow busy multiplayer chat or want a sound when their name or a topic word appears. Only the player's own client needs the mod, so it suits anyone who does not manage a server.
How it compares
Chat Impressive Animation is client-side, open source under the MIT License, and published for 1.20 – 26.1.2. Chat Screen is also client-side and open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.10. Restore Chat Links is client-side and open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, for 1.19.2 – 26.3, and it targets chat links rather than colors and sounds.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat Highlight & Sound | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-15 |
| Chat Impressive Animation | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-04-19 |
| Chat Screen | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-11-06 |
| Restore Chat Links | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-21 |
Questions
Does Chat Highlight & Sound need to be installed on the server?
Which loader should a player choose for Chat Highlight & Sound?
Which game versions does Chat Highlight & Sound support?
In the catalog
Chat Highlight & Sound 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
CHAS allows you to add colors and sounds to chat messages. You can configure colors and sounds for all messages or specific keywords.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chat-highlight-n-sound
- Owner
- Catomon
- Published
- 2025-11-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15