Chatbubbles
by jvitor
Chatbubbles shows each player's chat message as a bubble floating above that player's head, so conversations appear in the world.
What it does
A chat message appears as a bubble right above the sender's head, which lets nearby players read what is said in the scene. The mod is built for roleplay servers and simple survival multiplayer, where it makes interactions feel more natural and immersive. Server owners can set a few server-related options that control how the bubbles behave on their server.
Both the server and every player need the mod, since it is a client and server environment. Players can prefer commands and still customize everything through chat if they do not want to use the screen. Chatbubbles is published for NeoForge only, with builds covering 1.21.1 and 26.1.2, and the latest file is 1.1.0+26.1.2 for 26.1.2. The code is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
In-game settings screen
In-game, a settings screen controls bubble colors, spacing and height offsets without editing any file.
Live preview
Changes to the bubble settings update in real time, so the result can be checked while tweaking them.
Color customization
Bubble colors can be changed to match a style, with colors entered as a hex code such as FFFFFF.
Height offset
The distance between a bubble and the player's head can be adjusted to suit the look of a server.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Roleplay servers
Chat bubbles let nearby characters read dialogue in the scene without a separate chat window.
Simple survival multiplayer
Players can follow who is saying what around a base or a shared area.
Who it’s for: The mod suits roleplay communities and server owners who want chat to appear above players' heads. Players who prefer typed commands over a settings screen can make the same changes through chat.
Questions
Does Chatbubbles need to be installed on the server?
Can bubble colors be set by hand?
Which loader does Chatbubbles use?
In the catalog
Chatbubbles is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,784 Social mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
ChatBubbles is a mod that brings your chat messages to your head (literally), that means you can see any player's message on bubbles right above their head. Perfect for roleplay server or simple SMP, this mod makes interactions more natural and immersive.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chatbubbles
- Owner
- jvitor
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15