ChatImage
by kituin
With ChatImage, a player types a CICode tag with an image address into the chat line, and the picture appears in the chat instead of the raw text.
What it does
Entering a CICode tag that holds a web address in the chat line replaces it with the image it points to. The mod can also show local images and animated GIFs when the server runs its companion side, and images marked as NSFW stay hidden until the viewer clicks them, unless the configuration file turns that check off. Players can send a CICode with a custom display name and address, or with only the address, which then uses a default name.
The mod is a client mod that servers may also run to enable local image display. Several parts of the mod work with chat heads, a McBot integration, ChatBridge and CQCode, NoChatReports, manual CICode entry, sending CICode through a command, dragging images into the chat screen, and Web Image support. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 28 release versions, 1.16.5 – 1.21.10, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Inline web images
A CICode tag with an address in the chat line is replaced by the image it points to.
Local images and GIFs
Local image files and animated GIFs can be shown in chat when the server provides the matching side.
NSFW click-to-reveal
Images flagged as NSFW stay hidden behind a click, and a configuration option can display them directly.
Custom display names
A CICode can be sent with a chosen display name and address, or with the address alone to use a default name.
Command and drag input
Codes can be sent through a command, typed by hand in the chat screen, or added by dragging an image into it.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Chimage is the closest older option, published for Fabric and Forge across 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 with a client or server optional environment, but it is not open source and has no files for the newer versions. Login Chat is a client-side only mod under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with Fabric and Quilt files for 1.19.2 – 1.21.8, so it covers a different part of chat. ImagineBook is client-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and reaches 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatImage | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 1.21.10 | Client required, server optional | 2025-12-27 |
| Chimage | Fabric and Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client or server, optional | 2026-08-07 |
| Login Chat | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-07-21 |
| ImagineBook | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-11-16 |
Questions
Does ChatImage need to be installed on the server?
Which loader should a player choose?
How are NSFW images handled?
In the catalog
ChatImage is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
if it is set to true, you need to click to view it (or open the nsfw mode in the configuration file to view it directly) Send CICode with url (use default display name)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chatimage
- Owner
- kituin
- Published
- 2023-09-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15