Chat Screen
by whyvo
Chat Screen replaces the chat window with a modern chat screen in Minecraft, opened with the C key by default.
What it does
Chat Screen offers a chat window that matches the look of recent Minecraft versions, and it functions on any client joined to a server, integrated servers included, even while the vanilla social interactions screen is open. Only the client needs it, since the change happens on the player's own side of the connection.
Because some servers use a custom chat format, messages sent to clients can be altered, and plugins such as CMI change the format further. On those servers the chat screen cannot be used normally unless the admin disables the custom format. Servers that disable some commands for sending messages, such as msg and teammsg, also block sending through the chat screen until the admin re-enables them. Chat Screen requires Fabric API on Fabric and is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1, 1.21.1 and 1.21.10 under the MIT License, which is open source.
Key features
Modern chat screen
A redesigned chat window opened with the C key, replacing the default chat layout on the client.
Works with the social screen
The chat screen can be open while the vanilla social interactions screen is in use.
Custom server formats
Messages on servers that use custom formatting can be affected, and sending may be blocked until the admin changes the setting.
Command-disabled servers
On servers that turn off commands such as msg and teammsg, sending through the chat screen is blocked until they are re-enabled.
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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
How it compares
Chat Impressive Animation is open source under the MIT License, is client-side only and covers 1.20 – 26.1.2 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, which makes it the broadest version range of the group. Restore Chat Links is also client-side only and open source, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, with files for 1.19.2 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Login Chat is client-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, but it loads on Fabric and Quilt and covers 1.19.2 – 1.21.8.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat Screen | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-11-06 |
| Chat Impressive Animation | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-04-19 |
| Restore Chat Links | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-21 |
| Login Chat | Fabric and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-07-21 |
Questions
Does Chat Screen need Fabric API?
Does Chat Screen have to be installed on the server?
Why can some servers block sending through the chat screen?
In the catalog
Chat Screen 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
This mod is client-side only and has no effect on the server-side. When the client connected to a server (including integrated servers, just like the vanilla social interactions screen), you can open the chat screen with C key (defaulted).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chatscreen
- Owner
- whyvo
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15