Chat Sounds
by alurienflame
Chat Sounds plays a sound when a chat message arrives, and can give join, leave, death, private and advancement messages their own sounds.
What it does
Each incoming chat line can trigger a sound on the player's own client, and the mod lets the player pick which vanilla sound plays for each event type, with volume and pitch adjustable per event. It runs on the client alone, so players need it and servers do not. Chat Sounds requires Cloth Config API, Fabric API and Mod Menu, and it conflicts with ReplayMod. Files exist for Fabric and Quilt across 14 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.3, and the mod is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Message sounds
A sound plays whenever a chat message is received, so new lines can be heard without watching the chat box.
Separate event sounds
Join, leave, death, private and advancement messages can each be given a different sound.
Vanilla sound choice
Any vanilla sound can be assigned to an event, with volume and pitch adjusted for each one.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version 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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Incompatible 1
How it compares
Replay Voice Chat is a Fabric and Quilt mod for 1.18.2 – 26.2, client-side only and open source under the MIT License. Repeater Sound is Fabric only, for 1.16 – 26.3, also client-side and MIT licensed. ChatHighlighter runs on Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.18.2 – 26.3 and is likewise client-side and open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat Sounds | Fabric and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-07-13 |
| Replay Voice Chat | Fabric and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-26 |
| Repeater Sound | Fabric | 1.16 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-05 |
| ChatHighlighter | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.18.2 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-15 |
Questions
Does Chat Sounds need Fabric API?
Does the server need Chat Sounds?
In the catalog
Chat Sounds is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Plays a sound whenever a chat message is received. The sound is different for join, leave, death, private, and advancement messages. You can select which vanilla sound you want to play for these events, and adjust their volume and pitch.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chatsounds
- Owner
- alurienflame
- Published
- 2021-03-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15