Extra Chat
by Storm.dev
Extra Chat lets a player split the chat into custom tabs, each with its own filter rules, so messages such as trade spam or staff chat can be sorted out of the main window.
What it does
Each tab is an independent movable and resizable HUD box that sits alongside normal chat. A player creates a tab from the mod's configuration screen, gives it a name, and adds one or more filter rules, for example a rule that catches private messages that contain a given word. Matched messages can be shown in the tab only or also in normal chat. Changes are saved and take effect at once, without restarting the game.
Normal Minecraft chat keeps working as before, and Extra Chat only adds separate windows next to it. The tab appearance can be adjusted, including color, opacity and border, and the border can be hidden completely while the message text still renders. Because the mod works only on the client side, a player can add it on any server without asking the operator, and the server never needs an install. It is a single-player and multiplayer client tool, and it can be included in modpacks.
Installation needs only Fabric on the client, with Mod Menu optional for opening the settings screen. Extra Chat is client-side only and is published for Fabric for game version 26.2, under All rights reserved. The code is not open source.
Key features
Configurable chat tabs
Each extra window a player makes can hold its own filter rules, so the number of chat windows is up to the player.
Message filters
Rules can match text such as a word or phrase, so trade spam, whispers or staff messages can be routed to a dedicated tab.
Movable HUD tabs
Each tab can be positioned and resized on screen, and tabs update live after saving, with no restart needed.
Tab appearance
Color, opacity and border can be set per tab, and the border can be hidden while the message text still renders.
Show or hide in normal chat
A matched message can be shown in its tab only or also in the normal chat window.
Gallery
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.
Optional 1
How it compares
TabbyChat is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, client-side only, and published for 26.1.2 – 26.2 on Fabric. Anon Chat is also client-side only and open source, under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.21.1 – 26.2. Server Chat Customizer needs the client and server together, is not open source and is published for 26.1.2 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Chat | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-24 |
| TabbyChat | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-23 |
| Anon Chat | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-08-01 |
| Server Chat Customizer | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-01 |
Questions
Does Extra Chat need Mod Menu?
Can Extra Chat be used on a server that does not have it installed?
Which game versions does Extra Chat support?
In the catalog
Extra Chat is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Extra Chat lets you split your chat into custom, filterable tabs — so you never have to scroll through a wall of trade spam to find the whisper you actually cared about. Create as many chat windows as you want, each with its own set of rules deciding exactly which messages land in it. Every tab is a fully…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/extrachat
- Owner
- Storm.dev
- Published
- 2026-07-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15