Group Chat
by ThermedWolf
Group Chat lets a Fabric or Paper server hold private chat groups, direct messages and offline mailbox delivery for players.
What it does
Players create groups, invite others, accept or decline invites and leave. The group owner can kick members. A message sent with the group shortcut reaches every member once, and a whisper option sends a message to the whole crew without the rest of the server reading along. Direct messages between two players are queued automatically when the recipient is offline.
Messages for offline group members are held in a mailbox and delivered when they log back in, and an unread count shows how many are waiting. An optional offline mode places a copy of each message in every member's mailbox. Group chat scrollback is kept, and tab completion covers group names, player names and pending invites.
Group Chat runs on the server only, so players join without installing anything. Zero external dependencies are needed beyond Fabric API on the Fabric side. Group message data is stored locally in plain JSON, and nothing is sent anywhere else. The mod is published for Fabric and Paper across 5 release versions, 26.1 – 26.3, under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Group messaging
A short shortcut sends one message to every member of a group, and the whisper command keeps it within the crew.
Offline mailbox
Messages for offline group members wait in a mailbox and arrive at their next join, with an unread count shown.
Copy to every mailbox
An optional offline mode places a copy of each message in every member's mailbox, for messages that must reach all members.
Group management
Creating, inviting, accepting, declining, leaving and owner-only kicks are all handled from in-game commands.
Local JSON storage
Group data is kept in plain JSON files on the server, with the same data format for Paper and Fabric.
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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.
How it compares
Server Chat Customizer is a Fabric mod for 26.1.2 that runs on client and server and is released under All rights reserved. PrivyChat covers 26.1.2 – 26.2 on Fabric with client and server files, also All rights reserved. Offline Players is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, is for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and is server required with an optional client, so it does not cover the 26.x releases Group Chat supports.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Chat | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| Server Chat Customizer | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-01 |
| PrivyChat | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-24 |
| Offline Players | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-16 |
Questions
Does Group Chat need Fabric API on Fabric?
Do players have to install Group Chat?
Can the same groups be used on Paper and Fabric?
In the catalog
Group Chat is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Whisper to your whole crew at once — without everyone else on the server reading along. Group Chat adds persistent chat groups to your server. Create a group, invite your friends, and message everyone in it with a single command — no more /msg-ing the same three people one at a time, and no more accidentally leaking…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/group-chat
- Owner
- ThermedWolf
- Published
- 2026-07-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15