Healthy Eye (Chat Mod)
by SezarBD
Healthy Eye strips color codes and gradient formatting from chat messages, so players who find colored text hard to read can see plain text instead.
What it does
Healthy Eye is a client-only Forge mod. It removes color and styling codes from in-game chat, turning rainbow text, color spam and gradients into plain text. The change also reaches system messages, team chat and other text shown during combat, including titles, boss bars, scoreboards, sign text and item tooltips. Because it only changes how the client draws text, it does not alter network traffic or send anything to the server, so it works on any server.
The stripping is controlled with the toggleChatColor client command, which prints a confirmation message when switched. The stripping is on by default each time the game launches, and the chosen setting is saved between launches. Client-side only means the server does not need the mod, and servers can be joined without installing it.
The Forge build is published for 1.21.8 with 1.0.0 as the latest file, and release versions cover nine builds from 1.21 up to 1.21.8. The mod is All rights reserved and is not open source. Installing it means placing the jar in the mods folder under .minecraft, or launching Minecraft with a Forge profile.
Key features
Chat color stripping
Colored, rainbow and gradient chat text is converted to plain text on the client, which makes messages easier to scan.
Single command toggle
The toggleChatColor command switches stripping on or off, and a confirmation message shows the new state.
Broad text coverage
Titles, boss bars, scoreboards, sign text and item tooltips are affected as well as player and system chat.
Saved setting
The stripping state persists between launches, and it starts enabled each time the game opens.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want plainer chat text, including those with accessibility needs or who prefer unformatted messages. Servers do not need to install anything for it to work.
How it compares
Healthy Eye is client-side only, Forge only, and not open source. HealthIndicatorss is also client-side only and Forge only, but it is published for 1.21.1 and is All rights reserved, so it covers a different version. ColorChat runs on the server alone, is for 1.19.2 and is MIT licensed, so players join it without installing anything on their side.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Eye (Chat Mod) | Forge | 1.21 – 1.21.8 | Client-side only | 2025-09-02 |
| HealthIndicatorss | Forge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-03-18 |
| ColorChat | Forge | 1.19.2 | Server-side only | 2023-09-28 |
Questions
Does Healthy Eye need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and versions does Healthy Eye support?
How is stripping turned on or off?
In the catalog
Healthy Eye (Chat Mod) is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,817 Social mods for Forge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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Healthy Eye — Readable Chat for Minecraft (Forge) Summary — What it is Healthy Eye is a tiny, client-only Forge mod that removes all colors and styling from in-game chat so messages are clean, high-contrast, and easy to read. It works on any server; only you see the change. Minecraft: 1.21.8 (1.21.x build for them)…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/healthy-eye-chat-mod
- Owner
- SezarBD
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15