ItemChat
by 7Bread
ItemChat lets a player show a held item in chat as a hoverable entry, with an amount shown next to it.
What it does
Players type a short chat command in the chat bar and a popup appears, so the item they are holding can be posted to the chat. Other players can hover over it to see its details. Amounts are formatted simply, so a stack of items reads cleanly in the message. The mod runs on the server. Single-player worlds and worlds opened to LAN work when the server side is present. The client does not need it, so players can join without installing anything. Installation needs Fabric. The code is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. Files cover 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1 and 1.21.4, with 1.3.0 for 1.21.4 as the latest file.
Key features
Hoverable item posts
A held item is posted to chat as an entry that other players can hover over to read its details.
Amount formatting
Stack amounts are shown in a simple format next to the item in the chat message.
Configurable display
The look of the item chat output is set through a JSON file in the config folder.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Show Everything is a Fabric mod for 1.20.5 – 1.21.4 that runs on client and server and is released under the MIT License. meeps is client-side only, covers 1.20.4 only and is under All rights reserved. ItemChat sits on the server side alone, so players need nothing installed to join.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ItemChat | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-08-13 |
| Show Everything | Fabric | 1.20.5 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-02-04 |
| meeps | Fabric | 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2024-03-08 |
Questions
Does ItemChat need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
ItemChat is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Server-side mod allowing players to show their item in chat more cleanly, and with "x" amounts. Showing off your items is as simple as typing '[i]' in your Chat Bar, and It will pop up with a hoverable item.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/itemchat7b
- Owner
- 7Bread
- Published
- 2025-08-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15