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Live Chat Translator

by Zellior

Live Chat Translator is a client-side Fabric mod that translates incoming multiplayer chat into a chosen language as messages arrive.

FabricLegacy FabricClient-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.8.9 – 26.3

What it does

Incoming chat from other players is translated in real time and shown in the local chat box in the language the player prefers. The mod supports 249 languages, the set that Google Translate offers, and English is the default target. Translation runs only on the player's own client, so a server does not have to install anything to receive it.

Players set the target language with the tr chat command and can turn translation off with tr tr off. Messages can also be sent in translated form with tr msg, which makes it easier to talk with people who write in other languages. The mod is aimed at international servers where chat would otherwise be hard to follow.

The mod needs Legacy Fabric API on Legacy Fabric and is published for Fabric and Legacy Fabric, with builds covering 1.8.9 and 26.3. Players add it to their own game, and a server needs no copy. An API key is required for the translation service, and the source code and issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. Live incoming translation

    Messages from foreign players are translated as they appear in the local chat box, without a separate window.

  2. 249 supported languages

    Translation covers the same languages that Google Translate supports, selectable as the target language.

  3. Translated outgoing messages

    The tr msg command sends a message translated into the language of the recipients.

  4. Command-based control

    The tr chat command sets the target language, and tr tr off stops translation at any time.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.31.0Not available
26.226.2-1.0Not available
26.1.226.1.2-1.0Not available
26.1.126.1.1-1.0Not available
26.126.1-1.0Not available
1.21.111.21.11-1.1Not available
1.8.9Not available1.8.9-1.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Legacy Fabric APIThe legacy fabric version of the fabric api.
Required

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players who join multiplayer servers with chat in several languages, and server communities that want their members to follow each other's messages without a server-side plugin.

Questions

Does Live Chat Translator need an API key?

Yes. The author notes say an API key is required, so the translation service must be configured before translation works.

Which loader should be used for a 1.8.9 game?

The Legacy Fabric build covers 1.8.9 and needs Legacy Fabric API installed beside it. Fabric builds start at 1.21.11 and later, with 1.0 for 26.3 as the latest file.

Does the server need Live Chat Translator installed?

No. Only the player's game needs it, and servers run without it.

In the catalog

Live Chat Translator 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.

Social mods5,392Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Break language barriers on international Minecraft servers with real-time client-side chat translation. Live Chat Translator automatically translates foreign multiplayer chat messages into your preferred language directly inside your local chat box. It also lets you send translated messages, making it easier to talk…
Zellior, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Zellior
Published
2026-05-26
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-05
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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