Minedown
by jolkert
Minedown formats chat messages sent on a server using a markdown-like syntax, so players can write bold, italic, underlined or struck-through text.
What it does
Minedown reads the markup in outgoing chat lines and turns the marked spans into styled text. Players wrap a phrase in the supported markers, and the message is shown with the matching formatting. The mod runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything and their messages are rendered on the server side before they reach the chat.
Installation needs Fabric API, Fabric Language Kotlin and Kotlin for Forge, each named as a required dependency. Minedown is published for Fabric and NeoForge across 11 release versions, and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Bold and italic markers
Wrapping text in the supported markers makes it bold or italic in the chat line that other players see.
Underline and strikethrough
Underline and strikethrough markers style a span of a message, so emphasis can be shown without any other tool.
Hover-to-reveal obfuscation
An obfuscated span shows scrambled characters that are revealed when a player hovers over them, similar to a spoiler.
Server-side formatting
Messages are formatted on the server before they are sent, so the effect works for every player who joins.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Server chat with styled announcements
Server owners can use the bold and underline markers in announcements so important lines stand out in the chat log.
Spoiler-style messages
The hover-to-reveal obfuscation lets a player hide a line of text until someone points at it, which suits role-play and quiz servers.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want players to format their chat messages without installing a client mod, and players on servers that run Minedown.
How it compares
McFormatter is a Fabric-only, server-side mod for 1.21.7, released under the Apache License 2.0, so it covers a single game version. MKT Essentials is a NeoForge, server-side mod for 1.21.1, under the same GNU General Public License v3.0 only as Minedown, but it targets only that one version. Minedown covers both Fabric and NeoForge across the full release range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minedown | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-01-25 |
| McFormatter | Fabric | 1.21.7 | Server-side only | 2025-12-17 |
| MKT Essentials | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
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In the catalog
Minedown is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Minedown is a server-side mod that formats sent chat messages using a markdown-like syntax
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/minedown
- Owner
- jolkert
- Published
- 2025-02-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15