Modern Chat
by infloat
Modern Chat reworks the 1.8.9 chat window with autocomplete, scrollable history and smoother chat animations, for players who want newer chat behavior in that version.
What it does
Autocomplete suggests player names and commands as the line is typed. The Up and Down arrow keys move through the suggestions, the selected one is highlighted in yellow, and Tab fills it into the input line. Friend name suggestions draw on the names in the player list, including players who are currently active.
The mod also adds quality-of-life changes to the chat window: a higher chat position, a longer chat history, compacting of repeated spam lines, and a history that is kept between sessions. Chat animations are smoothed as messages appear and scroll. Server command autocomplete works with community-maintained syntax files. Singleplayer commands can be installed from the in-game menu with a few clicks. Supported servers provide a JSON file that lists command identifiers, colors and parameter tokens, and the mod parses it to build suggestions. Some tokens trigger searches of online players or game items.
Modern Chat is client-side only, so only the player needs it and the server does not. It is built for Legacy Fabric on 1.8.9 and is released under the MIT License, so the code is open source. The latest file is 1.1.2 for 1.8.9, published on 2026-04-01.
Key features
Input suggestions
Suggestions appear while typing, navigated with the arrow keys and filled in with Tab.
Server command autocomplete
Supported servers show command suggestions in a distinct color, driven by a server-provided syntax file.
Friend name suggestions
Names from the player list, including currently active players, are offered as completions.
Extended chat history
The chat window keeps more lines, and the history can be kept between sessions.
Raised chat and spam compaction
The chat can be raised above its default position, and repeated spam lines are collapsed into one entry.
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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.
Questions
Does Modern Chat need to be installed on the server?
Which game version does Modern Chat support?
How does server command autocomplete get its suggestions?
In the catalog
Modern Chat is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder. 955 mods support Minecraft 1.8.9.
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What the author says
A total reworking of the 1.8.9 chat, providing tons of features from the modern game and various QoL improvements. Many of these features are also present in the Chat Patches mod by OBro1961. However, Chat Patches is only compatible with modern version of the game. Modern Chat is built for Legacy Fabric 1.8.9. _
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/modern-chat
- Owner
- infloat
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15