Persistent Chat
by liqw
Persistent Chat keeps chat history between game sessions, so conversations, coordinates and messages from earlier play are still there after a player leaves and returns.
What it does
Chat messages are saved, and when a player rejoins a world or restarts Minecraft, the chat is restored as it was left. Messages sent while a player was offline can be read after logging in, which lets a player catch up on a conversation they missed. With the mod installed on a server as well, a player gets the full history on every join, and a player without the mod still gets the server's copy of the log.
The saving behaviour is configurable on both the client and the server side. Players can choose whether separate chat histories are kept per server or one history is shared across servers, and server admins decide which sorts of messages are stored. Persistent Chat requires Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and Mod Menu is optional for opening its settings in-game. It is released under the MIT License and is open source, with its source code and issue tracker public, for Fabric builds covering 1.21.1 – 26.1.2.
Key features
Saved chat history
Chat messages are stored between sessions, so earlier conversations remain visible after a restart.
Offline message catch-up
Messages sent while a player was logged out can be read after logging in, when the server runs the mod.
Per-server or shared history
Histories can be kept separately for each server or merged into a single history shared across servers.
Admin-controlled retention
Server admins set which sorts of messages are kept, through configuration on the server side.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 1
How it compares
Better Chat History is a Fabric mod for client-side use only, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, not open source, and published for 26.2. NiChat is also client-side only, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and covers 1.21.6 – 26.3. Server Chat Log History works on the server alone, is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and covers 1.20 – 1.21.6. Persistent Chat sits between these options: it works with the client alone or with the server added.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent Chat | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client or server, optional | 2026-04-15 |
| Better Chat History | Fabric | 26.2 | Client-side only | 2026-07-29 |
| NiChat | Fabric | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-14 |
| Server Chat Log History | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.6 | Server-side only | 2025-06-21 |
Questions
Does Persistent Chat need Fabric API and Cloth Config API?
Does a server need Persistent Chat for the history to be saved?
Can histories be shared between servers?
In the catalog
Persistent Chat is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Persistent Chat saves your chat history between sessions, so you never lose track of conversations, coordinates or other progression when you disconnect. Your chat is restored exactly as you left it whenever you rejoin a world or restart minecraft completely. When installed on the server as well, Persistent Chat…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/persistent-chat
- Owner
- liqw
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15