Proximity Text Chat
by StyStatic
Proximity Text Chat limits which chat messages a player sees to those sent by players nearby, using a distance set in its config.
What it does
Only messages from players close enough to a player appear in that player's chat. Messages from players farther away do not reach them. A range mode also lets distant players hear only part of a message, with some words replaced, and the words to replace and the replacement pattern are set in the config. The config file is proximitytextchat-common.toml in the config folder. Only the server needs the mod, so players join without installing it. Fabric API and Forge Config API Port are required. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, 1.16.5 – 1.21, under All rights reserved.
Key features
Proximity-filtered chat
Players see chat messages only from others within a set distance of them, so distant conversations stay out of view.
Range-based partial hearing
A range mode lets players farther away receive only some words, with the rest replaced by a configured pattern.
Configurable word masking
The words to replace and the masking pattern are defined in proximitytextchat-common.toml in the config folder.
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
How it compares
Voicely is a client-side only mod with a separate design for proximity chat, under All rights reserved and not open source, for 1.17.1 – 1.21.10. WhenChat is client-side only, open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.19 – 1.21.11. Proximity Chat Only is server-side only and Fabric-only, under All rights reserved, for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximity Text Chat | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.21 | Server-side only | 2024-07-13 |
| Voicely | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.17.1 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2026-08-13 |
| WhenChat | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-06-07 |
| Proximity Chat Only | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-02-01 |
Questions
Does Proximity Text Chat need Fabric API?
In the catalog
Proximity Text Chat is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.
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What the author says
This mod makes it so that players have to be near each other to see each other's messages It also has a mode that adds a range where players can only hear some of the words in the message by replacing some of the words with a phrase that can be defined in config, or underscores for each letter of the word.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/proximity-text-chat
- Owner
- StyStatic
- Published
- 2023-06-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15