Speaking Villagers - ChatGPT and TTS
by 342Dave
With Speaking Villagers installed, players can talk to villagers by typing or by speaking into a microphone, and the villagers answer with AI-generated speech.
What it does
Speaking Villagers gives villagers a voice and lets them carry on conversations with players. Villagers draw on their surroundings and on past interactions, so replies depend on what has happened in the world. Each villager is assigned one of more than 8,000 personality combinations, which shapes how it talks and reacts. Friendships build over time and can lead to dynamic quests.
Voice input uses speech recognition, and 23 voices are available in English, German and other languages, selectable through Mod Menu. The mod needs Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and Mod Menu is optional. Some text-to-speech and voice recognition features work only on Windows PCs. AI responses need environment variables and API keys entered through Mod Menu, and the mod supports Mistral API as well as use with a personal API key.
The mod runs on Fabric for 1.21 – 1.21.5 and is published in six release versions, with 0.6.1 for 1.21 as the latest file. It is installed on both the client and the server, so the server and every player need it. The code is covered by a custom license and is not open source.
Key features
Microphone voice input
Players speak to villagers through a microphone, with speech recognition turning the words into text for the conversation.
Overhauled quests
Villagers offer 176 gathering quests and 210 profession-based rewards, with balance scaling applied to the rewards.
Personality engine
Each villager is assigned one of more than 8,000 personality combinations, which affects its speech and behavior.
Gift handling
Villagers drop the items they receive as gifts only on death, and they pick up only items that players dropped.
Language detection
Villagers detect the player's language automatically, and an experimental setting lets players choose a preferred language.
Gallery
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
Text To Speech TTS (Standalone) is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, client required with an optional server, under All rights reserved. Sapience is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 that runs on the server alone and is not open source. Simple Text To Speech is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and runs on the client alone for 1.21.9 – 1.21.10.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking Villagers - ChatGPT and TTS | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-25 |
| Text To Speech TTS (Standalone) | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client required, server optional | 2026-07-26 |
| Sapience | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2026-08-03 |
| Simple Text To Speech | Fabric | 1.21.9 – 1.21.10 | Client-side only | 2025-12-25 |
Questions
Does Speaking Villagers need Fabric API?
Do the server and players both need the mod?
Are API keys required for the AI responses?
In the catalog
Speaking Villagers - ChatGPT and TTS is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
Talk to villagers in Minecraft with AI-generated responses, build friendships, and receive dynamic quests! Now with Mistral API support! Free to use with your own API key 🎉 Now with player speech recognition!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/speaking-villagers-chatgpt-and-tts
- Owner
- 342Dave
- Published
- 2024-12-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15