TabbyChat Remastered
by ToxicShreky
TabbyChat Remastered is a client-side chat overhaul that splits messages into tabs, with auto-routing, per-channel sounds and a regex filter.
What it does
Chat messages are sorted into tabs, and a regex filter decides which channel each line lands in. Each channel can have its own notification sound, highlight rules and expiry settings, and unread tabs flash with a counter. The chat window can be resized, moved, recolored and scaled, with opacity and unfocused height controls, and timestamp style and color are configurable.
The rewrite carries over the tabbed design of the original TabbyChat and ports it to 1.21.4 – 1.21.7. Chat logging can write everything to one file or split the log per channel. Channel settings live in sidecar JSON files that a folder watcher reloads, so edits made outside the game take effect without a restart. The mod is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is not open source.
Key features
Tabbed chat with auto-routing
Messages are sorted into channel tabs by a regex filter, so each channel stays separate in the chat window.
Per-channel sounds
Each channel can play its own notification sound, with WAV, OGG, AIFF, AU and MP3 files decoded by a bundled library.
Selection and copying
Alt with a left click selects a message, Ctrl with a left click and drag selects text, and Ctrl + C copies the active selection.
Keybinds and fast scrolling
Next and previous channel hotkeys support multi-key combinations, with per-channel bindings and conflict detection, and Shift with the mouse wheel scrolls faster.
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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.
Use cases
Busy multiplayer chat
Players on large servers can keep global, party and whisper messages apart and be alerted only for the channels they choose.
Chat history
Logging can keep a record per channel, which helps when reviewing a long session.
Who it’s for: Players who use chat heavily in multiplayer or on busy servers, and anyone who wants fine control over the chat window layout and sounds.
Questions
Does TabbyChat Remastered need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders are supported?
Can channel settings be edited without restarting the game?
What the author says
TabbyChat 2 - by mattmess1221. The base of this remaster. TabbyChat (original) - by RocketMan10404.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tabbychat-remastered
- Owner
- ToxicShreky
- Published
- 2026-05-20
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15