TextVoice
by BRNSystems
TextVoice lets players talk by voice through the chat window, encoding audio as characters inside ordinary chat messages.
What it does
Voice data travels as text: the client encodes compressed audio with the Codec2 codec and sends it through chat messages, so no separate voice server is needed. Because the mod runs on the client alone, a server that only accepts chat can carry the traffic, and the server needs nothing installed. Each message is limited to one per second and 3200 bits per second, a throttle that keeps the mod within typical chat anti-spam rules.
Key features
Voice over chat
Speech is sent as encoded characters inside normal chat messages, with no extra connection to a voice server.
Unicode-based transfer
Data uses characters from the Unicode multilingual plane, so chat systems that accept those characters can carry it.
Device and volume setup
A setup screen lets players choose input and output devices, set the master volume and run a get-started target check.
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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.
How it compares
Spaced Chat is a client-side only option that is open source under The Unlicense and published for 1.19 – 26.3. Chat++ Global and Local Chat is server-side only, not open source, and published for 1.21.11 alone. TextVoice itself is client-side only and released under the MIT License, but it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TextVoice | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2025-12-29 |
| Spaced Chat | Fabric | 1.19 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-24 |
| Chat++ Global and Local Chat | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-02-26 |
Questions
Does TextVoice need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
TextVoice is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
This is a voice chat mod that sends data over a custom encoding via chat. This means that it is CLIENT SIDE ONLY and can be used on any server that allows you to send 1 message per second and allows all unicode characters in chat(more restrictive servers might be supported later) The audio is compressed by codec2…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/textvoice
- Owner
- BRNSystems
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15