Upgraded Chat
by ShyMike
Upgraded Chat is a Fabric client mod that adds a set of chat quality-of-life options, including anti-spam settings and control over chat history.
What it does
Players who spend time in busy chats can tune how messages behave on their own screen. The mod offers several chat quality-of-life features, such as an adjustable limit on how many messages the chat keeps in history and a cap on how many characters a single message may hold. Anti-spam filtering can be customized, so repeated or flooding messages can be handled to the player's taste.
Chat history is kept between sessions, so rejoining the same server does not wipe the messages already read there. The mod needs Cloth Config API to build its settings screen, and Mod Menu is optional for opening that screen from the game menu. Only the client runs it, so servers need nothing installed. The code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the project publishes its source and issue tracker. Files exist for 1.21.5 on Fabric, with version 1.0.0 as the latest file, published 2025-06-01.
Key features
Anti-spam controls
Spam filtering rules can be customized, letting players decide how repeated or flooding messages are handled.
Chat history length
The number of messages kept in chat history can be set, from short scrollback to a longer log.
Message character limit
A maximum character count per chat message can be configured for the player's own screen.
Persistent history on rejoin
Chat is not cleared when a player rejoins the same server, so earlier messages stay visible.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want more control over chat display and spam filtering. Server owners do not need to install anything, since the environment is client-only.
How it compares
OpenInGame is a Fabric client mod for 1.21.4 under the MIT License and is not open source, while Upgraded Chat targets 1.21.5 and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Chat Math is also client-side only and open source under the MIT License, but it is built for 1.21.11, so the two do not share a version. PerplexedClientUtils covers 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 under the MIT License and is open source, which gives it a wider range than Upgraded Chat.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgraded Chat | Fabric | 1.21.5 | Client-side only | 2025-06-01 |
| OpenInGame | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2026-02-08 |
| Chat Math | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-29 |
| PerplexedClientUtils | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-01-02 |
Questions
Does Upgraded Chat need Cloth Config API?
Does a server need to run Upgraded Chat?
Which game version does Upgraded Chat support?
In the catalog
Upgraded Chat is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 15,307 mods support Minecraft 1.21.5.
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What the author says
Please feel free to open an issue on the Github if you come across a bug.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/upgradedchat
- Owner
- ShyMike
- Published
- 2025-06-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15