Walkie-Talkie
by Flaton
Walkie-Talkie adds two-way radios with several upgrade options, letting players talk to each other by holding a handheld device in the hand.
What it does
Right-clicking opens the Walkie-Talkie menu, where a radio is switched on or off, a speaker is turned on, and a channel is picked. To speak, the device has to be held in the main hand; to hear others, it has to sit in the hotbar. Voice relies on Simple Voice Chat, Architectury API and Fabric API, which must be present alongside the mod.
The mod is published for Fabric and Forge across eight game versions, 1.16.5 – 1.20.4, and is released under the MIT License as open source. Its source code and issue tracker are public. Client and server both need the mod, so every player on a server that runs it must install it as well. The first release appeared on 2023-02-10, and the newest file, fabric-1.3.0 for 1.20.4, followed on 2024-02-24. The latest Forge file, forge-1.3.1 for 1.16.5, came out on 2024-03-27.
Key features
Radio menu on right-click
Right-clicking the device opens a configuration screen for the radio's settings.
Channel selection
A player picks which radio channel to use from the menu, so groups can keep separate conversations.
Hand and hotbar roles
Speaking requires the walkie-talkie in the hand, while listening works when it sits in the hotbar.
Speaker toggle
A separate switch turns the speaker on, so the radio can be heard without being held.
Adjustable upgrades
Different upgrades change how the radio behaves, and the configuration interface exposes them in one place.
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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 3
Use cases
Group play on a server
Players on a shared server can split into teams and each team uses its own channel.
Who it’s for: Players who want voice communication in survival or adventure worlds, and server owners who run a group-based game and want an in-world radio.
How it compares
Walkie-Chat is not open source, runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, and is under the MIT License. Broadcast Radio is open source under the MIT License, is Forge-only, and is published for 1.20.1. Simple Radio is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.18.2 – 1.21.4 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkie-Talkie | Fabric and Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-03-27 |
| Walkie-Chat | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-06 |
| Broadcast Radio | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-21 |
| Simple Radio | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2026-06-19 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Walkie-Talkie need?
Does the server need the mod too?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Walkie-Talkie is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
This mod adds two-way radios with different upgrades.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/walkie-talkie
- Owner
- Flaton
- Published
- 2023-02-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15