MSG Chat

💬 MSG Chat

MSG Chat is a customizable client-side private messaging HUD for Minecraft Fabric.

It separates private messages from the normal Minecraft chat and displays them in a dedicated messenger-style HUD.

MSG Chat supports many common private-message formats automatically and can also be configured manually for servers using their own messaging format.

✨ Features

• 💬 Dedicated HUD for private messages
• 👥 Separate conversations for each player
• ⚡ Quick replies directly from the MSG input field
• 🔄 Switch between normal chat and private messages with one click
• 📜 Independent message history and scrolling
• 🔔 Visual notification for unread messages
• 🎨 Fully customizable colors
• 🌈 42 selectable colors
• 👻 Adjustable HUD and input transparency
• 🔍 Adjustable font size
• 🖱️ Movable and resizable HUD
• 🎭 Uses server player/rank colors when available
• ❌ Conversations can be removed locally
• 🙈 HIDE button for quickly hiding the current conversation
• ⏱️ Automatic hiding after 10, 30 or 60 seconds — or OFF
• 🎥 Stream privacy options

🌐 Server Compatibility

MSG Chat automatically recognizes many common private-message formats used by Minecraft servers, including formats based on:

• /msg
• /tell
• /w
• PM / DM messages
• From / To formats
• Whisper / Tell formats
• →, -> and » message styles

Custom server formats

Does your server use its own private-message format?

No problem.

MSG Chat includes a Server Compatibility menu where you can configure:

• Incoming message format
• Outgoing message format
• Reply command

Custom formats use simple placeholders:

{player} — Player name
{message} — Message content

Example:

<MSG> {player} » Dir: {message}

Reply command example:

msg {player} {message}

This makes MSG Chat adaptable to many servers and custom messaging plugins.

🎮 How to use

Press N to open the MSG Chat menu.

When a supported private message is received, MSG Chat automatically creates a separate conversation for that player.

Press T while a private conversation is selected to immediately start typing a private reply.

Click the normal Minecraft chat input to switch back to public chat.

Click the MSG Chat input to switch back to the private conversation.

🌍 Languages

MSG Chat currently includes:

• 🇩🇪 German
• 🇬🇧 English
• 🇫🇷 French
• 🇪🇸 Spanish
• 🇮🇹 Italian
• 🇳🇱 Dutch
• 🇵🇱 Polish
• 🇵🇹 Portuguese

The language can be changed directly from the MSG Chat menu.

🖥️ Client-side

MSG Chat is a client-side Fabric mod.

The Minecraft server does not need MSG Chat installed.

⚙️ Requirements

• Minecraft 1.21.10
• Fabric Loader
• Fabric API
• Java 21

📦 Current Version

MSG Chat 1.0.0

Initial public release for Minecraft 1.21.10.