Better Chat
ModMove, resize, and customize your chat with animations and clear backgrounds.
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Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.5.3 years ago (19 Jul 2021) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.12.2 on Forge. About 9 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 5.3 years; no file for a popular modding version.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
Full points15 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.7 of the 64 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (11%) 10 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · lego3708/Better-Chat 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · LlamaLad7/Better-Chat 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.560,642 3 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.6.7 years, 12 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 3 latest files. See Security
28.1 of the 64 points that apply = 44 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
Better Chat is a client-side Minecraft mod for customizing the chat interface. It can animate incoming messages so they slide upward, show a clear chat background that is off by default, and let you reposition and resize the chat; the animation can also be turned off. You can configure its options with the /betterchat command.
Written from Modrinth and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.8.9 to 1.12.2.
Changes the game's code in 1 area: User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay..
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- llamalad7
- License
- GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only
- Downloads
- 561K
- Created
- 21 Feb 2020
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.8.9 to 1.12.2.
We checked its files without running them.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. Only in its files for Forge 1.8.9. See Privacy
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.3 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read in 2 of 3 files, without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends, in the 2 of its 3 files we read
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.8.9 to 1.12.2.
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of 2 of 3 files, for Minecraft 1.8.9 to 1.12.2. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
We have not read its code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found2 of 23 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file7 code files read
Compatibility
See all 12 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
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75 modpacks include Better Chat in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Blessed or Cursed: Expedition to Infinite Force168K downloadslast version with it 8 Apr 2026
NanoMagic130K downloadslast version with it 22 Aug 2026
Underdog74K downloadslast version with it 18 Jan 2026
The Cloud Client Experience66K downloadslast version with it 4 Jun 2023
TREPIDATION - Story-driven Horror Roguelite62K downloadslast version with it 23 Jun 2026
Scape and Run: Calamity48K downloadslast version with it 11 Nov 2024
GregTech Quantum Transition34K downloadslast version with it 14 Sep 2025
Interactions25K downloadslast version with it 1 May 2025
TerraFirmaGreg-Vintage23K downloadslast version with it 25 Jan 2025
Pyramid Challenge Reborn19K downloadslast version with it 3 Feb 2025Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Better Chat. Share: how many of the modpacks with Better Chat also have that mod.
BetterFpsCModin 69% of the modpacks with Better Chat
FoamFixCModin 68% of the modpacks with Better Chat
Dynamic SurroundingsAModin 65% of the modpacks with Better Chat
Inventory Tweaks [1.12 only]-Modin 61% of the modpacks with Better Chat
ChiselCModin 61% of the modpacks with Better Chat
Resource LoaderDModin 52% of the modpacks with Better Chat
Pams HarvestCraftDModin 52% of the modpacks with Better Chat
YUNG's Better CavesAModin 49% of the modpacks with Better Chat
AI Improvements: Performance TuningAModin 49% of the modpacks with Better Chat
Phosphor (Forge)DModin 48% of the modpacks with Better ChatLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.