Chat Colors
ModAdd colors and formatting to chat and item names.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 6 months−7 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
9 points lost18 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.6 months ago (18 Apr 2026) 8 / 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.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.4 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 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.18 of the 190 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (9%) 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 points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Codeberg · PORTB/ChatColours 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.815,859 3 / 4Track record
3 points lost5 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.8 years, 28 releases 5 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
48.3 of the 61 points that apply = 79 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Chat Colors modernizes Minecraft text formatting, letting you style text in chat, item names, and other places where text can be entered. Use Markdown-like markers such as *italics*, **bold**, __underline__, and ~~strikethrough~~, and combine styles within the same text. Text can also be colored with custom hexadecimal codes or named colors, including dark variants such as dark blue, while style options can be chained with color codes. To use formatting on a server, the mod must be installed there or the server must otherwise permit the formatting character in chat; otherwise, using it may get you kicked.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 1 area: Game coreChanges 2 game code files in this area: the main loop, lighting and other code the whole game uses..
Adds no new blocks, items or other content.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- PORTB
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 816K
- Created
- 28 Dec 2021
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 1 file in your config folder.
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.13 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 for recent versions. 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 without running it
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
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 both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
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.Not on Modrinth.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found4 of 40 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 file9 code files read
Compatibility
See all 28 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with it| Oct 2024 | 11 |
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| Nov 2024 | 14 |
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| Jan 2025 | 10 |
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| Jan 2026 | 6 |
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| Apr 2026 | 5 |
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 4 a month now, 8 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
229 modpacks include Chat Colors in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Craft to Exile 2 - 2.0 Atlas Update2.8M downloadslast version with it 16 Feb 2024
TerraFirmaCraft Reloaded385K downloadslast version with it 7 May 2023
[MODIFIED] Cobblemon: PLUS282K downloadslast version with it 10 Feb 2024
Ancient Kingdoms 3263K downloadslast version with it 25 Feb 2025
QSMP Experience (UNOFFICIAL)140K downloadslast version with it 20 Feb 2024
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 10 Feb 2024
Poetica25K downloadslast version with it 7 May 2023
Karmaland-V23K downloadslast version with it 23 Jul 2025
Modded Multiverse22K downloadslast version with it 15 Aug 2026
Cobblemon: Beyond the Pixelverse21K downloadslast version with it 11 Oct 2023Often in the same modpacks
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Nether's DelightCModin 51% of the modpacks with Chat Colors
sparkAModin 50% of the modpacks with Chat Colors
YUNG's Better Ocean MonumentsAModin 48% of the modpacks with Chat Colors
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 48% of the modpacks with Chat Colors
YUNG's Better Desert TemplesAModin 48% of the modpacks with Chat Colors
YUNG's Better Witch HutsAModin 47% of the modpacks with Chat ColorsLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.