Chat Alert
Highlights chosen words or phrases in chat and plays a custom sound when they appear
- Loaders
- Fabric
- Downloads on Modrinth
- 90
- Followers on Modrinth
- 1
- version
- 1
- Updated
- August 24, 2026Aug 24
- Published
- in 2026
At a glance
Install in the game only; not needed on the server
Chat Alert
Never miss something said in chat again. Chat Alert watches for words or phrases you choose and, when they show up, can highlight them, play a custom sound from your PC, or both — configured separately for each word.
Features
- Highlight matched text in the color of your choice, without touching the rest of the message's formatting (server ranks, plugin colors, etc. stay intact).
- Play a custom sound straight from a file on your PC — no need to bundle it inside the mod, any WAV works.
- Turn highlight and sound on/off independently, per word/phrase.
- Track as many words/phrases as you like at once.
- Works in singleplayer and on servers — including ones that reformat chat through plugins (a common technique that breaks most simple chat-watching mods).
- 100% client-side. No server-side installation needed, works on any server.
Commands
Everything lives under /chatalert: add, remove, list, sound, togglesound, togglehighlight, color, test.
FAQ
How to install Chat Alert?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download Chat Alert for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does Chat Alert support?
Chat Alert has builds for Minecraft 1.21.1–1.21.11.
Is Chat Alert needed on the server?
Client only — no need to install it on the server