SmoothChat
Adds smooth, configurable chat animations (fade/slide) alongside keyboard shortcuts
- Loaders
- Babric
- Downloads on Modrinth
- 275
- Followers on Modrinth
- 0
- version
- 1
- Updated
- February 8, 2026Feb 8
- Published
- in 2026
At a glance
Install in the game only; not needed on the server
SmoothChat Adds smooth, configurable chat animations and opacity controls, plus a few quality-of-life chat shortcuts.

Features
- Chat background opacity control
- Chat text opacity control
- Fade-in time for new messages
- Slide-in/out animation for incoming messages
- Slide-in animation for the chat input box
- Animation speed settings
- Position/offset settings for animations
- Ctrl + A to select all text in the chat input
- Up/Down arrows to cycle through previous messages (chat history)
Warning!
If you are using MojangFixStationAPI you must toggle off the Open/Close Slide Animation, otherwise your input box will be invisible
FAQ
How to install SmoothChat?
Install Babric for your Minecraft version, download SmoothChat for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Is SmoothChat needed on the server?
Client only — no need to install it on the server