NeaChat-Free — Essential Chat Engine for Paper 1.21+
The most visually immersive free chat system for modern Minecraft servers.
NeaChat-Free transforms your server's chat from plain text into a rich, interactive experience powered by native Minecraft sprites, Adventure API, and MiniMessage formatting. No resource packs. No client-side mods. Everything renders using Minecraft's own texture atlas — the exact same icons players see in their inventory, crafting table, and achievements.
Built for Paper 1.21+ · Fully asynchronous · Zero-dependency core · 100% Free
⚡ Why NeaChat-Free?
Most chat plugins give you plain colored text. NeaChat-Free brings visual language to your server for free.
Every chat message becomes a canvas: player heads rendered inline, Minecraft item and block sprites embedded directly in text, interactive hover cards that reveal player profiles, click-to-copy chat emojis, and click events that trigger commands — all without a single resource pack file.
Your players will hover over a rank tag and see a profile card with stats and rank info. They'll type a word like :diamante: and see the actual 100% color-vibrant diamond block texture appear in their message. They'll type [item] and showcase their held item or block as a clickable sprite with full tooltip.
Upgrade your server's chat today with zero cost.
🧩 Features Included in NeaChat-Free
🎨 Advanced Format System
- Unlimited chat formats with priority-based assignment (
HIGHER_FIRSTorLOWER_FIRST) - Each format is a multi-part composition: player head, tags, rank badge, nickname — each segment independently configurable
- Per-part hover tooltips: design profile cards with sprites, stats, gradients, and custom layouts
- Per-part click events:
SUGGESTcommands,RUNcommands,OPEN_URL, orCOPY_TO_CLIPBOARD - Per-format chat colors: each rank gets its own message color (hex, gradient, or legacy)
- Full MiniMessage support:
<gradient>,<rainbow>,<hover>,<click>,<font>,<reset>, and more - Full legacy color code support (
&a,&#FF0000,&x&F&F...) alongside MiniMessage — mix freely
📜 Interactive Chat Emoji System (/emoji)
- Interactive Paginated Chat Menu (
/emoji [page]): Browse all available emojis directly in chat with pagination buttons ([« Anterior][Siguiente »]) - One-Click Copy: Click on any emoji or the
[Clic para copiar]button to copy the exact keyword to your clipboard! - Single Config File (
emojis.yml): Pre-packaged with clean Spanish emoji keywords - Color Isolation (Glitch-Free Sprites): Emojis render in their authentic 100% full-color resolution — they never get tinted or faded by chat formatting colors!
⚔️ Universal Item Showcase ([item])
- Show Anything in Hand: Supports both items AND blocks! Netherite swords, enchanted books, or custom blocks — all display instantly
- Dual Atlas Resolution: Automatically detects whether an item belongs to the
itemsorblocksatlas (<sprite:items:...>or<sprite:blocks:...>) - Native Inventory Tooltip: Hovering reveals the complete item card (display name, enchantments, lore, durability, and custom model data)
- Toggleable Economy Integration: Optional Vault integration charges players to showcase items (
vault-enabled: false/true)
🖼️ Native Minecraft Sprites (14 Atlases Loaded)
- Renders real textures directly from 14 built-in Paper/Minecraft texture atlases:
blocks,items,gui,particles,paintings,map_decorations,banner_patterns,shield_patterns,armor_trims,beds,chest,decorated_pot,shulker_boxes,signs - Smart Filtering: only loads sprites ≤16×16px that can actually render as chat glyphs
- Atlas browser command:
/neachat sprites [atlas] [filter] [page]— browse every available sprite with live preview and pagination
👤 Player Head Rendering
- Displays the player's actual skin head inline in chat using
<head:PlayerName> - Renders the 3D head as a chat glyph — instantly recognizable
⚡ Free vs Premium Comparison
| Feature | NeaChat-Free | NeaChat-Premium |
|---|---|---|
| MiniMessage & Format System | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| 14 Minecraft Atlases & Sprites | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
Item & Block Showcase [item] |
✅ Included | ✅ Included |
Player Head Skins <head:Name> |
✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Emoji System | 📜 Chat List (/emoji) |
🎨 Interactive GUI Menu |
| Emoji Localization | 📄 Monolingual (emojis.yml) |
🌐 Multilingual (es_CO, en_US, pt_BR + Client detection) |
| Player Mentions & Toasts | ❌ No | 👑 Full System (Toasts, Sound, Anti-Spam) |
| Totem Broadcast System | ❌ No | 👑 Full Broadcast System with sounds |
👑 Want the ultimate chat experience? Upgrade to NeaChat-Premium to unlock the Virtual GUI Emoji Menu, Multilingual Client Localization, Mentions with Achievement Toasts, Totem Broadcasts, and more!
🔌 Optional Integrations
| Plugin | What it enables |
|---|---|
| PlaceholderAPI | Use any PAPI placeholder in formats, tooltips, and display strings |
| LuckPerms | Automatic prefix/suffix/group detection, permission-based format assignment |
| Vault | Economy charging for [item] display, balance placeholders |
| ItemsAdder | Native :emoji: syntax support — ItemsAdder emojis work alongside native sprites |
| Floodgate / Geyser | Bedrock player detection — automatically formats messages safely for Bedrock clients |
| ViaVersion | Cross-version compatibility |
