ChatFormatter Pro

Professional Chat Formatting For Modern Minecraft Servers

Transform your server chat into a clean, branded, professional experience. ChatFormatter Pro provides gradient text, badges, hover text, per-rank formats, per-world formats, PlaceholderAPI integration, and a priority-based formatting engine. Designed to be fast, reliable, and easy to maintain.

All features can be tested fully on a single-player server.

What ChatFormatter Pro Does

ChatFormatter Pro replaces the default Minecraft chat with a fully customizable system. You can:

• Define custom chat formats per rank, world, or permission
• Add gradients, badges, prefixes, suffixes, and hover text
• Integrate PlaceholderAPI placeholders anywhere
• Preview formats live before sending a message
• Solo test every formatting feature without needing other players

After reading this description, users should understand:

1. What the plugin does

2. How to set up chat formats

3. How to test the plugin

4. What commands and permissions exist

5. What dependencies are needed

Key Features

Gradient Text

Create smooth multicolor gradients such as rainbow, fire, or fully custom palettes.
Use gradients in formats or directly in chat.

Badges

Assign decorative icons or indicators next to player names.
Fully configurable, including symbol, color, and placement.

Hover Text

Add interactive hover tooltips showing rank info, stats, or fully custom messages.

Custom Prefixes and Suffixes

Define unique prefix/suffix combinations per rank, world, or permission.

Per-Rank Formatting

Assign different chat styles to VIPs, moderators, admins, and owners.

Per-World Formatting

Create separate chat styles for survival, creative, nether, etc.

Priority System

If a player has multiple format permissions, the highest-priority format applies automatically.

PlaceholderAPI Integration

Use any PlaceholderAPI placeholder inside formats or hover lines.

Low Maintenance

Designed to minimize support burden with intuitive formatting syntax and clean configuration.

QuickAdmin Pro Integration

Synchronize ranks seamlessly when both plugins are installed.

Requirements

• Minecraft 1.13+ (Spigot, Paper, and forks)
• Java 8+
• Optional: PlaceholderAPI and Vault (for rank detection)

Installation

1. Place ChatFormatterPro.jar in your plugins/ folder

2. Restart the server

3. Edit plugins/ChatFormatterPro/config.yml

4. Use /chatformatter reload to apply changes

5. (Optional) Install PlaceholderAPI or Vault for extended functionality

Commands

Short aliases:
/cfp → /chatformatter
/pv → /preview

Permissions

Format-specific permissions:
• chatformatter.format.vip
• chatformatter.format.moderator
• chatformatter.format.admin
• chatformatter.format.owner

Configuration Examples

Basic Format

Gradients

Use in chat:
<gradient:rainbow>Hello World</gradient>

Badges

Use in format:
{badge:star} {displayname}

Per-World Formats

Example Usage

VIP Format Setup

Add to config, then give permission:
/lp user <player> permission set chatformatter.format.vip

Gradient Chat

<gradient:fire>Amazing!</gradient>

Solo Testing

Enable:

Then use /preview to test messages.

Localization

All messages are stored in messages_en.yml.
Fully editable without rebuilding the plugin.

QuickAdmin Pro Integration

Optional integration to sync ranks for consistent chat formatting and admin permissions.

Building from Source

Support

https://discord.gg/nJkNdp5B