# \ud83d\ude80 NewChat \u2014 Aesthetic & Configurable Chat (Paper 1.21)<\/p>\n
Drop-in chat plugin. Put the `NewChat.jar` in `plugins\/`, start the server and use the commands \u2014 no build required.<\/p>\n
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## \u2728 What it does<\/p>\n
* Per-group styles: label\/prefix, suffix, custom format.
\n* Gradients with modes: `name`, `prefix`, `full`.
\n* Hover text and click actions on player names.
\n* Player toggle `\/newchat toggle-me` (saved in `players.yml`).
\n* Command-first configuration and live previews.
\n* Locales: English (`en`) and Portuguese (`pt`).<\/p>\n
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## \u26a1 Quick start<\/p>\n
1. Drop `NewChat.jar` into `plugins\/`.
\n2. Start\/restart Paper.
\n3. Configure via commands or edit `plugins\/NewChat\/config.yml`.
\n4. Reload: `\/newchat reload`.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83e\udded Main commands<\/p>\n
Players see a clickable menu with `\/newchat`.<\/p>\n
“` # group commands: \/newchat colors # list gradient presets + preview Use placeholders in formats: ` **Example**<\/p>\n “` —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\uddc2\ufe0f Minimal `config.yml` example<\/p>\n “`yaml chat: groups: —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udd10 Permissions<\/p>\n “` —<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NewChat adds per-group chat styling (prefix\/suffix\/custom format), color gradients (name\/prefix\/full)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":110495,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"newchat","_minecraft_project_id":"InUmP3SC","_minecraft_author":"gnustellah","_minecraft_license":"MIT","_minecraft_downloads":105,"_minecraft_follows":2,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"newchat.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":29456,"_minecraft_version_count":1,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T19:36:21.350863Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-09-19T20:40:02.808813Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-09-19T14:36:42.929844Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/newchat","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":110495,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-06T11:55:06+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"96b56b84f9c853a751398fb93efc3147","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[89,127,867,92],"mod_loader":[132],"minecraft_version":[62,37,73,74,38,78,79,80,81],"class_list":["post-110494","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-paper","mod_category-social","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-paper","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\/newchat # show menu
\n\/newchat toggle # toggle aesthetic chat (global)
\n\/newchat toggle-me # toggle for yourself
\n\/newchat format
\n\/newchat gradient # toggle global gradient
\n\/newchat gradient set <#s> <#e> # set global gradient
\n\/newchat gradient preview # preview global style
\n\/newchat setgroup
\n \/newchat group setlabel
\n \/newchat group setformat
\n \/newchat group preview
\n \/newchat reload # reload config + players
\n“`<\/p>\n
\n\/newchat setgroup Notch vip
\n\/newchat group setlabel vip &6[VIP]
\n\/newchat group setformat vip “
\n\/newchat group setgradient vip #FF69B4 #800080
\n\/newchat group preview vip
\n“`<\/p>\n
\nlang: “en”<\/p>\n
\n enabled: true
\n format: “
\n gradient:
\n enabled: true
\n start: “#00FFFF”
\n end: “#FF00FF”
\n apply: “name”<\/p>\n
\n default:
\n label: “&7″
\n suffix: ” ”
\n format: “
\n vip:
\n label: “&6[VIP] ”
\n gradient:
\n enabled: true
\n start: “#FF69B4”
\n end: “#800080”
\n apply: “name”
\n“`<\/p>\n
\nnewchat.toggle (default: op)
\nnewchat.toggle-me (default: true)
\nnewchat.format (default: op)
\nnewchat.gradient (default: op)
\nnewchat.setgroup (default: op)
\nnewchat.group.edit (default: op)
\nnewchat.reload (default: op)
\n“`<\/p>\n