ChatHistory

Overview

ChatHistory is a client-side Fabric Mod that enhances Minecraft's chat functionality.
It resolves inconveniences such as "chat scrolling away too fast" or "history disappearing after re-logging."
It extends the chat scrollback limit beyond the default and provides features to automatically save logs and restore them upon the next login.

Key Features

Significantly Extended Chat History

In Minecraft's default settings, the number of messages you can scroll back to in the chat is limited to the most recent 100 entries.
Installing this Mod extends that limit to 16,384 entries. You can easily check old messages even after being away for a long time or playing on servers with active conversations.

Auto-Save and Restore of Chat History

The Mod automatically saves received chat messages to local storage.
When you restart the game or rejoin a server, the saved history is automatically restored to the chat box.

• Save Format: Not just text, but colors and formatting codes are saved and restored as is.
• Folder Management: Logs are organized into folders by server address (or singleplayer) and files by date.

Simple Design, Just Install

No complicated configuration is needed. Just put it in the mods folder, and it starts working immediately.
Since it is a client-side Mod, it does not need to be installed on the server side and works on vanilla servers or other Mod servers.

Requirements

• Mod Loader: Fabric
• Required Mod: Fabric API
• Side: Client Only (No installation required on server)

Chat Log Location

Chat logs are saved in the following directory. Please refer to this for backups or verification.

Minecraft Folder/ChatHistory/Server Name/YYYY-MM-DD.json

Technical Specifications

• Uses Mixin to rewrite the hardcoded chat display limit (100 entries).
• Chat history restoration processing occurs 1 second after the server join event.
• Chat logs are saved in JSON format, retaining both text data and internal component data.