Locator Chat Color

Locator Chat Color

See who’s talking at a glance. This mod colors player names in chat to match their Locator Bar color, so the person you’re chatting with is instantly recognizable — no more squinting at the tiny dot on your HUD and then scrolling back through chat to figure out who said what.

How it works

Minecraft’s Locator Bar assigns each player a consistent color based on their identity (or their team, if they’re on one). This mod reads that same color and applies it to their name in chat — matching what you already see on your HUD.

Features

• Automatic color matching — no manual setup, colors are calculated the same way the Locator Bar does
• Name-only mode — color just the player’s name, or the whole message, your choice
• Simple config screen — bind a key to open it, toggle settings on the fly
• Lightweight — client-side only, no server requirements, no impact on gameplay

Installation

1. Install Fabric API (required)
2. Drop the jar into your mods folder
3. Bind a key to open the config screen (Options → Controls)

Known limitations

• Custom colors set via /waypoint modify are server-side and can’t be read by the client, so they won’t be reflected — team colors and the default identity-based color still work correctly
• Not compatible with Bedrock/Geyser players (no Locator Bar color data available for them)
• Client-side only — works on any vanilla-compatible server, but only players running the mod will see the colored names

Compatibility

Built for Minecraft 26.2. Requires Fabric Loader and Fabric API.

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