Transparent Chat

Transparent Chat

Overview

Transparent Chat removes the dark background behind in-game chat messages and adds its own settings screen, reachable from a key of your choice in the game’s control options, where you can fine-tune how transparent the chat is with a slider.

Features

• Removes the dark chat background so messages float over the game world.
• Adds a new key binding (“Open Chat Settings”, default F10) under the Transparent Chat section in Options → Controls.
• The settings screen includes a Chat background opacity slider (0–100%), so you can choose between fully invisible and partially see-through chat.
• Changes apply instantly while the slider is moved — no restart needed.
• Works both in the faded background chat and the full chat screen you open with T.

How to Use

1. Press F10 in game (or rebind it in Options → Controls under “Transparent Chat”).
2. Drag the opacity slider: left for fully transparent chat, right for more background.
3. Click Done to close the menu; your setting stays until you change it again.
4. Open chat with T as usual — messages now appear without a dark box behind them.

Tips & Tricks

• 0% is great for screenshots and recordings; bump it up slightly if you struggle to read chat over bright terrain.
• The vanilla “Chat Text Background Opacity” option in Minecraft’s chat settings still works — this mod multiplies with it, so you can layer both for fine control.
• The slider default is 50%; press it once before adjusting if you want a known starting point.

Known Limitations

• The setting is kept for the current game session only; it resets to 50% when you restart the game.
• In very crowded modded interfaces, the extra key binding may need rebinding if another mod already uses F10.
• No textures, models, or other art assets are added by this mod — everything is drawn with the game’s built-in UI styles.