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ChatControl - Format & Filter Chat v12.1.5

The ultimate chat formatting, filtering & anti-spam. Can replace 200+ plugins. Folia supported.
As always the best chat plugin currently on the market, been a user for years and absolutely happy.
kangarko
kangarko
Thank you for your kind words. I am happy to be serving the community for these many years man! :)
Overall performance is excellent.

I'll be waiting for the update of mention of the display name.
kangarko
kangarko
Thank you for your review :)
This license was given for free. What's this?
Upgraded from ChatControl Pro to this I was initially excited for the upgrades, but the poor documentation of the wiki made me spend >2 days trying to figure out how to get it to work at its bare minimum, turns out you need to enable channels (why would it be disabled by default if nothing works as a result?) and force people to auto join channels. Plus the fact that you need MySQL for BungeeCord now makes BungeeCord support not usable for me, as my set-up only uses sqlite and everything needs to be in a portable, self-contained system. tldr; it broke many things for not much benefit for a user like me, and in fact is a step back in certain areas.
kangarko
kangarko
Thanks for the review.

Sorry to hear, next time just open a ticket on GitHub and I'll migrate the file from ChatControl Pro for you with the changes you wanted.

I assume you already saw it but here is an article on not having channels just having 1 formatting for all: https://github.com/kangarko/ChatControl-Red/wiki/Channels#not-having-channels-and-only-having-1-chat-classic-system

Yes I am aware of the BungeeCord requirement for MySQL but ChatControl Pro does not support network players really, there is no tab completion etc., its Bungee is very basic and BungeeCord plugin messaging is limited hence we opted in to use MySQL.
Gonna be honest with this plugin and say that 70% of it is bloat. The channels system is very over complicated for something simple as chat formatting. The filter is nice and it has alot of words but because it uses regex you can bypass essentially everything by just putting an underscore infront of the word, and the plugin is very poorly optimized. (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1015995850545180763/1120688242518392924/brave_4PMF2NkyEb.gif) In the gif you can not only see how massive my timings report is but also the fact that it uses 5% of my servers resources. Yes, I will admit that this plugin was nice while I used it but I switched to a core plugin (not naming it) that already has most of those features built in. This plugin is genuinely not worth the money unless you really need a feature from it that you cant find elsewhere.
kangarko
kangarko
Hey! Thanks for your feedback.

I agree, the plugin can seem bloated when you don't configure it to your needs. The standard setup comes with 50-100 examples which you can delete. These are just examples from big networks on how people used the plugin.

1. Channels can be made very simple, you don't have to use any other file, everything can be done in the main settings.yml using a few lines of code, see: https://i.imgur.com/5rsHtC1.png

The channel system using external files is again an advanced feature used by many customers because it supports gradients, hover/click events, javascript etc. No need to use it.

2. The regular expression filters can - and should - be customized - to prevent bypasses which you see fit. We have an entire article about how to add more blocks here: https://github.com/kangarko/chatcontrol-red/wiki/Rules

3. Sorry to see the lag, please open a ticket at GitHub including your /chc debug log and I'll assist you. Looks like another plugin is sending component-based messages and we caught them in the packet pipeline. Fastest fix is to disable protocollib integration at our side entirely, proper fix is to detect what these messages are with the data you provide to customer service.
One of the best chat plugins ever made - I don't think I would be able to run a server without it.
One of the best chat plugins ever made, fast and good support
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The best chat plugin
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ChatControl has always been my go to chat plugin, always working well and easy to configure to your own liking.
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The one that does it all. Great plugin
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I just migrated from Chat Control Pro and received an email reply within MINUTES, thank you Matej <3
kangarko
kangarko
Of course thanks for the review!
This license was given for free. What's this?
Thats by far the most inclusive and extensive Chatplugin you can get. I used a wide range of different Chatplugins but not a single one can compare to ChatControlRed.

The only limitation is your imagination. Anything i thought about chat in the past i had simply done with this amazing piece of software.

Its stable, advanced and incredible fast! The plugin is that incredible Advanced and has not a single performance issue. I cant believe how nice it is.

Thx a lot and keep up the great work =). Cant build a Server without this anymore its a complete basic plugin on every server i will ever made.
kangarko
kangarko
Thank you <3 That was my dream in 2013 to make a plugin that you can "program yourself" without coding skills, happy to hear the work paid off!
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Been using it since FREE version, thanks a lot for staying within MC community, I am so grateful to have possibility to use this software once again!
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The most superior and advanced chat management system (public & private), no other system I have seen come even close to ChatControl. Especially now with the latest update (ChatControl Red) with OfflinePlayer & UUID support, and the ability to send player messages & warnings through books, titlebar, actionbar & bossbar, the features are endless & more are bound to come! The author is known for producing high-quality work & has contributed a number of decent yet free plugins in the past at SpigotMC. Keep up the excellent work!
Absolute beast of a plugin, does whatever i need and even more than that. Pair it with some other plugins and ItemsAdder and you got yourself an amazing looking chat. Sometimes it`s quite a hussle to understand some of plugins aspects... But it`s doable and worth it. Also, there`s a trouble i`m having with sound notifications, but that`s just me.

12/10 Most definitely recommend, even though it`s quite expensive by Ukrainian standarts haha. Give it a try :)
I hesitated for days to buy this plugin. And today decided to buy it. It's hard to understand. It took hours. But now I got it and now it's the best chat plugin I've ever come across. The plugin is highly customizable. That's worth learning it. Thank you very much. Worth for 29 USD
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Very quick migration from Spigot and faultless plugin.. a must have for any server!
kangarko
kangarko
Thank you <3
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Well I was very critical due to the high price point, but this chat plugin does so much more than just chat. It's absolutely insane all of the features it has. Replaced about 4 plugins I used previously.

If you just want something simple to format messages, this is not for you.
If you want something that can format the chat unlike anything else, built in filters, custom commands, chat channels, discord chat, and much more then this may be for you. There is so much to configure, it's overwhelming at first but going through them 1 at a time following the detailed wiki really shows you what you can do. If you get confused, they are really helpful on the Discord. Honestly it's worth the price.
kangarko
kangarko
Thank you!
too many feature in a plugin 10/10 <3
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The plugin has a lot of features, but it is complicated to set up.
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Dec 13, 2020 Published
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2.2 MB File size
Open source
  1. Yes
DRM-free
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Unobfuscated
  1. Yes
Type
  1. Chat
  1. Protection
  1. Staff
Game mode
  1. Survival
  1. Creative
  1. Minigame
Supported software
  1. Bukkit
  1. Spigot
  1. Paper
  1. Folia
Supported versions
  1. 1.21
  1. 1.20
  1. 1.19
  1. 1.18
  1. 1.15
  1. 1.14
  1. 1.13
  1. 1.12
  1. 1.11
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  1. 1.9
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  1. English
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3,154 Downloads
Dec 13, 2020 Published
Jun 11, 2026 Updated
5.00 star(s)
Average rating (129)
2.2 MB File size
Open source
  1. Yes
DRM-free
  1. Yes
Unobfuscated
  1. Yes
Type
  1. Chat
  1. Protection
  1. Staff
Game mode
  1. Survival
  1. Creative
  1. Minigame
Supported software
  1. Bukkit
  1. Spigot
  1. Paper
  1. Folia
Supported versions
  1. 1.21
  1. 1.20
  1. 1.19
  1. 1.18
  1. 1.15
  1. 1.14
  1. 1.13
  1. 1.12
  1. 1.11
  1. 1.10
  1. 1.9
  1. 1.8
Supported languages
  1. English
Creators
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