LinguaChat makes your communication in Minecraft accessible in any language, automatically translating chat messages without interrupting gameplay!

You can configure the translation directions for both sides (Client/Server) in the configuration file See description below.

📥 Installation

For official Minecraft Launcher:

Place the JAR file in your mods folder:
- Windows: %APPDATA%\.minecraft\mods
- Linux: ~/.minecraft/mods
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/mods

For Prism Launcher and other instance-based launchers:

Final step:

📝 Usage Example

When properly configured, the mod automatically translates messages:

Player1: привет
[Chat for you]: hello

Player2: hello
[Chat for you]: привет

[!TIP] The original text of the message is available by hovering over the translated message!

Mod settings are accessible via the K key in-game.

You can also edit the file directly: config/linguachat.json

Key	Action
K	Open settings screen
N	Toggle outgoing message translation

Parameter	Default	Description
`enabled`	`true`	Enable/disable the mod
`translateIncoming`	`true`	Translate incoming messages
`translateOutgoing`	`true`	Translate outgoing messages
`defaultSourceLang`	`"auto"`	Source language (`auto` for detection)
`defaultTargetLang`	`"en"`	Target language for both incoming messages (messages from other players) and outgoing messages (your messages sent to server)
`preferredTranslator`	`"google"`	Provider: `google`, `deepl`, `kagi`
`deeplApiKey`	`""`	DeepL API key
`kagiApiKey`	`""`	Kagi API token
`kagiSessionToken`	`""`	Kagi session token
`showOriginalOnHover`	`true`	Show original on hover
`cacheSize`	`512`	Translation cache size
`debugMode`	`false`	Debug logging

Provider	Cost	API Key	Languages
Google	Free	Not required	100+
DeepL	Free/Paid	Get API Key	30+
Kagi	Kagi Pass	API Token (settings/api) or Session Token (settings/user_details)	Multiple

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