Installing Simple Voice Chat (Client-side)

Last updated: December 21, 2025

This video shows how to update your plugins to the latest version of Simple Voice Chat and to ensure that those required for it to function properly are also updated.

To use Simple Voice Chat (Proximity Voice Chat) within our server, you will need to install the plugin as a client-side modification. To do this, please follow the guide step-by-step. Once completed, you will be ready to go!

In this guide, we will install the Fabric version of the Simple Voice Chat plugin. If you're open to using Fabric, please continue reading. For other platforms, review their documentation.

Setting up the Fabric Loader & API

Navigate to the Fabric Loader website and download the latest version by clicking the big blue Download button.

Once downloaded, double click the downloaded file and await for a menu to pop-up.

It will then ask you to choose a Minecraft version. Choose whichever version you want. This will be important to note further in this guide.

Our servers default to version 1.21.10, but other versions are available. You may choose that version or one above it.

The installer will automatically locate your Minecraft launcher's location.

Once that is set, leave everything else alone and check on the "Create profile" option before pressing "Install".

Exit out of the installer program and load up your Minecraft launcher. You should now see a new profile added to your launcher, Fabric Loader with the version number beside it. If you see that, you are good to go!

Next up, in the top left, click on "Installations" and then hover to the right of the Fabric Loader profile. You'll notice a folder icon, click on that, and it will take you to your installations folder.

In that installations folder, you'll also see a mod folder. That is where that Simple Voice Chat plugin will go, but before you can do that you need to install the Fabric API.

Go to Modrinth and download the Fabric API plugin for the version you are using in your newly created Fabric Loader profile.

To download it from Modrinth, click on the green Download button, select the game version that matches with your recently installed Fabric Loader, and await for it to download.

Once it is downloaded, copy and paste it into your mods folder.

Install Simple Voice Chat

After, go and grab the Simple Voice Chat plugin from Modrinth. Click the green Download button, choose the Minecraft version you chose when installing the Fabric Loader, and choose Fabric within the platform. Then hit the Download button again and wait for it to download.

Then, add that newly downloaded plugin to the mods folder that we opened up before in installations.

Stick to versions that are release or "R" based when downloading the plugin. Stay away from beta or "B" at this time.

Load up your Minecraft launcher, select your Fabric Loader, and press Play. Check to see if any errors pop up, if not, then load into the server and follow further instructions below.

Setting up Simple Voice Chat

Join the server and then press the V key. Once done, it will take you through a guide to get setup with Simple Voice Chat.

You can also use the following commands or keybindings.

Commands

Command	Description
`/voicechat help`	Shows all possible commands.
`/voicechat invite <PLAYERNAME>`	Invites the player to the group you are in.
`/voicechat join <GROUP-NAME>`	Connects you to the group with that name. This command only works if there's not more than one group with that exact name.
`/voicechat join <GROUP-ID>`	Connects you to the group with that ID. This should not be used directly. This command is automatically executed when accepting an invite.
`/voiccechat leave`	Disconnects you from your current group.

Keybinds

Name	Default Key	Description
Voice Chat GUI	`V`	Opens the voice chat GUI.
Voice Chat Settings	Not bound by default	Opens the voice chat settings.
Group Chats	1.21.6+: Not bound by default 1.21.5 and earlier: `G`	Opens the group chat GUI.
Push To Talk	Not bound by default	The push to talk key (Only when using activation type `PTT`). You get to set this in the onboarding guide.
Mute Microphone	`M`	The mute button (Only when using voice activation type `Voice`).
Disable Voice Chat	`N`	This button disables the voice chat. Other people can't hear you and you can't hear them.
Hide Voice Chat Icons	`H`	This button hides all icons related to the voice chat.
Toggle Recording	Not bound by default	Toggles voice chat audio recording.
Whisper	Not bound by default	Hold down to whisper.

For more information on how to use this plugin, please view the developer's documentation here.