Minecraft plugin voicechat

🔌 About Simple Voice Chat

Simple Voice Chat (often referenced by its package id/short name "voicechat") is a server-side implementation that enables real-time, proximity-based voice communication for Minecraft. The project is published and maintained by henkelmax and exists both as a client mod and as a corresponding Bukkit/Spigot/Paper plugin that integrates the server into the voice system.

🎯 Purpose

The plugin brings low-latency, 3D/proximity voice to Minecraft servers so players hear others based on distance and direction. It solves the problem of out-of-game voice reliance by providing an in-game, position-aware voice layer for social play, roleplay, survival, and minigame servers where spatial audio matters.

⚙️ Features

• Proximity voice: players are louder when near and quieter when far away.
• 3D/positioned audio so directionality (left/right/front/back) is reflected in client playback.
• Server plugin integration for Bukkit/Spigot/Paper servers (provides a plugin-side component alongside the client mod).
• Plugin API / example plugins: the project provides Bukkit API artifacts and example plugins (for example, a broadcast addon is available in the project's repositories).

🧩 Who It Is For

• Servers that want in-game voice without relying solely on external voice services.
• Roleplay, survival, and minigame servers that benefit from spatial audio.
• Server operators who can require or recommend a matching client mod to players.

🏗️ Example Use Cases

• A Survival server uses proximity voice so players hear nearby conversations but not distant ones.
• A roleplay server uses 3D audio to increase immersion during events and scenes.
• An admin uses a broadcast addon to make staff announcements audible to all players.

⚙️ Installation

📥 Setup

• Obtain the official plugin .jar for the Bukkit/Spigot/Paper platform and place it in your server's plugins/ folder.
• Restart the server so the plugin loads.
• Note: players must run the matching Simple Voice Chat client mod or compatible client integration to actually send and receive in-game voice.

🧠 Technical Notes

• Confirmed server platforms: Bukkit, Spigot, Paper (the project publishes Bukkit/Spigot/Paper plugin builds).
• The project maintains a GitHub repository and provides a Bukkit API artifact and example plugins.
• The plugin side does not replace the client mod: the client mod (or compatible client) is required for players to use in-game voice features.
• Issue reporting and development happen on the project's source repository and issue tracker.

🤝 When This Plugin Is Useful

If you want integrated, position-aware voice inside Minecraft and can require players to run a small client mod, Simple Voice Chat provides a maintained server plugin and API that brings proximity voice to Bukkit/Spigot/Paper servers without routing audio through external voice services.