Message Tools

Use Illegalcord’s bundled plugins and APIs to change message display and chat behavior.

Message behavior in Illegalcord is mostly plugin-driven. The base APIs expose declarative message hooks, message accessories, message decorations, message popover buttons, chat bar buttons, and context menu integration.

Common message plugin categories

Category	What to search for
Logging and history	MessageLogger, MessageLoggerEnhanced, or the Chat tag.
Translation	Translate, Translate+, MessageTranslate, or translation-related search terms.
Quick replies	QuickReply, reply, or the Shortcuts tag.
Typing indicators	TypingTweaks, TypingIndicator, SilentTyping, or typing.
Message actions	MessageClickActions, QuickMention, SendTimestamps, or Chat.

Declarative message APIs

Plugin authors should prefer declarative fields on the plugin object:

Field	Use
onBeforeMessageSend	Read, modify, or cancel outgoing messages before send.
onBeforeMessageEdit	Read, modify, or cancel message edits.
onMessageClick	React to message clicks.
messagePopoverButton	Add an action to the message popover.
renderMessageAccessory	Render content below a message.
renderMessageDecoration	Render inline message decoration.

Declarative fields keep lifecycle handling in PluginManager and automatically enable the matching API plugin.

User workflow

1. Open Plugins

   Go to Illegalcord Settings > Plugins.

2. Filter by tags

   Try Chat, Shortcuts, Utility, or Privacy.

3. Read plugin details

   Open the info modal before enabling a plugin that changes message behavior.

4. Enable one at a time

   Test message-related plugins one by one so you can isolate conflicts.

Some message plugins can retain or transform local message content. Review settings and source before enabling behavior that affects private conversations.