Chat Overlay — RuneLite Plugin

Splits the OSRS chatbox into draggable, resizable, and independently configurable overlays.

Features

Main Chat overlay

• Shows Public, Clan (including GIM and guest clan), and Friends Chat messages
• Optional Show Private Chat toggle — when enabled, PMs appear here too (great for consolidating everything into one overlay)
• Optional Show Game Chat toggle — routes game/system messages into this overlay in addition to the dedicated Game Chat overlay
• Bubble-style layout with sender name and message body in OSRS colors
• Configurable width, background color, message duration, and max message count
• Optional [HH:MM] timestamp prefix per message
• Messages fade out after a configurable duration; set to 0 to keep them indefinitely

Private Chat overlay

• Separate overlay for incoming (From PlayerName) and outgoing (To PlayerName) PMs
• Positioned above the chatbox by default, out of the way of Main Chat
• Same bubble rendering as Main Chat, with its own width, background, and duration settings
• Can be combined with Main Chat via the Show Private Chat toggle in Main Chat settings

Game Chat overlay

• Shows game messages, engine messages, broadcasts, notifications, and welcome messages
• Respects the in-game Game chat filter setting: when set to Filter, noisy/spam-type messages are hidden exactly as they would be in the chatbox; when set to Off, the overlay shows nothing
• Two display modes:
  • Pinned to Player — bubbles float above your character, always in view
  • Free Overlay — a draggable panel you can place anywhere
• Messages auto-expire after a configurable duration (default 4 seconds)
• Spam filter — suppresses repetitive messages matching configurable patterns
• Cooldown deduplication — identical messages within a configurable window (default 3 s) are shown only once
• Optional [HH:MM] or [HH:MM:SS] timestamp prefix

Text Styling & Accents

• Choose between multiple text styling options: Standard, Shadow, Outline, or Outline + Shadow
• Special Pixel Font Optimization: Custom layout metrics applied to the RuneScape Small font when using outline rendering to ensure text remains crisp, clean, and perfectly legible

Peek Mode

• Hold a configurable hotkey (default: Alt) to instantly reveal all faded or expired messages at full opacity across every overlay
• An amber border is drawn around all bubbles while peeking so you can tell the mode is active
• Messages are never pruned by time — only by count — so they are always available to peek at

Player Icons

• Ironman and J-Mod crown icons are automatically displayed between the timestamp and sender name
• Layout: [HH:MM] [icon] Username: message
• Icons are sourced from the game client and alpha-fade with the bubble

Bubble Borders

• Each overlay supports an optional 1 px rounded border around every chat bubble
• Independently toggleable per overlay with its own color picker
• Overrides to amber automatically while Peek Mode is active

General behavior

• In-Game Chat Filter Sync — The overlays automatically synchronize with your active in-game chat box filter buttons (Public, Private, Clan, Friends Chat, Game) using robust real-time widget checks. If a filter is turned off or hidden in-game, the overlay immediately hides it
• Right-Click Overlay Toggles — Right-click the in-game chat box tab buttons (Game, Public, Clan, Private) to instantly show/hide their respective overlays (Chat Overlay: Show or Chat Overlay: Hide)
• Clear history sync — Right-clicking a chat tab in-game and selecting "Clear history" also clears that tab's overlay
• Login / world-hop clear — All overlays clear automatically on logout or world switch
• Hide when chatbox visible — Optionally hide each overlay while the standard chatbox is open
• Typing preview — A live bubble under Main Chat shows what you are currently typing in the chatbox