BetterChat
BetterChat is an unofficial addon for TeamSpeak 6 and aims to provide a better chat experience for the TeamSpeak 6 client. It enables support for BBCodes, improving messages sent by TeamSpeak 3 users, and automatic rich embeds for video, audio, image and twitter content. It works in both compact and detailed view.
BBCode support
BetterChat readds support for BBCodes in chat, just like in TeamSpeak 3. Currently, the following tags are supported:
Name | Syntax | Example |
---|---|---|
bold | [b]bold[/b] | ![]() |
code | [code]code[/code] | ![]() |
color | [color=#FFA500]hexcode[/color] or [color=orange]css color[/color] | ![]() |
italic | [i]italic[/i] | ![]() |
spoiler | [spoiler]spoiler[/spoiler] | ![]() |
strike | [s]strike[/s] | ![]() |
underline | [u]underline[/u] | ![]() |
url | [u]https://example.com[/u] or [url=https://example.com]text[/url] | ![]() |
pre | [pre]inline code[/pre] | ![]() |
Rich Embeds
BetterChat supports automatic embedding of any audio or video content. Due to technical limitations, not all video and audio formats are supported at the moment.
Video Embed
Audio Embed
Twitter Embed
Generic Embed
A list of supported audio and video formats can be found here.
Styling
Custom styling for the image preview can be changed in BetterChat.zip/src/style.css
. Rich embeds use the already existing css classes of the TeamSpeak client and should be compatible with already existing themes.
Download and Installation
Note:
The addon needs to be reinstalled after every TeamSpeak update
A download and installation instructions can be found on GitHub including an installer. An installer for TeamSpeak 5 can be found here. Note that this addon modifies your existing TeamSpeak 6 installation.
Configuration
BetterChat can be enabled and disabled while TeamSpeak is running. Just go to the settings menu inside TeamSpeak and navigate to Chats (previously Behavior). There you can toggle specific features, like BBCode support or Rich Embeds, or enable and disable entire addon.
Acknowledgements
This addon is inspired by the TeamSpeak UNOFFICIAL Plugin Installer by Gamer9200