diff --git a/.idea/copyright/viaversion_gpl.xml b/.idea/copyright/viaversion_gpl.xml
index 6fe78116d..b5c493ae8 100644
--- a/.idea/copyright/viaversion_gpl.xml
+++ b/.idea/copyright/viaversion_gpl.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <component name="CopyrightManager">
   <copyright>
-    <option name="notice" value="This file is part of ViaVersion - https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion&#10;Copyright (C) &amp;#36;originalComment.match(&quot;Copyright \(C\) (\d+)&quot;, 1, &quot;-&quot;)&amp;#36;today.year ViaVersion and contributors&#10;&#10;This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify&#10;it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by&#10;the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or&#10;(at your option) any later version.&#10;&#10;This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,&#10;but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of&#10;MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the&#10;GNU General Public License for more details.&#10;&#10;You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License&#10;along with this program.  If not, see &lt;http://www.gnu.org/licenses/&gt;." />
+    <option name="notice" value="This file is part of ViaVersion - https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion&#10;Copyright (C) 2016-&amp;#36;today.year ViaVersion and contributors&#10;&#10;This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify&#10;it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by&#10;the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or&#10;(at your option) any later version.&#10;&#10;This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,&#10;but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of&#10;MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the&#10;GNU General Public License for more details.&#10;&#10;You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License&#10;along with this program.  If not, see &lt;http://www.gnu.org/licenses/&gt;." />
     <option name="myName" value="viaversion-gpl" />
   </copyright>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/copyright/viaversion_mit.xml b/.idea/copyright/viaversion_mit.xml
index f373dd6ea..533a6e30a 100644
--- a/.idea/copyright/viaversion_mit.xml
+++ b/.idea/copyright/viaversion_mit.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <component name="CopyrightManager">
   <copyright>
-    <option name="notice" value="This file is part of ViaVersion - https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion&#10;Copyright (C) &amp;#36;originalComment.match(&quot;Copyright \(C\) (\d+)&quot;, 1, &quot;-&quot;)&amp;#36;today.year ViaVersion and contributors&#10;&#10;Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy&#10;of this software and associated documentation files (the &quot;Software&quot;), to deal&#10;in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights&#10;to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell&#10;copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is&#10;furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:&#10;&#10;The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all&#10;copies or substantial portions of the Software.&#10;&#10;THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED &quot;AS IS&quot;, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR&#10;IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,&#10;FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE&#10;AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER&#10;LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,&#10;OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE&#10;SOFTWARE." />
+    <option name="notice" value="This file is part of ViaVersion - https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion&#10;Copyright (C) 2016-&amp;#36;today.year ViaVersion and contributors&#10;&#10;Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy&#10;of this software and associated documentation files (the &quot;Software&quot;), to deal&#10;in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights&#10;to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell&#10;copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is&#10;furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:&#10;&#10;The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all&#10;copies or substantial portions of the Software.&#10;&#10;THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED &quot;AS IS&quot;, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR&#10;IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,&#10;FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE&#10;AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER&#10;LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,&#10;OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE&#10;SOFTWARE." />
     <option name="myName" value="viaversion-mit" />
   </copyright>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/adventure/build.gradle.kts b/adventure/build.gradle.kts
deleted file mode 100644
index c2847bb39..000000000
--- a/adventure/build.gradle.kts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-plugins {
-    id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow")
-}
-
-// Shade and relocate adventure in an extra module, so that common/the rest can directly depend on a
-// relocated adventure without breaking native platform's adventure usage with project wide relocation
-tasks {
-    shadowJar {
-        relocate("net.kyori", "com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori")
-    }
-    build {
-        dependsOn(shadowJar)
-    }
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    api(libs.bundles.adventure) {
-        exclude("org.checkerframework")
-        exclude("net.kyori", "adventure-api")
-        exclude("net.kyori", "adventure-bom")
-        exclude("com.google.code.gson", "gson")
-    }
-}
-
-publishShadowJar()
diff --git a/api/build.gradle.kts b/api/build.gradle.kts
index 44254f00c..e686e3ee7 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ sourceSets {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    api(projects.adventure) {
-        targetConfiguration = "shadow"
-    }
     api(libs.fastutil)
     api(libs.flare)
     api(libs.flareFastutil)
     api(libs.vianbt)
     api(libs.gson)
+    implementation(rootProject.libs.text) {
+        exclude("com.google.code.gson", "gson")
+    }
 
     compileOnlyApi(libs.snakeYaml)
     compileOnlyApi(libs.netty)
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/signature/model/chain/v1_19_1/MessageBody.java b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/signature/model/chain/v1_19_1/MessageBody.java
index 1a28ff4fe..bfc665375 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/signature/model/chain/v1_19_1/MessageBody.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/signature/model/chain/v1_19_1/MessageBody.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ package com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.signature.model.chain.v1_19_1;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.PlayerMessageSignature;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.signature.model.DecoratableMessage;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.signature.util.DataConsumer;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.GsonUtil;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.utils.JsonUtils;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.DataOutputStream;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class MessageBody {
             dataOutputStream.write(this.content.plain().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
             dataOutputStream.write(HASH_SEPARATOR_BYTE);
             if (this.content.isDecorated()) {
-                dataOutputStream.write(GsonUtil.toSortedString(this.content.decorated(), null).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+                dataOutputStream.write(JsonUtils.toSortedString(this.content.decorated(), null).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
             }
 
             for (PlayerMessageSignature lastSeenMessage : this.lastSeenMessages) {
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/signature/storage/ChatSession1_19_0.java b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/signature/storage/ChatSession1_19_0.java
index ad04f4872..43f6d412f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/signature/storage/ChatSession1_19_0.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/minecraft/signature/storage/ChatSession1_19_0.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ package com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.signature.storage;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.ProfileKey;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.signature.model.DecoratableMessage;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.signature.model.MessageMetadata;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.GsonUtil;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.utils.JsonUtils;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class ChatSession1_19_0 extends ChatSession {
             buffer.putLong(metadata.sender().getMostSignificantBits()).putLong(metadata.sender().getLeastSignificantBits());
             buffer.putLong(metadata.timestamp().getEpochSecond());
             signer.accept(data);
-            signer.accept(GsonUtil.toSortedString(content.decorated(), null).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+            signer.accept(JsonUtils.toSortedString(content.decorated(), null).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/type/types/chunk/ChunkSectionType1_8.java b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/type/types/chunk/ChunkSectionType1_8.java
index 73eef9dfd..8d9a8bb48 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/type/types/chunk/ChunkSectionType1_8.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/type/types/chunk/ChunkSectionType1_8.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class ChunkSectionType1_8 extends Type<ChunkSection> {
 
         ByteBuf littleEndianView = buffer.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
         for (int idx = 0; idx < ChunkSection.SIZE; idx++) {
-            blocks.setIdAt(idx, littleEndianView.readShort());
+            blocks.setIdAt(idx, littleEndianView.readUnsignedShort());
         }
 
         return chunkSection;
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/GsonUtil.java b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/GsonUtil.java
index 79012f69e..0a20d98f3 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/GsonUtil.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/GsonUtil.java
@@ -22,12 +22,8 @@
  */
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.util;
 
-import com.google.gson.*;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.List;
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 
 public final class GsonUtil {
     private static final Gson GSON = new GsonBuilder().create();
@@ -41,52 +37,4 @@ public final class GsonUtil {
         return GSON;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Convert a json element to a sorted string.<br>
-     * If the {@code comparator} is null, {@link Comparator#naturalOrder()} will be used.
-     *
-     * @param element    The element to convert
-     * @param comparator The comparator to use
-     * @return The sorted string
-     */
-    public static String toSortedString(@Nullable final JsonElement element, @Nullable final Comparator<String> comparator) {
-        if (element == null) {
-            return null;
-        } else if (comparator != null) {
-            return sort(element, comparator).toString();
-        } else {
-            return sort(element, Comparator.naturalOrder()).toString();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sort a json element.
-     *
-     * @param element    The element to sort
-     * @param comparator The comparator to use
-     * @return The sorted element
-     */
-    public static JsonElement sort(@Nullable final JsonElement element, final Comparator<String> comparator) {
-        if (element == null) {
-            return null;
-        } else if (element.isJsonArray()) {
-            final JsonArray array = element.getAsJsonArray();
-            for (int i = 0; i < array.size(); i++) {
-                array.set(i, sort(array.get(i), comparator));
-            }
-            return array;
-        } else if (element.isJsonObject()) {
-            final JsonObject object = element.getAsJsonObject();
-            final JsonObject sorted = new JsonObject();
-            final List<String> keys = new ArrayList<>(object.keySet());
-            keys.sort(comparator);
-            for (String key : keys) {
-                sorted.add(key, sort(object.get(key), comparator));
-            }
-            return sorted;
-        } else {
-            return element;
-        }
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/via.shadow-conventions.gradle.kts b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/via.shadow-conventions.gradle.kts
index 68a001e4e..a820b6d0e 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/via.shadow-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/via.shadow-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ fun ShadowJar.configureRelocations() {
     relocate("com.github.steveice10.opennbt", "com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.opennbt")
     relocate("it.unimi.dsi.fastutil", "com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.fastutil")
     relocate("space.vectrix.flare", "com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.flare")
+    relocate("net.lenni0451.mcstructs", "com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.mcstructs")
 }
 
 fun ShadowJar.configureExcludes() {
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 1d82fd121..5151f9692 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@ val main = setOf(
     projects.viaversionVelocity
 ).map { it.dependencyProject }
 
-val special = setOf(
-    projects.adventure
-).map { it.dependencyProject }
+// val special = setOf().map { it.dependencyProject }
 
 subprojects {
     when (this) {
         in main -> plugins.apply("via.shadow-conventions")
-        in special -> plugins.apply("via.base-conventions")
+        // in special -> plugins.apply("via.base-conventions")
         else -> plugins.apply("via.standard-conventions")
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/build.gradle.kts b/common/build.gradle.kts
index 42620c811..06cf4f2e1 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 dependencies {
     api(projects.viaversionApi)
     api(projects.viaversionApiLegacy)
+    api(rootProject.libs.text) {
+        exclude("com.google.code.gson", "gson")
+    }
     implementation(projects.compat.snakeyaml2Compat)
     implementation(projects.compat.snakeyaml1Compat)
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/ChatRewriter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/ChatRewriter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index cb72abbfc..000000000
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/ChatRewriter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of ViaVersion - https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion
- * Copyright (C) 2016-2023 ViaVersion and contributors
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-package com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2;
-
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
-import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextDecoration;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.legacyimpl.NBTLegacyHoverEventSerializer;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-
-public final class ChatRewriter {
-    public static final GsonComponentSerializer HOVER_GSON_SERIALIZER = GsonComponentSerializer.builder().emitLegacyHoverEvent().legacyHoverEventSerializer(NBTLegacyHoverEventSerializer.get()).build();
-
-    public static JsonObject emptyComponent() {
-        final JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
-        object.addProperty("text", "");
-        return object;
-    }
-
-    public static String emptyComponentString() {
-        return "{\"text\":\"\"}";
-    }
-
-    public static String legacyTextToJsonString(String message, boolean itemData) {
-        // Not used for chat messages, so no need for url extraction
-        Component component = LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserialize(message);
-        if (itemData) {
-            component = Component.text().decoration(TextDecoration.ITALIC, false).append(component).build();
-        }
-        return GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serialize(component);
-    }
-
-    public static String legacyTextToJsonString(String legacyText) {
-        return legacyTextToJsonString(legacyText, false);
-    }
-
-    public static JsonElement legacyTextToJson(String legacyText) {
-        return JsonParser.parseString(legacyTextToJsonString(legacyText, false));
-    }
-
-    public static String jsonToLegacyText(String value) {
-        try {
-            Component component = HOVER_GSON_SERIALIZER.deserialize(value);
-            return LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().serialize(component);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            Via.getPlatform().getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, "Error converting json text to legacy: " + value, e);
-            return "";
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Deprecated/*(forRemoval = true)*/
-    public static void processTranslate(JsonElement value) {
-        Via.getManager().getProtocolManager().getProtocol(Protocol1_13To1_12_2.class).getComponentRewriter().processText(value);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/Protocol1_13To1_12_2.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/Protocol1_13To1_12_2.java
index bd996da0a..b00819e99 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/Protocol1_13To1_12_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/Protocol1_13To1_12_2.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.storage.BlockSto
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.storage.TabCompleteTracker;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.SoundRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ChatColorUtil;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.GsonUtil;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ public class Protocol1_13To1_12_2 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPackets1_1
                     // On create or update
                     if (mode == 0 || mode == 2) {
                         String value = wrapper.read(Type.STRING); // Value
-                        wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJson(value));
+                        wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ComponentUtil.legacyToJson(value));
 
                         String type = wrapper.read(Type.STRING);
                         // integer or hearts
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ public class Protocol1_13To1_12_2 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPackets1_1
 
                     if (action == 0 || action == 2) {
                         String displayName = wrapper.read(Type.STRING); // Display Name
-                        wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJson(displayName));
+                        wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ComponentUtil.legacyToJson(displayName));
 
                         String prefix = wrapper.read(Type.STRING); // Prefix moved
                         String suffix = wrapper.read(Type.STRING); // Suffix moved
@@ -480,8 +481,8 @@ public class Protocol1_13To1_12_2 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPackets1_1
 
                         wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, colour);
 
-                        wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJson(prefix)); // Prefix
-                        wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJson(suffix)); // Suffix
+                        wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ComponentUtil.legacyToJson(prefix)); // Prefix
+                        wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ComponentUtil.legacyToJson(suffix)); // Suffix
                     }
 
                     if (action == 0 || action == 3 || action == 4) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/metadata/MetadataRewriter1_13To1_12_2.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/metadata/MetadataRewriter1_13To1_12_2.java
index e8443402e..26ed3022f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/metadata/MetadataRewriter1_13To1_12_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/metadata/MetadataRewriter1_13To1_12_2.java
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.metadata;
 
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.UserConnection;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.entities.EntityTypes1_13;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.Particle;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.entities.EntityType;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.entities.EntityTypes1_13;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.item.Item;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.metadata.Metadata;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.Particle;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.version.Types1_13;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_12_1to1_12.ClientboundPackets1_12_1;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.Protocol1_13To1_12_2;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.data.EntityTypeRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.data.ParticleRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.packets.WorldPackets;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.EntityRewriter;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class MetadataRewriter1_13To1_12_2 extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Protocol1_13To1_12_2> {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class MetadataRewriter1_13To1_12_2 extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPack
         // Handle String -> Chat DisplayName
         if (metadata.id() == 2) {
             if (metadata.getValue() != null && !((String) metadata.getValue()).isEmpty()) {
-                metadata.setTypeAndValue(Types1_13.META_TYPES.optionalComponentType, ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJson((String) metadata.getValue()));
+                metadata.setTypeAndValue(Types1_13.META_TYPES.optionalComponentType, ComponentUtil.legacyToJson((String) metadata.getValue()));
             } else {
                 metadata.setTypeAndValue(Types1_13.META_TYPES.optionalComponentType, null);
             }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
index 956111ea5..7c5353eed 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.item.Item;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.remapper.PacketHandlers;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_12_1to1_12.ClientboundPackets1_12_1;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ClientboundPackets1_13;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.Protocol1_13To1_12_2;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ServerboundPackets1_13;
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.data.MappingData
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.data.SoundSource;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.data.SpawnEggRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.ItemRewriter;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Key;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                 if (display.get("Name") instanceof StringTag) {
                     StringTag name = display.get("Name");
                     display.put(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|Name", new StringTag(name.getValue()));
-                    name.setValue(ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJsonString(name.getValue(), true));
+                    name.setValue(ComponentUtil.legacyToJsonString(name.getValue(), true));
                 }
             }
             // ench is now Enchantments and now uses identifiers
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_12_1, Ser
                 if (display.get("Name") instanceof StringTag) {
                     StringTag name = display.get("Name");
                     StringTag via = display.remove(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|Name");
-                    name.setValue(via != null ? via.getValue() : ChatRewriter.jsonToLegacyText(name.getValue()));
+                    name.setValue(via != null ? via.getValue() : ComponentUtil.jsonToLegacy(name.getValue()));
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java
index cdb529a65..8b125df73 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/BannerHandler.java
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.UserConnection;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.Position;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.providers.BlockEntityProvider;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.storage.BlockStorage;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 
 public class BannerHandler implements BlockEntityProvider.BlockEntityHandler {
     private static final int WALL_BANNER_START = 7110; // 4 each
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class BannerHandler implements BlockEntityProvider.BlockEntityHandler {
 
         Tag name = tag.get("CustomName");
         if (name instanceof StringTag) {
-            ((StringTag) name).setValue(ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJsonString(((StringTag) name).getValue()));
+            ((StringTag) name).setValue(ComponentUtil.legacyToJsonString(((StringTag) name).getValue()));
         }
 
         return blockId;
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/CommandBlockHandler.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/CommandBlockHandler.java
index 111044d93..06029ef87 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/CommandBlockHandler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_13to1_12_2/providers/blockentities/CommandBlockHandler.java
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.UserConnection;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.Protocol1_13To1_12_2;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.providers.BlockEntityProvider;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 
 public class CommandBlockHandler implements BlockEntityProvider.BlockEntityHandler {
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class CommandBlockHandler implements BlockEntityProvider.BlockEntityHandl
     public int transform(UserConnection user, CompoundTag tag) {
         Tag name = tag.get("CustomName");
         if (name instanceof StringTag) {
-            ((StringTag) name).setValue(ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJsonString(((StringTag) name).getValue()));
+            ((StringTag) name).setValue(ComponentUtil.legacyToJsonString(((StringTag) name).getValue()));
         }
         Tag out = tag.get("LastOutput");
         if (out instanceof StringTag) {
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
index a2b0a14ed..f5000eb57 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_14to1_13_2/packets/InventoryPackets.java
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
  */
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_14to1_13_2.packets;
 
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.*;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.DoubleTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
@@ -27,7 +31,6 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.item.Item;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.packet.PacketWrapper;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.remapper.PacketHandlers;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ClientboundPackets1_13;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ServerboundPackets1_13;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_14to1_13_2.ClientboundPackets1_14;
@@ -37,8 +40,8 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_14to1_13_2.storage.EntityTr
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.ComponentRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.ItemRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.RecipeRewriter;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Key;
-
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 
@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_13, Serve
                 display.put(NBT_TAG_NAME + "|Lore", new ListTag(lore.clone().getValue())); // Save old lore
                 for (Tag loreEntry : lore) {
                     if (loreEntry instanceof StringTag) {
-                        String jsonText = ChatRewriter.legacyTextToJsonString(((StringTag) loreEntry).getValue(), true);
+                        String jsonText = ComponentUtil.legacyToJsonString(((StringTag) loreEntry).getValue(), true);
                         ((StringTag) loreEntry).setValue(jsonText);
                     }
                 }
@@ -277,7 +280,7 @@ public class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_13, Serve
                 } else {
                     for (Tag loreEntry : lore) {
                         if (loreEntry instanceof StringTag) {
-                            ((StringTag) loreEntry).setValue(ChatRewriter.jsonToLegacyText(((StringTag) loreEntry).getValue()));
+                            ((StringTag) loreEntry).setValue(ComponentUtil.jsonToLegacy(((StringTag) loreEntry).getValue()));
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_1to1_19/Protocol1_19_1To1_19.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_1to1_19/Protocol1_19_1To1_19.java
index db9625a8d..f33d72048 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_1to1_19/Protocol1_19_1To1_19.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_1to1_19/Protocol1_19_1To1_19.java
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_1to1_19;
 
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.stringified.SNBT;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.*;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ByteTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.NumberTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
@@ -32,12 +37,6 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.AbstractProtocol;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.packet.State;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.remapper.PacketHandlers;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.TranslatableComponent;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.format.Style;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextDecoration;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.base.ClientboundLoginPackets;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.base.ServerboundLoginPackets;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_1to1_19.storage.ChatTypeStorage;
@@ -46,11 +45,16 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19to1_18_2.ClientboundPacke
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19to1_18_2.ServerboundPackets1_19;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.CipherUtil;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Pair;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
-
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.core.TextFormatting;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.ATextComponent;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.Style;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.components.TranslationComponent;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.serializer.TextComponentSerializer;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPackets1_19, ClientboundPackets1_19_1, ServerboundPackets1_19, ServerboundPackets1_19_1> {
 
@@ -326,7 +330,13 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
         connection.put(new ChatTypeStorage());
     }
 
-    public static @Nullable ChatDecorationResult decorateChatMessage(final CompoundTag chatType, final int chatTypeId, final JsonElement senderName, @Nullable final JsonElement teamName, final JsonElement message) {
+    public static @Nullable ChatDecorationResult decorateChatMessage(
+            final CompoundTag chatType,
+            final int chatTypeId,
+            final JsonElement senderName,
+            @Nullable final JsonElement teamName,
+            final JsonElement message
+    ) {
         if (chatType == null) {
             Via.getPlatform().getLogger().warning("Chat message has unknown chat type id " + chatTypeId + ". Message: " + message);
             return null;
@@ -344,38 +354,60 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
             overlay = true;
         }
 
-        final CompoundTag decoaration = chatData.get("decoration");
-        if (decoaration == null) {
+        final CompoundTag decoration = chatData.get("decoration");
+        if (decoration == null) {
             return new ChatDecorationResult(message, overlay);
         }
 
-        final String translationKey = (String) decoaration.get("translation_key").getValue();
-        final TranslatableComponent.Builder componentBuilder = Component.translatable().key(translationKey);
+        return new ChatDecorationResult(translatabaleComponentFromTag(decoration, senderName, teamName, message), overlay);
+    }
+
+    public static JsonElement translatabaleComponentFromTag(
+            final CompoundTag tag,
+            final JsonElement senderName,
+            @Nullable final JsonElement targetName,
+            final JsonElement message
+    ) {
+        final String translationKey = (String) tag.get("translation_key").getValue();
+        final Style style = new Style();
 
         // Add the style
-        final CompoundTag style = decoaration.get("style");
-        if (style != null) {
-            final Style.Builder styleBuilder = Style.style();
-            final StringTag color = style.get("color");
+        final CompoundTag styleTag = tag.get("style");
+        if (styleTag != null) {
+            final StringTag color = styleTag.get("color");
             if (color != null) {
-                final NamedTextColor textColor = NamedTextColor.NAMES.value(color.getValue());
+                final TextFormatting textColor = TextFormatting.getByName(color.getValue());
                 if (textColor != null) {
-                    styleBuilder.color(NamedTextColor.NAMES.value(color.getValue()));
+                    style.setFormatting(textColor);
                 }
             }
 
-            for (final String key : TextDecoration.NAMES.keys()) {
-                if (style.contains(key)) {
-                    styleBuilder.decoration(TextDecoration.NAMES.value(key), style.<ByteTag>get(key).asByte() == 1);
+            for (final Map.Entry<String, TextFormatting> entry : TextFormatting.FORMATTINGS.entrySet()) {
+                final Tag formattingTag = styleTag.get(entry.getKey());
+                if (!(formattingTag instanceof ByteTag)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                final boolean value = ((NumberTag) formattingTag).asBoolean();
+                final TextFormatting formatting = entry.getValue();
+                if (formatting == TextFormatting.OBFUSCATED) {
+                    style.setObfuscated(value);
+                } else if (formatting == TextFormatting.BOLD) {
+                    style.setBold(value);
+                } else if (formatting == TextFormatting.STRIKETHROUGH) {
+                    style.setStrikethrough(value);
+                } else if (formatting == TextFormatting.UNDERLINE) {
+                    style.setUnderlined(value);
+                } else if (formatting == TextFormatting.ITALIC) {
+                    style.setItalic(value);
                 }
             }
-            componentBuilder.style(styleBuilder.build());
         }
 
         // Add the replacements
-        final ListTag parameters = decoaration.get("parameters");
+        final ListTag parameters = tag.get("parameters");
+        final List<ATextComponent> arguments = new ArrayList<>();
         if (parameters != null) {
-            final List<Component> arguments = new ArrayList<>();
             for (final Tag element : parameters) {
                 JsonElement argument = null;
                 switch ((String) element.getValue()) {
@@ -386,18 +418,19 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
                         argument = message;
                         break;
                     case "team_name":
-                        Preconditions.checkNotNull(teamName, "Team name is null");
-                        argument = teamName;
+                    case "target": // So that this method can also be used in VB
+                        Preconditions.checkNotNull(targetName, "Team name is null");
+                        argument = targetName;
                         break;
                     default:
                         Via.getPlatform().getLogger().warning("Unknown parameter for chat decoration: " + element.getValue());
                 }
                 if (argument != null) {
-                    arguments.add(GsonComponentSerializer.gson().deserializeFromTree(argument));
+                    arguments.add(TextComponentSerializer.V1_18.deserialize(argument));
                 }
             }
-            componentBuilder.args(arguments);
         }
-        return new ChatDecorationResult(GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serializeToTree(componentBuilder.build()), overlay);
+
+        return TextComponentSerializer.V1_18.serializeJson(new TranslationComponent(translationKey, arguments));
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_3to1_19_1/Protocol1_19_3To1_19_1.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_3to1_19_1/Protocol1_19_3To1_19_1.java
index da1206476..a8324c184 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_3to1_19_1/Protocol1_19_3To1_19_1.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_3to1_19_1/Protocol1_19_3To1_19_1.java
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.BitSetType;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.misc.ParticleType;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.version.Types1_19_3;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.data.entity.EntityTrackerBase;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.base.ClientboundLoginPackets;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.base.ServerboundLoginPackets;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_1to1_19.ClientboundPackets1_19_1;
@@ -53,8 +51,8 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.CommandRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.SoundRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.StatisticsRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.TagRewriter;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Pair;
-
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
@@ -200,7 +198,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_3To1_19_1 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPa
                         decoratedMessage = unsignedMessage;
                     }
                     if (decoratedMessage == null) {
-                        decoratedMessage = GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serializeToTree(Component.text(plainMessage));
+                        decoratedMessage = ComponentUtil.plainToJson(plainMessage);
                     }
 
                     final int filterMaskType = wrapper.read(Type.VAR_INT);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_4To1_19_3.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_4To1_19_3.java
index 1a87abe48..3d334e681 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_4To1_19_3.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19_4to1_19_3/Protocol1_19_4To1_19_3.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.misc.ParticleType;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.version.Types1_19_4;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.data.entity.EntityTrackerBase;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_3to1_19_1.ClientboundPackets1_19_3;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_3to1_19_1.ServerboundPackets1_19_3;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_4to1_19_3.data.MappingData;
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.CommandRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.SoundRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.StatisticsRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.TagRewriter;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Base64;
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_4To1_19_3 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPa
             if (element != null) {
                 wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, element);
             } else {
-                wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ChatRewriter.emptyComponent());
+                wrapper.write(Type.COMPONENT, ComponentUtil.emptyJsonComponent());
             }
 
             final String iconBase64 = wrapper.read(Type.OPTIONAL_STRING);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/Protocol1_19To1_18_2.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/Protocol1_19To1_18_2.java
index 36943baad..b8ead98e1 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/Protocol1_19To1_18_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_19to1_18_2/Protocol1_19To1_18_2.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.version.Types1_19;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.data.entity.EntityTrackerBase;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.base.ClientboundLoginPackets;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.base.ServerboundLoginPackets;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_17to1_16_4.ServerboundPackets1_17;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_18to1_17_1.ClientboundPackets1_18;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19to1_18_2.data.MappingData;
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.SoundRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.StatisticsRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.TagRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.CipherUtil;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 
 public final class Protocol1_19To1_18_2 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPackets1_18, ClientboundPackets1_19, ServerboundPackets1_17, ServerboundPackets1_19> {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_19To1_18_2 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
         if (!isTextComponentNull(component)) {
             return component;
         } else {
-            return ChatRewriter.emptyComponent();
+            return ComponentUtil.emptyJsonComponent();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/Protocol1_20_3To1_20_2.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/Protocol1_20_3To1_20_2.java
index 01401efbb..78b293ff9 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/Protocol1_20_3To1_20_2.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/Protocol1_20_3To1_20_2.java
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.packet.Clientb
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.packet.ServerboundPackets1_20_3;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.rewriter.BlockItemPacketRewriter1_20_3;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.rewriter.EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.util.ComponentConverter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.SoundRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.StatisticsRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.TagRewriter;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.BitSet;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -336,11 +336,11 @@ public final class Protocol1_20_3To1_20_2 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPa
     }
 
     private void convertComponent(final PacketWrapper wrapper) throws Exception {
-        wrapper.write(Type.TAG, ComponentConverter.jsonComponentToTag(wrapper.read(Type.COMPONENT)));
+        wrapper.write(Type.TAG, ComponentUtil.jsonToTag(wrapper.read(Type.COMPONENT)));
     }
 
     private void convertOptionalComponent(final PacketWrapper wrapper) throws Exception {
-        wrapper.write(Type.OPTIONAL_TAG, ComponentConverter.jsonComponentToTag(wrapper.read(Type.OPTIONAL_COMPONENT)));
+        wrapper.write(Type.OPTIONAL_TAG, ComponentUtil.jsonToTag(wrapper.read(Type.OPTIONAL_COMPONENT)));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3.java
index 0bda1241b..3723d6228 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/rewriter/EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3.java
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_2to1_20.packet.Clientbou
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_2to1_20.packet.ClientboundPackets1_20_2;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.Protocol1_20_3To1_20_2;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.packet.ClientboundPackets1_20_3;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.util.ComponentConverter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.EntityRewriter;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Key;
 
 public final class EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3 extends EntityRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_20_2, Protocol1_20_3To1_20_2> {
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ public final class EntityPacketRewriter1_20_3 extends EntityRewriter<Clientbound
         filter().handler((event, meta) -> {
             final MetaType type = meta.metaType();
             if (type == Types1_20_2.META_TYPES.componentType) {
-                meta.setTypeAndValue(Types1_20_3.META_TYPES.componentType, ComponentConverter.jsonComponentToTag(meta.value()));
+                meta.setTypeAndValue(Types1_20_3.META_TYPES.componentType, ComponentUtil.jsonToTag(meta.value()));
             } else if (type == Types1_20_2.META_TYPES.optionalComponentType) {
-                meta.setTypeAndValue(Types1_20_3.META_TYPES.optionalComponentType, ComponentConverter.jsonComponentToTag(meta.value()));
+                meta.setTypeAndValue(Types1_20_3.META_TYPES.optionalComponentType, ComponentUtil.jsonToTag(meta.value()));
             } else if (type == Types1_20_2.META_TYPES.particleType) {
                 final Particle particle = (Particle) meta.getValue();
                 final ParticleMappings particleMappings = protocol.getMappingData().getParticleMappings();
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/ComponentConverter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/ComponentConverter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e8a2e1ea..000000000
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/ComponentConverter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,313 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of ViaVersion - https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion
- * Copyright (C) 2023 ViaVersion and contributors
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-package com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20_3to1_20_2.util;
-
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ByteArrayTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ByteTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.DoubleTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.FloatTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.IntArrayTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.IntTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.LongArrayTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.LongTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.NumberTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ShortTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
-import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
-import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
-import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive;
-import com.google.gson.internal.LazilyParsedNumber;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Pair;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.UUIDUtil;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
-
-public final class ComponentConverter {
-
-    private static final boolean DEBUG = Boolean.getBoolean("viaversion.debug.components");
-    private static final Set<String> BOOLEAN_TYPES = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(
-            "interpret",
-            "bold",
-            "italic",
-            "underlined",
-            "strikethrough",
-            "obfuscated"
-    ));
-    // Order is important
-    private static final List<Pair<String, String>> COMPONENT_TYPES = Arrays.asList(
-            new Pair<>("text", "text"),
-            new Pair<>("translatable", "translate"),
-            new Pair<>("score", "score"),
-            new Pair<>("selector", "selector"),
-            new Pair<>("keybind", "keybind"),
-            new Pair<>("nbt", "nbt")
-    );
-
-    public static @Nullable JsonElement tagComponentToJson(@Nullable final Tag tag) {
-        if (DEBUG) {
-            Via.getPlatform().getLogger().info("Converting tag to json: " + tag);
-        }
-
-        try {
-            return convertToJson(null, tag);
-        } catch (final Exception e) {
-            Via.getPlatform().getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Error converting component: " + tag, e);
-            return new JsonPrimitive("<error>");
-        }
-    }
-
-    public static @Nullable Tag jsonComponentToTag(@Nullable final JsonElement component) {
-        if (DEBUG) {
-            Via.getPlatform().getLogger().info("Converting json to tag: " + component);
-        }
-
-        try {
-            return convertToTag(component);
-        } catch (final Exception e) {
-            Via.getPlatform().getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Error converting component: " + component, e);
-            return new StringTag("<error>");
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static @Nullable Tag convertToTag(final @Nullable JsonElement element) {
-        if (element == null || element.isJsonNull()) {
-            return null;
-        } else if (element.isJsonObject()) {
-            final CompoundTag tag = new CompoundTag();
-            final JsonObject jsonObject = element.getAsJsonObject();
-            for (final Map.Entry<String, JsonElement> entry : jsonObject.entrySet()) {
-                convertObjectEntry(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue(), tag);
-            }
-
-            addComponentType(jsonObject, tag);
-            return tag;
-        } else if (element.isJsonArray()) {
-            return convertJsonArray(element.getAsJsonArray());
-        } else if (element.isJsonPrimitive()) {
-            final JsonPrimitive primitive = element.getAsJsonPrimitive();
-            if (primitive.isString()) {
-                return new StringTag(primitive.getAsString());
-            } else if (primitive.isBoolean()) {
-                return new ByteTag((byte) (primitive.getAsBoolean() ? 1 : 0));
-            }
-
-            final Number number = primitive.getAsNumber();
-            if (number instanceof Integer) {
-                return new IntTag(number.intValue());
-            } else if (number instanceof Byte) {
-                return new ByteTag(number.byteValue());
-            } else if (number instanceof Short) {
-                return new ShortTag(number.shortValue());
-            } else if (number instanceof Long) {
-                return new LongTag(number.longValue());
-            } else if (number instanceof Double) {
-                return new DoubleTag(number.doubleValue());
-            } else if (number instanceof Float) {
-                return new FloatTag(number.floatValue());
-            } else if (number instanceof LazilyParsedNumber) {
-                // TODO: This might need better handling
-                return new IntTag(number.intValue());
-            }
-            return new IntTag(number.intValue()); // ???
-        }
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unhandled json type " + element.getClass().getSimpleName() + " with value " + element.getAsString());
-    }
-
-    private static ListTag convertJsonArray(final JsonArray array) {
-        // TODO Number arrays?
-        final ListTag listTag = new ListTag();
-        boolean singleType = true;
-        for (final JsonElement entry : array) {
-            final Tag convertedEntryTag = convertToTag(entry);
-            if (listTag.getElementType() != null && listTag.getElementType() != convertedEntryTag.getClass()) {
-                singleType = false;
-                break;
-            }
-
-            listTag.add(convertedEntryTag);
-        }
-
-        if (singleType) {
-            return listTag;
-        }
-
-        // Generally, modern vanilla-esque serializers should not produce this format, so it should be rare
-        // Lists are only used for lists of components ("extra" and "with")
-        final ListTag processedListTag = new ListTag();
-        for (final JsonElement entry : array) {
-            final Tag convertedTag = convertToTag(entry);
-            if (convertedTag instanceof CompoundTag) {
-                processedListTag.add(convertedTag);
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // Wrap all entries in compound tags, as lists can only consist of one type of tag
-            final CompoundTag compoundTag = new CompoundTag();
-            compoundTag.put("type", new StringTag("text"));
-            if (convertedTag instanceof ListTag) {
-                compoundTag.put("text", new StringTag());
-                compoundTag.put("extra", convertedTag);
-            } else {
-                compoundTag.put("text", new StringTag(convertedTag.asRawString()));
-            }
-            processedListTag.add(compoundTag);
-        }
-        return processedListTag;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Converts a json object entry to a tag entry.
-     *
-     * @param key   key of the entry
-     * @param value value of the entry
-     * @param tag   the resulting compound tag
-     */
-    private static void convertObjectEntry(final String key, final JsonElement value, final CompoundTag tag) {
-        if ((key.equals("contents")) && value.isJsonObject()) {
-            // Store show_entity id as int array instead of uuid string
-            // Not really required, but we might as well make it more compact
-            final JsonObject hoverEvent = value.getAsJsonObject();
-            final JsonElement id = hoverEvent.get("id");
-            final UUID uuid;
-            if (id != null && id.isJsonPrimitive() && (uuid = UUIDUtil.parseUUID(id.getAsString())) != null) {
-                hoverEvent.remove("id");
-
-                final CompoundTag convertedTag = (CompoundTag) convertToTag(value);
-                convertedTag.put("id", new IntArrayTag(UUIDUtil.toIntArray(uuid)));
-                tag.put(key, convertedTag);
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        tag.put(key, convertToTag(value));
-    }
-
-    private static void addComponentType(final JsonObject object, final CompoundTag tag) {
-        if (object.has("type")) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Add the type to speed up deserialization and make DFU errors slightly more useful
-        for (final Pair<String, String> pair : COMPONENT_TYPES) {
-            if (object.has(pair.value())) {
-                tag.put("type", new StringTag(pair.key()));
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static @Nullable JsonElement convertToJson(final @Nullable String key, final @Nullable Tag tag) {
-        if (tag == null) {
-            return null;
-        } else if (tag instanceof CompoundTag) {
-            final JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
-            if (!"value".equals(key)) {
-                removeComponentType(object);
-            }
-
-            for (final Map.Entry<String, Tag> entry : ((CompoundTag) tag).entrySet()) {
-                convertCompoundTagEntry(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue(), object);
-            }
-            return object;
-        } else if (tag instanceof ListTag) {
-            final ListTag list = (ListTag) tag;
-            final JsonArray array = new JsonArray();
-            for (final Tag listEntry : list) {
-                array.add(convertToJson(null, listEntry));
-            }
-            return array;
-        } else if (tag instanceof NumberTag) {
-            final NumberTag numberTag = (NumberTag) tag;
-            if (key != null && BOOLEAN_TYPES.contains(key)) {
-                // Booleans don't have a direct representation in nbt
-                return new JsonPrimitive(numberTag.asBoolean());
-            }
-            return new JsonPrimitive(numberTag.getValue());
-        } else if (tag instanceof StringTag) {
-            return new JsonPrimitive(((StringTag) tag).getValue());
-        } else if (tag instanceof ByteArrayTag) {
-            final ByteArrayTag arrayTag = (ByteArrayTag) tag;
-            final JsonArray array = new JsonArray();
-            for (final byte num : arrayTag.getValue()) {
-                array.add(num);
-            }
-            return array;
-        } else if (tag instanceof IntArrayTag) {
-            final IntArrayTag arrayTag = (IntArrayTag) tag;
-            final JsonArray array = new JsonArray();
-            for (final int num : arrayTag.getValue()) {
-                array.add(num);
-            }
-            return array;
-        } else if (tag instanceof LongArrayTag) {
-            final LongArrayTag arrayTag = (LongArrayTag) tag;
-            final JsonArray array = new JsonArray();
-            for (final long num : arrayTag.getValue()) {
-                array.add(num);
-            }
-            return array;
-        }
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unhandled tag type " + tag.getClass().getSimpleName());
-    }
-
-    private static void convertCompoundTagEntry(final String key, final Tag tag, final JsonObject object) {
-        if ((key.equals("contents")) && tag instanceof CompoundTag) {
-            // Back to a UUID string
-            final CompoundTag showEntity = (CompoundTag) tag;
-            final Tag idTag = showEntity.get("id");
-            if (idTag instanceof IntArrayTag) {
-                showEntity.remove("id");
-
-                final JsonObject convertedElement = (JsonObject) convertToJson(key, tag);
-                final UUID uuid = UUIDUtil.fromIntArray(((IntArrayTag) idTag).getValue());
-                convertedElement.addProperty("id", uuid.toString());
-                object.add(key, convertedElement);
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // "":1 is a valid tag, but not a valid json component
-        object.add(key.isEmpty() ? "text" : key, convertToJson(key, tag));
-    }
-
-    private static void removeComponentType(final JsonObject object) {
-        final JsonElement type = object.remove("type");
-        if (type == null || !type.isJsonPrimitive()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Remove the other fields
-        final String typeString = type.getAsString();
-        for (final Pair<String, String> pair : COMPONENT_TYPES) {
-            if (!pair.key().equals(typeString)) {
-                object.remove(pair.value());
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java
index 275f91ee4..79190311b 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20to1_19_4/packets/InventoryPackets.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.BlockChangeRecord;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.minecraft.blockentity.BlockEntity;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.remapper.PacketHandlers;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_13to1_12_2.ChatRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.types.chunk.ChunkType1_18;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_4to1_19_3.ClientboundPackets1_19_4;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_19_4to1_19_3.ServerboundPackets1_19_4;
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.protocols.protocol1_20to1_19_4.Protocol1_20To1_
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.BlockRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.ItemRewriter;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.rewriter.RecipeRewriter;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.ComponentUtil;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.util.Key;
 
 public final class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_19_4, ServerboundPackets1_19_4, Protocol1_20To1_19_4> {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public final class InventoryPackets extends ItemRewriter<ClientboundPackets1_19_
         final ListTag messages = new ListTag(StringTag.class);
         for (int i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
             final Tag text = tag.remove("Text" + i);
-            messages.add(text != null ? text : new StringTag(ChatRewriter.emptyComponentString()));
+            messages.add(text != null ? text : new StringTag(ComponentUtil.emptyJsonComponentString()));
         }
         frontText.put("messages", messages);
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a932dc70e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of ViaVersion - https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 ViaVersion and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package com.viaversion.viaversion.util;
+
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.snbt.SNbtSerializer;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.ATextComponent;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.Style;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.events.hover.AHoverEvent;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.events.hover.impl.TextHoverEvent;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.serializer.LegacyStringDeserializer;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.serializer.TextComponentCodec;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.serializer.TextComponentSerializer;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+
+/**
+ * Component conversion utility, trying to divert most calls to the component library to this class instead for easy replacement.
+ */
+public final class ComponentUtil {
+
+    public static JsonObject emptyJsonComponent() {
+        return plainToJson("");
+    }
+
+    public static String emptyJsonComponentString() {
+        return "{\"text\":\"\"}";
+    }
+
+    public static JsonObject plainToJson(final String message) {
+        final JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
+        object.addProperty("text", message);
+        return object;
+    }
+
+    public static @Nullable JsonElement tagToJson(@Nullable final Tag tag) {
+        final ATextComponent component = TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3.deserializeNbtTree(NBTConverter.viaToMcStructs(tag));
+        return component != null ? SerializerVersion.V1_19_4.toJson(component) : null;
+    }
+
+    public static @Nullable Tag jsonToTag(@Nullable final JsonElement element) {
+        if (element == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            final ATextComponent component = TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4.deserialize(element);
+            return NBTConverter.mcStructsToVia(TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3.serializeNbt(component));
+        } catch (final Exception e) {
+            Via.getPlatform().getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Error converting component: " + element, e);
+            return new StringTag("<error>");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static @Nullable JsonElement convertJson(@Nullable final JsonElement element, final SerializerVersion from, final SerializerVersion to) {
+        final ATextComponent component = from.jsonSerializer.deserialize(element);
+        if (element == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (from.ordinal() >= SerializerVersion.V1_16.ordinal() && to.ordinal() < SerializerVersion.V1_16.ordinal()) {
+            // Convert hover event to legacy format
+            final Style style = component.getStyle();
+            final AHoverEvent hoverEvent = style.getHoverEvent();
+            if (hoverEvent != null && !(hoverEvent instanceof TextHoverEvent)) {
+                style.setHoverEvent(hoverEvent.toLegacy(to.jsonSerializer, to.snbtSerializer));
+            }
+        }
+        return to.toJson(component);
+    }
+
+    public static JsonElement legacyToJson(final String message) {
+        return SerializerVersion.V1_12.toJson(LegacyStringDeserializer.parse(message, true));
+    }
+
+    public static String legacyToJsonString(final String message) {
+        return legacyToJsonString(message, false);
+    }
+
+    public static String legacyToJsonString(final String message, final boolean itemData) {
+        final ATextComponent component = LegacyStringDeserializer.parse(message, true);
+        if (itemData) {
+            component.setParentStyle(new Style().setItalic(false));
+        }
+        return TextComponentSerializer.V1_12.serialize(component);
+    }
+
+    public static String jsonToLegacy(final String value) {
+        return TextComponentSerializer.V1_12.deserializeReader(value).asLegacyFormatString();
+    }
+
+    public static String jsonToLegacy(final JsonElement value) {
+        return TextComponentSerializer.V1_12.deserialize(value).asLegacyFormatString();
+    }
+
+    public enum SerializerVersion {
+        V1_8(TextComponentSerializer.V1_8, SNbtSerializer.V1_8),
+        V1_9(TextComponentSerializer.V1_9, SNbtSerializer.V1_8),
+        V1_12(TextComponentSerializer.V1_12, SNbtSerializer.V1_12),
+        V1_14(TextComponentSerializer.V1_14, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_15(TextComponentSerializer.V1_15, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_16(TextComponentSerializer.V1_16, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_17(TextComponentSerializer.V1_17, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_18(TextComponentSerializer.V1_18, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_19_4(TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4, SNbtSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_20_3(TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3, SNbtSerializer.V1_14);
+
+        private final TextComponentSerializer jsonSerializer;
+        private final SNbtSerializer<?> snbtSerializer;
+        private final TextComponentCodec codec;
+
+        SerializerVersion(final TextComponentSerializer jsonSerializer, final SNbtSerializer<?> snbtSerializer) {
+            this.jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
+            this.snbtSerializer = snbtSerializer;
+            this.codec = null;
+        }
+
+        SerializerVersion(final TextComponentCodec codec, final SNbtSerializer<?> snbtSerializer) {
+            this.codec = codec;
+            this.jsonSerializer = codec.asSerializer();
+            this.snbtSerializer = snbtSerializer;
+        }
+
+        public JsonElement toJson(final ATextComponent component) {
+            return jsonSerializer.serializeJson(component);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/Config.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/Config.java
index c4d259fd7..25d74cbf2 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/Config.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/Config.java
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.compatibility.YamlCompat;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.compatibility.unsafe.Yaml1Compat;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.compatibility.unsafe.Yaml2Compat;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.DumperOptions;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
-
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ public abstract class Config {
     public @Nullable JsonElement getSerializedComponent(String key) {
         final Object o = this.config.get(key);
         if (o != null && !((String) o).isEmpty()) {
-            return GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serializeToTree(LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().deserialize((String) o));
+            return ComponentUtil.legacyToJson((String) o);
         } else {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/NBTConverter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/NBTConverter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b8c8f6c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/NBTConverter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of ViaVersion - https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 ViaVersion and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package com.viaversion.viaversion.util;
+
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ByteArrayTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ByteTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.CompoundTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.DoubleTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.FloatTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.IntArrayTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.IntTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ListTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.LongArrayTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.LongTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.NumberTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ShortTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.StringTag;
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
+import java.util.Map;
+import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.INbtTag;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
+
+final class NBTConverter {
+
+    static @Nullable Tag mcStructsToVia(@Nullable final INbtTag nbtTag) {
+        if (nbtTag == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else if (nbtTag.isByteTag()) {
+            return new ByteTag(nbtTag.asByteTag().getValue());
+        } else if (nbtTag.isShortTag()) {
+            return new ShortTag(nbtTag.asShortTag().getValue());
+        } else if (nbtTag.isIntTag()) {
+            return new IntTag(nbtTag.asIntTag().getValue());
+        } else if (nbtTag.isLongTag()) {
+            return new LongTag(nbtTag.asLongTag().getValue());
+        } else if (nbtTag.isFloatTag()) {
+            return new FloatTag(nbtTag.asFloatTag().getValue());
+        } else if (nbtTag.isDoubleTag()) {
+            return new DoubleTag(nbtTag.asDoubleTag().getValue());
+        } else if (nbtTag.isByteArrayTag()) {
+            return new ByteArrayTag(nbtTag.asByteArrayTag().getValue());
+        } else if (nbtTag.isStringTag()) {
+            return new StringTag(nbtTag.asStringTag().getValue());
+        } else if (nbtTag.isListTag()) {
+            final ListTag list = new ListTag();
+            for (final INbtTag t : nbtTag.asListTag().getValue()) {
+                list.add(mcStructsToVia(t));
+            }
+            return list;
+        } else if (nbtTag.isCompoundTag()) {
+            final Map<String, INbtTag> values = nbtTag.asCompoundTag().getValue();
+            final CompoundTag compound = new CompoundTag();
+            for (final Map.Entry<String, INbtTag> entry : values.entrySet()) {
+                compound.put(entry.getKey(), mcStructsToVia(entry.getValue()));
+            }
+            return compound;
+        } else if (nbtTag.isIntArrayTag()) {
+            return new IntArrayTag(nbtTag.asIntArrayTag().getValue());
+        } else if (nbtTag.isLongArrayTag()) {
+            return new LongArrayTag(nbtTag.asLongArrayTag().getValue());
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported tag type: " + nbtTag.getClass().getName());
+        }
+    }
+
+    static @Nullable INbtTag viaToMcStructs(@Nullable final Tag tag) {
+        if (tag == null) {
+            return null;
+        } else if (tag instanceof ByteTag) {
+            return new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.ByteTag(((NumberTag) tag).asByte());
+        } else if (tag instanceof ShortTag) {
+            return new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.ShortTag(((NumberTag) tag).asShort());
+        } else if (tag instanceof IntTag) {
+            return new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.IntTag(((NumberTag) tag).asInt());
+        } else if (tag instanceof LongTag) {
+            return new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.LongTag(((NumberTag) tag).asLong());
+        } else if (tag instanceof FloatTag) {
+            return new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.FloatTag(((NumberTag) tag).asFloat());
+        } else if (tag instanceof DoubleTag) {
+            return new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.DoubleTag(((NumberTag) tag).asDouble());
+        } else if (tag instanceof ByteArrayTag) {
+            return new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.ByteArrayTag(((ByteArrayTag) tag).getValue());
+        } else if (tag instanceof StringTag) {
+            return new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.StringTag(((StringTag) tag).getValue());
+        } else if (tag instanceof ListTag) {
+            final net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.ListTag<INbtTag> list = new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.ListTag<>();
+            for (final Tag t : ((ListTag) tag).getValue()) {
+                list.add(viaToMcStructs(t));
+            }
+            return list;
+        } else if (tag instanceof CompoundTag) {
+            final Map<String, Tag> values = ((CompoundTag) tag).getValue();
+            final net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.CompoundTag compound = new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.CompoundTag();
+            for (final Map.Entry<String, Tag> entry : values.entrySet()) {
+                compound.add(entry.getKey(), viaToMcStructs(entry.getValue()));
+            }
+            return compound;
+        } else if (tag instanceof IntArrayTag) {
+            return new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.IntArrayTag(((IntArrayTag) tag).getValue());
+        } else if (tag instanceof LongArrayTag) {
+            return new net.lenni0451.mcstructs.nbt.tags.LongArrayTag(((LongArrayTag) tag).getValue());
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported tag type: " + tag.getClass().getName());
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 5cfc04844..1117bdb23 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ metadata.format.version = "1.1"
 
 [versions]
 
-adventure = "4.14.0"
 gson = "2.10.1"
 fastutil = "8.5.12"
 flare = "2.0.1"
 vianbt = "3.3.0"
+mcstructs = "2.4.1"
 
 # Common provided
 netty = "4.0.20.Final"
@@ -27,16 +27,12 @@ velocity = "3.1.1"
 
 [libraries]
 
-adventureApi = { group = "net.kyori", name = "adventure-api", version.ref = "adventure" }
-adventureTextSerializerGson = { group = "net.kyori", name = "adventure-text-serializer-gson", version.ref = "adventure" }
-adventureTextSerializerGsonLegacy = { group = "net.kyori", name = "adventure-text-serializer-gson-legacy-impl", version.ref = "adventure" }
-adventureTextSerializerLegacy = { group = "net.kyori", name = "adventure-text-serializer-legacy", version.ref = "adventure" }
-
 gson = { group = "com.google.code.gson", name = "gson", version.ref = "gson" }
 fastutil = { group = "it.unimi.dsi", name = "fastutil", version.ref = "fastutil" }
 flare = { group = "space.vectrix.flare", name = "flare", version.ref = "flare" }
 flareFastutil = { group = "space.vectrix.flare", name = "flare-fastutil", version.ref = "flare" }
 vianbt = { group = "com.viaversion", name = "nbt", version.ref = "vianbt" }
+text = { group = "net.lenni0451.mcstructs", name = "text", version.ref = "mcstructs" }
 
 netty = { group = "io.netty", name = "netty-all", version.ref = "netty" }
 guava = { group = "com.google.guava", name = "guava", version.ref = "guava" }
@@ -56,5 +52,4 @@ velocity = { group = "com.velocitypowered", name = "velocity-api", version.ref =
 
 [bundles]
 
-adventure = ["adventureApi", "adventureTextSerializerGson", "adventureTextSerializerGsonLegacy", "adventureTextSerializerLegacy"]
 junit = ["jupiterApi", "jupiterEngine"]
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 564e6dbb0..5e0f402c9 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ rootProject.name = "viaversion-parent"
 
 includeBuild("build-logic")
 
-include("adventure")
 include("compat", "compat:snakeyaml-compat-common", "compat:snakeyaml2-compat", "compat:snakeyaml1-compat", "compat:protocolsupport-compat")
 
 setupViaSubproject("api")