{"id":84600,"date":"2020-10-08T12:30:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T09:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-disable-steams-chat-filter-or-customize-it\/"},"modified":"2020-10-08T12:30:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T09:30:46","slug":"how-to-disable-steams-chat-filter-or-customize-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-disable-steams-chat-filter-or-customize-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Disable Steam\u2019s Chat Filter (or Customize It)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Disable Steam\u2019s Chat Filter (or Customize It)&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-694787\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_365759\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-365759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_5b981b2c838bd.jpg.pagespeed.ce.xbTMecMoPF.jpg\" alt=\"The Steam Store on a laptop and desktop PC\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Casimiro PT\/Shutterstock\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/milan-italy-august-10-2017-steam-703264153\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/milan-italy-august-10-2017-steam-703264153\">Casimiro PT\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Steam filters profanity and slurs by default in both Steam chat and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s that support the filter. If you want to disable Steam\u2019s chat filter, you can. You can even add your own personal list of words you want to filter.<\/p>\n<p>This setting is available on your <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/account\/preferences\">Steam account preferences page<\/a>. To access it, click your Steam account name at the top-right corner of the Steam window and select \u201cStore Preferences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-694788 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/xsteam-open-store-preferences.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.ydB6dRtR8R.jpg\" alt=\"Click &quot;Store preferences&quot; in the Steam profile menu\" width=\"650\" height=\"168\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down to the \u201cCommunity Content Preferences\u201d section. The options under \u201cChat Filtering\u201d control Steam\u2019s chat filter.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to disable Steam\u2019s chat filter, select \u201cDo not filter strong profanity or slurs\u201d under \u201cLanguage Preferences.\u201d You can also select \u201cAllow strong profanity, but filter slurs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The default option is \u201cFilter strong profanity and slurs with \u201c\u2665\u2665\u2665\u201d or \u201c***\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-694789 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/steam-chat-filtering-language-preferences.png.pagespeed.ce.y0PZvxR82z.png\" alt=\"Select a language preference option\" width=\"650\" height=\"391\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>By default, the \u201cDo not filter text from my Steam Friends\u201d option is enabled. Steam won\u2019t filter offensive words your friends send in messages. You can uncheck this box if you\u2019d rather Steam <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied this filtering to your friends\u2019 messages, too.<\/p>\n<p>Under \u201cAdditional Custom Filtered Words,\u201d you can fully customize the filter. To make Steam filter another word, type it into the \u201cAlways filter these words\u201d box and click \u201cAdd.\u201d To ensure Steam never filters a specific word, type it into the \u201cNever filter these words\u201d box and click \u201cadd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can also download the lists as text files by clicking the \u201cDownload\u201d button\u2014or upload a list of words from a text file by clicking the \u201cUpload\u201d button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-694790 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/steam-chat-filtering-options.png.pagespeed.ce.g8ZCcN5C5J.png\" alt=\"Steam's Chat Filtering options\" width=\"650\" height=\"442\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re done, you can just leave the Preferences page. You don\u2019t have to click a \u201cSave\u201d button\u2014Steam will instantly apply your changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/694787\/how-to-disable-steams-chat-filter-or-customize-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#How to Disable Steam\u2019s Chat Filter (or Customize It)&#8221; Casimiro PT\/Shutterstock Steam filters profanity and slurs by default in both Steam chat and games that support the filter. If you want to disable Steam\u2019s chat filter, you can. You can even add your own personal list of words you want to filter. 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