diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 402a3691..006fa233 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation 'org.bstats:bstats-bukkit:3.0.0'
 
+    implementation 'net.kyori:adventure-text-minimessage:4.17.0'
+    implementation 'net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-legacy:4.17.0'
+
     // Spigot jars
     compileOnly "org.spigotmc:v1_7_R3:latest"
     compileOnly 'org.spigotmc:v1_16_R3-Tuinity:latest'
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ subprojects.each { evaluationDependsOn(it.path) }
 
 shadowJar {
     relocate 'org.bstats', 'com.bgsoftware.wildtools.libs.org.bstats'
+    relocate 'net.kyori', 'com.bgsoftware.wildtools.libs.net.kyori'
 
     archiveClassifier.set('')
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/Locale.java b/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/Locale.java
index eb2caa69..0d8cc8c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/Locale.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/Locale.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.bgsoftware.wildtools;
 
 import com.bgsoftware.common.config.CommentedConfiguration;
-import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils.TextFormatter;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public static void reload() {
         }
 
         for (String identifier : localeMap.keySet())
-            localeMap.get(identifier).setMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', cfg.getString(identifier, "")));
+            localeMap.get(identifier).setMessage(TextFormatter.format(cfg.getString(identifier, "")));
 
         WildToolsPlugin.log(" - Found " + messagesAmount + " messages in lang.yml.");
         WildToolsPlugin.log("Loading messages done (Took " + (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime) + "ms)");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/listeners/PlayerListener.java b/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/listeners/PlayerListener.java
index 32f3e131..5c6a7d48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/listeners/PlayerListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/listeners/PlayerListener.java
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.scheduler.Scheduler;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.tools.ToolBreaksTracker;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.tools.WCannonTool;
+import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils.TextFormatter;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils.WSelection;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils.items.ItemUtils;
-import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
-import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ public void onPlayerRespawn(PlayerRespawnEvent e) {
     }
 
     private void sendMessage(Player player, String message) {
-        player.sendMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', message));
+        player.sendMessage(TextFormatter.format(message));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/tools/WTool.java b/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/tools/WTool.java
index 3740638c..ec0b74b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/tools/WTool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/tools/WTool.java
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 import com.bgsoftware.common.reflection.ReflectMethod;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.WildToolsPlugin;
+import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils.TextFormatter;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.api.objects.ToolMode;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.api.objects.tools.Tool;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils.Materials;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils.items.ItemUtils;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils.items.ToolItemStack;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.world.BlockMaterial;
-import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.NamespacedKey;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public WTool(Material type, String name, ToolMode toolMode) {
     @Override
     public void setDisplayName(String name) {
         ItemMeta im = toolItemStack.getItemMeta();
-        im.setDisplayName(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', name));
+        im.setDisplayName(TextFormatter.format(name));
         toolItemStack.setItemMeta(im);
     }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public void setLore(List<String> lore) {
         List<String> _lore = new ArrayList<>();
 
         for (String line : lore)
-            _lore.add(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', line));
+            _lore.add(TextFormatter.format(line));
 
         im.setLore(_lore);
         toolItemStack.setItemMeta(im);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/utils/TextFormatter.java b/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/utils/TextFormatter.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ce9a41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/utils/TextFormatter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils;
+
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
+
+public final class TextFormatter {
+
+    private static final MiniMessage MINI = MiniMessage.miniMessage();
+    private static final LegacyComponentSerializer TO_LEGACY = LegacyComponentSerializer.builder()
+            .character(LegacyComponentSerializer.SECTION_CHAR)
+            .hexColors()
+            .useUnusualXRepeatedCharacterHexFormat()
+            .build();
+
+    private TextFormatter() {
+    }
+
+    public static String format(String text) {
+        if (text == null || text.isEmpty()) return text;
+        return TO_LEGACY.serialize(MINI.deserialize(convertLegacyToMiniMessage(text)));
+    }
+
+    private static String convertLegacyToMiniMessage(String text) {
+        if (!text.contains("&")) return text;
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(text.length());
+        for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++) {
+            char c = text.charAt(i);
+            if (c == '&' && i + 1 < text.length()) {
+                String tag = legacyCodeToTag(text.charAt(i + 1));
+                if (tag != null) {
+                    sb.append(tag);
+                    i++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+            sb.append(c);
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static String legacyCodeToTag(char code) {
+        switch (Character.toLowerCase(code)) {
+            case '0':
+                return "<black>";
+            case '1':
+                return "<dark_blue>";
+            case '2':
+                return "<dark_green>";
+            case '3':
+                return "<dark_aqua>";
+            case '4':
+                return "<dark_red>";
+            case '5':
+                return "<dark_purple>";
+            case '6':
+                return "<gold>";
+            case '7':
+                return "<gray>";
+            case '8':
+                return "<dark_gray>";
+            case '9':
+                return "<blue>";
+            case 'a':
+                return "<green>";
+            case 'b':
+                return "<aqua>";
+            case 'c':
+                return "<red>";
+            case 'd':
+                return "<light_purple>";
+            case 'e':
+                return "<yellow>";
+            case 'f':
+                return "<white>";
+            case 'k':
+                return "<obfuscated>";
+            case 'l':
+                return "<bold>";
+            case 'm':
+                return "<strikethrough>";
+            case 'n':
+                return "<underlined>";
+            case 'o':
+                return "<italic>";
+            case 'r':
+                return "<reset>";
+            default:
+                return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/utils/items/ItemBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/utils/items/ItemBuilder.java
index 5bc789fd..22afb7dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/utils/items/ItemBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/bgsoftware/wildtools/utils/items/ItemBuilder.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.WildToolsPlugin;
 import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils.Materials;
+import com.bgsoftware.wildtools.utils.TextFormatter;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.ConfigurationSection;
@@ -75,18 +76,18 @@ public ItemBuilder(ConfigurationSection section) {
 
     public ItemBuilder withName(String name) {
         if (!name.isEmpty())
-            itemMeta.setDisplayName(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', name));
+            itemMeta.setDisplayName(TextFormatter.format(name));
         return this;
     }
 
     public ItemBuilder withLore(String firstLine, List<String> listLine) {
         List<String> loreList = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        firstLine = ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', firstLine);
+        firstLine = TextFormatter.format(firstLine);
         loreList.add(firstLine);
 
         for (String line : listLine) {
-            loreList.add(ChatColor.getLastColors(firstLine) + ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', line));
+            loreList.add(ChatColor.getLastColors(firstLine) + TextFormatter.format(line));
         }
 
         if (loreList.size() > 10) {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ public ItemBuilder withLore(List<String> listLine) {
         List<String> loreList = new ArrayList<>();
 
         for (String line : listLine) {
-            loreList.add(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', line));
+            loreList.add(TextFormatter.format(line));
         }
 
         itemMeta.setLore(loreList);
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ public ItemBuilder withLore(String... lore) {
         List<String> loreList = new ArrayList<>();
 
         for (String line : lore) {
-            loreList.add(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', line));
+            loreList.add(TextFormatter.format(line));
         }
 
         itemMeta.setLore(loreList);