MineChat: Universal Edition is a simple program that lets you log into your favourite Minecraft servers to chat and send commands as though you were logged in and playing. It's not a game client, but it does offer a lot of the functionality you might need for remote access to your Minecraft servers.

What is MineChat: Universal Edition?

This is a program that lets you communicate with your favourite Minecraft servers without being logged into Minecraft. You can't play the game, but you can communicate and use commands from afar. The real selling point is that you can do all of this remotely, even if you're using mobile internet. It's a means of keeping up with your game worlds when you're unable to get a gaming session in.

Should You Get MineChat: Universal Edition?

If you're part of an active community and want to keep in touch with it, absolutely. Despite its basic look, is very effective. The low demand on graphical requirements means there are little to no latency issues and it does what it does very well.