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 4c52b5e4e..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
@@ -330,7 +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;
@@ -356,7 +362,12 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
         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) {
+    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();
 
@@ -415,11 +426,11 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_1To1_19 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPack
                         Via.getPlatform().getLogger().warning("Unknown parameter for chat decoration: " + element.getValue());
                 }
                 if (argument != null) {
-                    arguments.add(TextComponentSerializer.LATEST.deserialize(argument));
+                    arguments.add(TextComponentSerializer.V1_18.deserialize(argument));
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        return TextComponentSerializer.LATEST.serializeJson(new TranslationComponent(translationKey, arguments));
+        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 6a74cdb00..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
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public final class Protocol1_19_3To1_19_1 extends AbstractProtocol<ClientboundPa
                         decoratedMessage = unsignedMessage;
                     }
                     if (decoratedMessage == null) {
-                        decoratedMessage = ComponentUtil.plainTextToJson(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_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 dbcbf18e8..000000000
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/ComponentConverter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +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.Tag;
-import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.Via;
-import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.ATextComponent;
-import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.serializer.TextComponentCodec;
-import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.serializer.TextComponentSerializer;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
-
-public final class ComponentConverter {
-
-    private static final boolean DEBUG = Boolean.getBoolean("viaversion.debug.components");
-
-    public static @Nullable JsonElement tagComponentToJson(@Nullable final Tag tag) {
-        if (DEBUG) {
-            Via.getPlatform().getLogger().info("Converting tag to json: " + tag);
-        }
-
-        final ATextComponent component = TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3.deserializeNbtTree(NBTConverter.viaToMcStructs(tag));
-        return component != null ? TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4.serializeJson(component) : null;
-    }
-
-    public static @Nullable Tag jsonComponentToTag(@Nullable final JsonElement element) {
-        if (DEBUG) {
-            Via.getPlatform().getLogger().info("Converting json to tag: " + element);
-        }
-
-        final ATextComponent component = TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4.deserialize(element);
-        return component != null ? NBTConverter.mcStructsToVia(TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3.serializeNbt(component)) : null;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
index 9b02c98b3..5789ea016 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/ComponentUtil.java
@@ -17,29 +17,45 @@
  */
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.util;
 
+import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.Tag;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.ATextComponent;
 import net.lenni0451.mcstructs.text.Style;
 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;
 
+/**
+ * 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 plainTextToJson("");
+        return plainToJson("");
     }
 
     public static String emptyJsonComponentString() {
         return "{\"text\":\"\"}";
     }
 
-    public static JsonObject plainTextToJson(final String message) {
+    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 ? TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4.serializeJson(component) : null;
+    }
+
+    public static @Nullable Tag jsonToTag(@Nullable final JsonElement element) {
+        final ATextComponent component = TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4.deserialize(element);
+        return component != null ? NBTConverter.mcStructsToVia(TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3.serializeNbt(component)) : null;
+    }
+
     public static JsonElement legacyToJson(final String message) {
         return TextComponentSerializer.V1_12.serializeJson(LegacyStringDeserializer.parse(message, true));
     }
@@ -57,10 +73,44 @@ public final class ComponentUtil {
     }
 
     public static String jsonToLegacy(final String value) {
-        return TextComponentSerializer.LATEST.deserialize(value).asLegacyFormatString();
+        return TextComponentSerializer.V1_12.deserialize(value).asLegacyFormatString();
     }
 
     public static String jsonToLegacy(final JsonElement value) {
-        return TextComponentSerializer.LATEST.deserialize(value).asLegacyFormatString();
+        return TextComponentSerializer.V1_12.deserialize(value).asLegacyFormatString();
+    }
+
+    public enum SerializerVersion {
+        V1_8(TextComponentSerializer.V1_8),
+        V1_9(TextComponentSerializer.V1_9),
+        V1_12(TextComponentSerializer.V1_12),
+        V1_14(TextComponentSerializer.V1_14),
+        V1_15(TextComponentSerializer.V1_15),
+        V1_16(TextComponentSerializer.V1_16),
+        V1_17(TextComponentSerializer.V1_17),
+        V1_18(TextComponentSerializer.V1_18),
+        V1_19_4(TextComponentSerializer.V1_19_4),
+        V1_20_3(TextComponentCodec.V1_20_3);
+
+        private final TextComponentSerializer serializer;
+        private final TextComponentCodec codec;
+
+        SerializerVersion(final TextComponentSerializer serializer) {
+            this.serializer = serializer;
+            this.codec = null;
+        }
+
+        SerializerVersion(final TextComponentCodec codec) {
+            this.serializer = codec.asSerializer();
+            this.codec = codec;
+        }
+
+        public TextComponentSerializer serializer() {
+            return serializer;
+        }
+
+        public @Nullable TextComponentCodec codec() {
+            return codec;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/NBTConverter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/NBTConverter.java
similarity index 96%
rename from common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/NBTConverter.java
rename to common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/NBTConverter.java
index e84e15dd9..0b8c8f6c2 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_20_3to1_20_2/util/NBTConverter.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/util/NBTConverter.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * 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;
+package com.viaversion.viaversion.util;
 
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ByteArrayTag;
 import com.github.steveice10.opennbt.tag.builtin.ByteTag;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 final class NBTConverter {
 
-    public static @Nullable Tag mcStructsToVia(@Nullable final INbtTag nbtTag) {
+    static @Nullable Tag mcStructsToVia(@Nullable final INbtTag nbtTag) {
         if (nbtTag == null) {
             return null;
         } else if (nbtTag.isByteTag()) {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ final class NBTConverter {
         }
     }
 
-    public static @Nullable INbtTag viaToMcStructs(@Nullable final Tag tag) {
+    static @Nullable INbtTag viaToMcStructs(@Nullable final Tag tag) {
         if (tag == null) {
             return null;
         } else if (tag instanceof ByteTag) {