Minecraft Mod Development Tools
Alternatives to CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin
The tools Specifiction weighs against CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin, from its list of minecraft mod development tools, each with its plans, platforms and spec score.
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IntelliJ IDEA IntelliJ IDEA suits developers working in Java or Kotlin who want an IDE with debugging, build-tool, and version-control integrations.
From $8.33/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API9.2 Visit Specs - 02
Blockbench Blockbench suits people making low-poly 3D models, textures, and animations who want to work in a browser or on supported desktop and mobile platforms.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.0 Visit Specs - 03
Fabric Fabric suits Minecraft players who want to use mods and developers who need tools for creating them.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API8.7 Visit Specs - 04 Minecraft Development MCP Server
It suits Minecraft mod developers who want tools for source inspection, mod analysis, validation or version comparisons.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API8.6 Visit Specs - 05 Architectury Loom
Loom suits Minecraft mod developers working across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, or Quilt.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 06
Gradle Gradle suits developers automating builds for JVM, Android and other supported project types, from startups to large enterprises.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · API8.5 Visit Specs - 07 CurseForgeGradle Free plan API8.3 Visit Specs
- 08 ForgeFlower Free plan Linux8.3 Visit Specs
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Eclipse IDE It suits developers seeking a free desktop development platform, especially those working with Java or other areas covered by Eclipse packages.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 10
Visual Studio Code It suits developers who want an editor with built-in coding tools, broad language support, and optional AI agent workflows.
Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.1 Visit Specs - 11 Vineflower
Vineflower suits developers who need a command-line, library or IntelliJ Java decompiler on Linux, macOS, Windows or self-hosted systems.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · Self-hosted8.0 Visit Specs - 12 Ravel Remapper
Ravel suits developers working on Fabric mod source projects who need Java or Kotlin mapping migration.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.9 Visit Specs - 13 ForgeGradle
ForgeGradle suits developers setting up Minecraft mod projects for Forge or FML who already have a JDK and IDE familiarity.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 14 MCreator
MCreator suits Minecraft players, aspiring mod developers, educators, online classes and STEM workshops.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.8 Visit Specs - 15
Minecraft Forge Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 16 Quilt Loom
Quilt Loom is for Minecraft mod developers working with the Quilt loader and Gradle.
Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.7 Visit Specs - 17
Minecraft Development Free plan Browser extension7.5 Visit Specs - 18
NeoForge Windows · macOS · Linux · API7.5 Visit Specs - 19 Parchment Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux7.5 Visit Specs
- 20 McDeob Windows · macOS · Linux7.4 Visit Specs
- 21 MixinExtras Free plan Linux7.4 Visit Specs
- 22 ModDevGradle Free plan Linux7.4 Visit Specs
- 23 Mod Publish Plugin Free plan Self-hosted7.4 Visit Specs
- 24 Minotaur API7.1 Visit Specs
- 25 Retrom
Retrom suits people who want to manage an emulation-focused game library across desktop and browser clients, including users who want server-synced save data.
Web · Windows · macOS · Linux7.1 Visit Specs - 26 SpongePowered Mixin Free plan Self-hosted7.1 Visit Specs
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Recaf Windows · macOS · Linux6.8 Visit Specs - 28 mc-publish 6.6 Visit Specs
- 29 Tiny Remapper Linux6.6 Visit Specs
- 30 Neo-Loom
Neo-Loom suits Minecraft mod developers building NeoForge or MinecraftForge projects with Gradle.
6.5 Visit Specs
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