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Minecraft Development

Ch 305.0of 31 Minecraft Mod Development Tools
  1. 1Runs onBrowser
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Supported loadersSpigot, Paper, Sponge, Forge, NeoForge, Fabric, Architectury, Mixins, BungeeCord, Waterfall, Velocity
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Overview

Minecraft Development is ranked #30 of 31 in Minecraft mod development tools on Specifiction. It runs on Browser extension. There is a free plan.

Minecraft Development plans and pricing

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Minecraft Development Free IntelliJ IDEA plugin · work in progress; bugs and missing features may occur mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026

Compared on Minecraft mod development tools

Supported loaders
Spigot, Paper, Sponge, Forge, NeoForge, Fabric, Architectury, Mixins, BungeeCord, Waterfall, Velocitymcdev.io

Facts

Product
Minecraft Dev is an open source IntelliJ plugin for Minecraft mod development.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Supported IDEs
The plugin is compatible with IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate or Community Edition.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Project types
The project generator groups supported targets as mods, plugins, and proxies.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Build systems and languages
Depending on the selected platform, project creation offers Gradle or Maven and Java or Kotlin.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Minecraft platforms
The site lists support for Spigot, Paper, Sponge, Forge, NeoForge, Fabric, Architectury, Mixins, BungeeCord, Waterfall, and Velocity.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Additional support
The plugin also provides in-depth support for Access Transformers, Access Wideners, and NBT files.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Project detection
Minecraft Dev detects applicable modules by checking their libraries and lets users register its facet manually if detection fails.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Custom templates
Users can configure template repositories, with built-in, remote ZIP, local directory, and ZIP archive providers.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Installation
The plugin can be installed from the IDE’s plugin browser, and the site also describes separate nightly build channels.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Support
The FAQ directs users to the issue tracker for bug reports and feature requests and says the maintainers try to address bugs quickly.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Security disclosure
The FAQ warns that exception reports submitted through IntelliJ may include package names or source code and will be publicly searchable in the issue tracker.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Limit
The website labels the plugin a work in progress and says users should expect bugs and missing features.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026
Audience
The plugin is for developers creating Java Minecraft projects across supported mod, server plugin, and proxy platforms.mcdev.io · 5 Oct 2026

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