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Best Mod Publish Plugin Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against Mod Publish Plugin on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.5
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Visual Studio Code
  2. 2
    Blockbench Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.4
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Blockbench
  3. 3
    IntelliJ IDEA Free plan LinuxMacWin $8.33/mo7.4
    Mod Publish Plugin vs IntelliJ IDEA
  4. 4
    Architectury Loom Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Architectury Loom
  5. 5
    Fabric Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Fabric
  6. 6
    Gradle Free plan apiLinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Gradle
  7. 7
    Quilt Loom Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Quilt Loom
  8. 8
    ForgeGradle Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Mod Publish Plugin vs ForgeGradle
  9. 9
    Retrom LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 7.1
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Retrom
  10. 10
    Eclipse IDE Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Eclipse IDE
  11. 11
    MCreator Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    Mod Publish Plugin vs MCreator
  12. 12
    Minecraft Forge Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Minecraft Forge
  13. 13
    Parchment Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Parchment
  14. 14
    ModDevGradle Free plan Linux Free6.7
    Mod Publish Plugin vs ModDevGradle
  15. 15
    Recaf LinuxMacWin 6.7
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Recaf
  16. 16
    ForgeFlower Free plan Free6.5
    Mod Publish Plugin vs ForgeFlower
  17. 17
    Ravel Remapper LinuxMacWin 6.4
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Ravel Remapper
  18. 18
    SpongePowered Mixin Free plan self-hosted Free6.4
    Mod Publish Plugin vs SpongePowered Mixin
  19. 19
    Minecraft Development Free plan extension Free6.3
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Minecraft Development
  20. 20
    McDeob WinMacLinux 6.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs McDeob

Mod Publish Plugin alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Visual Studio Code7.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Blockbench7.4Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3IntelliJ IDEA7.4Free plan$8.33/moLinux, Mac, Windows
4Architectury Loom7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5Fabric7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Gradle7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Windows
7Quilt Loom7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8ForgeGradle7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9Retrom7.1No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Eclipse IDE6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11MCreator6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12Minecraft Forge6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13Parchment6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
14ModDevGradle6.7Free planFreeLinux
15Recaf6.7No—Linux, Mac, Windows
16ForgeFlower6.5Free planFree—
17Ravel Remapper6.4No—Linux, Mac, Windows
18SpongePowered Mixin6.4Free planFreeself-hosted
19Minecraft Development6.3Free planFreeBrowser
20McDeob6.2No—Windows, Mac, Linux
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Questions about Mod Publish Plugin alternatives

What is the best alternative to Mod Publish Plugin?

Visual Studio Code, number 1 in Minecraft mod development tools with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: Blockbench, IntelliJ IDEA, Architectury Loom and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Mod Publish Plugin?

Visual Studio Code is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.