Best Parchment Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 tools from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against Parchment on the same published basis.
- 1Parchment vs Visual Studio Code
- 2Parchment vs Blockbench
- 3Parchment vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 4Parchment vs Architectury Loom
- 5Parchment vs Fabric
- 6Parchment vs Gradle
- 7Parchment vs ForgeGradle
- 8Parchment vs Retrom
- 9Parchment vs Eclipse IDE
- 10Parchment vs MCreator
- 11Parchment vs Minecraft Forge
- 12Parchment vs ModDevGradle
- 13Parchment vs Recaf
- 14Parchment vs McDeob
- 15Parchment vs Minecraft Development MCP Server
- 16Parchment vs CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin
- 17Parchment vs mc-publish
- 18Parchment vs MixinExtras
- 19Parchment vs Tiny Remapper
- 20Parchment vs Mod Publish Plugin
Parchment alternatives compared
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visual Studio Code | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Blockbench | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | IntelliJ IDEA | 7.4 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Architectury Loom | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Fabric | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Gradle | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | ForgeGradle | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Retrom | 7.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Eclipse IDE | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | MCreator | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Minecraft Forge | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | ModDevGradle | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 13 | Recaf | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | McDeob | 6.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | Minecraft Development MCP Server | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 17 | mc-publish | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 18 | MixinExtras | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 19 | Tiny Remapper | 5.6 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Mod Publish Plugin | 5.5 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Parchment alternatives
What is the best alternative to Parchment?
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 Parchment?
Visual Studio Code is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 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.