Blockbench vs Quilt Loom
Blockbench
blockbench.netQuilt Loom
github.comSide by side
| Figure | Blockbench | Quilt Loom |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Mod Development Tools | 9.0 (#2) | 7.7 (#17) |
| License | The project is open source under the GPL license. | The repository’s MIT license permits use, copying, modification, distribution, and sale subject to its stated conditions. |
| Product | Blockbench is a low-poly 3D model editor. | Quilt Loom is a Gradle plugin based on Loom with support for the quilt.mod.json specification. |
| Support | The privacy policy lists info (at) blockbench dot net for questions about the policy. | The README says questions can be raised on the Quilt Discord or by opening an issue. |
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In their own words
Blockbench
Blockbench is a free, open-source editor for making low-poly 3D models. Its tools support cuboid and mesh modeling, and users can create, edit, and paint textures in the program. Blockbench can generate a model's UV map and template, and connect to an external image editor or pixel-art program. For animation, it supports rigging, position, rotation, and scale keyframes, along with a graph editor. The built-in plugin store offers extensions such as tools, export formats, and model generators; users can also create plugins. Blockbench is available as a web app and on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The project is licensed under the GPL. Its privacy policy says the software does not knowingly collect personally identifiable data, though it may collect anonymized usage information such as installation count. Local storage and cookies can remember preferences on a user's device. When users choose Model Sharing, model data is stored for the duration they select, and they can request earlier removal.
Quilt Loom
Quilt Loom is a Gradle plugin that adds Quilt support to the Fabric Loom Gradle plugin for Minecraft modding projects. It reads `quilt.mod.json` metadata to enable features such as jars-in-jars, transitive access wideners, and interface injection. The plugin automatically adds the Quilt Releases repository and applies the Quilt Mappings on Loom plugin. It uses Quiltflower by default through loom-quiltflower by Juuxel. The project is based on a fabric-loom subproject with Quilt-specific patches, and its repository includes Gradle wrapper scripts for build tasks. Contributors are directed to work in the patched-quilt-loom subproject and submit changes as patches for maintainers to merge into the patch series. The software is free under an MIT license, subject to its conditions, and supports Linux, macOS, and Windows. The GitHub Releases page has no releases listed. Quilt describes itself as an independent maker of Minecraft modding tools, not an official Minecraft product and not approved by or associated with Mojang Studios.