Fabric vs Minecraft Forge
Fabric
fabricmc.net
Minecraft Forge
files.minecraftforge.netSide by side
| Figure | Fabric | Minecraft Forge |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Mod Development Tools | 8.7 (#3) | 7.7 (#16) |
| Spec score · Minecraft Server Software | 8.8 (#3) | 7.7 (#13) |
| Mod development | Fabric provides an online template generator, an example mod repository, and command line tools to help create mods. | Forge documentation covers mod development topics including registries, events, networking, rendering, data storage, and configuration. |
| Support | The site directs users to the Fabric Discord server and GitHub Discussions for help. | The project directs support and questions to its support forum and Discord server. |
Plans
In their own words
Fabric
Fabric is a free, modular mod loader for Minecraft, with tools for playing and building mods. The Fabric Loader download supplies the basic loader; most mods also need Fabric API in the mods folder for the extra APIs they use. Players can install through options including Minecraft Launcher, Minecraft Server, MultiMC, CurseForge, GDLauncher, ATLauncher, MCUpdater, Technic, portablemc, and Metadata API. For developers, Fabric offers an online template generator, project templates, command-line tools, and an example mod repository. Fabric Loom is a Gradle plugin for developing and debugging mods. Its wider toolchain includes Yarn, open Minecraft mappings offered under CC0; Intermediary, which provides match information for cross-version mods; and Tiny Remapper for JAR files. Documentation covers player installation and troubleshooting as well as developer topics from setup through rendering and networking. Fabric is free, supports Java mods, and is described as mostly version independent. Its site says it is not an official Minecraft product and is not approved by or associated with Mojang.
Minecraft Forge
Minecraft Forge has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.