Fabric vs ModDevGradle
Fabric
fabricmc.netModDevGradle
github.comSide by side
| Figure | Fabric | ModDevGradle |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Mod Development Tools | 8.7 (#3) | 7.4 (#23) |
| License | Yarn is a set of open Minecraft mappings offered under the Creative Commons Zero license. | The GitHub repository identifies the project as licensed under LGPL-2.1. |
| Mappings | Yarn provides open Minecraft mappings that the site says are free for everyone to use under CC0. | Developers can use community sourced Minecraft parameter names and Javadoc from ParchmentMC. |
| Version compatibility | The loader project describes Fabric Loader as mostly version independent. | The README lists compatibility with Gradle 8.8 and says NeoForge versions later than 21.0.x are supported. |
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.
ModDevGradle
ModDevGradle has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.