ForgeFlower vs Quilt Loom
ForgeFlower
github.comQuilt Loom
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| Figure | ForgeFlower | Quilt Loom |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Mod Development Tools | 8.3 (#8) | 7.7 (#17) |
| License | The ForgeFlower repository lists an Apache-2.0 license. | The repository’s MIT license permits use, copying, modification, distribution, and sale subject to its stated conditions. |
| Purpose | ForgeFlower is Forge’s modifications to FernFlower that fix various bugs and inconsistencies. | Quilt Loom adds Quilt support to the Fabric Loom Gradle plugin. |
| Security | The repository page displays a Security and quality section with 0 shown. | The repository links a security policy, but its contents were not available on the opened page. |
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In their own words
ForgeFlower
ForgeFlower has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
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.