Best ForgeFlower Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against ForgeFlower on the same published basis.
- 1ForgeFlower vs Visual Studio Code
- 2ForgeFlower vs Blockbench
- 3ForgeFlower vs Quilt Loom
- 4ForgeFlower vs Architectury Loom
- 5ForgeFlower vs Fabric
- 6ForgeFlower vs Gradle
- 7ForgeFlower vs ForgeGradle
- 8ForgeFlower vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 9ForgeFlower vs Eclipse IDE
- 10ForgeFlower vs MCreator
- 11ForgeFlower vs Minecraft Forge
- 12ForgeFlower vs Parchment
- 13ForgeFlower vs CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin
- 14ForgeFlower vs ModDevGradle
- 15ForgeFlower vs Retrom
- 17ForgeFlower vs Minecraft Development
- 18ForgeFlower vs Recaf
- 19ForgeFlower vs SpongePowered Mixin
- 20ForgeFlower vs Ravel Remapper
- 21ForgeFlower vs McDeob
ForgeFlower alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visual Studio Code | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Blockbench | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Quilt Loom | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Architectury Loom | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Fabric | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Gradle | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | ForgeGradle | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | IntelliJ IDEA | 7.0 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, 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 | Parchment | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | ModDevGradle | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 15 | Retrom | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Minecraft Development | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Browser |
| 18 | Recaf | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | SpongePowered Mixin | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 20 | Ravel Remapper | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | McDeob | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about ForgeFlower alternatives
What is the best alternative to ForgeFlower?
Visual Studio Code, number 1 in Minecraft mod development tools with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Blockbench, Quilt Loom, Architectury Loom and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to ForgeFlower?
Visual Studio Code is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 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: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.