Best MCreator Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against MCreator on the same published basis.
- 1MCreator vs Visual Studio Code
- 2MCreator vs Blockbench
- 3MCreator vs Quilt Loom
- 4MCreator vs Architectury Loom
- 5MCreator vs Fabric
- 6MCreator vs Gradle
- 7MCreator vs ForgeGradle
- 8MCreator vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 9MCreator vs Eclipse IDE
- 11MCreator vs Minecraft Forge
- 12MCreator vs Parchment
- 13MCreator vs ModDevGradle
- 14MCreator vs Retrom
- 15MCreator vs ForgeFlower
- 16MCreator vs Minecraft Development
- 17MCreator vs Recaf
- 18MCreator vs SpongePowered Mixin
- 19MCreator vs Ravel Remapper
- 20MCreator vs McDeob
- 21MCreator vs CurseForgeGradle
MCreator 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 |
| 11 | Minecraft Forge | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Parchment | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | ModDevGradle | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 14 | Retrom | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 15 | ForgeFlower | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 16 | Minecraft Development | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Browser |
| 17 | Recaf | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | SpongePowered Mixin | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 19 | Ravel Remapper | 6.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | McDeob | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 21 | CurseForgeGradle | 5.9 | No | — | — |
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Questions about MCreator alternatives
What is the best alternative to MCreator?
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 MCreator?
Visual Studio Code is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 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.