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Best NeoForge Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against NeoForge on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.4
    NeoForge vs Visual Studio Code
  2. 2
    Blockbench Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.3
    NeoForge vs Blockbench
  3. 3
    Quilt Loom Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    NeoForge vs Quilt Loom
  4. 4
    Architectury Loom Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    NeoForge vs Architectury Loom
  5. 5
    Fabric Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    NeoForge vs Fabric
  6. 6
    Gradle Free plan apiLinuxMacWin Free7.1
    NeoForge vs Gradle
  7. 7
    Minecraft Development MCP Server Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.1
    NeoForge vs Minecraft Development MCP Server
  8. 8
    Ravel Remapper Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    NeoForge vs Ravel Remapper
  9. 9
    ForgeGradle Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    NeoForge vs ForgeGradle
  10. 10
    IntelliJ IDEA Free plan LinuxMacWin $8.33/mo7.0
    NeoForge vs IntelliJ IDEA
  11. 11
    Eclipse IDE Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    NeoForge vs Eclipse IDE
  12. 12
    MCreator Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    NeoForge vs MCreator
  13. 13
    Minecraft Forge Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    NeoForge vs Minecraft Forge
  14. 14
    Parchment Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    NeoForge vs Parchment
  15. 15
    CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin Free plan apiMacWin Free6.8
    NeoForge vs CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin
  16. 16
    ForgeFlower Free plan Linux Free6.8
    NeoForge vs ForgeFlower
  17. 17
    ModDevGradle Free plan Linux Free6.8
    NeoForge vs ModDevGradle
  18. 18
    CurseForgeGradle Free plan api Free6.7
    NeoForge vs CurseForgeGradle
  19. 19
    MixinExtras Free plan Linux Free6.7
    NeoForge vs MixinExtras
  20. 20
    Retrom LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    NeoForge vs Retrom

NeoForge alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Visual Studio Code7.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Blockbench7.3Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Quilt Loom7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4Architectury Loom7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5Fabric7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Gradle7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Windows
7Minecraft Development MCP Server7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Ravel Remapper7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9ForgeGradle7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10IntelliJ IDEA7.0Free plan$8.33/moLinux, Mac, Windows
11Eclipse IDE6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12MCreator6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13Minecraft Forge6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
14Parchment6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin6.8Free planFreeAPI, Mac, Windows
16ForgeFlower6.8Free planFreeLinux
17ModDevGradle6.8Free planFreeLinux
18CurseForgeGradle6.7Free planFreeAPI
19MixinExtras6.7Free planFreeLinux
20Retrom6.7Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about NeoForge alternatives

What is the best alternative to NeoForge?

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 NeoForge?

Visual Studio Code is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 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.