Architectury Loom vs Visual Studio Code

Architectury Loom plans

• Architectury LoomFree

Visual Studio Code plans

• Visual Studio CodeFree

Pick Architectury Loom if…

This plugin suits Minecraft mod developers working across Fabric, Forge, NeoForge, or Quilt who use Gradle and a supported IDE. Its experimental status is worth considering before relying on it.

Pick Visual Studio Code if…

VS Code suits developers who want a free editor for desktop or browser coding, with built-in tools and a large extension library. It also fits users who want to combine AI agent workflows with direct coding, provided they have a GitHub account to start building with agents.