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Best Mod Publish Plugin Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against Mod Publish Plugin on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Blockbench Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.7
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Blockbench
  2. 2
    Quilt Loom Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.4
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Quilt Loom
  3. 3
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.4
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Visual Studio Code
  4. 4
    Architectury Loom Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.3
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Architectury Loom
  5. 5
    Fabric Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.3
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Fabric
  6. 6
    Gradle Free plan apiLinuxMacWin Free6.3
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Gradle
  7. 7
    ModDevGradle Free plan Linux Free6.3
    Mod Publish Plugin vs ModDevGradle
  8. 8
    Eclipse IDE Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Eclipse IDE
  9. 9
    ForgeGradle Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs ForgeGradle
  10. 10
    IntelliJ IDEA Free plan LinuxMacWin $8.33/mo6.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs IntelliJ IDEA
  11. 11
    Minecraft Forge Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Minecraft Forge
  12. 12
    Parchment Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Parchment
  13. 13
    SpongePowered Mixin Free plan self-hosted Free6.2
    Mod Publish Plugin vs SpongePowered Mixin
  14. 14
    ForgeFlower Free plan Free6.1
    Mod Publish Plugin vs ForgeFlower
  15. 15
    MCreator Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.1
    Mod Publish Plugin vs MCreator
  16. 16
    Minecraft Development Free plan extension Free6.1
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Minecraft Development
  17. 17
    Retrom LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 5.8
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Retrom
  18. 18
    Recaf LinuxMacWin 5.7
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Recaf
  19. 19
    Minotaur api 5.6
    Mod Publish Plugin vs Minotaur
  20. 20
    CurseForgeGradle 5.5
    Mod Publish Plugin vs CurseForgeGradle

Mod Publish Plugin alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Blockbench7.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Quilt Loom6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
3Visual Studio Code6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Architectury Loom6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
5Fabric6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Gradle6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Windows
7ModDevGradle6.3Free planFreeLinux
8Eclipse IDE6.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9ForgeGradle6.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10IntelliJ IDEA6.2Free plan$8.33/moLinux, Mac, Windows
11Minecraft Forge6.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12Parchment6.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13SpongePowered Mixin6.2Free planFreeself-hosted
14ForgeFlower6.1Free planFree—
15MCreator6.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16Minecraft Development6.1Free planFreeBrowser
17Retrom5.8No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Recaf5.7No—Linux, Mac, Windows
19Minotaur5.6No—API
20CurseForgeGradle5.5No——
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Questions about Mod Publish Plugin alternatives

What is the best alternative to Mod Publish Plugin?

Blockbench, number 1 in Minecraft mod development tools with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Quilt Loom, Visual Studio Code, Architectury Loom and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Mod Publish Plugin?

Blockbench 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.