Best Parchment Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against Parchment on the same published basis.
- 1Parchment vs Blockbench
- 2Parchment vs Quilt Loom
- 3Parchment vs Visual Studio Code
- 4Parchment vs Architectury Loom
- 5Parchment vs Fabric
- 6Parchment vs Gradle
- 7Parchment vs ModDevGradle
- 8Parchment vs Eclipse IDE
- 9Parchment vs ForgeGradle
- 10Parchment vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 11Parchment vs Minecraft Forge
- 13Parchment vs SpongePowered Mixin
- 14Parchment vs ForgeFlower
- 15Parchment vs MCreator
- 16Parchment vs Minecraft Development
- 17Parchment vs Retrom
- 18Parchment vs Recaf
- 19Parchment vs Minotaur
- 20Parchment vs CurseForgeGradle
- 21Parchment vs Ravel Remapper
Parchment alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blockbench | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Quilt Loom | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Visual Studio Code | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Architectury Loom | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Fabric | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Gradle | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | ModDevGradle | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 8 | Eclipse IDE | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | ForgeGradle | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | IntelliJ IDEA | 6.2 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Minecraft Forge | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | SpongePowered Mixin | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 14 | ForgeFlower | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 15 | MCreator | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Minecraft Development | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Browser |
| 17 | Retrom | 5.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 18 | Recaf | 5.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Minotaur | 5.6 | No | — | API |
| 20 | CurseForgeGradle | 5.5 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Ravel Remapper | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Parchment alternatives
What is the best alternative to Parchment?
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 Parchment?
Blockbench 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.