Best MCreator Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against MCreator on the same published basis.
- 1MCreator vs Blockbench
- 2MCreator vs Visual Studio Code
- 3MCreator vs Architectury Loom
- 4MCreator vs Eclipse IDE
- 5MCreator vs Fabric
- 6MCreator vs ForgeGradle
- 7MCreator vs Gradle
- 8MCreator vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 10MCreator vs Minecraft Forge
- 11MCreator vs ModDevGradle
- 12MCreator vs Retrom
- 13MCreator vs Recaf
- 14MCreator vs McDeob
- 15MCreator vs Minecraft Development MCP Server
- 16MCreator vs CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin
- 17MCreator vs NeoForge
- 18MCreator vs Ravel Remapper
- 19MCreator vs mc-publish
- 20MCreator vs MixinExtras
- 21MCreator vs Mod Publish Plugin
MCreator alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blockbench | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Visual Studio Code | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Architectury Loom | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Eclipse IDE | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Fabric | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | ForgeGradle | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Gradle | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | IntelliJ IDEA | 6.5 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Minecraft Forge | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | ModDevGradle | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 12 | Retrom | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 13 | Recaf | 5.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | McDeob | 5.4 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 15 | Minecraft Development MCP Server | 5.3 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 16 | CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 17 | NeoForge | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | Ravel Remapper | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | mc-publish | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 20 | MixinExtras | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 21 | Mod Publish Plugin | 5.1 | No | — | — |
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Questions about MCreator alternatives
What is the best alternative to MCreator?
Blockbench, number 1 in Minecraft mod development tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: Visual Studio Code, Architectury Loom, Eclipse IDE and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to MCreator?
Blockbench is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.