Best NeoForge Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against NeoForge on the same published basis.
- 1NeoForge vs Blockbench
- 2NeoForge vs Visual Studio Code
- 3NeoForge vs Architectury Loom
- 4NeoForge vs Eclipse IDE
- 5NeoForge vs Fabric
- 6NeoForge vs ForgeGradle
- 7NeoForge vs Gradle
- 8NeoForge vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 9NeoForge vs MCreator
- 10NeoForge vs Minecraft Forge
- 11NeoForge vs ModDevGradle
- 12NeoForge vs Retrom
- 13NeoForge vs Recaf
- 14NeoForge vs McDeob
- 15NeoForge vs Minecraft Development MCP Server
- 16NeoForge vs CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin
- 18NeoForge vs Ravel Remapper
- 19NeoForge vs mc-publish
- 20NeoForge vs MixinExtras
- 21NeoForge vs Mod Publish Plugin
NeoForge 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 |
| 9 | MCreator | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | 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 |
| 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 NeoForge alternatives
What is the best alternative to NeoForge?
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 NeoForge?
Blockbench is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 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.