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Parchment

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Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Parchment is ranked #12 of 31 in Minecraft mod development tools on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Parchment mappings Free Open source mapping data; supported Minecraft versions require published obfuscation logs parchmentmc.org · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on Minecraft mod development tools

Supported loaders: Forge, Fabric, Quilt
Minecraft versions: 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2, 1.19.3, 1.19.4, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.1, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11

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The record

What it does: Parchment is a community-sourced, modloader-neutral set of parameter names and javadocs that augments Mojang’s official names.
Open source: Parchment mappings are open source and hosted publicly on GitHub.
Modloader compatibility: The site says the mappings can be used with Forge, Fabric, Quilt, and other modding platforms.
Mojmap compatibility: Parchment mappings are described as fully compatible with Mojmap mappings.
Mapping basis: The mapping set is based on Mojang’s published obfuscation maps for Minecraft versions since 1.14.
Contribution standards: Mapping standards ask contributors to use American English spelling and lower camel case for parameter names.
Forge integration: For Forge development, Parchment provides the Librarian Gradle plugin, which requires ForgeGradle 5.1.20 or later and Gradle 7.1.1 or higher.
Fabric integration: Fabric Loom has native support for Parchment mappings as of version 0.9.
Distribution: The setup instructions use the Parchment Maven repository at https://maven.parchmentmc.org.
Version coverage: Parchment supports Minecraft versions that have published obfuscation logs and supports only the latest minor version of each maintained major release.
Review priorities: The two latest Minecraft major releases are actively reviewed, while contributions for older major versions may receive lower review priority.
Snapshots: The version policy says the team does not currently map snapshot versions because they are unstable and may be invalidated by later snapshots.
Support: The Getting Started page directs users with questions to the official Parchment Discord server.
Company details: The opened site identifies the ParchmentMC Team but does not state a headquarters or founding year.
Price from: Free

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Sources

parchmentmc.org· checked 4 Oct 2026
parchmentmc.org/docs/mappings· checked 4 Oct 2026
parchmentmc.org/docs/getting-started· checked 4 Oct 2026
parchmentmc.org/docs/versions· checked 4 Oct 2026