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Minotaur vs SpongePowered Mixin
Both stand on minecraft mod development tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Paid API
Minotaur connects Gradle release tasks with Modrinth publishing, metadata, dependencies, and optional README synchronization. Review the irreversible body-sync warning and token scopes before enabling automation.
Visit Minotaur Free plan Self-hosted
Mixin provides runtime bytecode weaving and compile-time mapping support for Java projects. Forge projects should account for MixinGradle's ForgeGradle-only support and version-matching requirement.
Visit SpongePowered MixinThe facts
| Minotaur | SpongePowered Mixin | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not published | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API | Self-hosted |
| Lowest paid plan | Not published | Free or on request |
| Plans published | None | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | github.com | github.com |
| On minecraft mod development tools | #32 of 35 | #28 of 35 |
Minotaur: what it does well
- Free and open source
- Supports Groovy and Kotlin Gradle DSLs
- Uploads detailed release metadata
- Can detect loaders and game versions
- Offers a debug upload mode
What to know first
- Synced project bodies cannot be recovered
- Publishing requires a scoped personal token
- Body syncing needs a separate permission scope
SpongePowered Mixin: what it does well
- Free plan listed as free
- Supports Forge, ModLauncher and LegacyLauncher
- Annotation processor generates obfuscation mappings
- Eclipse processor support for contextual errors and warnings
- Code debugging is listed as supported
What to know first
- LegacyLauncher service is deprecated
- MixinGradle supports ForgeGradle only
- MixinGradle and ForgeGradle versions must match
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