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Mod Publish Plugin vs Vineflower
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.
Free plan Self-hosted
Mod Publish Plugin brings multi-destination Minecraft mod publishing into a Gradle task, with dry runs and retry configuration. Check the Gradle requirement and configure a supported environment for CurseForge before relying on those destinations.
Visit Mod Publish Plugin Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1
Choose Vineflower if you want a free Java decompiler with command-line, library and IntelliJ integration. Keep its work-in-progress status and experimental Kotlin and plugin features in mind if those capabilities are important to your use.
Visit VineflowerThe facts
| Mod Publish Plugin | Vineflower | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Self-hosted | Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | Free or on request |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | github.com | vineflower.org |
| On minecraft mod development tools | #24 of 35 | #20 of 35 |
Mod Publish Plugin: what it does well
- Publishes to eight listed destinations.
- Typesafe DSL configures multiple destinations.
- Dry runs save assets to the build directory.
- Groovy build scripts are fully supported.
- Retries failed publishing attempts.
What to know first
- Version 2.0.0 requires Gradle 9.0.0 or newer.
- CurseForge requires a client or server environment.
- Self-hosted; no other platform is listed.
Vineflower: what it does well
- Supports modern Java, including J21 and later.
- Offers command-line, Maven, Gradle and IntelliJ use.
- Can save output to an archive or folder, or print it.
- Includes automatic reformatting and multithreaded decompilation.
- Free and open source under Apache-2.0.
What to know first
- Running it requires a Java 17 or newer JVM.
- The Kotlin decompiler is experimental.
- The plugin API is still in development.
- The slim artifact omits built-in plugins.
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