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Best CurseForgeGradle Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against CurseForgeGradle on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    IntelliJ IDEA Free plan LinuxMacWin $8.33/mo7.6
    CurseForgeGradle vs IntelliJ IDEA
  2. 2
    Gradle Free plan apiLinuxMacWin Free7.2
    CurseForgeGradle vs Gradle
  3. 3
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.2
    CurseForgeGradle vs Visual Studio Code
  4. 4
    Blockbench Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free7.1
    CurseForgeGradle vs Blockbench
  5. 5
    ForgeGradle Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    CurseForgeGradle vs ForgeGradle
  6. 6
    Architectury Loom Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    CurseForgeGradle vs Architectury Loom
  7. 7
    CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin Free plan apiMacWin Free7.0
    CurseForgeGradle vs CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin
  8. 8
    Fabric Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    CurseForgeGradle vs Fabric
  9. 9
    Quilt Loom Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    CurseForgeGradle vs Quilt Loom
  10. 10
    Eclipse IDE Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.8
    CurseForgeGradle vs Eclipse IDE
  11. 11
    Minecraft Forge Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.8
    CurseForgeGradle vs Minecraft Forge
  12. 12
    Parchment Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.8
    CurseForgeGradle vs Parchment
  13. 13
    ForgeFlower Free plan Free6.7
    CurseForgeGradle vs ForgeFlower
  14. 14
    MCreator Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.7
    CurseForgeGradle vs MCreator
  15. 15
    ModDevGradle Free plan Linux Free6.7
    CurseForgeGradle vs ModDevGradle
  16. 16
    Retrom LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin 6.7
    CurseForgeGradle vs Retrom
  17. 17
    Minecraft Development Free plan extension Free6.5
    CurseForgeGradle vs Minecraft Development
  18. 18
    SpongePowered Mixin Free plan self-hosted Free6.5
    CurseForgeGradle vs SpongePowered Mixin
  19. 19
    Recaf LinuxMacWin 6.3
    CurseForgeGradle vs Recaf
  20. 20
    Minotaur api 6.1
    CurseForgeGradle vs Minotaur

CurseForgeGradle alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1IntelliJ IDEA7.6Free plan$8.33/moLinux, Mac, Windows
2Gradle7.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Windows
3Visual Studio Code7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Blockbench7.1Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5ForgeGradle7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
6Architectury Loom7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7CurseForge Gradle Publish Plugin7.0Free planFreeAPI, Mac, Windows
8Fabric7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9Quilt Loom7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10Eclipse IDE6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
11Minecraft Forge6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12Parchment6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13ForgeFlower6.7Free planFree—
14MCreator6.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15ModDevGradle6.7Free planFreeLinux
16Retrom6.7No—Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Minecraft Development6.5Free planFreeBrowser
18SpongePowered Mixin6.5Free planFreeself-hosted
19Recaf6.3No—Linux, Mac, Windows
20Minotaur6.1No—API
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Questions about CurseForgeGradle alternatives

What is the best alternative to CurseForgeGradle?

IntelliJ IDEA, number 1 in Minecraft mod development tools with a score of 7.6 out of 10. The others here: Gradle, Visual Studio Code, Blockbench and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to CurseForgeGradle?

IntelliJ IDEA is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.