ForgeGradle

7.1easy start · #5 of 31
in Minecraft Mod Development Tools

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

ForgeGradle is ranked #5 of 31 in Minecraft mod development tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

ForgeGradle plans and pricing

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ForgeGradle Free No pricing or usage limits stated github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on Minecraft mod development tools

Free plan: Yes
Supported loaders: Forge, FML
Dependency management: Yes
Minecraft versions: 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.19.4
Artifact packaging: Yes

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The record

Purpose: ForgeGradle is a Gradle plugin and Minecraft mod development framework used by Forge and FML.
Audience: The documentation describes setting up a development environment for Minecraft mod development.
Prerequisite: The setup guide requires a Java Development Kit and familiarity with an integrated development environment.
IDE support: The guide provides commands to generate run configurations for Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, and Visual Studio Code.
Run configurations: ForgeGradle run configurations can set arguments, working directories, task names, environment properties, and system properties.
Forge run types: Forge provides client, server, data, and gameTestServer run configurations.
Mappings: ForgeGradle lets users choose a human-readable mapping set and converts the mod JAR to SRG mappings for production with a reobf task.
Dependency support: Mod dependencies can be added through repositories or a local flat directory, and are wrapped with fg.deobf before use.
Bundled dependencies: The optional Jar-in-Jar system bundles selected dependencies inside a mod JAR and writes metadata during the build.
Compatibility limit: The documented default stable and snapshot mapping sets are typically incomplete and are no longer available as of Minecraft 1.17.
Documentation scope: The ForgeGradle documentation says it covers ForgeGradle and is not a Java, Groovy, or Gradle tutorial.
License: The ForgeGradle GitHub repository identifies its license as LGPL-2.1.
Distribution: The docs show adding the MinecraftForge Maven repository and the net.minecraftforge.gradle plugin to a Gradle build.
Price from: Free

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Best Minecraft Mod Development Tools in 2026#5 of 31

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Sources

docs.minecraftforge.net/en/fg-5.x/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.minecraftforge.net/en/fg-5.x/gettingstarted/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.minecraftforge.net/en/fg-5.x/configuration/runs/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.minecraftforge.net/en/fg-5.x/configuration/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.minecraftforge.net/en/fg-5.x/dependencies/· checked 4 Oct 2026
docs.minecraftforge.net/en/fg-5.x/dependencies/jarinjar/· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/MinecraftForge/ForgeGradle· checked 4 Oct 2026