Best Parchment Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from Minecraft mod development tools ranked against Parchment on the same published basis.
- 1Parchment vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 2Parchment vs Gradle
- 3Parchment vs Visual Studio Code
- 4Parchment vs Blockbench
- 5Parchment vs ForgeGradle
- 6Parchment vs Architectury Loom
- 7Parchment vs Fabric
- 8Parchment vs Quilt Loom
- 9Parchment vs Eclipse IDE
- 10Parchment vs Minecraft Forge
- 12Parchment vs ForgeFlower
- 13Parchment vs MCreator
- 14Parchment vs ModDevGradle
- 15Parchment vs Retrom
- 16Parchment vs Minecraft Development
- 17Parchment vs SpongePowered Mixin
- 18Parchment vs Recaf
- 19Parchment vs Minotaur
- 20Parchment vs CurseForgeGradle
- 21Parchment vs McDeob
Parchment alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IntelliJ IDEA | 7.6 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 2 | Gradle | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Visual Studio Code | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Blockbench | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | ForgeGradle | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Architectury Loom | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Fabric | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 8 | Quilt Loom | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Eclipse IDE | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Minecraft Forge | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | ForgeFlower | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 13 | MCreator | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | ModDevGradle | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 15 | Retrom | 6.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | Minecraft Development | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Browser |
| 17 | SpongePowered Mixin | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted |
| 18 | Recaf | 6.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Minotaur | 6.1 | No | — | API |
| 20 | CurseForgeGradle | 6.0 | No | — | — |
| 21 | McDeob | 6.0 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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Questions about Parchment alternatives
What is the best alternative to Parchment?
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 Parchment?
IntelliJ IDEA is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 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.