fabric-loader vs ForgeGradle

fabric-loader

Fabric's mostly-version-independent mod loader. (by FabricMC)

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ForgeGradle

Minecraft mod development framework used by Forge and FML for the gradle build system (by MinecraftForge)

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fabric-loader		ForgeGradle
	Project
9	Mentions	5
558	Stars	505
2.5%	Growth	0.6%
8.1	Activity	6.2
7 days ago	Latest Commit	13 days ago
Java	Language	Java
Apache License 2.0	License	GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only

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fabric-loader

Posts with mentions or reviews of fabric-loader. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-05.

What was the most recent version of fabric during April this year?
3 projects | /r/fabricmc | 5 Dec 2023

Btw what you could've done to find a Fabric Loader version by date is just scroll the GitHub releases. I imagine you would've had the date of when you created the pack from the dates of the mod files.
Modifying fabric loader
1 project | /r/fabricmc | 13 Feb 2023

I'm not too familiar with the fabric system and I was hoping someone could help me with modifying the fabric loader, mod loading in specific. I am trying to let the loader get mods from multiple directories, rather than just the /mods directory. I have modified and built a jar from this link https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-loader
If you could change/add anything to Minecraft what would it be, and why?
2 projects | /r/Minecraft | 9 Aug 2022

Go look at the GitHub if you want
Mod Profiles
1 project | /r/fabricmc | 17 Jul 2022

Request for this feature was rejected by Fabric team in 2020. (https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-loader/issues/181)
The WIP story of refactoring JEI into a multi-project
17 projects | /r/feedthebeast | 22 Apr 2022

I wrote a bug report, and at the end included my lengthy solution to the problem. https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-loader/issues/647
Is the Log4J exploit still a thing for 1.18.1?
1 project | /r/Minecraft | 19 Jan 2022
Is there a way fabric patches the log4j exploit on Minecraft clients?
1 project | /r/fabricmc | 13 Dec 2021

How about a git commit? https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-loader/commit/7f8086f2bfe8e8f75c9a319ccd7f2be40be1265e
Get Fabric Mod List?
1 project | /r/fabricmc | 24 Mar 2021

FabricLoader.getAllMods().
Since when did the Java version come up in Mod Menu?
1 project | /r/fabricmc | 23 Jan 2021

Since Fabric Loader 0.11.0, added with this commit: https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-loader/commit/5cd3b1b1bd3f12525bc5245a6edaeb657c146ebe

ForgeGradle

Posts with mentions or reviews of ForgeGradle. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-04-22.

The WIP story of refactoring JEI into a multi-project
17 projects | /r/feedthebeast | 22 Apr 2022

Update: The --offline issue seems to be fixed by this: https://github.com/MinecraftForge/ForgeGradle/pull/847

What are some alternatives?

When comparing fabric-loader and ForgeGradle you can also consider the following projects:

MultiLoader-Template - A template for a Forge + Fabric project setup using a Common source set.

fabric-loom - Gradle build system plugin used to automate the setup of a minecraft mod development environment.

Gradle - Adaptable, fast automation for all

MinecraftForge - Modifications to the Minecraft base files to assist in compatibility between mods. New Discord: https://discord.minecraftforge.net/

ForestryMC - Source code for Forestry (Minecraft mod).

incorporeal-3 - 1.18/🔜1.19 Botania addon

JustEnoughItems - Item and Recipe viewing mod for Minecraft

ForgeAutoRenamingTool - A tool used to rename java classes.