Also see the Modrinth Awesome list, and a (probably somewhat outdated) list of curse modpack downloaders at https://gist.github.com/jikuja/f44533a16ad04624c3eb8e99e7a3e494/
This list is a bit outdated in places, but I'm still adding things here so that I don't forget them.
| Name | Type | Number of mods/packs | Popularity (Similarweb rank) | Official launcher | Third-party support | Open Source backend | Author rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CurseForge | Public | 31,000 mods; 38,000 modpacks | #1410 | Yes | Many | No | Yes |
| Modrinth | Public | 2000 mods | #79,182 | In development | ATLauncher, packwiz, pacmc, modweaver | Yes | Planned |
| Technic | Public + Team | 10,000 modpacks | #81,843 | Yes | MultiMC, ATLauncher | Partial (Solder) | |
| Feed the Beast | Team | 61 modpacks | #103,805 | Yes | MultiMC, ATLauncher | No | |
| ATLauncher | Curated | 147 modpacks | #372,217 | Yes | MultiMC | No | |
| minepkg | Public | 381 mods; 11 modpacks | - | CLI client | None | No |
| Item | Active? | Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| MultiMC | Yes | Launcher and pack creation tool | |
| GDLauncher | Yes | Launcher and pack creation tool | |
| SKCraft Launcher | Yes | Launcher and pack creation tool | Has unique customization features |
| packmaker packinit |
Somewhat | Launcher and pack creation tool | |
| Modpacker | No | Launcher and pack creation tool | |
| modpacker | No | Launcher and pack creation tool | a different one, yes |
| ServerStarter | Somewhat | Server management tool | |
| Erisia server-builder | Yes | Server management tool | |
| mcinstall | Somewhat | Modpack installer | |
| Curseforge Mass Downloader | No | Modpack installer | |
| curse-modpack-downloader | No | Modpack installer | |
| Modpack Downloader | Yes | Modpack installer | |
| unsup | Yes | Modpack installer | |
| PackUpdate | Somewhat | Modpack installer | MultiMC "addon" |
| modsman ModsManButJava |
No | Management tool Pack creation tool |
|
| MCDelta | No | Management tool | |
| PowerShellModPack | No | Management tool Pack creation tool |
|
| mpupd | No | Pack creation tool | |
| mcdex | No | Management tool Pack creation tool |
|
| Fabric Mod Manager | No | Management tool | |
| PackOPdater | No | Pack creation tool | |
| cornstone | No | Management tool | |
| cursetool-rs | Yes | Management tool | |
| cursinator | Yes | Management tool | |
| cf-updater | No | Management tool | |
| Hopper | Yes | Management tool | |
| pacmc | Yes | Management tool | |
| Ferium | Yes | Management tool | |
| modweaver | Yes | Management tool | |
| Modget | Yes | Management mod | |
| Mod Manager | Yes | Management mod | |
| twitch-export-builder | No | Pack creation tool | |
| modpacktools | No | Pack creation tool | |
| modpack-cli | No | Pack creation tool | |
| ModpackUpdater | No | Pack creation tool | |
| Voodoo | No | Pack creation tool | |
| packwiz | Yes | Pack creation tool | |
| pax | Yes | Pack creation tool | |
| ServerPackCreator | Yes | Pack creation tool | |
| MCUpdater | Yes | Pack creation tool | |
| WanderingTrader | No | Pack creation tool | |
| Gryphon | No | Pack creation tool |
| Item | Active? | Type |
|---|---|---|
| CurseProxy | No | Mod metadata database |
| ModPackFlattener | No | Misc modpack tool |
| ModpackAttributor | No | Misc modpack tool |
| SMMART/Kramh | No | Universal metadata efforts |
| MODIP | No | Universal metadata efforts |
| falseresync's modpack format design | No | Universal metadata efforts |
If anything is missing from this list (and is maintained!) ping me on Discord (comp500#7396) or message me on Keybase.