Modrinth App vs packwiz

Modrinth App7.7Visit packwiz6.9Visit

Higher score Modrinth App #3 in Minecraft Modpack Builders 7.7/10 Free · optional Modrinth Plus Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Get Modrinth App

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packwiz #6 in Minecraft Modpack Builders 6.9/10 Free · open source (MIT) Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Get packwiz

• Modrinth App fits best

  Creators who publish packs on Modrinth

• packwiz fits best

  Pack authors and server owners who use git

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Side by side

Feature	Modrinth App 7.7/10 Visit ↗	packwiz 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	6.9
Ranking	#3 in Minecraft Modpack Builders	#6 in Minecraft Modpack Builders
Best for	Creators who publish packs on Modrinth	Pack authors and server owners who use git
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Modrinth App 2/4 · packwiz 1/4
Built-in publishing	✓ (best)	—
Server tools	Not published	—
Share by code	Not published	Not published
Open source	✓	✓
Specs
Runs on	Windows, macOS, Linux	Command line
Mod & pack sources	Modrinth	CurseForge, Modrinth
Export formats	Modrinth .mrpack	CurseForge .zip, Modrinth .mrpack
Our review
Pros	Exports any instance as a Modrinth .mrpack from its Mods tab One-click install, update and removal of mods from Modrinth Open source under GPL-3.0, for Windows, macOS and Linux	TOML metadata files version cleanly in git instead of raw JAR files Exports CurseForge and Modrinth packs and imports CurseForge ones packwiz-installer keeps MultiMC or ATLauncher instances auto-updated
Cons	Still labelled a beta release Modrinth warns its Linux builds can be unstable on some systems Its content browser covers Modrinth-hosted projects only	Command line only; the docs point GUI users to third-party efforts No installer; builds come from CI artefacts or compiling with Go Auto-updating distribution needs an HTTP server you host
Our verdict	Modrinth App is the desktop launcher from Rinth, Inc., the company behind the Modrinth mod platform, and it is open source under the GPL-3.0 with builds for Windows, macOS and Linux. It installs, updates and removes mods from the Modrinth… Read the review →	packwiz treats a modpack as source code. Instead of a folder of JAR files, a pack is a set of TOML metadata files describing each mod and where it comes from, so the whole pack can live in a git repository, be reviewed like any other… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Modrinth App — where it wins

  • Exports any instance as a Modrinth .mrpack from its Mods tab
  • One-click install, update and removal of mods from Modrinth
  • Open source under GPL-3.0, for Windows, macOS and Linux

  Where it doesn't

  • Still labelled a beta release
  • Modrinth warns its Linux builds can be unstable on some systems
  • Its content browser covers Modrinth-hosted projects only

• packwiz — where it wins

  • TOML metadata files version cleanly in git instead of raw JAR files
  • Exports CurseForge and Modrinth packs and imports CurseForge ones
  • packwiz-installer keeps MultiMC or ATLauncher instances auto-updated

  Where it doesn't

  • Command line only; the docs point GUI users to third-party efforts
  • No installer; builds come from CI artefacts or compiling with Go
  • Auto-updating distribution needs an HTTP server you host

• Modrinth App7.7/10 · Free · optional Modrinth Plus

  Modrinth's own open-source launcher, which installs and updates mods and exports packs as .mrpack files.

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• packwiz6.9/10 · Free · open source (MIT)

  Modpacks as code: TOML metadata in git, auto-updating installs for servers, and exports to both platforms.

  Get packwizFull verdict →