packwiz vs FTB App

packwiz6.9Visit FTB App6.8Visit

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

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FTB App #7 in Minecraft Modpack Builders 6.8/10 Free Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Get the FTB App

• packwiz fits best

  Pack authors and server owners who use git

• FTB App fits best

  Players of Feed The Beast's own modpacks

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Side by side

Feature	packwiz 6.9/10 Visit ↗	FTB App 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.9	6.8
Ranking	#6 in Minecraft Modpack Builders	#7 in Minecraft Modpack Builders
Best for	Pack authors and server owners who use git	Players of Feed The Beast's own modpacks
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features packwiz 1/4 · FTB App 1/4
Built-in publishing	—	Not published
Server tools	—	✓ (best)
Share by code	Not published	Not published
Open source	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Runs on	Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Mod & pack sources	CurseForge, Modrinth	FTB, CurseForge
Export formats	CurseForge .zip, Modrinth .mrpack	Not published
Our review
Pros	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	The officially supported place to get FTB's own modpacks Adds mods from the full CurseForge catalogue to any pack Server installer sets up any FTB pack in a few clicks or one command
Cons	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	On Windows it runs through Overwolf unless you pick the standalone build Its page lists instance creation tools as still coming soon The CurseForge modpack catalogue is still marked as beta
Our verdict	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 →	The FTB App is Feed The Beast's official desktop launcher and the only officially supported way to get the team's own modpacks, which it lets players search, install in several versions, update and manage. It also browses the CurseForge… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• FTB App — where it wins

  • The officially supported place to get FTB's own modpacks
  • Adds mods from the full CurseForge catalogue to any pack
  • Server installer sets up any FTB pack in a few clicks or one command

  Where it doesn't

  • On Windows it runs through Overwolf unless you pick the standalone build
  • Its page lists instance creation tools as still coming soon
  • The CurseForge modpack catalogue is still marked as beta

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

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

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• FTB App6.8/10 · Free

  The only official home of FTB's own packs, with CurseForge packs, extra mods and fast server installs.

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