NeoForge
Your server’s NeoForge launcher, ready for big modpacks.
Create, Mekanism, All the Mods 10: your players install your launcher, click Play, and NeoForge, Java 21 and all your mods are already there.
To build a Minecraft NeoForge launcher, CraftLauncher prepares NeoForge on its servers for your Minecraft version, checks your mods before each release and ships an installer to your players: NeoForge, Java and the modpack install on their own, and every update arrives at the next launch.
NeoForge
Why NeoForge
NeoForge was born in 2023 from a split of the Forge team, and became the loader of recent big modpacks: most large content mods (Create, Mekanism, Applied Energistics) and modpacks like All the Mods 10 or Craftoria ship first on NeoForge, especially on 1.21.1.
It is also a demanding loader to distribute: its installer must be run, and since NeoForge 21.9 the way the game and mods are loaded has changed. A homemade launcher easily breaks from one version to the next.
Torn between Forge and Fabric? Our mod loader comparison helps you choose.
What CraftLauncher does
NeoForge, without the traps.
NeoForge prepared for you
The NeoForge installer runs on our servers; your players get a game ready to launch.
Recent versions supported
Including NeoForge 21.9 and later, which changed how the game and mods are loaded.
Automatic Java 21
Installed for your players on 1.21, with nothing to do.
Checked mods
Versions, NeoForge compatibility and missing dependencies are checked before the build.
Big modpacks
Import a Modrinth or CurseForge modpack; up to 15 GB on Pro, 30 GB on Network, extendable.
Light updates
Only changed files are downloaded again: updating a few mods takes seconds.
In practice
Your NeoForge launcher in four steps
Pick NeoForge
In the wizard, choose the “Tech” type (preset to NeoForge 1.21.1) or enter your version.
Add your modpack
Import it from Modrinth or CurseForge, or upload your .jar files and configs.
Make it yours
Name, logo, background: the launcher carries your server’s identity.
Publish and share
The build runs on our servers; share the download link.
Questions
What people ask us the most.
Which Minecraft version for a NeoForge server?
1.21.1 is the reference version for big NeoForge modpacks. NeoForge also exists for newer versions and from 1.20.2.
Do Forge mods work on NeoForge?
On 1.20.1, most do. From 1.20.2, you need each mod’s NeoForge version: the pre-build check flags the ones that don’t fit.
Do my players need to install NeoForge?
No. The launcher installs NeoForge and Java on its own; your players click Play.
Can I use Sodium and shaders with NeoForge?
Yes: Sodium and Iris have NeoForge versions for recent releases.
Create your NeoForge launcher
Free, no credit card: your launcher is ready in minutes.
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