Minecraft Loaders Explained: Forge, Vanilla, Fabric, Paper, Bedrock, NeoForge

LoaderDescription
VanillaThe standard version of Minecraft with no mods/plugins.
ForgeA modified version of Minecraft using the Forge modding API. This is used if you want to play with mods/modpacks.
NeoForgeA modified version of Minecraft using the NeoForge modding API. This is used if you want to play with mods/modpacks.
FabricA modified version of Minecraft using the Fabric modding API. This is used if you want to play with mods/modpacks
PaperA high performance Minecraft version allowing the use of plugins. Paper is an enhanced fork of Spigot.
BedrockThe standard version of Minecraft for mobile and console. Can also be played on PC.

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