About CurseForge
CurseForge is a platform that hosts mods and add-ons for video games, with popular examples including Minecraft and World of Warcraft. Players use it to find community-made content that changes or extends the games they play, and authors use it to publish and distribute their work.
CurseForge is a proprietary, hosted website rather than software you run yourself. It acts as a central place where modding communities publish their work, and where players browse listings to find content for the games they enjoy.
Key features
- Mod and add-on listings for popular games
- Content for Minecraft and World of Warcraft
- Publishing platform for mod authors
- Browsable community-made content
Good fit for
- →Finding mods and add-ons for a favorite game
- Tags
- mods
- addons
- minecraft
- gaming
- community
- world-of-warcraft
CurseForge: questions and answers
- What is CurseForge used for?
- CurseForge is a mod and add-on platform where players download community-made content for games such as Minecraft and World of Warcraft. It is a good fit for finding mods and add-ons for a favorite game.
- Is CurseForge free?
- Yes. CurseForge is free to use.
- Is CurseForge open source?
- No. CurseForge is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Games & Emulation category, open-source options include Sunshine, Proton and RPCS3.
- What are some alternatives to CurseForge?
- CurseForge competes with Nexus Mods.
Open-source alternatives to CurseForge
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Sunshine
Games & Emulation
Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.
GPL-3.0vs GeForce NOW★ 42k
Proton
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Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components
OSS★ 33k
RPCS3
Games & Emulation
PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger
GPL-2.0★ 20k
Moonlight
Games & Emulation
GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link)
GPL-3.0vs GeForce NOW★ 19k
PCSX2
Games & Emulation
PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator
GPL-3.0★ 16k
Dolphin Emulator
Games & Emulation
Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms o
OSS★ 16k
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