What is the NeoForged Project website?

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neoforged.net is the official home of the NeoForged Project, the team behind NeoForge — a modding platform for Minecraft. The site is primarily a distribution and information hub: it hosts NeoForge installer files, project news and release announcements, and entry points to mod development resources such as documentation, the Modding Wiki, a mod generator, and the MDK list. It is aimed at two audiences: players who need to install NeoForge for a given Minecraft version, and mod developers who build or maintain mods against it.

What you can get from the site

The homepage is organized around a few concrete functions rather than general marketing content.

  • Installer files — a direct download section where you select a Minecraft version and a NeoForge version to get the matching installer.
  • Mod development entry points — separate paths depending on whether you are starting fresh or updating something existing.
  • News — dated posts covering releases, technical changes, and community events.

Installer files

The installer section presents two selectors — Minecraft Version and NeoForge Version — and then surfaces the download link for the combination you choose. This is the path to follow if your goal is to run NeoForge rather than develop against it.

Mod development resources

The site splits development guidance by situation:

Your situation Where the site sends you What you do there
No current mod project Mod Generator page Enter settings for your new mod, download the generated project, unzip it, and start building
Existing mod project MDK list Look at examples of how to update your build script to use NeoForge

Both paths point onward to the project's Documentation and the Modding Wiki for learning material.

What the news section covers

The news feed is where version-specific and technical information lives. Posts in the visible feed include:

  • Mitigating Network Vulnerabilities (May 11, 2026) — explains NeoForge's patch for a network object allocation exploit and how modders can mitigate similar issues in their own serverbound packets.
  • NeoForge for Minecraft 26.1 (March 24, 2026) — a summary of what NeoForge provides for that Minecraft version.
  • 2025: Big Changes are Coming (January 01, 2026) — a retrospective on the previous year.
  • NeoForge for 26.1 Snapshots (December 26, 2025) — early builds for Minecraft 26.1-snapshot-1.
  • NeoForge 21.11 for Minecraft 1.21.11 (December 09, 2025) — release announcement.
  • The Transfer Rework (September 30, 2025) — covers changes to the transfer APIs in NeoForge 21.9, with an overview of the new system and migration guidance from the old one.
  • NeoForge 21.9 for Minecraft 1.21.9 (September 30, 2025) — release announcement.
  • 2025 Serverside Summer Results (August 08, 2025) — results of a serverside mod contest.
  • NeoForge 21.6 for Minecraft 1.21.6 (June 17, 2025) — release announcement.
  • 2025 Serverside Summer (May 31, 2025) — contest announcement.

Two patterns are worth noting if you use the site regularly. First, release announcements are versioned in tandem with Minecraft — a NeoForge release number maps to a specific Minecraft version, so you should match them deliberately rather than assuming the newest NeoForge works with whatever Minecraft build you have. Second, the technical posts (the network vulnerability writeup and the transfer API rework) are written for modders, not players, and describe changes you may need to apply in your own code.

Who should use it

Use neoforged.net if you want to install NeoForge for a specific Minecraft version, or if you are developing or maintaining a mod and need the current build script patterns, API migration notes, and documentation links. If you only want to play with mods and your launcher already handles loader installation, the site's main value to you is the news feed for version compatibility.

The site does not present pricing information in the material available, so nothing here should be read as confirming whether any part of the project is free, paid, or gated behind an account.