The best MelonLoader alternatives

VirtualApp

asLody/VirtualApp

Virtual Engine for Android(Support 14.0 in business version)

Choose VirtualApp if…

• you would rather work in Java than C#
• you want the more widely starred option (11.1k)
• you specifically need android or plugin-manager

Shares framework, plugin with MelonLoader.

cordis

cordiverse/cordis

Meta-Framework of Spatiotemporal Composability

Choose cordis if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than C#
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (9.6k)
• you specifically need effect or nodejs

Shares framework, plugin with MelonLoader.

JUCE

juce-framework/JUCE

JUCE is an open-source cross-platform C++ application framework for desktop and mobile applications, including VST, VST3, AU, AUv3, LV2 and AAX audio plug-ins.

Choose JUCE if…

• you would rather work in C++ than C#
• you want the more widely starred option (9.1k)
• you specifically need aax or au

Shares framework, plugin with MelonLoader.

UnrealCLR

nxrighthere/UnrealCLR

Unreal Engine .NET 6 integration

Choose UnrealCLR if…

• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you specifically need aec or game-development

Shares dotnet, plugin with MelonLoader.

core

cheshire-cat-ai/core

AI agent microservice

Choose core if…

• you would rather work in Python than C#
• GNU General Public License v3.0 suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you specifically need ag-ui-protocol or agent

Shares framework, plugin with MelonLoader.

nih-plug

robbert-vdh/nih-plug

Rust VST3 and CLAP plugin framework and plugins - because everything is better when you do it yourself

Choose nih-plug if…

• you would rather work in Rust than C#
• ISC License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you specifically need clap or nih-plug

Shares framework, plugin with MelonLoader.

sprite-glow

elringus/sprite-glow

Sprite glow effect with HDR outline

Choose sprite-glow if…

• you would rather work in ShaderLab than C#
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you specifically need shader or shaders

Shares plugin, unity with MelonLoader.

Klak

keijiro/Klak

Creative coding library for Unity

Choose Klak if…

• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need unity3d

Shares plugin, unity with MelonLoader.

claude-hud

jarrodwatts/claude-hud

A Claude Code plugin that shows what's happening - context usage, active tools, running agents, and todo progress

Choose claude-hud if…

• you would rather work in JavaScript than C#
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (29.1k)
• you specifically need anthropic or claude

Shares plugin with MelonLoader.

MusicFree

maotoumao/MusicFree

插件化、定制化、无广告的免费音乐播放器

Choose MusicFree if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than C#
• GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (28.2k)
• you specifically need free or music-player

Shares plugin with MelonLoader.

Qv2ray

Qv2ray/Qv2ray

:star: Linux / Windows / macOS 跨平台 V2Ray 客户端 | 支持 VMess / VLESS / SSR / Trojan / Trojan-Go / NaiveProxy / HTTP / HTTPS / SOCKS5 | 使用 C++ / Qt 开发 | 可拓展插件式设计 :star:

Choose Qv2ray if…

• you would rather work in C++ than C#
• GNU General Public License v3.0 suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (16.9k)
• you specifically need aur or cmake

Shares plugin with MelonLoader.

typescript-eslint

typescript-eslint/typescript-eslint

:sparkles: Monorepo for all the tooling which enables ESLint to support TypeScript

Choose typescript-eslint if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than C#
• MIT License suits your use better than Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (16.5k)
• you specifically need eslint or eslint-plugin

Shares plugin with MelonLoader.