Minecraft Script
Minecraft Script is a free, MIT-licensed programming language for developers working on Minecraft datapacks, maps, packages, and mcfunction files.
What Minecraft Script is
Minecraft Script is a free, MIT-licensed programming language for developers working on Minecraft datapacks, maps, packages, and mcfunction files. Its compiler converts .mcscript source into Minecraft .mcfunction files. Documented language features include modals, loops, variables, constants, and command wrapping, with examples covering for, while, and if/else control flow. Variables can store numbers and perform operations such as addition and subtraction. The command-line tool creates datapacks, compiles scripts, watches saved files for recompilation, and can add a datapack from a resource URL or mcScript Extension name. Scripts may generate several files, choose output paths, and extend earlier generated files. Global .gl.mcscript files share declarations between files. Local installation uses npm install -g mcscript and requires Node.js and npm. The local compiler adds directory compilation, new-file output, and file watching beyond the online version. Syntax highlighting is listed for Visual Studio Code, Atom, and Notepad++. Linux, macOS, and Windows are supported.
Good
- Compiles .mcscript into Minecraft .mcfunction files
- Includes loops, variables, constants, and modals
- CLI can watch files and recompile changes
- Supports shared global declarations across files
- MIT-licensed and free
Watch out
- Local installation requires Node.js and npm
- Local setup uses a command-line package
- Guide was last updated September 22, 2020
Who it suits
It is intended for developers creating Minecraft mcfunctions, datapacks, maps, and packages. Users need a Node.js and npm environment for local installation.
Verdict
Minecraft Script provides a dedicated language and CLI workflow for generating Minecraft function files. Its local compiler offers more capabilities than the online version, but installation depends on Node.js and npm.
The facts
Each one read from Minecraft Script's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- CLI
- The CLI can create datapack files, compile scripts, and watch for saved changes to recompile.checked 4 Oct 2026
- CLI commands
- The CLI can create a datapack, compile files, watch for saved changes and add a datapack by URL or package name.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Community and help
- The maker's site links to a Discord community, and the repository documentation invites users to contact the team about proposals, problems, or errors.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Compilation
- It compiles .mcscript files into Minecraft .mcfunction files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compiler
- The compiler converts .mcscript files into Minecraft .mcfunction files.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Control flow
- The home page demonstrates for and while loops, and if/else statements.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- Installation requires the Node.js environment and Node Package Manager.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Editor support
- The project lists syntax highlighting support for Visual Studio Code, Atom, and Notepad++.checked 4 Oct 2026
- File generation
- The home page says it can generate and merge files, including files created in loops.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Global declarations
- Global .gl.mcscript files can make variables, constants, and modals available to other files.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The CLI's add command accepts a resource URL or mcScript Extension name to add a datapack.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The documentation describes the audience as developers of mcfunctions, Minecraft maps and packages.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Language features
- The documentation lists modals, loops, variables, constants and command wrapping as language features.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The maker's site identifies Minecraft Script as MIT licensed.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Local compiler
- The compiler is distributed as a Node.js package installed locally with npm install -g mcscript.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Installation requires a Node.js environment and Node Package Manager.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Online version
- The documentation says the locally installed compiler enables more features than the online version, including compiling directories, writing output to new files and watching changes.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The home page links to the source repository and states the project is MIT licensed.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The repository README identifies update 0.2.3, and the guide says it was last updated September 22, 2020.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Minecraft Script is a programming language for Minecraft datapack developers.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirement
- Local installation requires Node.js and npm and is installed with `npm install -g mcscript`.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The home page links to a Discord community for updates and connection with users.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Variables
- Variables can store numbers and support operations such as addition and subtraction.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker location
- The maker's main site says it is made with heart in Germany.checked 4 Oct 2026
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