WorldPainter
- Android app
- Not listed
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- Linux, Mac, Windows
Summary
WorldPainter is a free map generator for Minecraft Java Edition. It lets you shape terrain and paint materials and landscape details such as trees, snow, and ice. You can export a generated world directly to your Minecraft saves directory. The software is primarily for making maps; changing an existing map is limited to Import and Merge operations. WorldPainter supports custom mod blocks, using fully qualified names for Minecraft 1.15 and later and numeric IDs for versions 1.12 and earlier. Custom object layers can load BO2, BO3, schematic, or NBT objects. It cannot make Minecraft structures itself, but can direct Minecraft to generate them during world population. WorldPainter runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux and requires Java 17 or later. The maker provides SHA256 checksums for installer files and points users to its official subreddit for support. There is no proper user manual yet, though documentation covers controls, FAQs, plugins, and scripting.
Who it is for
WorldPainter suits Minecraft Java Edition players who want to create maps by shaping terrain and painting landscape details. It can also suit users working with custom mod blocks or object layers.
What is good
- Free and open source under GPL version 3.
- Exports generated worlds to Minecraft saves.
- Supports custom mod blocks and object layers.
- Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
What to know first
- Requires Java 17 or later.
- Existing-map editing is limited to Import and Merge.
- Cannot customize biomes while Minecraft generates all land.
Verdict
WorldPainter offers terrain and landscape painting for creating Minecraft Java maps, with export to the game’s saves directory. Existing-map changes are limited, and the software requires Java 17 or later.
WorldPainter plans and pricing
All plansCompared on Minecraft world editors
- Free plan
- Yesworldpainter.net
- Minecraft editions
- javaworldpainter.net
- Supported platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linuxworldpainter.net
- Region editing
- Noworldpainter.net
- Terrain editing
- Yesworldpainter.net
- Entity editing
- Noworldpainter.net
- Batch operations
- Noworldpainter.net
- Supported world formats
- WorldPainter .world files; Minecraft Java maps; height map images; BO2, BO3, NBT, SCHEM and schematic custom objectsworldpainter.net
Facts
- Purpose
- WorldPainter is an interactive map generator for Minecraft Java Edition that lets users paint landscapes with terrain, materials, trees, snow and ice.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Terrain tools
- The maker describes tools for sculpting and moulding terrain and painting materials and landscape features onto maps.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Export
- Users can export a generated world directly to their Minecraft saves directory.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Existing maps
- WorldPainter is primarily a map generator, with limited support for changing existing maps through Import and Merge operations.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Mod support
- WorldPainter supports custom mod blocks, with fully qualified names for Minecraft 1.15 and later and numeric IDs for versions 1.12 and earlier.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Custom content
- Custom object layers can load objects in bo2, bo3, schematic or nbt formats.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Minecraft structures
- WorldPainter cannot generate structures itself, but can direct Minecraft to generate them during population.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Technical requirement
- WorldPainter is implemented in Java and requires at least Java 17.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Security checks
- The download page provides SHA256 checksums for the listed installer files.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users to the official WorldPainter subreddit for official support.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Documentation
- The maker says there is no proper user manual yet, but links to controls, FAQ, plugin, scripting and other documentation.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
- Compatibility limit
- The maker says WorldPainter cannot customize biomes while leaving Minecraft to generate all the land according to those biomes.worldpainter.net · 30 Sept 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- Netherlandsworldpainter.net · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- worldpainter.net· checked 30 Sept 2026
- worldpainter.net/trac/wiki/FAQ· checked 30 Sept 2026
- worldpainter.net/files/sha256sums· checked 30 Sept 2026
- worldpainter.net/trac/wiki· checked 30 Sept 2026