MinecraftWorldLive is a powerful tool that lets you create stunning, detailed maps of your Minecraft worlds straight from your command line. The output is a collection of static web files powered by Leaflet, giving you a smooth and interactive map experience right in your browser. MinecraftWorldLive has grown into a feature-rich application over the years. Whether you want atmospheric lighting for day and night cycles, deep cave exploration rendering, ore and mineral overlays, or extended functionality through plugins — we've got you covered. The core is built in Python, with performance-critical parts written in C for maximum speed.
Everything you need to know is available on our documentation site. From downloading and compiling to installation and your first render — it's all there. If you can't get online, no worries — the docs folder included in the source download has everything you need.
Curious what MinecraftWorldLive can do? Check out real maps made by our community on the wiki to see it in action!
Heads up — rendering a large Minecraft world takes serious computing time. Don't be surprised if your first render runs for an hour or more. Minecraft worlds have no hard size limit, so neither does the render time. Need to stop mid-render? Just hit Ctrl-C. MinecraftWorldLive saves its progress automatically and picks right back up next time you run it. Good news though — after that first render, every update is dramatically faster. The built-in caching system means only changed chunks get re-rendered. Point it at the same output folder and let it do its thing. A few rough edges may still exist here and there — check the Bugs section for known issues and current status.
When the render finishes, open the index.html file inside your output folder in any web browser. That's it — your world is ready to explore. Want to share it? Upload the entire output folder to any web server and send the link.
MinecraftWorldLive works exclusively with Minecraft Java Edition world files. Bedrock Edition worlds are not natively supported. However, many users have had success converting their Bedrock worlds to Java format using Amulet, then rendering them with MinecraftWorldLive.
Found something broken? Report it, discuss existing issues, or vote on the ones that matter most to you — every bit of feedback helps make MinecraftWorldLive better.