mapcrafter ☆
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Description:
Minecraft map renderer
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Other
Tags: minecraft visualization gaming renderer web-map
Install: brew install mapcrafter
About:
Mapcrafter is a high-performance Minecraft map renderer written in C++. It generates static, interactive maps from Minecraft world data, offering detailed views of terrain, structures, and player activity. Its primary value is creating lightweight, web-based visualizations suitable for large servers.
Key Features:
  • High-performance C++ rendering engine
  • Generates interactive, marker-based web maps
  • Supports multiple render modes (Top-down, Isometric, Side-on)
  • Configurable world cropping and region selection
  • Low resource usage during rendering
Use Cases:
  • Hosting public maps for Minecraft multiplayer servers
  • Creating backups of world layouts for archival purposes
  • Analyzing server builds and player movements visually
Alternatives:
  • Overviewer – Overviewer is a Python-based renderer, while Mapcrafter is written in C++ for generally faster rendering speeds and lower memory usage.
  • BlueMap – BlueMap offers real-time 3D rendering in the browser, whereas Mapcrafter focuses on generating static 2D map tiles.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 16, 2025 4:08am 15 VERSION_BUMP 9500554e
Dec 23, 2024 12:30am 13 VERSION_BUMP 47dc225b
Dec 16, 2024 6:40am 13 VERSION_BUMP 02cd02af
Sep 13, 2024 8:08pm 12 VERSION_BUMP fad8de57
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