Useful Links

A curated list of communities, tools and documentation for Bedrock development. The most important links are marked with a ⭐.

This page is meant for free resources that still work and are actually useful when making add-ons. Paid tools, download mirrors and abandoned projects don't belong here.

Discord Servers ​

General ​

• ⭐ Bedrock Add-Ons: The largest community for add-on development help.
• ⭐ Bedrock OSS: Home of this wiki, Regolith and other open-source Bedrock projects.
• Minecraft: The official Minecraft server.
• Minecraft Education
• Minecraft Feedback: The official server for feedback and discussion about upcoming changes.
• Mojira: Community around the Minecraft bug tracker.

Creators & Marketplace ​

• Skill Share for Minecraft Creators: For creators to share skills and knowledge.
• UGC Creators: For people making content on UGC platforms, including the Marketplace.

Tools ​

• ⭐ Blockbench
• ⭐ bridge.
• Snowstorm
• Amulet & MCEdit

Commands ​

• ⭐ Minecraft Commands
• Bedrock Commands Community

Ray Tracing ​

• Minecraft RTX

Protocol & Modding ​

• Amethyst: Client-side modding framework.
• Bedrock Crustaceans: Rust projects for Bedrock, including bedrock-rs.
• GeyserMC
• LeviMC: LeviLamina mod loader for servers and clients, and LeviLauncher.
• PrismarineJS (bedrock-protocol)

Discord servers for server software are listed on the Bedrock Server Software page.

Documentation ​

• ⭐ Minecraft Creator Documentation: Official documentation by Mojang and Microsoft.
• ⭐ bedrock.dev: Vanilla documentation for every version, including betas.
• ⭐ Minecraft Wiki: Community wiki, mostly useful for vanilla behavior and commands.
• Script API Docs (JaylyDev): Script API reference with examples and version history.
• Bedrock Protocol Docs (GitHub): Official network protocol documentation.
• Documentation Graveyard: Components that have been removed from the game.

Getting Started ​

• Getting Started with Add-On Development: Walks you through making your first resource and behavior pack.
• An Introduction to Molang
• Getting Started with Scripting
• Introduction to the GameTest Framework
• @minecraft/server Reference
• List of Commands (Minecraft Wiki)

Vanilla & Example Packs ​

Published by Mojang:

• ⭐ bedrock-samples: Vanilla resource and behavior packs, including previews, with full history.
• Vanilla Resource Pack / Behavior Pack
• Vanilla Resource Pack (Beta) / Behavior Pack (Beta)
• Script API Samples
• Pack Archive (older versions)

Published by the community:

• bedrock-examples: Example packs for the pages on this wiki.
• Function Pack Templates

Editors & Desktop Tools ​

• ⭐ Visual Studio Code
  • Blockception's Minecraft Bedrock Development: Validation and completions for add-on files.
  • Minecraft Bedrock Debugger: Official debugger for the Script API.
• ⭐ bridge.: Add-on editor that runs in the browser or as an app.
• ⭐ Blockbench: Modeling, texturing and animation.
• ⭐ Regolith: Build tool for add-ons with a filter system.
• Mcblend: Blender add-on for Bedrock models and animations.

Worlds & NBT ​

• Amulet: World editor.
• Chunker: Converts worlds between Java and Bedrock, and between versions.
• BedrockMap: World viewer and NBT editor.
• Bedrock World Editor: NBT and LevelDB editor.
• NBT Studio: NBT editor with support for Bedrock files.

Launchers & Version Switchers ​

• BedrockLauncher (Windows)
• LeviLauncher (Windows) / LeviLaunchroid (Android)
• mcpelauncher (Linux & macOS)

Web Tools ​

• ⭐ Minecraft Creator Tools (mctools.dev): Official tool for creating, validating and inspecting projects.
• ⭐ Snowstorm: Particle editor.
• ⭐ MCBE Essentials: Collection of editors, including:
  • Structure Editor and Loot Tabler
  • Structure to Function
  • Dialogue Editor
  • Trade Table Editor
  • Selector Generator
  • Instant Pack and World Packager
• Loot Table Generator
• Crafting Recipe Generator
• Manifest Generator
• behavior-builder / controller-builder: Visual editors for behaviors and animation controllers.
• Molang Playground
• Molang Grapher
• Glyph Tools
• Textures to Glyph
• Nine Slice Visualiser: Preview nine-slice textures for JSON UI.
• UUID v4 Generator

Ray Tracing & Vibrant Visuals ​

• ⭐ Vibrant Visuals Documentation
• ⭐ Getting Started with Ray Tracing
• Ray Tracing FAQ
• .texture_set.json plugin for Substance 3D Painter

Publishing ​

• ⭐ Minecraft Marketplace
• ⭐ CurseForge
• ⭐ MCPEDL
• ⭐ Bucket of Crabs: Job board for Marketplace work.
• Marketplace Creators (Bedrock Explorer): Unofficial list of Marketplace partners.
• Marketplace Stats: Unofficial Marketplace statistics.

Other ​

• r/BedrockAddons
• BedrockConnect: Join custom servers from consoles.
• Geyser: Lets Bedrock players join Java servers.
• Minecraft.net Add-Ons Page