Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
Cartographer
- 1Runs onWeb
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Schematic exportYes
- 4Materials listYes
- 5Palette controlfixed
4 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: cartographer-mc.com

Overview
Cartographer is ranked #16 of 21 in Minecraft map art generators on Specifiction. It runs on Web.
Compared on Minecraft map art generators
- Schematic export
- Yescartographer-mc.com
- Materials list
- Yescartographer-mc.com
- Palette control
- fixedcartographer-mc.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Cartographer is a web-based tool for converting images into Minecraft map art and generating schematics to use as building blueprints.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Browser generation
- The project says all map-art generation runs entirely in the browser.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Image editing
- Features include a live preview, an interactive crop box, and saturation and brightness controls.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- The project lists schematic, JSON, and NBT output formats that do not require conversion with third-party tools.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Litematica
- Cartographer supports generating Litematica-compatible schematics, including .litematic files.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Block palette
- Users can select multiple blocks in the color palette and balance between them when generating the build.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Staircasing
- The project includes multiple staircasing algorithms.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Materials
- A material list view is included.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- JSON export provides block positions and properties for users building tools or translations for output formats Cartographer does not natively support.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Supported Minecraft version shown
- The live homepage’s palette interface displays Minecraft version 1.21.4.cartographer-mc.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Known roadmap limits
- The project lists custom block-palette uploads, manual map-art editing, and handling infection blocks such as grass or nylium as planned features.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The public repository displays a GPL-3.0 license.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The project describes generated schematics as blueprints for building map art in Minecraft.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/julienvincent/cartographer· checked 4 Oct 2026
- cartographer-mc.com· checked 4 Oct 2026
