Addons Maker for Minecraft PE vs McpeTool

Addons Maker for Minecraft PE is a visual editor and add-on library for Minecraft PE and several other supported games. Users can customize mobs, structures, blocks, weapons, armor, recipes, sounds, particles, functions, and Script API hooks without writing code; the app generates source code and resource files from those edits. It supports behavior and resource packs, imports.json and.bbmodel files, and exports creations as.mcaddon files for compatible Bedrock platforms. The community library contains more than 1,000 add-ons, with one-tap installation into Minecraft PE. Supported games are Minecraft PE, Craftsman, Mike Craft, Crafting and Building, and Eerskraft on iOS and Android. A profile stores and syncs add-ons across devices, and the app includes more than 20 languages. The free plan costs nothing and includes core editors, a template library, and export, with ads. MAM Premium costs $3.99 a month after a first three days free; it removes ads and unlocks advanced editing tools, and auto-renews. The maker says the tool is unofficial and is not approved by or associated with Mojang or Microsoft.

McpeTool is a free, offline utility for reading and writing Minecraft Bedrock Edition world data. Its command-line interface and local HTTP API provide get, put, and delete operations. Database commands list, retrieve, write, and delete key/value pairs in a world’s LevelDB store. Level-data commands retrieve or replace level.dat contents using JSON, YAML, hex dump, base64, or binary formats. NBT data can be converted to JSON and YAML, and relevant commands accept or produce base64 and binary data. The API starts a local HTTP server and handles GET, PUT, and DELETE requests for database keys. The tool runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows and can be self-hosted or used through its API. It is MIT-licensed and intended as a basic access layer for people building more capable world editors. McpeTool cannot be used while Minecraft is running the world because LevelDB allows only one process at a time. The maker calls it a work in progress, says input validity is not currently checked, and advises backing up worlds before changes.