Bedrock Viz vs mcview

Bedrock Viz parses Minecraft Bedrock Edition world files to create overview images and reports, and it can generate a browser-based viewer for exploring a world. The viewer covers Overworld and Nether layers, biomes, mobs and items, spawnable blocks, chunk boundaries, elevation shading, and distance measurement. It can browse 256 layers from bedrock to the build limit. Image outputs include world layers, biomes, block light, block height, and grass color; movie output is available for world layers and requires ffmpeg. The software is free and listed for Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. The README provides a Windows 10 download, supports macOS 10.15 and later through Homebrew, and directs Linux users to compile the source. Generated maps can be served locally with Docker and NGINX, or viewed offline. Running the program can change world files, so work from a backup. Locally opened viewers may lose some features because of browser restrictions, and slime chunk finding may be unreliable.

mcview is a top-down 2D map viewer for Minecraft Java and Bedrock. It is listed for iOS, macOS, and Windows, with Windows releases and links to the Microsoft Store, plus Mac releases and an Apple App Store link. Release notes state support for Minecraft 1.21.10 and mention a renewed world list along the left side of the window. The project is GPLv3 licensed and described as free; the plan is free. Its README acknowledges JUCE, Google Material Design Icons, colormap-shaders, je2be-core, libminecraft-file, and Android SDK sources, but does not describe third-party service integrations. Release tags are marked as signed with the committer’s verified signature. The project pages reviewed do not state a support policy or contact. The repository’s Security and quality section provides no security or compliance details in the project description.