BedrockMap vs Tectonicus

BedrockMap turns Minecraft Bedrock and Java world files into interactive web maps. It accepts Bedrock.mcworld and Java Edition.zip files up to 20GB, then maps the Overworld, Nether, and End for switching between dimensions. The viewer supports panning, zooming, touch gestures, coordinates, and customization of block colors, render size, zoom scale, grid display, thumbnails, and marker styles. Premium Timelines preserve earlier renders as versions to revisit and compare. Premium Auto-Sync can retrieve server backups over SFTP, FTP, or FTPS, or receive API Push uploads from a server script. Premium addons or plugins can add live player tracking and marker creation for Bedrock and Java servers. The free plan allows one world upload and two renders per day, with a limited render area and public sharing links. Premium is listed at $4 a month; the pricing note also says paid plans start at $5/mo. Private maps are restricted to the owner and authorized users, and uploaded world data is not shared with third parties. BedrockMap says it is not an official Minecraft product or associated with Mojang.

Tectonicus generates a detailed, zoomable map from a Minecraft Java world by building a 3D model and rendering map images. Its stated aim is to make maps resemble what players see in Minecraft. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows; maps can be viewed offline or served from a web server. Setup involves downloading a release, preparing an XML configuration file, and running the program from the command line with Java. Later runs using the same options are quicker after the initial render because only changed tiles are rendered. Players can filter which signs appear, and signs marked with #view can create first-person views with configurable height, angle, field of view, and nighttime rendering. Release 2.31 supports Minecraft 1.21 through 1.21.11, but not Minecraft 26.1. It also adds rectangular world subsets and arm64 LWJGL libraries for M-series Macs and possibly other ARM systems. Generated images can consume gigabytes of disk space depending on world size; WebP or JPG output and closestZoomSize can reduce storage use. Copper golem statues do not work, and shelves render only partially.