bedrockR vs mcbCode

bedrockR is a free, open-source visual maker for Minecraft Bedrock add-ons. It runs on Windows and Linux and is intended to make add-on creation less confusing and tedious. Windows downloads provide a portable EXE in a ZIP archive and an MSI installer for 64-bit systems. Linux releases include Debian DEB installers and portable builds for ARM64 and AMD64; the maker says Debian builds can be installed on Chromebook. Universal JAR builds require Java 25, and other Java versions are unsupported. The project wiki includes guides for making a basic item, block and recipe, plus a food tutorial video. bedrockR describes itself as alpha, so features and behavior may change. Feedback is requested through Discord and GitHub issues. Since version a2.0, its add-on creation code can be used in other projects through a Maven library on JitPack; earlier releases do not work there and are discouraged as libraries. The project says it is not associated with Mojang AB or Microsoft Corp.

mcbCode is a web and Android editor for creating Minecraft Bedrock add-ons, behavior packs, and resource packs. Its setup tool generates UUIDs, manifests, and add-on configurations. The command editor highlights selectors, coordinates, and arguments and includes syntax highlighting and error checking. JSON and JavaScript editors support modern GameTest and Bedrock Script API scripts. A browser pixel editor creates PNG textures from 16x16 through 512x512 in the active project workspace, and finished packs can be exported for Minecraft. The Free plan costs nothing and includes the code editors, texture tools, exports, and limited projects; no numeric project cap is stated. The Obsidian plan costs $4 a month and adds private projects, custom share codes, GitHub sync, and project snapshots or backups. DripstoneAI is marked coming soon. The creator is idktoast, described as a solo Bedrock developer.