Cobble vs MCDatapacker
Cobble
deveworld.github.ioMCDatapacker
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| Figure | Cobble | MCDatapacker |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Minecraft Datapack Generators | 7.5 (#9) | 7.7 (#7) |
| license | Cobble is licensed under the MIT License. | The repository is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, which grants a perpetual, worldwide, no-charge, royalty-free copyright license subject to its conditions. |
| purpose | Cobble is a modern, Python-like language for creating Minecraft data packs. | MCDatapacker is a Minecraft datapack creator and editor. |
| support | The project directs users to GitHub Issues for support and bug reports. | The maker directs issue reports and feature suggestions to GitHub Issues, questions and general suggestions to Discussions, and also provides an anonymous form. |
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In their own words
Cobble
Cobble is free, open-source software under the MIT License that transpiles .cbl source into data packs for Minecraft Java Edition. Its Python-like language supports functions, indentation, imports, control flow and static type inference for variables, constants and expressions. Output can include .mcfunction files, pack metadata, tags, predicates, advancements, loot tables, recipes, item modifiers, dialogs and other JSON resources. Cobble handles command JSON safety, macro parameters and command validation, with standard-library helpers for events, text, scoreboards, storage, item components, schedules, selectors, positions, bossbars, teams and entities. The command-line workflow covers project initialization, formatting, building, checking, watching, validation, inspection, linking, cleaning and ZIP creation. The stable release installs with cargo install cobble-lang --locked. A browser compiler runs the Rust parser and transpiler through WebAssembly and can download generated files or a data-pack ZIP. The listed target is Minecraft Java Edition 26.1.2 with pack format 101.1. Cobble is pre-1.0 and actively developed, so bugs and API changes may occur.
MCDatapacker
MCDatapacker is a Minecraft datapack creator and editor for Linux and Windows. It supports datapacks from Minecraft 1.15 through 1.21.4, with partial support for 1.20.6 through 1.21.4. From its multi-tab interface, users can create or open datapacks, manage files, and edit content. The code editor offers syntax highlighting, error checking for function and JSON files, smart completion for function files, namespaced-ID navigation, and user-defined command syntaxes. Visual editors cover recipes, predicates, loot tables, and item modifiers. Other tools include file and command-usage statistics, raw JSON editing, an advancement-tree viewer, and embedded vanilla datapack files for offline viewing. Dark mode can detect Windows settings automatically. The program is free, with no paid tier required for its core job. Windows users run it from an extracted zip; Linux users run an executable AppImage. The README warns that the program may contain errors and should be used at the user's own risk.