mcblend vs Resource Pack Creator

mcblend is a free, open-source Blender add-on for creating and modifying Minecraft Bedrock Edition models. It imports and exports entity and attachable models, including cubes and polymeshes. For animation, it exports keyframes and poses, and can bake animations into Minecraft format, including work using inverse kinematics and constraints. It can also turn Blender camera movement and field-of-view animation into JavaScript data for Minecraft Script API cutscenes and scripted camera playback; additional game logic is needed to apply that data to a player's camera.

The add-on arranges UV coordinates for cube faces and can create a template texture. Polymeshes use Blender's regular texturing features. It also draws on Blender's rigging and physics tools and can set up rigid bodies automatically. Installation uses a ZIP downloaded from GitHub releases and added through Blender's Add-ons preferences; the documentation instructs users to install Blender 5.2. Models must use exactly one armature, with each cube or polymesh as a separate object parented to armature bones. Polymeshes are experimental in Minecraft and may not remain supported. Updates require removing the old add-on and installing a new version.

Resource Pack Creator is a browser-based visual editor for creating Minecraft resource packs, with exports for Java and Bedrock. It edits built-in blocks, items, mobs, GUI textures, and other assets using pixel-art tools and live 3D previews. Creators can animate textures frame by frame, import GIFs, and replace game sounds. Existing.zip and.mcpack packs can be imported, then exported as.zip for Java or.mcpack for Bedrock. Editing and downloading work without an account, with signed-out work saved on the device. Google or Discord sign-in adds cloud backup and sync, community sharing, and creator follows. Users can publish packs and textures and browse community work. The free plan allows four projects and 1,000 textures per pack, with ads. Creator costs $4.99 a month; Studio costs $9.99 a month. The maker describes it as an independent fan project, not an official Minecraft product.