mcview vs Worldlens

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.

Worldlens is a TypeScript port of BlueMap for rendering Minecraft worlds into 3D maps and browsing them. The project describes a Windows desktop app, two container images, and a separate Wharf desktop app for deploying a container locally or over SSH. The desktop app can render local worlds offline using BlueMap’s Java renderer, which requires Java, or connect to remote BlueMap servers through a token-gated proxy. A standalone CLI renders and serves the map web app, with a watch mode for map updates. Rendering can also run on another machine over SSH, in Docker, or through GitHub Actions. Documented integrations include Docker, SSH, GitHub Actions, GitHub Pages, remote BlueMap servers, and Home Assistant boolean entities for scheduled settings. The stated target world versions range from Minecraft 1.12.2 through 26.x. The repository is MIT licensed. Its public 1.0 compatibility contract is Windows-only, and Windows releases are unsigned and may prompt a SmartScreen unknown-publisher warning. An add-on system, static export, and multi-server dashboard are listed as future work.