mDirt vs Minecraft Script

mDirt is a free Windows GUI for creating custom Minecraft datapacks without coding. Guided generators cover blocks, items, recipes, paintings, structures, and equipment, with built-in validation for their fields. The application exports a datapack and resource pack into an exports folder. Structure tools accept Minecraft-generated .nbt files and let users specify details such as spawn rules. Equipment creation includes options such as horse armor, item textures, model textures, and armor points. The README lists full feature support for Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, and 1.21.8. A beta release adds text and potion generators; the potion generator outputs a /give command, while text click and hover events are unsupported. That beta may contain incomplete or unstable features while the interface is refined. mDirt runs on Windows 10 or later, comes as an installer or portable ZIP, requires 130 MB of free disk space, and recommends at least 4 GB of memory. It uses GPL-3.0.

Minecraft Script is a programming language for developers creating Minecraft datapacks, maps, packages, and mcfunction files. Its compiler converts .mcscript files into Minecraft .mcfunction files. Documented language features include modals, loops, variables, constants, command wrapping, and if/else control; variables can store numbers and support operations such as addition and subtraction. The command-line tool creates datapacks, compiles scripts, watches saved changes for recompilation, and can add a datapack from a resource URL or mcScript Extension name. Scripts can generate multiple files, set output paths, and extend previously generated files. Global .gl.mcscript files share variables, constants, and modals across files. Minecraft Script is free, open source, and MIT licensed, with support for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Local installation requires Node.js and npm using npm install -g mcscript. An online version exists, but the local compiler adds directory compilation, new-file output, and file watching. Syntax highlighting is listed for Visual Studio Code, Atom, and Notepad++. A Discord community and repository contact channel provide help. The README identifies update 0.2.3, and the guide was last updated September 22, 2020.