Programs and Editors

This is a list of unofficial Luanti-related software.

This is not a comprehensive list, for more see Minetest-related projects in the forum.

Mapping

Name	Description	Info / Webpage	Author
Minetest Mapper	Creates 2D map images of an already existing world. One block corresponds to one pixel. There is also a Minetest Mapper GUI available.	wiki	many contributors
Amidst for Minetest	Creates a map of biomes without actually creating the world. This tool just needs a world type, biome profile and seed. Can also view the biomes as Voronoi diagrams.	forum	Dr.Frankenstone
MTSatellite	A real-time Web mapping system. Play on your world and share a map of it in the Web, live.	forum	s-l-teichmann
Minetest mapserver	A real-time Web mapping system with POI, player, shop and item-search support. Play on your world and share a map of it in the Web, live. written in Go.	forum	BuckarooBanzay
Onomatopoeia	Creates isometric images of already existing worlds.	forum	Zeg9 and HybridDog

World editing

Name	Description	Info / Webpage	Author
Geo mapgen	Generate worlds from real-world topographical data. Reads GeoTiff land cover data and digital elevation models such as those provided by SRTM	forum	Gael de Sailly
Real Terrain	Use image files as heightmaps and biome-maps to generate worlds.	forum	bobomb
mtmapprune	Prunes the map.sqlite file of a world and deletes blocks outside a specified range.	forum	sofar
WorldPainter	Worldpainter is a Minecraft tool that provides Luanti support via a plugin. WorldPainter generates the world according to your instructions about the terrain height and type, and any additional "layers" you've painted which can add things like trees and other vegetation, caves or any type of custom object. You can paint and sculpt the terrain by hand, but you can also use height maps and/or image masks.	forum	Captain Chaos
MapEditr	MapEditr is a command-line tool for fast manipulation of Luanti map database files. Functionally similar to WorldEdit, but runs outside of the game and is designed for handling larger tasks.	forum	Random Geek
MapEdit	Superseded by MapEditr (above)	forum	Random Geek

Convert data from Minecraft

Name	Description	Info / Webpage	Author
mcimport	A world converter for whole Minecraft maps (savegames), outputting a new, playable Luanti world. For GNU/Linux.	forum	many contributors
mcresconvert	Convert Minecraft resource packs and texture packs to Luanti texture packs	forum	many contributors

Twoelk also describes other converters for importing Minecraft data into Luanti.

Servers

Name	Description	Info / Webpage	Author
mtmediasrv	Minetest Remote Media Server: Distribute Luanti media (textures, models, sounds) to Luanti clients for multiplayer server owners that wish to have their media hosted on a remote media server URL.	forum	sofar

Development

See Development Tools in the Minetest Developer Wiki.