Turn a real place into a Minecraft world
Craftmaps.world builds Minecraft worlds from real geographic locations. The generator runs in your browser: you choose a small area on a map, and it combines open map data, terrain and available building information into a world you can download.
Choose your place
Search for a town, an address or a landmark, then choose a result. You can also paste latitude and longitude or a full Google Maps link in the Map link tab. A Google Maps link supplies a location; it does not import Google imagery or 3D models.
Click the map to move the orange selection square. The selected square is the area that becomes your Minecraft world. Browser location permission is optional; you can select a place yourself.
Start with a small world
Try the 128 m preset for your first world. The 256 m and 512 m presets cover larger areas, and More options lets you choose between 64 and 1,024 metres per side. The horizontal scale is one metre per block. Large selections take more time and memory, especially where detailed models are available.
Generate and preview
Choose Make my world and keep the tab open while it works. An internet connection is needed to fetch geographic data; world generation and archive encoding happen locally in your browser. Progress details explain the current stage and any source problems.
When the world is ready, Explore your world opens a 3D preview of the saved world. Drag to orbit, scroll to zoom, and use W/A/S/D to move. Hold Shift to move faster. The preview uses simplified block colours and full cube geometry.
Download your edition
Download the Java ZIP archive or the Bedrock .mcworld file. Follow the Java world installation guide or the Bedrock world import guide. You need your own compatible Minecraft installation to play.
Open-data coverage varies by place. Read how map sources and reconstruction affect accuracy if a building or detail looks different from the real location.