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Convert Legacy MCEdit to Building Gadgets

Upload a .schematic file and get .json back. Blocks, block states and everything the target format can hold carry across. Anything it cannot hold is listed below, before you download.

.schematicLegacy MCEdit.jsonBuilding Gadgets

Some data cannot transfer

Drop a schematic here or choose a file. Up to 8 MB, no account needed.

What transfers

Data	.schematic	.json	Result
Block states			Not present
Block entities			Dropped
Entities			Dropped
Biomes			Dropped
Multiple regions			Not present
Scheduled ticks			Not present

What .json cannot store

These are limits of the target format, not of the converter. You will see this warning before the download starts.

Block entities such as chest contents, sign text and spawner data
Entities such as mobs, item frames and armour stands
Biome data

Notes on Building Gadgets

Building Gadgets has no representation for entities or block entities, so chest contents, sign text and spawners are dropped. This is a format limitation, not a parser gap.
Coordinate ordering differs from every other supported format and is transformed on write.

About these formats

Legacy MCEdit (.schematic)

The pre-1.13 format used by MCEdit, Schematica and older WorldEdit. Stores numeric block IDs plus data values.

Editor: MCEdit · Edition: Java

Browse .schematic schematics

Building Gadgets (.json)

The Building Gadgets copy and paste format, both BG1 and BG2 variants. Does not carry entities or block entities.

Editor: Building Gadgets · Edition: Java

Browse .json schematics