mc-api Map Art Converter turns an image into a Minecraft map file or a block plan for building the picture in-game. The web tool accepts PNG, JPEG, and WebP images up to 8 MB. Map-file output preserves transparency and supports four shades across 244 colours. Block plans show where each block goes and include a materials list; flat plans reach 61 colours and staircase plans 183. Users can choose Floyd–Steinberg dithering or no dithering, though palette control is fixed. The API accepts raw image bytes and can return a .dat map file, a PNG preview, or a JSON block plan. A conversion returns one map file, or a ZIP if the map grid is larger than one map. Downloaded map_<n>.dat files go in a world's data folder for the map item to display the picture. The service is free of charge, and each API conversion uses one credit. Its provider says availability, response times, and data retention are not guaranteed; the site is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.
Who it is for
This tool suits Minecraft players who want to convert an image into a map or a build plan with a materials list. Its API also suits developers who can work with raw image bytes and the listed output formats.
What is good
- Accepts PNG, JPEG, and WebP images up to 8 MB.
- Map output preserves transparency and supports 244 colours.
- Block plans include placement details and a materials list.
- API can return map files, previews, or JSON plans.
What to know first
- Palette control is fixed.
- Each API conversion uses one credit.
- The provider does not guarantee availability or response times.
- Images are limited to 8 MB.
Verdict
mc-api Map Art Converter offers both map-file and construction-plan outputs, with a free service and API. Readers should note the image limit, fixed palette, and lack of availability or response-time guarantees.
mc-api Map Art Converter plans and pricing
All plansCompared on Minecraft map art generators
- Free plan
- Yes
- Schematic export
- Yes
- Materials list
- Yes
- Placement guidance
- Yes
- Palette control
- fixed
