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Addons Maker for Minecraft PE vs bedrockR

Both stand on minecraft add-on editors. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Addons Maker for Minecraft PE

Free plan AndroidiPhone

Addons Maker offers a broad set of visual editing tools alongside a community library and file import and export. Consider the free plan’s ads and the auto-renewing Premium terms, and note the maker’s unofficial-app disclaimer.

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bedrockR

Free plan LinuxWindows

bedrockR offers a free visual route to creating Bedrock add-ons, with builds for Windows and Linux and introductory guides. Its alpha status and Java version requirement for JAR builds are important considerations.

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The facts

	Addons Maker for Minecraft PE	bedrockR
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, iPhone	Linux, Windows
Lowest paid plan	MAM Premium: $3.99 a month	Free or on request
Plans published	2	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	addonsmaker.com	bedrockr.xplate.dev
On minecraft add-on editors	#4 of 26	#8 of 26

Addons Maker for Minecraft PE: what it does well

Visual editors cover many add-on components.
App generates source code and resource files.
Library lists more than 1,000 community add-ons.
Imports .json and .bbmodel files.
Profiles can sync add-ons across devices.

What to know first

The free plan contains ads.
Premium auto-renews after its three-day free period.
Available platforms are iOS and Android.
The maker says it is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.

bedrockR: what it does well

Free and open source
Visual add-on creation tool
Windows and Linux builds available
Wiki guides cover items, blocks, and recipes

What to know first

Alpha features and behavior may change
Universal JAR requires Java 25
Earlier releases are discouraged as libraries

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