In game mini map mode (circular map mode enabled in map GUI options menu)
In game full screen GUI.
Zooming out to see the world.
Features:
- In game mini-map for multiplayer and singleplayer.
- Exploration progress is saved as you wander the world.
- Full screen map GUI allows you to zoom out and view everywhere that you have explored.
- Set waypoints by right clicking, pan map by click dragging, and zoom with the mouse wheel in full screen mode.
- Rotating circular mini map mode can be enabled in the options menu.
- Entire map can be written to PNG images.
- Explored chunks are also saved in Anvil format from multiplayer servers, so you can view the world using tools such as Eihort.
- Short range underground mode shows air, water and lava around the player.
For installation instructions, usage instructions, previous versions and more see the main forum post here:
MapWriter on MinecraftForum.net
Source code can be found here:
MapWriter on GitHub
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
MapWriter Mini Map is a free Minecraft Java mod. Downloaded 141,131 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.