VGSources / Best Minecraft World Editors / SchemViewer
What it is
SchemViewer opens Minecraft .litematic files in a browser and renders them as interactive 3D schematics. You can rotate, zoom, pan, slice by Y level, hide regions, check materials, switch texture modes, and export block lists or metadata. Files are processed offline in the browser, with a Canvas fallback and a local clone-and-open option.
Good, and not so good
- Free plan with core viewer features
- Interactive 3D viewing with rotation, zoom, and panning
- Y-axis layer slicing and region visibility controls
- Searchable materials checklist with CSV or JSON export
- Files are processed offline in the browser
- Only .litematic support is listed
- No direct placement workflow; export-only
- Browser use is required, including for the local option
- No paid tiers are stated
Who it suits
Minecraft builders checking .litematic layers and materials Groups that need schematic data in CSV or JSON Users wanting browser-side file processing
Choose SchemViewer when your group needs to inspect a Minecraft .litematic file without paying for a viewer. It gives you an interactive 3D preview, layer slicing, region visibility controls, material checklists, technical textures, and CSV or JSON exports. Browser-side processing keeps the listed workflow offline, and the project can be opened locally from a cloned repository. For those limits, it works best as a focused inspection step before building.
Plans
- FreeCore viewer features; no paid tiers statedFree
As github.com lists them, read 7 Oct 2026.
Questions
- Can I inspect individual schematic layers?
- Yes. A Y-axis slicer changes the visible height so you can inspect specific layers.
- Can I hide schematic regions?
- Yes. You can control the visibility of individual subregions and their bounding boxes.
- Can I make a materials checklist?
- The block materials checklist supports searching, filtering, and checking off materials.
- What can SchemViewer export?
- You can export the schematic block list and metadata as CSV or JSON.
- Are schematic files uploaded?
- The maker says files are processed offline in the browser and are not uploaded to a server.
- Can I run SchemViewer locally?
- The README says you can clone the repository and open index.html in a web browser.
- Does it place builds in Minecraft?
- The listed workflow is export-only. No direct placement feature is stated.