Datapack Editor

Datapack Editor is ranked #16 of 22 in Minecraft datapack generators on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free Free Minecraft 1.20.2–1.20.6 · Windows and Debian Linux; macOS experimental and requires building the app github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Datapack validation: Yes

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Datapack Editor

Purpose: Datapack Editor is a creator and editor for Minecraft datapacks.
Supported Minecraft versions: The README lists Minecraft 1.20.2–1.20.6, corresponding to datapack versions 18–41.
Code editing: The editor provides syntax highlighting, detailed error checking, and code suggestions and completion for mcFunction and JSON files, including nested constructs.
Project management: Users can open or create datapack projects, validate project mcFunction and JSON files, and work with multi-root projects.
Dependencies: Projects can declare dependencies between datapacks using dependencies.json.
Customization: The editor supports custom themes and plugins.
Navigation: Features include Ctrl-click symbol navigation, multi-tab and multi-view editing, quick file opening, and search across files.
Windows download: The Windows instructions say to download and extract the ZIP, then run start.cmd.
Linux download: The Linux instructions say to download and extract the ZIP, then run the Datapack Editor file.
macOS support: macOS support is experimental, and the README says users must build the app themselves.
Security note: The README warns that Avast, AVG, and Zillya may flag the Windows executable as malware and describes this as a false positive.
Support: The README directs users with questions, problems, or suggestions to create an issue.
License: The GitHub repository lists an Apache-2.0 license.
Maker: The maker’s GitHub profile identifies Joachim Coenen and lists Munich.
Price from: Free

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Best Minecraft Datapack Generators in 2026#16 of 22

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github.com/JoachimCoenen/Datapack-Editor· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/JoachimCoenen· checked 4 Oct 2026