Easy Block Editor vs Create Build Gun

Easy Block Editor7.7Visit Create Build Gun7.4Visit

Higher score Easy Block Editor #3 in Minecraft Schematic Tools 7.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit site

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Create Build Gun #4 in Minecraft Schematic Tools 7.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features View product

• Easy Block Editor fits best

  Free collaborative in-game editing

• Create Build Gun fits best

  Survival blueprint printing with Create

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Side by side

Feature	Easy Block Editor 7.7/10 Visit ↗	Create Build Gun 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.4
Ranking	#3 in Minecraft Schematic Tools	#4 in Minecraft Schematic Tools
Best for	Free collaborative in-game editing	Survival blueprint printing with Create
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features Easy Block Editor 1/4 · Create Build Gun 0/4
3D preview	✓ (best)	Not published
World import	Not published	Not published
Format conversion	Not published	Not published
Batch processing	Not published	Not published
Specs
Supported file formats	.litematic, .schem (Sponge), .nbt (Vanilla Structure), .schematic (Schematica), .ebe	NBT (.nbt)
Available platforms	Desktop	Desktop
Placement workflow	In-game	In-game
Our review
Pros	Edit builds non-destructively before applying them to the world Collaborate in real time with workgroup permissions and building layers Work with five listed schematic and structure file formats	Configurable schematic categories, costs, stages, and removability Client-side previews with server-side availability and material validation Free, open-source NeoForge mod with optional demolition mode
Cons	Requires Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.1 and NeoForge Requires LDLib2 Focused on in-game editing and placement rather than confirmed batch processing	Requires JSON configuration before use Supports Minecraft Java Edition with NeoForge compatibility Focused on NBT schematics and in-game placement
Our verdict	Easy Block Editor is a free, open-source Minecraft building-editor mod for people who want to design, organize and share builds in game before applying them to a world. Its full-screen 3D editor supports solo work as well as real-time… Read the review →	Create Build Gun is an open-source Minecraft Java Edition NeoForge mod for printing Create blueprints in survival mode. It is aimed at solo players and small modpack projects where administrators want controlled access to configured… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Easy Block Editor — where it wins

  • Edit builds non-destructively before applying them to the world
  • Collaborate in real time with workgroup permissions and building layers
  • Work with five listed schematic and structure file formats

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.1 and NeoForge
  • Requires LDLib2
  • Focused on in-game editing and placement rather than confirmed batch processing

• Create Build Gun — where it wins

  • Configurable schematic categories, costs, stages, and removability
  • Client-side previews with server-side availability and material validation
  • Free, open-source NeoForge mod with optional demolition mode

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires JSON configuration before use
  • Supports Minecraft Java Edition with NeoForge compatibility
  • Focused on NBT schematics and in-game placement

• Easy Block Editor7.7/10 · Free plan

  A free in-game editor with collaboration, projections and broad schematic-format support.

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• Create Build Gun7.4/10 · Free plan

  A configurable, open-source Build Gun for printing Create schematics in survival.

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