WorldEdit is the most powerful building tool for Minecraft. With a few commands, you can place, replace, or remove thousands of blocks at once. No more hours of manual building: select an area and transform it in seconds.
Installation
Download WorldEdit from EngineHub (for Bukkit/Paper) or Modrinth. Place the .jar in plugins/ and restart the server. Give yourself the worldedit.* permission via LuckPerms or use op permissions.
Selecting
Almost everything starts with a selection. Grab a wooden axe (//wand) and click:
- Left click: set position 1.
- Right click: set position 2.
The two positions form the corners of a rectangular area (cuboid). You can also use commands:
//pos1 Set position 1 at your current location //pos2 Set position 2 at your current location //hpos1 Set position 1 at the block you are looking at //hpos2 Set position 2 at the block you are looking at //expand 10 up Expand the selection 10 blocks upward //contract 5 Shrink the selection 5 blocks //sel Clear the selection
Fill and replace
//set stone Fill the selection with stone //set air Remove all blocks (clear) //replace dirt stone Replace all dirt with stone //replace air glass Replace air with glass (only empty spaces) //walls stone Create walls of the selection (edges only) //faces stone Fill all six faces (walls + floor + ceiling) //floor oak_planks Fill only the bottom
Copy and paste
//copy Copy the selection (relative to your position) //paste Paste the copy at your current location //rotate 90 Rotate the copy 90 degrees //flip up Mirror the copy vertically //paste -a Paste without air (leave existing blocks intact)
Schematics
Schematics are saved builds you can reuse:
//schem save mybuilding Save the current copy //schem load mybuilding Load a saved schematic //paste Paste the loaded schematic //schem list Show all saved schematics
Schematics are stored in plugins/WorldEdit/schematics/. You can share them between servers.
Useful building commands
//cyl stone 10 5 Create a cylinder (radius 10, height 5) //hcyl glass 8 10 Create a hollow cylinder //sphere stone 5 Create a sphere (radius 5) //hsphere glass 8 Create a hollow sphere //pyramid stone 10 Create a pyramid (base 10)
Undo and redo
//undo Undo the last action //undo 5 Undo the last 5 actions //redo Redo an undone action
Brushes
Brushes let you "paint" blocks by clicking with a tool:
//brush sphere stone 3 Create a sphere brush (radius 3) //brush cyl grass_block 5 1 Create a flat circle brush //brush smooth 4 Create a smoothing brush //mask stone Only brush on stone blocks
Server performance
Large WorldEdit operations can temporarily slow the server. Tips:
- Use
//perf neighbors offto disable physics during edits. - Install FAWE (FastAsyncWorldEdit) if you do many large operations. FAWE runs edits asynchronously.
- Limit the maximum selection size in the WorldEdit configuration for non-admin players.
What is the difference between WorldEdit and FAWE?
FAWE (FastAsyncWorldEdit) is a fork that runs large operations asynchronously so the server does not freeze. For large building projects, FAWE is recommended. For small edits, standard WorldEdit is sufficient.
Can I restrict WorldEdit for players?
Yes. Give players only specific permissions via LuckPerms. Also limit the maximum selection size in config.yml with max-changed-blocks.
Does WorldEdit work on Fabric or Forge?
Yes. There are separate versions for Fabric and Forge on the EngineHub website. The commands are identical.
Use WorldEdit on your Minecraft server at HostValues.
