.nbtMinecraft Java Edition

Java structure NBT guide

A .nbt export saves your build as a normal Minecraft structure that you load with a structure block.

Minecraft saves its own villages and igloos this way. Put the file in your world folder, place a structure block, type the name, and the build appears. No mods needed.

Before you start

  • Minecraft Java, creative with cheats on

  • Access to your world's save folder

  • A structure block, from /give @s structure_block

Steps

  1. Export the structure

    Pick “nbt single” for one file, or the chunked option to get 48 x 48 x 48 pieces of a big build.

  2. Add it to your world

    Put the file in your world's structures folder. If the world was open, close it and open it again.

  3. Load it with a structure block

    Get a structure block with /give @s structure_block, set it to Load, type the structure name, then load the build.

Export it by choosing nbt single in the converter’s export menu.

Open converter

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