Open Source Stack
Voxel Earth Code
Snappy GPU kernels, Minecraft plugins, and web viewers that turn real-world photogrammetry into playable voxel terrain. Tap a tile to explore every repository.
Want to host your own?
Spin up your own Earth
Hosting Voxel Earth is as simple as dropping two jars into your plugins folder.
Download the latest Voxel Earth plugin from
GitHub Releases
and grab a matching build of FastAsyncWorldEdit (FAWE) from
their releases page
. Then just start a Bukkit/Spigot/Paper server on 1.20+ (Java 21+), and you’re ready to explore.
1 Download the latest Voxel Earth plugin jar from GitHub Releases .
2 Download a FastAsyncWorldEdit (FAWE) build that matches your server version from FAWE’s GitHub releases .
3
Drop both jars into the plugins folder of
your Paper/Spigot/Bukkit 1.20+ server (Java 21+), accept the EULA, and start the server to begin
streaming real-world locations into Minecraft.
Just need a schematic?
Export locations in your browser
Head to beta.voxelearth.org, click the Single Scene toggle in the top-left, and pan anywhere on the planet. You’ll get a live Minecraft preview plus export options for NBT, schem, or mcfunction. Perfect when you just need a skyline or landmark for your own world.
- Select any coordinate and see voxel fidelity before you export.
- Exports ship as NBT / schem / mcfunction so they drop into WorldEdit, Amulet, or raw data packs.
- No GPU required—the heavy lifting happens on your browser.
Voxel Earth Core
VoxelEarth (monorepo)
Primary pipeline, docs, and end-to-end examples.
Minecraft Plugins
minecraft-plugin
Paper plugin that streams voxelized Google 3D Tiles.
Minecraft Plugins
DynamicLoader
Velocity proxy plugin that spins up/down servers on demand.
Web Viewers
web-client
Web client that fetches Photorealistic 3D Tiles and normalizes/rotates them.
Web Viewers
frontend
The voxelearth.org website built with Astro (docs, links, and demos).
GPU Voxelizer
minecraft-cuda-voxelizer
CUDA-based pipeline for high-speed voxel creation.
GPU Voxelizer
glb-trimesh2
TriMesh2 utilities and GLB/GLTF IO used by the voxelizer.
Utilities
3dtiles-dl
Multithreaded downloader for highest-resolution tiles.
Research
Voxel Earth Research Paper
Dive into the full technical write-up covering GPU voxelization, streaming, and reconstruction math.