How to transfer the world from Java to Bedrock

Minecraft 26.3

With the free Chunker program - in both directions. Step by step, which versions it knows and what will be lost during the transfer.

  • Java 1.8.8–26.3
  • Bedrock 1.12.0–1.26.60
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Chunker: Java world folder ⇄ .mcworld Bedrock file

There is no ready-made button in the game: Java and Bedrock have different world formats. Transferred by program Chunker - free of charge, with open code. It selects Java's world folder or .mcworld file from Bedrock, the edition and version, press "Convert" and "Save".

What is Chunker

Chunker does Hive Games, the one that holds The Hive. Code open on GitHub Under the MIT license, free software. Under the README project, development is funded by Mojang Studios and Microsoft describes the program in its own documentation for map authors - but directly writes that this is a third-party project, not a product of Mojang and Microsoft.

There is a version with Windows, MacOS and Linux windows and a command line version that needs Java 17 or newer. Chunker's world translates on your computer. Last issue on October 27, 2026 - 1.21.0, October 2, 2026, download issues page.

How to move the world from Java to Bedrock

  1. Make a copy of the world - as in "How to Move the World". Place items from your inventory in a chest: players' inventory is not transferred.
  2. Find the world folder: "Lone Game" ♪ the world ♪ "Fix" ♪ Open the world folder. It's a folder inside. .minecraft/saves, it contains level.dat.
  3. Start Chunker, press "Choose world folder" and select this folder. You can drag it out the window.
  4. Select Bedrock and the version, which is the same as your game, and press "Convert". The translation usually takes a few minutes, the big world takes longer.
  5. Press "Save" to make the file .mcworld. Open it; Bedrock will add the world to the list.

The "Advanced Mode" button next to it opens thin translation settings. Most worlds don't need them, so Microsoft writes.

How to move the world from Bedrock to Java

  1. In Bedrock, export the world with a .mcworld file - this is exporting the world on the world settings screen.
  2. In Chunker, click "Sect Archive" and select the file .mcworld – the archive of .zip will be fine with peace.
  3. Select Java and the version on which you will play, press "Convert", then "Save".
  4. Place the resulting folder in .minecraft/saves - where it is on your system, on the page ".minecraft folder"I don't know. The world will appear in the Single Game.

What's moved and what's missing

What in the worldTransferred
Blocks, biomes and block contents: chests, tablets, furnacesyes
Upper World, Nether and Endyes
Items in chests and other storage areasyes
Completed area mapsyes
World Settingsyes
Mobs, villagers, animals and other entitiesno - other than paintings and frames
Player Inventoryno - Put things in the chest before transfer.
Data on buildings - villages, fortressesno - building blocks remain

As of October 27, 2026, README Chunker and Microsoft are writing. If you translate the world into the same version of the same publication, the substance and equipment remain. Syntax of the publications is different: Command units check to see if they can be translated. Java = Bedrock.

What versions Chunker knows

Java is from 1.8.8 to 26.3 and Bedrock is from 1.12.0 to 1.26.60: The current Minecraft 26.3 is on the list. Chunker also translates the world between versions of one edition — for example, to open up a new world in an old version.

Playing together without moving.

  • Friend on Bedrock, you are on Java - it is not necessary to transfer the world: to a Java server with a plugin Geyser are also coming from Bedrock.
  • Different computer, same edition - just copy the world folder: "How to Move the World".
  • How do the editions differ? - mechanics, commands and controls: Java and Bedrock.

Frequently asked questions

Is it possible to move the world from Java to Bedrock?

Yes, a free-of-charge "Chunker" program from Hive Games: it reads Java's world folder and saves it with the .mcworld file that Bedrock opens. Blokes, biomes, Neser, Andy, and things in the chest are moving.

What is not carried over when converting a world?

According to Chunker's documentation, bubs, residents, animals, and other things, players' equipment, and building data — villages, fortresses. The paintings and the frame are being moved. Put the equipment in the chest in advance.

How to transfer a world from Bedrock to Java?

Export the world to Bedrock with .mcworld file, open it on Chunker's Select Archive button, select Java version, click "Convert" and "Save". Put the finished folder in .minecraft/saves.

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==Chunkers==Chunker is based on his README on GitHub and Microsoft on October 27, 2026; Java's menu is from client 26.3.