https://pugtools.com/changelog/ Everything that ships on pugtools.com, newest first. Free browser-based Minecraft tools. en Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-18-the-whole-site-steps-up-to-263-snapshot-9 2026-08-18-The whole site steps up to 26.3 Snapshot 9 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every dataset, the sound library and the schematic exports now ride on Snapshot 9 (world version 5011). • Baby and variant mob voices join the mob sound set • New block and item tags from the snapshot • Enderman and shulker teleport rules picked up from source https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-18-cottage-map 2026-08-18-Cottage Map Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A world seed goes in and a hand-illustrated storybook map poster comes out. • Trees drawn one at a time, watercolor coasts, cottages at the villages • Studio adds your own place names and stamped sprites • Nine border styles, three compass roses, a curved ribbon title • Terrain datapacks like Continents are drawn too • Export at print size, up to 8,192 px on the long edge https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-17-adventure-map-replays-on-saved-and-nether-maps 2026-08-17-Adventure Map: replays on saved and Nether maps Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Add a Flashback recording to a map you already saved, and Nether or End maps now carry the paths and in-game map coverage from that dimension. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-17-worker-safe-worldgen-engine 2026-08-17-Worker-safe worldgen engine Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The world generator now has a DOM-free entry so map tools can run it inside web workers. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-17-adventure-map-reads-your-world 2026-08-17-Adventure Map reads your world Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Import a Java world save, or a Flashback recording, and get a map of the world you actually played. • Fog lifts over the ground your game loaded, session by session • Home, portals, last death and found structures marked from the save • Flashback replays draw the exact path you walked • A recording alone makes a map of what it saw • Journey film auto-created; everything stays on your machine https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-17-a-shoutout-badge-in-the-header 2026-08-17-A shoutout badge in the header Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT An "as seen on" pill slides out beside the logo and links to whoever is being thanked, starting with GribleyGames. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-16-lighter-always-fresh-share-cards 2026-08-16-Lighter, always-fresh share cards Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Tool link previews now load a much lighter image that refreshes on its own whenever a card changes. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-16-cubed-2026-landing-page 2026-08-16-Cubed! 2026 landing page Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new /cubed/ page welcomes players arriving from Cubed! 2026 with six tools to try first and a quick map of the rest. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-15-adventure-map-gets-new-structure-icons 2026-08-15-Adventure Map gets new structure icons Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every structure marker is redrawn as a parchment cutout, chosen from four styles and traced faithfully at map size. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-14-developer-api-and-mcp-server 2026-08-14-Developer API and MCP server Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Pugtools Minecraft data is now available to scripts and AI agents through a public REST API and MCP endpoint. • Blocks, items, mobs, recipes, villager trades, ore distribution • Search by friendly names, pinned or latest versions • Free, read-only, no API key; docs at /developers/ https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-10-seed-map-gains-an-adventure-look 2026-08-10-Seed Map gains an Adventure look Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT One switch paints the map like the Adventure Map, parchment and doodles, with the classic structure pins kept. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-10-seed-map-copy-tidy-up 2026-08-10-Seed Map copy tidy-up Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Structure tooltips and search messages now punctuate like the rest of the site. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-10-the-map-tools-read-terrain-datapacks 2026-08-10-The map tools read terrain datapacks Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Load a worldgen datapack zip and Seed Map, Seed Lab and the Adventure Map draw the world it makes, continents and all. • Packs that reshape continents, like Stardust Labs’ Continents • The zip never leaves your browser • Biomes, structures, spawn and relief all follow the pack • Seed Lab searches the modified world, and Adventure Maps remember their pack forever https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-10-skin-pose-studio-links-and-filenames 2026-08-10-Skin Pose Studio links and filenames Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Poses are now shareable links, and exports download with names you can actually recognize. • The URL tracks your skin, pose, and settings as you work • Opening a shared link restores the whole setup • Exports are named like actualpug-wave-2k.png instead of a timestamp https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-10-practice-on-the-note-block-lab-piano 2026-08-10-Practice on the Note Block Lab piano Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A Practice toggle lets you play and rehearse on the piano without notes landing on the track. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-10-media-kit-for-creators 2026-08-10-Media kit for creators Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new /media-kit/ page hands out the logo, brand colours, and four looping animations, free to use. • Marks, wordmarks and lockups as SVG plus large transparent PNGs • Logo sting, reversed sting, lower third and a looping end card • Each animation as SVG, WebM with alpha, MP4 and a PNG frame sequence • Colours copy to the clipboard; usage do and do-not spelled out https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-10-bricks-look-like-a-block-again 2026-08-10-Bricks look like a block again Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Build Planner materials list draws Bricks as a 3D block, like every other block in the list. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-10-adventure-map 2026-08-10-Adventure Map Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Any Java seed, drawn as a hand-inked parchment atlas you can decorate, export, and animate. • Spoiler Guard reveals only as much of a world as you want • Freeze a region into a map you own • Markers, labels, travel routes, fog of war, ornaments • Full-resolution PNG export and a keyframe video timeline https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-10-campfires-settle-down 2026-08-10-Campfires settle down Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Lit campfires throw far fewer embers, and none at all once a block sits on top of them. • Embers now land on the blocks around a fire instead of flying through them • A fire walled in on every side keeps its sparks to itself • Smoke no longer trails a thin bright dash above the column https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-10-number-fields-accept-what-you-type 2026-08-10-Number fields accept what you type Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Typing a value below a field minimum no longer rewrites your digits mid-entry. • Affected any field with a minimum above 9 • Typing 256 into a 128 minimum gave 12,856 • Fixed once in the shared control, so every tool gains it https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-09-copper-golem-statues-finally-show-up 2026-08-09-Copper golem statues finally show up Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT All eight statue blocks now render their real posed model everywhere, instead of a blank space or a plain copper cube. • Standing, sitting, running and star poses • Each statue turns to face the way it was placed • Every oxidation stage, waxed or not • Fills the last eight gaps in the block icon set https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-09-the-homepage-holds-your-place 2026-08-09-The homepage holds your place Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Open a tool and hit Back and the homepage returns to the same search, category, sort, and scroll position. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-05-map-zoom-no-longer-scrolls-the-page 2026-08-05-Map zoom no longer scrolls the page Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Scrolling to zoom on the Seed Map and Seed Lab now zooms the map without dragging the page along. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-05-dye-guide-details-modal-refresh 2026-08-05-Dye Guide details modal refresh Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The color details modal becomes a clean reference sheet in light and dark, with labeled recipes and collar previews. • One page scrollbar, no more nested scrolling • Every craftable block and item links to its recipe • Wolf and cat collar renders in all 16 colors • Recipe results wear the same yield chips as the cards https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-04-dye-guide-poster-redesign 2026-08-04-Dye Guide poster redesign Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 16-color wall becomes poster cards with baked 3D dye art, true inventory icons, and a flip-open details modal. • Every dye sprite rebuilt as a lit voxel render • Cards flip and expand into their details • Craftable items link to their recipe pages • A jeb sheep cycles all 16 wool colors https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-04-villager-trades-trade-map-polish 2026-08-04-Villager Trades trade map polish Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Profession-colored trade tables, bigger item sprites, a tidier emerald hub, and an alphabetized guides index. • Modals now match their category colors, scrollbar included • Trade sprites grow to a readable size • Wandering trader and llama pose together full-body • Guides index sorts A to Z https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-04-a-new-guide-villager-trades 2026-08-04-A new guide: Villager Trades Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every villager trade in Java 26.2, extracted from the game files and grouped by what you actually need. • All 388 offers across 13 professions and the wandering trader • Real villager portraits, item sprites and level badges • Honest odds: how likely each offer is to appear per level • Biome-locked offers like explorer maps are labeled https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-03-a-new-guide-ore-distribution-best-y-level 2026-08-03-A new guide: Ore Distribution & Best Y Level Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT An interactive ore chart built straight from the Java 26.2 game files, with a practical best Y level for every ore. • Real placement curves for diamond, iron, gold, copper and more • Practical best Y level, separated from the raw mathematical peak • Biome context switching where generation rules differ • Drag the Y slider to compare any height against the peak https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-03-top-down-lines-commit-to-walls 2026-08-03-Top-down lines commit to walls Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Freehand lines in the top-down view now become proper wall runs instead of splintering into shelves and trapdoors. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-03-paint-studio-learns-to-look-down 2026-08-03-Paint Studio learns to look down Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Top-down floor and ceiling art, a taperable curve tool, real block textures, and friendlier controls. • Viewed from is now front, back, sides, top or bottom • Top-down drawings become walls, fences, shelves and trapdoors • Curve tool bends with handles; lines can swell mid-stroke • Block preview shows real textures; hover names every block • Materials list gains sprites, stack counts and search https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-03-the-build-planner-viewport-comes-alive 2026-08-03-The Build Planner viewport comes alive Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Fire, lava, water and friends now animate in 3D, with a viewport toggle to freeze them. • Vanilla-timed texture animation for fire, fluids, kelp and more • Campfire smoke and torch flames • Flowing lava wears its proper flow texture on the sides • Materials list gains name sort and a Show All button https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-03-the-hat-rim-stops-flickering-around-the-face 2026-08-03-The hat rim stops flickering around the face Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Overlapping corner planes on the head coin-tossed the depth test; every plane now has exactly one owner face. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-03-the-changelog-goes-on-a-word-diet 2026-08-03-The changelog goes on a word diet Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every entry here is now one short line, with bullets for the details. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-03-reference-images-live-in-a-proper-little-window 2026-08-03-Reference images live in a proper little window Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The reference panel pulled itself together: name bar, image, and a bottom rail holding the palette and every control. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-03-skin-editor-grows-a-real-reference-image-workflow 2026-08-03-Skin Editor grows a real reference-image workflow Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The lone Inspiration panel becomes Reference Images: pin, rename, and hide as many as you like. • References draw pixel-sharp at any zoom, each with an auto-extracted palette • Hex and RGB fields stop snapping back mid-keystroke • The 3D model shows every texel unlit, exactly as painted • Sampled colors ring for 3 seconds before joining Recent Colors • The hand tool joins the toolbar, and erasing no longer chews other layers https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-03-the-player-lookup-stops-summoning-your-password-manager 2026-08-03-The player lookup stops summoning your password manager Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The "Find a player or skin" placeholder no longer says "username", so LastPass stops mistaking a gamertag box for a login form. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-03-hat-edges-stop-arguing-over-who-owns-the-corner 2026-08-03-Hat edges stop arguing over who owns the corner Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Second-layer corner planes now have exactly one owner face, so hat rims stop flickering the wrong color. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-02-new-tool-avatar-maker-turns-one-skin-into-a-whole-creator-pack 2026-08-02-New tool: Avatar Maker turns one skin into a whole Creator Pack Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Drop in a skin, or look up any player, and get a three-shot floating-head pack. • Three camera angles: three-quarter, slight turn, dead-on front • Each card keeps its own pose, rig, canvas, background and lighting • Undo/redo, lockable cards, and saved presets you can export and share • Re-renders live and downloads as a ZIP of razor-sharp PNGs https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-08-02-tool-links-now-unfurl-as-the-tool 2026-08-02-Tool links now unfurl as the tool Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every tool page now carries its own screenshot, so a shared link previews the actual tool instead of the homepage. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-30-floating-candles-can-float-without-a-perch 2026-07-30-Floating candles can float without a perch Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new checkbox drops the hidden support block under Floating candles, for creative builds or existing surfaces. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-30-the-spawn-proof-planner-learns-what-every-block-actually-does 2026-07-30-The Spawn-Proof Planner learns what every block actually does Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Light, collision and shape now come straight from the game data instead of a hand-typed list. • Campfires glow up their chimneys instead of being boxed in • Copper lanterns and copper torches finally count as light sources • Shelves, chains, bushes and dry grass stop counting as spawnable floors https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-30-the-curve-arch-generator-groups-aligns-and-stays-put 2026-07-30-The Curve & Arch Generator groups, aligns and stays put Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Curves can now be grouped, aligned, spaced evenly, and copied and pasted with the usual shortcuts. • Grab points from select mode, or double-click a curve to open it • A pencil and hand pair over the canvas says which mode you are in • Adding or deleting a curve no longer yanks the camera https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-30-small-buttons-stop-pretending-to-be-pills 2026-07-30-Small buttons stop pretending to be pills Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Number-field steppers traded their pill ends for honest square corners. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-29-the-curve-arch-generator-learns-to-draw 2026-07-29-The Curve & Arch Generator learns to draw Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new Draw mode fits freehand sketches to editable Bezier handles, and curves now stack as layers. • Select, move, resize, hide and mirror curves like a design app • A pointed Gothic arch and one-click presets • Circle Generator style export with staircase measurements • Undo/redo throughout https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-29-the-build-planner-counts-the-ground-again 2026-07-29-The Build Planner counts the ground again Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT A short-lived experiment left grass, dirt and stone out of the materials list; the planner counts every block again. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-the-calm-second-layer-spreads-to-the-armor-stand 2026-07-28-The calm second layer spreads to the armor stand Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The second-layer anti-shimmer fix now also covers the Armor Trim Previewer and the next-generation editor. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-the-second-skin-layer-stops-flickering 2026-07-28-The second skin layer stops flickering Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The overlay and the body were fighting over the same surface at the seams; the body layer now settles that argument. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-a-new-featured-builder 2026-07-28-A new featured builder Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Build Planner, Build Showcase and Spawn Proofing now open on Neighborhood Street, three houses by Gingermold. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-build-planner-learns-the-newest-blocks 2026-07-28-Build Planner learns the newest blocks Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every 26.2 sulfur and cinnabar block plus the full 26.3 snapshot set is now searchable, placeable and rendered. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-spell-things-out-on-banners 2026-07-28-Spell things out on banners Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Presets for every letter and digit, plus a loom guide showing the banner after each pattern. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-the-gradient-generator-goes-full-spectrum 2026-07-28-The Gradient Generator goes full spectrum Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gradients now run through up to four color stops with easing, hue blending and three dithering styles. • 21 ready-made presets from Sunset to Copper Aging • The palette grew to 209 blocks, each showing its correct face https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-sort-tools-by-what-people-actually-use 2026-07-28-Sort tools by what people actually use Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The homepage grew a Most popular sort, ranked by real visit counts from our own analytics. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-the-footer-learned-its-abcs 2026-07-28-The footer learned its ABCs Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The footer tool directory now lists every tool alphabetically within its category. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-the-linter-stops-reading-over-shoulders 2026-07-28-The linter stops reading over shoulders Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Half-finished code from other work sessions could fail the site lint; the linter now minds its own business. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-the-tile-tick-moved-to-the-other-corner 2026-07-28-The tile tick moved to the other corner Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Asset Library tile tick moved from the top right corner to the top left. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-28-your-download-list-moved-up-where-you-can-see-it 2026-07-28-Your download list moved up where you can see it Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Asset Library download list is now a tally in the app bar, with a tick circle on every tile. • Download all now previews exactly what you are about to get • Any 3D shot can be angled and downloaded on its own, zip or separate • Assets open with named views: Front, Side, Top, Isometric • The Animate button now says Advanced, which is what it always was • Fixed a mod tile drawing its flat texture under its baked render https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-27-drop-in-a-mod-jar-and-browse-its-blocks-too 2026-07-27-Drop in a mod jar and browse its blocks too Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Asset Library now opens mod jars, read straight off your own machine with nothing uploaded. • Blocks and items land in the grid, each baking a real 3D icon • Biomes O’ Plenty: 499 blocks and 501 items in under two seconds • Transparency and leaf tints worked out from the textures themselves • A Textures shelf collects unclaimed art, paintable onto vanilla shapes https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-27-make-a-little-film-of-any-block-item-or-mob 2026-07-27-Make a little film of any block, item, or mob Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The export panel is now a proper studio: turntable spins, keyframed camera moves, and exports to WebM, PNG sequence or GIF. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-27-the-sound-builder-points-at-the-right-shelf-again 2026-07-27-The sound builder points at the right shelf again Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The build script was filing version notes under the old Sound Library name; it now writes where the tool reads. https://pugtools.com/changelog/#2026-07-27-send-your-materials-list-to-discord-as-a-picture 2026-07-27-Send your materials list to Discord as a picture Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT A camera button renders the whole Materials List into one tidy image, ready to copy or download.