# BDEngine - Minecraft Display Entity Editor & Animator

> BDEngine is a free visual editor and animator for Minecraft Java Edition display entities. Create block, item and text display models, then export models as commands and animations as datapacks.

Start with the editor or the guide for your task. The full overview covers capabilities, compatibility and desktop app requirements.

## Start here

- [Open BDEngine](https://bdengine.app/): Start modeling in the browser.
- [Product overview](https://www.block-display.com/editor): See what display entities are, how visual modeling works, and examples of models and animations.
- [Full BDEngine overview](/llms-full.txt): Detailed capabilities, practical workflows, compatibility, app requirements and common questions. This file is on the same site as this index.
- [Model catalog](https://www.block-display.com/browse): Browse community display models for inspiration and projects to open in BDEngine.
- [Animated models](https://www.block-display.com/browse?onlyAnimation=true): See examples of animations made for Minecraft.

## Workflows and guides

- [BDEngine guides](https://block-display.com/bde-guides): Learn modeling and editor workflows.
- [Export models and animations](https://block-display.com/bde-guides?gp=export): Transfer static models with generated commands and install animation datapacks in a Minecraft world.
- [Import projects and commands](https://block-display.com/bde-guides?gp=import): Open .bdengine projects and import supported Minecraft or Axiom commands.
- [Updates](https://block-display.com/bdengine-updates): Check released features and changes before relying on version-specific behavior.

## Optional

- [BDEngine Beta](https://beta.bdengine.app/): Try features in the Beta channel; availability can differ from Release.
- [Windows app](https://github.com/illystray/bdengine-app): Official desktop app repository and installation information. The repository covers the desktop shell.
- [Plugin documentation](https://block-display.com/plugin-documentation): Extend BDEngine with JavaScript plugins using its public editor API.