# Crafty

> Minecraft player, skin, cape and server database, plus a free toolset for
> players and server owners. Data is Java Edition unless stated otherwise.
> Game data last verified for Minecraft 26.3 on 2026-05-07.

## Core

- [Players](https://crafty.gg/players): searchable Minecraft player profiles, username history, skin and cape history
- [Skins](https://crafty.gg/skins): browsable skin library with 2D/3D renders
- [Capes](https://crafty.gg/capes): every obtainable Minecraft cape and who owns it
- [Cape leaderboard](https://crafty.gg/capes/leaderboard): players ranked by how many unique Mojang capes they own, with their whole collection
- [Player leaderboards](https://crafty.gg/players/leaderboard): the top 500 listed players by upvotes and profile views (this month and all time), skins worn and name changes
- [Skins by colour](https://crafty.gg/skins/tags): skin colour tags with skin counts and the most-worn skin for each
- [Servers](https://crafty.gg/servers): server list with live status, version, player counts and tags
- [Server game modes](https://crafty.gg/servers/gamemodes): 22 game modes with listed-server counts, live players and the top 3 servers per mode
- [Compare servers](https://crafty.gg/servers/compare): up to four servers side by side with players, uptime, votes, versions and a player-count chart
- [Community activity](https://crafty.gg/activity): newest skins, capes, listed servers and articles, plus this week's trending skins
- [Embed widgets](https://crafty.gg/embed): iframe cards for server status, player profiles and skins, plus a server-status Markdown badge
- [Crafting recipes](https://crafty.gg/crafting): every crafting recipe, searchable, with grid layouts
- [Articles](https://crafty.gg/articles): Minecraft news and guides

## Tools

- [All tools](https://crafty.gg/tools): index of every free Crafty tool
- [Seed map](https://crafty.gg/tools/seed-map): biome and structure map for any Java seed, computed in-browser with cubiomes (Overworld, Nether, End)
- [Skin & cape studio](https://crafty.gg/studio): 3D skin/cape viewer with lighting, poses and PNG export
- [Skin editor](https://crafty.gg/editor): paint a Minecraft skin in 3D and 2D with layers

### Structure finders (seed-based, Java Edition)

- [Village finder](https://crafty.gg/tools/village-finder)
- [Stronghold finder](https://crafty.gg/tools/stronghold-finder)
- [Ancient city finder](https://crafty.gg/tools/ancient-city-finder)
- [Trial chamber finder](https://crafty.gg/tools/trial-chamber-finder)
- [Woodland mansion finder](https://crafty.gg/tools/woodland-mansion-finder)
- [Ocean monument finder](https://crafty.gg/tools/monument-finder)
- [Nether fortress finder](https://crafty.gg/tools/nether-fortress-finder)
- [Bastion remnant finder](https://crafty.gg/tools/bastion-finder)
- [End city finder](https://crafty.gg/tools/end-city-finder)
- [Slime chunk finder](https://crafty.gg/tools/slime-chunks)
- [Stronghold triangulator](https://crafty.gg/tools/stronghold): no seed needed, uses two Eye of Ender throws

### Calculators

- [XP calculator](https://crafty.gg/tools/xp-calculator): Minecraft levels to XP points and back
- [Anvil cost optimizer](https://crafty.gg/tools/anvil): minimum-XP enchantment combine order
- [Beacon calculator](https://crafty.gg/tools/beacon): pyramid block cost and effect range per tier
- [Fortune calculator](https://crafty.gg/tools/fortune): drop probabilities for Fortune I-III
- [Distance calculator](https://crafty.gg/tools/distance): distance, bearing and travel time between coordinates
- [Nether portal calculator](https://crafty.gg/tools/nether-portal): Overworld to Nether coordinates at the 8:1 ratio
- [Redstone tick calculator](https://crafty.gg/tools/redstone-tick): seconds to ticks, repeater and observer chains
- [Mob farm rates](https://crafty.gg/tools/mob-farm): projected per-hour output for common farm designs
- [Loot splitter](https://crafty.gg/tools/loot-splitter): split a haul evenly between players
- [Armor dye mixer](https://crafty.gg/tools/armor-dye): leather armor dyeing with the vanilla mixing formula, plus a hex-to-dyes finder
- [Time converter](https://crafty.gg/tools/time): ticks, in-game clock and real time, with day-cycle events, moon phases and /time set

### Server owner tools

- [Server pinger](https://crafty.gg/tools/ping): live status, version, MOTD and player count for any server
- [Votifier tester](https://crafty.gg/tools/votifier): send a real test vote to verify vote rewards
- [server.properties editor](https://crafty.gg/tools/server-properties): every field explained
- [JVM flags generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/server-flags): Aikar's flags, vanilla G1GC and ZGC presets
- [Server icon generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/server-icon): 64x64 server-icon.png from any image
- [MOTD generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/motd): color codes and hex gradients with live preview
- [LuckPerms cheatsheet](https://crafty.gg/tools/luckperms): searchable permission nodes and commands

### Generators

- [Achievement maker](https://crafty.gg/tools/achievement): Minecraft advancement toast as a PNG
- [Splash text generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/splash-text): your own yellow splash on the title screen, 1280x720
- [Death screen generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/death-screen): custom death message and score on the You Died screen
- [Sign generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/sign): four lines on an oak sign, with the /give command
- [Text generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/text): &-coded colour and format text rendered as a transparent PNG
- [Observer meme generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/observer): the observer-vs-dropper two-panel meme
- [Totem generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/totem): any player's face on a Totem of Undying texture
- [Country flag banners](https://crafty.gg/tools/flag-banner): 24 real-world flags as vanilla banner /give commands
- [Pixel circle generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/pixel-circle): circles, ellipses and spheres as block grids
- [Player head lookup](https://crafty.gg/tools/heads): /give command with the base64 skin texture
- [Tellraw generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/tellraw): /tellraw and /title commands with colours, click links and hover text in 1.21.5+ SNBT
- [Book editor](https://crafty.gg/tools/book): formatted written books with links and page jumps, as a /give command
- [Armor stand generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/armor-stand): pose, equip and name an armor stand, as a /summon command
- [Display entity studio](https://crafty.gg/tools/display): text, block and item display entities with scale, rotation and brightness
- [Banner designer](https://crafty.gg/tools/banner): banners and shields with up to six loom patterns, loom steps and /give commands
- [Firework generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/firework): firework rockets with an animated preview, /give and /summon commands and crafting recipes
- [Painting pack maker](https://crafty.gg/tools/painting-pack): your images as custom paintings, downloaded as a resource pack zip
- [Gradient text generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/gradient): gradient text as MiniMessage, &#RRGGBB, §x hex codes, JSON or a MOTD line

### Reference

- [Item and block IDs](https://crafty.gg/tools/item-ids): 1505 Java IDs with stack size, durability and /give
- [Potion brewing guide](https://crafty.gg/tools/potions): every potion's ingredients, brewing path and durations, with a potion_contents /give builder
- [Enchantments list](https://crafty.gg/tools/enchantments): every Java enchantment with max levels, items, conflicts, anvil costs and a /give builder
- [Sound events](https://crafty.gg/tools/sounds): 1838 sound IDs with /playsound and all 10 source selectors
- [Particles](https://crafty.gg/tools/particles): 115 particle IDs with /particle commands
- [Advancements](https://crafty.gg/tools/advancements): advancement IDs with /advancement grant
- [Color codes](https://crafty.gg/tools/color-codes): every section-sign and ampersand formatting code with hex values, Java and Bedrock
- [Mojang API URL builder](https://crafty.gg/tools/mojang-api): every player endpoint built from a username or UUID, with cURL, JavaScript and Python snippets

### Fun

- [Minecraft trivia](https://crafty.gg/tools/trivia): 92-question quiz on mobs, blocks, redstone and game history
- [Minecraft facts](https://crafty.gg/tools/facts): 296 sourced facts, searchable, each linked to its wiki page
- [Death message generator](https://crafty.gg/tools/death-messages): random Minecraft death messages with your own names filled in
- [Enchanting table translator](https://crafty.gg/tools/enchanting-table-language): English to the Standard Galactic Alphabet and back
- [Villager translator](https://crafty.gg/tools/villager-language): turns any sentence into villager hmms
- [Click test](https://crafty.gg/tools/click-test): clicks-per-second test over 1 to 60 seconds

## Articles
- [How Old Is My Minecraft Account? How to Find the Exact Creation Date](https://crafty.gg/articles/how-old-is-my-minecraft-account): Mojang only shows an account's creation date to its owner. Here's how to read it on minecraft.net, and how to date any other Java account from its name history, capes and skins.
- [All 9 Minecraft Default Skins, and How Many Players Actually Wear Them](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-default-skins): Steve, Alex, Ari, Efe, Kai, Makena, Noor, Sunny and Zuri, ranked by how many Java accounts Crafty has recorded in each one, with classic vs slim numbers.
- [Minecraft Server Hosting in Australia: Ping, Where the Servers Actually Are, and What to Pick](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-server-hosting-australia): What Australian players should check before renting a Minecraft server: host location, realistic ping from each state, free-plan limits, and the local servers already online.
- [MCSkinHistory Alternative: Where to Look Up Minecraft Skins in 2026](https://crafty.gg/articles/mcskinhistory-alternative): MCSkinHistory has been the go-to skin history site since 2016. How Crafty, NameMC and Laby.net compare on skins, capes, Bedrock support and uptime.
- [Minecraft 26.x Updates Explained: Everything in 26.1, 26.2 and 26.3, and What Changed for Crafting](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-26-update): One page for the whole 26.x cycle: Tiny Takeover (26.1), the 26.1.1 hotfix, Chaos Cubed (26.2), Wilderness Bound (26.3), the new version numbering, and which recipes changed.
- [The Best Minecraft Launchers in 2026: Prism, Modrinth, ATLauncher and When to Just Use the Official One](https://crafty.gg/articles/5-best-minecraft-launchers-that-you-should-try-out): The Minecraft launchers worth installing in 2026, ranked by what they are good at: mod instances, modpack browsing, portability, and plain vanilla play.
- [Every Minecraft Cape Ranked by Rarity: How Many Players Have Each One](https://crafty.gg/articles/every-minecraft-cape-explained): All 48 official Minecraft capes ranked from rarest to most common using real owner counts, with how each was earned and whether you can still get it.
- [What Does Smite Do in Minecraft? Damage per Level, Every Undead Mob, and Smite vs Sharpness](https://crafty.gg/articles/what-does-smite-do-in-minecraft): Smite adds 2.5 damage per level against undead mobs, up to 12.5 at Smite V. The full mob list, how it stacks up against Sharpness, and when to pick it.
- [How to Find End Cities in Minecraft: The Grid Rule, the Seed Finder and What to Bring](https://crafty.gg/articles/how-to-find-end-cities): End cities only generate on a 20-chunk grid on the outer islands. The exact pattern, how to find them from your seed, and how to get the elytra.
- [Every Minecraft Armor Trim (26.3): All 18 Patterns, Materials and Where to Find Them](https://crafty.gg/articles/all-about-armor-trims-in-minecraft-1-20): All 18 armor trim patterns in Minecraft 26.3, the structure each smithing template drops in, every trim material, and how to duplicate templates.
- [How Many Items Are in Minecraft 26.3? Every Block, Item and Recipe Counted](https://crafty.gg/articles/how-many-items-in-minecraft): Minecraft 26.3 has 1,069 craftable items and over 1,500 item IDs. What each count measures, why sources disagree, and how to count them yourself.
- [Minecraft 26.3 Update](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-java-26-3-update-wilderness-bound): Whats new in Minecraft Update 26.3 Wilderness Bound
- [How to Look Up a Minecraft Bedrock Player by Gamertag](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-bedrock-player-lookup): Bedrock players are Xbox accounts, so a Java-style skin or name lookup won't find them. What you can check on Bedrock, and how.
- [Minecraft Username Checker: Is a Name Taken, and When Does It Free Up?](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-username-checker): Check whether a Minecraft username is taken, what the rules for names are, and exactly how long a dropped name stays locked before anyone can claim it.
- [How to Find Your Minecraft Skin URL (Java & Bedrock)](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-skin-url): Get the direct textures.minecraft.net URL for any Minecraft skin in under a minute, with Crafty, with the Mojang API, or straight from a PNG.
- [How to See Any Player's Minecraft Skin (and Their Full Skin History)](https://crafty.gg/articles/how-to-see-someones-minecraft-skin): Look up any Minecraft player's current skin in 3D, scroll through every skin they have worn, and download the PNG, without joining a server.
- [Best Minecraft Servers in 2026 (Java & Bedrock), Ranked by What You Want to Play](https://crafty.gg/articles/best-minecraft-servers): The best Minecraft servers right now, ranked by live player counts from Crafty's server list: survival, SMP, PvP practice, minigames, MMO and anarchy.
- [How to Change Your Minecraft Skin (Java & Bedrock)](https://crafty.gg/articles/how-to-change-your-minecraft-skin): Change your Minecraft skin in minutes on Java or Bedrock. Step-by-step for PC, console, and mobile, plus where to find free skins.
- [How to Render, Pose, Edit and View Minecraft Skins and Capes Online](https://crafty.gg/articles/render-pose-view-minecraft-skins): How to use Crafty's free and online studio to inspect any Minecraft skin or cape in full 3D; customize lighting, poses, animations, and export high-res PNG renders.
- [Minecraft Unstable Universe Explained: Wemmbu Lore, Characters & SMP Story](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-unstable-universe-wemmbu): Learn about the Minecraft Unstable Universe, including Wemmbu’s lore, major characters like ParrotX2 and Wifies, and how the Unstable SMP story unfolds.
- [The Best NameMC Alternative in 2026: Why Crafty.gg Wins](https://crafty.gg/articles/best-namemc-alternative): Looking for a NameMC alternative? Crafty.gg is the modern home for Minecraft players, Minecraft skins, Minecraft capes, and Minecraft servers and a full Minecraft tools suite.
- [Minecraft Java Edition 26.1.1 Update](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-java-26-1-1-update): Minecraft 26.1.1 update for Java Edition is a hotfix addressing a critical issue with chat reporting system.
- [Minecraft Java 26.1 Update - Tiny Takeover](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-java-26-1-update): Minecraft Java 26.1 Tiny Takeover update is the first major update for Minecraft in 2026. This update introduces baby mobs, golden dandelion, craftable nametags.
- [Simplify the Development of Minecraft Datapacks](https://crafty.gg/articles/simplify-minecraft-datapacks-with-bookshelf): Learn about the difficulty of writing Minecraft datapacks nowadays, and how datapack libraries like Bookshelf can help developers
- [The 5 Best Minecraft RPG Resource Packs for Servers](https://crafty.gg/articles/best-minecraft-rpg-resource-packs): Discover the top 5 Minecraft RPG Resource Packs for an elevated gaming experience. These packs offer custom textures and unique mobs, transforming your server into a captivating MMORPG.
- [Top 10 Unforgettable Minecraft Servers in 2023](https://crafty.gg/articles/top-10-unforgettable-minecraft-servers-2023): A curated list of some of the most unique minecraft servers.
- [The fastest ways to acquire gold in Minecraft](https://crafty.gg/articles/the-fastest-ways-to-acquire-gold-in-minecraft): In Minecraft, gold isn’t practically more useful than iron. That’s why it’s happened many times that you’ve run out of gold and you need some as soon as possible. Here is what we’re going to cover in this article, about the fastest ways that you can obtain gold.
- [Minecraft Bedrock Vanilla Addons / Resource Packs That Enhance Your Survival Experience](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-bedrock-vanilla-addons-and-resource-packs): Looking to add up more enjoyment to your Minecraft survival experience? Do you play Minecraft on Mobile or other Bedrock edition devices? You’ve come to the right place!
- [Minecraft Vanilla Mods That Help You to Have a Better Survival Experience](https://crafty.gg/articles/best-minecraft-vanilla-mods): If you want to play Minecraft survival as it is, then you should consider using these mods as soon as possible. Because surely you are missing a lot of great quality of life features that begs the question ”why didn't I use these mods earlier!?”
- [The Fastest Ways to Obtain Emeralds in Minecraft](https://crafty.gg/articles/the-fastest-ways-to-obtain-emeralds-in-minecraft): In this article, we'll see how you can gather the most amount of emeralds in Minecraft, as soon as you find a village.
- [Minecraft Warden - All about the mysterious mob](https://crafty.gg/articles/minecraft-1.19-warden-mysterious-mob): In this article, we’ll discover everything this new mysterious mob in the game has to offer. From what we should know about it, to how we can defeat it.
- [How to Find and Use The Allay Minecraft Mob Properly](https://crafty.gg/articles/how-to-find-and-use-the-allay-minecraft-mob): With the recent addition of the Allay mob in Minecraft, you can do so many things easier to have a better survival experience!
- [Everything We Know About Minecraft Frogs So Far](https://crafty.gg/articles/everything-we-know-about-minecraft-frogs-so-far): Frogs will be a part of Minecraft 1.19 the Wild Update. We will discuss what features these little creatures will bring to us
- [How to use Crafty.gg Like a Pro using the new advanced search options](https://crafty.gg/articles/how-to-use-crafty-like-a-pro): With the latest update made to Crafty.gg, the advanced search options on pages such as players, skins, and capes have been completely reworked to be easier and more comprehensive to use than ever before.
- [How to make a saddle in Minecraft](https://crafty.gg/articles/how-to-make-a-saddle-in-minecraft): This guide will walk you through the Saddles in Minecraft. It will explain what Saddles are, how they can serve, and much more
- [How to connect your Minecraft Java Edition account to crafty.gg](https://crafty.gg/articles/how-to-connect-your-minecraft-java-edition-account-to-crafty-gg): Link your Minecraft player to unlock the ability to customize your Minecraft player’s profile and upvote Minecraft servers on crafty.gg
- [5 Gameplay Features You May Have Missed in Minecraft Bedrock Edition](https://crafty.gg/articles/five-gameplay-features-you-may-have-missed-in-minecraft-bedrock): How these 5 exclusive features can change your Minecraft experience forever!
- [How to make Potions in Minecraft](https://crafty.gg/articles/how-to-make-potions-in-minecraft): This guide will walk you through the variety of Potions in Minecraft and how they work.

## Optional

- [Public API](https://crafty.gg/public-api): REST endpoints for players, servers, skins and image generation
- [Skin render service](https://crafty.gg/skin-service): free 2D/3D/SVG skin render URLs
- [About Crafty](https://crafty.gg/about): how Crafty started and what it covers
- [FAQ](https://crafty.gg/frequently-asked-questions)
- [Terms of service](https://crafty.gg/terms-of-service)
- [Privacy policy](https://crafty.gg/privacy-policy)

## Notes

- Crafty is not affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft.
- Seed and structure results are Java Edition only; Bedrock uses different
  world generation and the coordinates do not transfer.
- Structure positions come from cubiomes and are biome-validated against the
  game's own placement rules.