Litematica vs WorldEdit
Litematica is a client-side hologram and a material list for survival. WorldEdit writes the blocks with //paste when you are allowed to. The same build can be downloaded as both a .litematic and a .schem.
Why picking one mod for every world fails
A survival realm will not run //paste for a guest, and a creative plot does not need you to place two thousand stairs by hand. Using the hologram mod to try to cheat the blocks in, or using the paste plugin where you have no permission, both stop. The files are also not aliases. .litematic vs .schem is the container difference; this page is the mod difference.
What each one actually does
| Litematica | WorldEdit | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Client. Fabric, with MaLiLib. | Single-player mod or a server plugin. FAWE uses the same paste commands. |
| File | .litematic, version 6 from this site. | .schem, Sponge schematic v2. |
| Survival | Ghost blocks plus a material list. You still place blocks. | No hologram. Paste changes the world if the command is allowed. |
| Creative fill | Paste Schematic in world is creative-only. | //paste after //schem load. |
| Other players | They do not see your ghost. | They see the blocks the plugin wrote. |
Steps
- Decide whether you need a survival hologram or a block paste.
- For the hologram, download the .litematic and import it with M, then Load Schematics.
- For the paste, download the .schem from the same generate and use //schem load, then //paste.
- Do not rename one extension to the other. The containers are different NBT.
Import details are how to import a litematic file. Paste folders and the command order are how to import a schematic in WorldEdit. FastAsyncWorldEdit takes the same .schem; the page for that folder is FAWE schematic.
Neither mod reads the other one’s folder. Edit Schematic, the survival tool mode named Rebuild in the enum, changes blocks inside the loaded schematic. It does not write the world the way //set does, and it is not a material list. Use it when the hologram itself should change. Use the .schem when the world should change. Litematica’s creative paste still reads the placement you already loaded. It does not read the .schem, and it will not run while the player is in survival. The error string in the mod is “This action is only available in Creative mode”. WorldEdit’s refusal is different: the command is unknown, or you lack permission. Those are not the same fix.
Single-player WorldEdit looks in its own schematics directory, often config/worldedit/schematics under the instance. A Paper server looks in plugins/WorldEdit/schematics. The Litematica schematics folder next to saves is a third place. Copying the .litematic into the WorldEdit folder, or the .schem into Litematica’s folder, leaves both menus empty for that file.//schem list is the check on the paste side. Load Schematics is the check on the hologram side.
Limits
Litematica can delete, fill, and move in creative tool modes. Those are not a substitute for WorldEdit’s selections and history on a Paper server, and they do not run for a survival player. The creative-only flag is on the tool mode enum: Fill, Replace block, Paste Schematic in world, Grid Paste, Move, and Delete. Survival cycles among Area Selection, Schematic Placement, and Edit Schematic while you hold Left Control and scroll with the stick.
WorldEdit will not show a ghost on a server that forbids the plugin, and it will not tell you the survival shopping list. Easy Place is not //paste. Neither file opens on Bedrock. If the goal is a Java survival build, start with the hologram. If the goal is a creative or admin paste, take the .schem from the same compile instead of converting by renaming.
FAQ
Can Litematica paste like a WorldEdit command?
It has a tool mode named Paste Schematic in world, and that mode is marked creative-only in ToolMode.java. Survival does not get //paste. Easy Place still spends items you hold. WorldEdit page.
Can I open a .litematic with //schem load?
No. WorldEdit and FAWE paste Sponge schematic v2, the .schem file. Litematica’s menu reads .litematic. This site writes both from one grid.
Who sees the hologram on a server?
Litematica’s fabric.mod.json sets environment to client. Other players do not see your ghost blocks. A paste they can see requires a plugin and permission on that server.
Which one has the shopping list?
Litematica. The material list is Total, Missing, and Available for the selected placement. WorldEdit does not build that list from a hologram.
Questions: hello@minecraftschematicgenerator.com
Reviewed 2026-09-27. Not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.