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<div style="text-align:center; font-size: 162%; padding: 0.1em;">Welcome to the '''Minetest Wiki'''.</div>
 
<div style="text-align:center; font-size: 162%; padding: 0.1em;">Welcome to the '''Minetest Wiki'''.</div>
<div style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;">The official source for information about Minetest.</div>
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<div style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;">The official source for information about Minetest and Minetest Game.</div>
 
<div style="text-align:center; font-size: 85%;">We currently have [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles and [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}]] active contributors.</div>
 
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'''[[Minetest]]''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine game engine] for various [[games]] which usually play in an open world made out of cubes, inspired by Infiniminer, Minecraft, and the like. You can [[ContentDB|download]] [[games]], [[Mods|mods]] and [[Texture Packs|texture packs]] in Minetest or join a [[server]].
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'''[[Minetest]]''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine game engine] for various [[games]] which usually play in an open world made out of cubes inspired by Infiniminer, Minecraft, and the like. You can download [[games]], [[Mods|mods]] and [[Texture Packs|texture packs]] in Minetest or join a multiplayer [[server]].
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There are a number of games available for Minetest, most of which are available on [https://content.minetest.net/packages/?type=game ContentDB] and installable through the main menu content browser.
  
Minetest is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software free software], released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or later). This allows the better support by the community and a static improvement.
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Minetest is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software free software], released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or later). This allows you to freely inspect and edit the engine's source code, and allows for contributions by the community to constantly improve the engine.
  
 
Become part of the Minetest community and start today!  
 
Become part of the Minetest community and start today!  
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'''[[Getting Started]]'''
 
'''[[Getting Started]]'''
 
:New to Minetest? Need help with the basics? See this page to get started!
 
:New to Minetest? Need help with the basics? See this page to get started!
'''[[Blocks]]'''
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:Information about blocks in Minetest.
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Following are information about common gameplay elements that exist in most games:
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'''[[Nodes]]'''
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:Information about nodes (also known as Blocks)
 
'''[[Items]]'''
 
'''[[Items]]'''
 
:Information about the various items in Minetest.
 
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:Moving things.
 
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'''[[Map generator]]'''
 
'''[[Map generator]]'''
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:How the worlds are generated.
 
'''[[Biomes]]'''
 
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:Climatic zones and vegetation.
 
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:Documentation on starting and maintaining a server.
 
:Documentation on starting and maintaining a server.
 
'''[[Tutorials]]'''
 
'''[[Tutorials]]'''
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:Comprehensive list of tutorials that exist on this wiki.
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*[[Tutorials#Mods|Mods]]
 
*[[Tutorials#Maps|Maps]]
 
*[[Tutorials#Servers|Servers]]
 
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'''[[Programs and Editors]]'''
 
'''[[Programs and Editors]]'''
 
:Third-party programs to use with Minetest.
 
:Third-party programs to use with Minetest.
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*'''[https://www.minetest.net/download Download]'''
 
*'''[https://www.minetest.net/download Download]'''
  
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*'''[https://www.minetest.net/servers Server List]'''
 
*'''[https://www.minetest.net/servers Server List]'''
  
*'''[https://dev.minetest.net Development Wiki]'''
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*'''[https://www.reddit.com/r/minetest Subreddit]'''
 
 
*'''[https://www.reddit.com/r/minetest Sub-Reddit]'''
 
  
*'''[http://c55.me/blog Developer Blog]'''
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*'''[https://matrix.to/#/#minetest:tchncs.de Matrix]'''
  
*'''[https://youtube.com/minetestc55 YouTube]'''
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'''[https://web.libera.chat/#minetest English IRC]:''' <code>irc.libera.chat #minetest</code>
 
'''[https://web.libera.chat/#minetest English IRC]:''' <code>irc.libera.chat #minetest</code>

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Welcome to the Minetest Wiki.
The official source for information about Minetest and Minetest Game.
We currently have 941 articles and 6 active contributors.


About Minetest

Minetest is a game engine for various games which usually play in an open world made out of cubes inspired by Infiniminer, Minecraft, and the like. You can download games, mods and texture packs in Minetest or join a multiplayer server.

There are a number of games available for Minetest, most of which are available on ContentDB and installable through the main menu content browser.

Minetest is free software, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or later). This allows you to freely inspect and edit the engine's source code, and allows for contributions by the community to constantly improve the engine.

Become part of the Minetest community and start today!

Download

Download Minetest

Gameplay

Getting Started

New to Minetest? Need help with the basics? See this page to get started!


Following are information about common gameplay elements that exist in most games:

Nodes

Information about nodes (also known as Blocks)

Items

Information about the various items in Minetest.

Objects

Moving things.

Map generator

How the worlds are generated.

Biomes

Climatic zones and vegetation.

Crafting

How to craft.
Useful Pages

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Troubleshooting

Common technical problems and fixes.

Games

Information on games that you can play in Minetest.

Mods

Information on numerous user-created mods that alter gameplay.

Texture Packs

Various texture packs that alter the look of the game.

Servers

Documentation on starting and maintaining a server.

Tutorials

Comprehensive list of tutorials that exist on this wiki.

Programs and Editors

Third-party programs to use with Minetest.

Version History

Detailed information regarding past versions of Minetest.
Resources

Main Site

English IRC: irc.libera.chat #minetest

French IRC: irc.libera.chat #minetest-fr

German IRC: irc.libera.chat #minetest-de

Spanish IRC: irc.libera.chat #minetest-es

Development resources

Please see the developer wiki for development-related issues.

Contributing to the wiki

Contributions are welcome! Please request an account on the forums if you wish to edit the wiki. See also the Wiki guidelines.