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Automatic backups for Minecraft: Java Edition worlds, taken when you exit a world.
Status: a personal project, shared as-is. There are no guarantees on support or response time.
Changelog
New features
- feat: Windows app icon, version info and Start menu entry (#74)
- feat: check for new releases (#58)
- feat: compare a save with the current world (#68)
- feat: daily, weekly and monthly retention for automatic saves (#69)
- feat: desktop notification when a backup fails (#66)
- feat: one main player, player switcher and names from the launcher (#72)
- feat: start with the system from settings and the tray (#71)
- feat: test builds of develop on an update channel (#64)
- feat: test builds of pull request branches (#67)
- feat: tray menu language follows the UI language (#65)
Other changes
- build: Worldkeeper.app bundle for macOS (#70)
- build: generated release notes with install instructions (#73)
- build: group release notes by change type (#53)
- build: make app and make install-app for a local Worldkeeper.app (#76)
Install
Download the archive for your system, unpack it, and run worldkeeper. The web UI opens at http://127.0.0.1:25599 on the first start. To upgrade, quit Worldkeeper from the tray and replace the program; your settings and saves stay where they are.
| System | Download |
|---|---|
| Windows (most PCs) | worldkeeper_0.3.0_windows_amd64.zip |
| Windows on ARM | worldkeeper_0.3.0_windows_arm64.zip |
| macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) | Worldkeeper_0.3.0_macOS.zip: unzip and move Worldkeeper.app to Applications |
| macOS, bare binary | worldkeeper_0.3.0_darwin_arm64.tar.gz / worldkeeper_0.3.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz |
| Linux | worldkeeper_0.3.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz / worldkeeper_0.3.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz |
The binaries are not signed:
- Windows: SmartScreen warns on the first run. Click More info → Run anyway.
- macOS: right-click
Worldkeeper.app→ Open on the first launch (on macOS 15 and later: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway). For the bare binary, clear the quarantine flag:xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ./worldkeeper.
See the README for setup, and all changes since v0.2.0.