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Minecraft Seed Generator for Java & Bedrock

The Minecraft Seed Generator generates a random seed for Java or Bedrock and immediately shows where you'll start in Java: seed 12345, for example, spawns you at X 96 / Z -32 in the Dark Forest biome. If you want, it keeps generating seeds until the spawn is in your chosen biome—free, no sign-up required, right in your browser.

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Calculated in your browser using a WebAssembly version of cubiomes (MIT license); your seed never leaves your device. The spawn location is a prediction: it's usually accurate to the block, but near water it may be off by a few dozen blocks.

Example result

The Seed Generator gives you that

For each seed, the tool calculates the spawn point of a Java world and the biome at that location. Example: seed 12345 in Java 1.21. Your result depends on the randomly generated seed.

Example · Input: seed 12345

Input

Seed
12345
randomly generated or entered by you
Edition and version
Java 1.21
also applies to newer versions

Output

Spawn point (X / Z)
96 / -32
where you start in the new world
Spawn biome
Dark Forest
the biome at the spawn point's surface
For server.properties
level-seed=12345
applies to a newly generated world

Features

More than a random seed

Generate a seed, check spawn and add the seed directly to your world.

Random seed for Java and Bedrock

64-bit seeds for Java, 32-bit seeds for Bedrock. You can also enter your own seeds, including text.

Spawn point and spawn biome

For Java 1.12, 1.16, 1.18, 1.19.3 to 1.19.4, 1.20, and 1.21 or newer: where you'll start and in which biome.

Seed with your chosen biome

For Java, the tool tries up to 3,000 seeds to find one that spawns you in your chosen biome. Each biome shows how often it occurs as a spawn biome.

Map around spawn

320 × 320 blocks showing surface biomes, so you can see what’s nearby.

Continue to Seed Map

One click opens the seed in Seed Map, centered on spawn. There you can find more biomes throughout the world.

Transfer to your server

With a Minecraft server from ZAP-Hosting, you can apply a Java seed with one click, with a new world if you want. Your old world stays intact.

How it works

How to find a Minecraft seed with the right spawn

Three steps from generating a seed to starting a new world.

Step 1

Roll Seed

Select Java or Bedrock—and a version for Java—then click “Generate seed” or enter your own seed. To start in a specific biome, select a spawn biome for Java first.

Step 2

Check spawn

For Java, you can instantly see the spawn point, spawn biome, and a map around the spawn. If the seed isn't right, generate another, choose one from “Recently generated,” or open it in the Seed Map.

Step 3

Use seed

Copy the seed for a new single-player world, or copy the level-seed=… line for server.properties. If you have a ZAP server, you can also apply a Java seed directly, with a new world if you want.

Custom seeds

Generate your own Minecraft seeds instead of searching lists

Seed lists show you worlds other people have already found. With the Seed Generator, you can generate your own seeds and, for Java, see where you'll land before starting the world: the spawn point, spawn biome, and biomes around the spawn. If you don't like the result, just generate another.

Want to start in a Desert, Plains, or the rare Cherry Grove? For Java, select the spawn biome first. For Bedrock, the tool generates a 32-bit seed. The spawn preview is only available for Java because Bedrock determines the spawn point differently; you can view a Bedrock seed's biomes in the Seed Map.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Seed Generator

Quick answers about seeds, spawn, biomes and your server.

A seed you can copy and, for Java worlds, the predicted spawn point with X and Z coordinates, the biome at spawn and a biome map covering 320 × 320 blocks around spawn. You also get the line for server.properties. Example: seed 12345 gives a spawn point at X 96 / Z -32 in the Dark Forest biome in Java 1.21. The line is level-seed=12345.

The seed is the number Minecraft uses to generate the entire world: terrain, biomes, caves, and structures. The same seed always produces the same world in the same version. If you enter text, Minecraft converts it to a number. If you leave the field blank, the game generates a seed itself. In the Seed Generator, you can also enter your own seed as a number or text.

Java seeds are 64-bit numbers, giving 2⁶⁴ possible values—over 18 quintillion. Bedrock uses 32-bit numbers, giving 2³² values, or about 4.3 billion. The generator picks a random number from the range for your selected edition, excluding only 0.

In Java Edition, the /seed command shows the seed. On a server, you need operator permissions, or you can enter the command in the server console. In Bedrock Edition, the seed is in the world settings. If you can’t access commands or settings, you’ll need to ask the server owner.

Enter the seed in server.properties before generating the world for the first time, for example level-seed=12345. A seed only takes effect when a new world is generated: an existing world keeps its seed even if you change level-seed. If you have a Minecraft server with ZAP-Hosting, you can apply a Java seed directly from the tool without editing the file yourself. “Create a new world with this seed” also sets a new world name: the server starts with a new world folder, and your previous world remains saved.

Java uses 64-bit numbers; Bedrock uses 32-bit numbers. The generator therefore generates a number within the Bedrock range for Bedrock. Since version 1.18, both editions have generated the same biomes from the same seed. Bedrock determines the spawn point differently, though, so the tool only shows the spawn point and spawn biome for Java. You can see the biomes of a Bedrock seed in Seed Map.

Yes, for Java. Select a biome under “Spawn biome,” and the tool will try up to 3,000 seeds to find one that spawns you there. Each biome shows how often it occurs as a spawn biome. In Java 1.21, for example, 19 % of seeds spawn you in Plains, 4 % in Desert, and only 0.3 % in Cherry Grove.

The spawn is a prediction. We compared it with newly generated worlds on real vanilla servers running version 1.21.4: it's usually accurate to the block. If the spawn is near water, it may be off by a few dozen blocks. The tool does not calculate the height (Y). Select the version you'll use to generate the world: 1.21 also covers newer versions, while older versions may generate a different world from the same seed.

Yes. Seed generation and calculations run as WebAssembly directly in your browser, using the open-source cubiomes library. Your seed isn’t sent to us unless you transfer it to your server yourself.

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