Grabcraft vs Buildguides

Are you looking for a site with easy to follow Minecraft building tutorials? Here we compare two popular options, grabcraft.com and buildguides.net

Buildguides

What you’ll like & what to keep in mind

Pros
Easy to follow layer-by-layer guides
3D blueprint viewer with useful features
Free to use, no account required
Great variety of structures
Cons
Smaller catalog (more blueprints coming soon)

Grabcraft

Strengths and trade-offs

Pros
Large collection of blueprints
Wide variety of categories & themes
Material List
Cons
Blueprints can be hard to understand and follow
Unintuitive 3D blueprint viewer
No newer blocks used - last blueprint uploaded 2018

While Grabcraft.com has a very large collection of blueprints with many categories and themes to choose from, all blueprints on it are from 2018 or older. Additionally, the instructions are hard to follow because of an unintuitive 2D & 3D viewer.

Buildguides.net doesn’t offer the amount of blueprints Grabcraft.com has, but is much easier to build with and makes use of newer Minecraft blocks, allowing you to build beautiful structures even in the latest Minecraft versions.

Additionally, new guides are uploaded frequently and the 3D viewer has useful features such as a ‘Measure Mode’, making building even easier.

In conclusion, while Grabcraft offers more blueprints, Buildguides delivers clearer instructions with modern blocks and frequent updates

Help & FAQ

Learn more about Buildguides.net

Short answers to common questions about our layer-by-layer Minecraft blueprints.

How do the layer-by-layer guides work?

Use the 3D viewer to step through each layer at your own pace. Zoom and rotate to see every angle and rebuild the structure block by block - perfect for survival.

Are these beginner-friendly?

Yes. Every guide has clear steps and helpful tools. We include block counts and a difficulty rating so you can start with smaller builds and level up as you go.

Do guides work on Java and Bedrock?

Yes. All blueprints work with both the Minecraft Java and Bedrock edition.

Do I need an account?

No, an account is not required to browse and use the free blueprints. In the future you will be able to create an account to save your favorite builds and more.

Is Buildguides free?

Yes, it's completely free to use. There may be a premium version in the future with some extra features.