Minecraft server level.dat

File Format
Name	Minecraft server level.dat
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Game data files Minecraft server level.dat

Minecraft server level.dat is a data format used by the Classic server for the Java Edition of the Minecraft game. This and other Minecraft formats are extensively documented in the Minecraft Gamepedia wiki.

The file holds the current level of the in-game map. It is compressed using gzip.

Links

• Minecraft Gamepedia wiki page