Release Citadel Desk — free Windows beta for planning Minecraft-to-Hytale builds

[SPARTAN117]

Hi HytaleTalk! I'm making Citadel Desk, a free Windows building planner for players who want to recreate Minecraft structures in Hytale.

Open a Minecraft schematic, review suggested Hytale material matches, adjust material choices, and follow the structure layer by layer inside the viewer.

What you can do
- Explore the full structure in 3D, inspect the current layer in 3D, or follow a 2D layer plan.
- Review the material list and change suggested matches.
- Measure spans before building.
- Manually check off placed blocks, complete layers, and save progress for later.

Real app screenshots
Lumen Reach in the full 3D viewer:


The same structure in the current-layer 3D view:


Try a first project
1. Download the Windows beta and extract it into a new folder.
2. Open a copy of a small Minecraft schematic you have permission to use.
3. Connect your own Hytale assets, review the material matches, and inspect the first layer.
4. Place blocks yourself in Hytale and record progress in Citadel Desk.

This is a standalone viewer and manual building planner. The result is a plan inside Citadel Desk. It does not automatically place blocks in Hytale or export a native Hytale schematic file.

Beta notes: known material-matching and rendering issues remain, and some block shapes or textures are approximate. Test with copies of schematics and back up existing progress. The portable beta has been evaluated on Windows 11. The executable is unsigned; keep Windows security protections enabled. Game assets and schematics are not bundled.

Demo and free Windows download
Watch the demo and download Citadel Desk

First-project guide
Follow the first-project tutorial

Known issues and release notes
Read known issues and beta guidance

I'd appreciate feedback from builders: which material matches need improving, and is it clear how to follow and finish a layer?

Citadel Desk is an unofficial project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hypixel Studios.

 

[SPARTAN117]

A practical first-project guide is now live: [Minecraft Schematics to Hytale: Manual Build Planning Guide]

It walks through choosing a small schematic, connecting your own Hytale assets, reviewing material suggestions, inspecting layers and manually checking progress. The homepage also now puts the real app demo and view examples up front.

This is a website/onboarding update; the Windows download is still the October 14 beta, with the same known matching/rendering limitations. It remains a manual planner, with no native Hytale schematic export or automatic in-game placement.

If you try one small layer, I'd appreciate hearing which step is hardest to follow. No need to share your schematic or game files.