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+## As of May 2021, MapEdit is no longer maintained.
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+MapEdit has been superseded by [MapEditr][1], a newer, more advanced world editor, written in Rust.
+MapEditr supports all existing MapEdit commands with only minor modifications needed.
+[Check out MapEditr!][1]
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+[1]: https://github.com/random-geek/MapEditr
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 # MapEdit
 
 Map database editor for Minetest