Getting Started

Try Online (No Install)

The fastest way to try RedScript is our online IDE:

→ redscript-ide.pages.dev

Write code, see output instantly. No installation required.

Install VSCode Extension

For the best development experience:

1. Open VSCode
2. Search for "RedScript" in Extensions
3. Install RedScript for VSCode

Features:

• Syntax highlighting
• Auto-complete for 50+ built-in functions
• Hover documentation
• Error checking
• Code snippets

Install CLI

For command-line compilation:

npm install -g redscript-mc

Verify installation:

redscript --version

Your First Program

Create a file called hello.mcrs:

@load
fn init() {
    say("Hello, RedScript!");
}

Compile it:

redscript compile hello.mcrs -o ./my-datapack

Copy my-datapack to your Minecraft world's datapacks folder, then run /reload in-game.

Next Steps

• Variables & Types — Learn about data types
• Functions — Define reusable logic
• Decorators — @tick, @load, @on_trigger