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The '''Select World'''{{only|je|short=1}} or '''Play'''{{only|be|short=1}} menu is one of the game's multiple [[Minecraft:menu screen]]s. It provides access to the [[Minecraft:Create New World]] menu, and also lists pre-existing worlds that can be entered.

== ''Java Edition'' ==
[[File:MainMenu SPMain.png|380px|thumb|The "Select World" menu {{in|je}}.]]
When clicking "Singleplayer" on the [[Minecraft:title screen]], the player is brought to this menu if at least one world exists. If no worlds exist, the player is directly brought to the [[Minecraft:Create New World]] menu.

A search bar exists above the screen, allowing the player to find any world with a search.

Each world is listed along with some information about the world, such as world name, [[Minecraft:game mode]], and [[Minecraft:cheats]].

Each world includes a world icon, taken as a screenshot a few seconds after creating a world.{{info needed|How exactly is the icon taken from a singleplayer world?}} The icon can be deleted using "Reset Icon", and retaken with the player's FOV after entering the world again. If a world does not have an icon or because it has been reset, it shows a grayscale [[Minecraft:pack.png]] as a fallback.

When opened by clicking the "Singleplayer" button with {{key|Space}}, the worlds that are incompatible with the current version or were last played in a snapshot version aren't displayed.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"" data-description="Java Edition Select World menu"
|-
! width="175" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaPlaySelectedWorld.jpg|230px|link=|Play Selected World]]
| Allows the player to enter the selected world. Clicking the play icon while hovering over a world option or double-clicking on a world functions similarly.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaCreateNewWorld.jpg|230px|link=Create New World#Java Edition|Create New World]]
| Brings the player to the [[Minecraft:Create New World]] screen.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaEdit.jpg|150px|link=World Options#Java Edition|Edit]]
| Allows the player to edit the selected world, create backups, or optimize the world.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaDelete.jpg|150px|link=|Delete]]
| Deletes the world.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaReCreate.jpg|150px|link=|Re-Create]]
| Opens the [[Minecraft:Create New World]] screen with options of the selected world already filled in, such as the [[Minecraft:game mode]] or [[Minecraft:world seed|seed]].
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaBack.jpg|width=150x150|Back|alt=Back]]
| Returns the player to the [[Minecraft:title screen]].
|}

== ''Bedrock Edition'' ==
The menu is divided into three tabs: "Worlds", "Realms" and "Servers". Clicking "Play" on the [[Minecraft:main menu]] brings the player to the "Worlds" tab regardless of whether worlds exist.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"" data-description="Bedrock Edition top bar"
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Back Button Icon (Bedrock).png|50px|link=Title Screen]]
| Returns the player back to the [[Minecraft:main menu|Main Menu]].
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Multiplayer Screen "Social" Tab Button Icon (Bedrock).png|120px|link=Multiplayer#Bedrock Edition]]
| Opens the "Social" sidebar which shows all friends and their joinable [[Minecraft:multiplayer]] games.
|}

[[File:Ore UI - "Overworld Sun Day" Icon.png|42px|left|class=pixel-image]]
=== Worlds ===
[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen Menu "Worlds" Tab - Grid Mode (Bedrock).png|thumb|The "Worlds" tab of the "Play" menu {{in|be}}.]]
[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen Menu "Worlds" Tab - List Mode (Bedrock).png|thumb|The "Worlds" tab in list mode.]]
This tab lists all worlds by name along with the [[Minecraft:game mode]] of the world, the date when the world was last played and the world's file size. Worlds set visible to LAN players in the same local network also appear on this screen. Up to 12 worlds are shown per page.

{| class="wikitable" border="1" data-description="Bedrock Edition Worlds tab" "
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Create New World Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
| Brings the player to the "Create from..." screen where the player can choose to create a new world from scratch or from a [[Minecraft:Marketplace]] template.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Import World Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=|Import World]]
| Allows the player to import a world from the device folders. Only available for Windows devices.<ref name=":0">{{bug|MCPE-174595|MCPE-174595|Missing Export and Import buttons on mobile devices|WAI}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{bug|MCPE-180257|MCPE-180257|Missing Export and Import buttons on Chromebooks|WAI}}</ref>
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Toggle List Button Icon (Bedrock).png|50px|link=]] [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Toggle Grid Button Icon (Bedrock).png|50px|link=]]
|Toggles the world layout between list and grid. In grid view, the size of the world is not shown.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Play World Button - Grid View (Bedrock).png|200px|link=World]]<br>[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Play World Button - List View (Bedrock).png|200px|link=World]]
|Allows the player to enter the world.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Edit World Button Icon - Grid View (Bedrock).png|60px|link=World Options#Bedrock Edition]] <br>[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Edit World Button Icon - List View (Bedrock).png|60px|link=World Options#Bedrock Edition]]
| Allows the player to edit the world's settings in the [[Minecraft:Edit World]] screen. This button is not available when using a controller in grid view, instead, the player needs to press {{xbtn|y}}/{{xbtn|seriesy}}/{{nsbtn|x}}/{{psbtn|tr}}/{{psbtn|5tr}} on the selected world.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Pagination Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Allows the player to navigate between pages in the worlds list.
|}

==== Create new world ====
[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Create From Template Button Screen Menu (Bedrock).png|thumb|The "Create from..." screen.]]
Upon clicking the "Create new world" button, the player is taken to a screen with the option to create a new world from scratch, or create worlds from a Marketplace or custom [[Minecraft:world template]]. There are three tabs for templates.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" data-description="Bedrock Edition Worlds tab" "
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Create New World Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=Create New World#Bedrock Edition]]
| Brings the player to the [[Minecraft:Create New World]] screen to create a new world from scratch.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Featured Creators" Tab - Marketplace Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Initates downloading the selected template, and opens the Create New World screen to create a world with the selected template. When the player does not own this template, the purchase page in the Marketplace will be opened instead.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Rate Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Opens the template page in the Marketplace where the player can rate it.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Marketplace Pass" or "Featured Creators" Tab - Discover New Templates Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=Marketplace]]
| Opens the search menu in the Marketplace where the player can search for more templates.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Search Bar Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Filters the owned templates list based on search results.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Import Templates Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Allows the player to import a template from the device folders. Only available for Windows devices.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Filter Options Button Dropdown (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
| Filters the owned templates list with four options:

[[File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Filter Options Button Dropdown Menu (Bedrock).png|164px|center|link=]]

'''Show all''', '''Downloaded''', '''Imported''', and '''Purchased from the Marketplace'''.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Sorting Options Button Dropdown (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Sorts the templates in alphabetical order, either ascending or descending.

[[File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Sorting Options Button Dropdown Menu (Bedrock).png|164px|center|link=]]
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Back to Top Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Takes the player to the top of the templates list.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Load More Results Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Loads more available templates.
|}

[[File:Ore UI - "Nether Portal" Icon.png|42px|left|class=pixel-image]]
=== Realms ===
[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen Menu "Realms" Tab (Bedrock).png|thumb|The "Realms" tab of the "Play" menu {{in|be}}.]]
[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen Menu "Realms" Tab - Your Realms (Bedrock).png|thumb|The main page of an owned Realm in the "Realms" tab.]]
This tab lists all [[Minecraft:Realms]] by name along with the world. The main page of each Realm shows the amount of online players as well as information about the activated world and the Realm. When the player does not have access to a Realms server, this screen shows information about a ''Minecraft Realms'' subscription as well as the option to subscribe.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Available without access to a Realm
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Buy Now Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
| Opens the ''Minecraft'' [[Minecraft:Realms]] purchase screen, with the option to purchase a Realms Core or Realms Plus subscription.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Invitations Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
| Opens the Realms invites tab in the inbox, where the player can join foreign Realms using invitations.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Join a Realm Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
| Allows the player to join a foreign Realm by invite code.
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Available with access to a Realm
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Add-Join Realm Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Opens a menu with the options to add a new Realms subscription, join a foreign Realms server, or open the ''Minecraft Realms'' information screen.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Realms Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Allows the player to enter the selected Realms server.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Stories Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=Realms Stories]]
|Opens the main page of [[Minecraft:Realms Stories]] from the selected Realm.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Your Realms - Settings Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Opens the Manage Realm screen, where the Realm owner can edit, activate, or create worlds on the Realm, or manage the Realm's settings. Only available for the Realm's owner.
|-
|[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Your Realms - Add Members Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Opens the Members tab in the Realms settings. Only available for the Realm's owner.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Joined Realms - Leave Realm Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Allows the player to leave the selected Realm. Not available for the Realm's owner.
|}

[[File:Ore UI - "World" Icon.png|42px|left|class=pixel-image]]
=== Servers ===
{{Main|Server list}}
[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen Menu "Servers" Tab - Featured Servers (Bedrock).png|thumb|The "Servers" tab of the "Play" menu {{in|be}}.]]

This tab opens the server list, where the player can join the [[Minecraft:featured servers]] or (except on consoles) join other server by entering a server address.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"" data-description="Bedrock Edition Servers tab"
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Servers" Tab - Add Server Button Icon (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
| Brings the player to the Add Server screen to add a new server to the list.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
| Let the player join the selected server from the Servers tab.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Servers" Tab - Other Server - Edit Server Button (Bedrock).png|200px|link=]]
|Brings the player to the Edit Server screen to change the name and address for the selected server.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Servers" Tab - Other Server - Show Button IP (Bedrock).png|80px|link=]] <br>[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Servers" Tab - Other Server - Hide Button IP (Bedrock).png|80px|link=]]
|Toggles whether to show or hide the server's IP address.
[[File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Servers" Tab - Other Server - Show Button IP - Revealing Private Data Pop-Ups (Bedrock).png|164px|center|link=]]
|}

== History ==
{{Incomplete section|release versions, Old PE / BE versions}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.13a|Added level saving and loading screens accessible from the pause menu.
|Level saving and loading is cloud-based and available only to players with paid accounts. This form of saving and loading is now nonfunctional when playing older versions.
|There are five save slots.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100327|link=Minecraft Infdev|slink=Java Edition Infdev 20100327|Added "Select World" menu, replacing the save and load level menus as well as the [[Minecraft:Create_New_World#History|"Generate new level"]] menu.
|Like the save and load level menus, there are five level slots.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3|Added "Play Selected World" button. Each world is no longer a button, but an item in a scrollable list displaying the world name, file name, last time played, file size, and whether it must be converted. Clicking on a world once makes buttons apply to it and double clicking opens it.
|Added "Create New World" button. Worlds are no longer limited to 5 slots.
|Added "Rename" button. Worlds have names set by the player rather than being fixed as World 1 to World 5.
|Renamed "Delete world..." button to "Delete".
}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Worlds indicate their game mode}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=Prerelease 6|The world file size is no longer displayed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w37a|Added "Re-Create" option to the World selection menu.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=?|Changed world items to the top instead of center.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w32b|Added world icons.|When edit world is clicked, the player has two new options: "Reset icon" Allows the player to reset the thumbnail without going into the folder, and "Open folder" opens the folder for the world, under <code>.minecraft</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w32c|Changed "Rename" button to "Edit" button.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.9|dev=25w34a|In the world selection screen, worlds names, versions and timestamps no longer overflow the list to the right.<ref>{{bug|MC-383|| In the world selection screen, world names/versions/timestamps can overflow the list to the right |Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.1|dev=snap6|Worlds that need to be upgraded will now show Upgrade and Play instead of Play Selected World. The Edit World and Re-Create World buttons are disabled until the world has been upgraded.|When starting such a world, a new upgrade progress screen will be shown.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||Preview 1.20.30.22|[[File:New UI - Play Screen Menu "Worlds" Tab (Bedrock Preview 1.20.30.22).png|53px]] Enabled a new UI for the Play screen "Worlds" tab, which is currently available in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview|preview]] only.}}
|{{HistoryLine||Preview 1.20.60.21|[[File:New UI - Play Screen Menu "Friends" Tab (Bedrock Preview 1.20.60.21).png|53px]] Play screen "Friends" tab has been updated to match Ore UI, it is currently available in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview|preview]] only.}}
|{{HistoryLine||Preview 1.20.80.21|[[File:New UI - Play Screen Menu "Servers" Tab (Bedrock Preview 1.20.80.21).png|53px]] Play screen "Servers" tab has been updated to match Ore UI, it is currently available in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview|preview]] only.}}
|{{HistoryLine||Preview 1.21.30.24|[[File:New UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Create From Template Button Screen Menu (Bedrock Preview 1.21.30.24).png|53px]] Play screen - [[Minecraft:Marketplace|Create From Template]] screen has been updated to match Ore UI, it is currently available in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview|preview]] only.}}
|{{HistoryLine||Preview 1.21.40.22|[[File:New UI - Play Screen Menu "Realms" Tab (Bedrock Preview 1.21.40.22).png|53px]] Play screen "Realms" Tab has been updated to match Ore UI, it is currently available in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview|preview]] only.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|The new [[Minecraft:Ore UI]] Play screen is released to the public and is no longer in [[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview|preview]] only.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.90|dev=Preview 1.21.90.20|[[File:New UI - Updated Play Screen Menu "Worlds" Tab (Bedrock Preview 1.21.90.20).png|53px]] The Play screen in "Worlds" Tab on grid mode has been changed to match [[Minecraft:Ore UI]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.120|dev=Preview 1.21.110.25|"Friends" tab has been renamed to "Social" tab.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.0|dev=Preview 26.0.25|The "Social" button now displays the first four members of a joined [[Minecraft:party]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.10|dev=Preview 26.10.23|[[Minecraft:Hardcore]] worlds now display the amount of days played if the game rule is enabled.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Select World|Play Screen}}

== Gallery ==
===''Java Edition''===
<gallery>
Select world (Beta 1.2).png|Select World in [[Minecraft:Beta 1.2]].
World Select Versions.png|First image of worlds displaying the last played version.
World Backup Prompt.jpg|Prompt to backup a world when loading a new version.
JE-1.19-World-Selection-Menu.png|The "Select World" menu before [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.5]].
</gallery>

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
<gallery>
IPodWorldSelectionScreen.png|The World Selection screen before [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.7.0 alpha|v0.7.0]].
MinecraftPE-WorldSelectionAfter070.png|World Selection screen from v0.7.0 to [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.8.1 alpha|v0.8.1]].
World Select 0110.jpg|World Selection screen in [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|v0.11.0]] (Moved the edit button).
RealmsPE1.png|The Realms screen when not logged in from v0.7.0 to [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.7.5 alpha|v0.7.5]].
RealmsPE2.png|The Realms screen when logged in from v0.7.0 to v0.7.5.
MCPE1.2WorldSelection.png|World Selection screen in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.12.0|1.12.0]].
Better Together World Importing 1.jpg|Importing worlds in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.2.0|1.2.0]].
Better Together World Importing 2.jpg|Importing worlds in [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.2.0|1.2.0]].
File:BE-1.19.2-World-Selection-Menu.png|The "Worlds" tab of the "Play" menu before the [[Minecraft:Ore UI]] redesign.
File:BE Play Screen Friends Tab.png|The "Friends" tab of the "Play" menu before the Ore UI redesign.
File:Featured Servers.png|The "Servers" tab of the "Play" menu before the Ore UI redesign.
</gallery>

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
<gallery>
Select World TU0.png|The World Selection screen in [[Minecraft:Xbox 360 Edition TU0|TU0]].
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Ore UI]], the {{BE}} UI refresh

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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