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The '''game menu''' or '''pause menu''' is one of ''Minecraft''{{'}}s multiple [[Minecraft:menu screen]]s. Activated during gameplay, it provides a portal to configure game options, quit out of a world, and more. This menu can be accessed anytime (when not in a [[Minecraft:GUI]]) by pausing the game with the {{Key|Esc}} key on keyboard & mouse, the {{Ore UI Cont|XB-Menu}}/{{Ore UI Cont|NS-Menu}}/{{Ore UI Cont|PS4-Menu}}/{{Ore UI Cont|PS5-Menu}} button on controller, and the [[File:Menu_button.png|width=20x20]] button on touch.
The '''game menu''' or '''pause menu''' is one of ''Minecraft''{{'}}s multiple [[Minecraft:menu screen]]s. Activated during gameplay, it provides a portal to configure game options, quit out of a world, and more. This menu can be accessed anytime (when not in a [[Minecraft:GUI]]) by pausing the game with the {{Key|Escape}} key on keyboard & mouse, the {{Ore UI Cont|XB-Menu}}/{{Ore UI Cont|NS-Menu}}/{{Ore UI Cont|PS4-Menu}}/{{Ore UI Cont|PS5-Menu}} button on controller, and the [[File:Menu_button.png|width=20x20]] button on touch.


The game completely freezes when the game menu is opened in singleplayer. {{IN|be}}, a [[Minecraft:Settings|setting]] to disable pausing in singleplayer was available, but was removed when the settings GUI was redesigned with Ore UI.<ref name="pause preview">{{cite|url=https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/34034576387469-Minecraft-1-21-60-Bedrock|title=Minecraft - 1.21.60 (Bedrock)|website=Minecraft Feedback|date=February 11, 2025|Quote=The pause functionality will only be available in Beta and Preview for the time being.}}</ref> The game is not paused in {{edu}}, but singleplayer and multiplayer worlds can be paused when connected to the companion app ''[[Minecraft:Classroom Mode|Classroom Mode For Minecraft]]''.
The game completely freezes when the game menu is opened in singleplayer. {{IN|be}}, a [[Minecraft:Settings|setting]] to disable pausing in singleplayer is available.<ref name="pause preview">{{cite|url=https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/34034576387469-Minecraft-1-21-60-Bedrock|title=Minecraft - 1.21.60 (Bedrock)|website=Minecraft Feedback|date=February 11, 2025|Quote=The pause functionality will only be available in Beta and Preview for the time being.}}</ref> The game is not paused in {{edu}}, but singleplayer and multiplayer worlds can be paused when connected to the companion app ''[[Minecraft:Classroom Mode|Classroom Mode For Minecraft]]''.


== ''Java Edition'' ==
== ''Java Edition'' ==
[[File:Game Menu.png|right|thumb|The game menu {{in|je}} in singleplayer.{{until|java 26.3}}|310px]]
[[File:Game Menu.png|right|thumb|The game menu {{in|je}} in singleplayer.|310px]]
[[File:Java Edition Multiplayer Pause Menu Transparent.png|right|thumb|The game menu {{in|je}} in multiplayer.|310px]]
[[File:Java Edition Multiplayer Pause Menu Transparent.png|right|thumb|The game menu {{in|je}} in multiplayer.|310px]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Option
!Option
!Description
!Description
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|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|Statistics|9em}}
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|Statistics|9em}}
|Shows the player's [[Minecraft:statistics]].
|Shows the player's [[Minecraft:statistics]].
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:ReportBugsButton.png|30px|class=pixel-image]]
|Provides a link to the ''Java Edition'' page on [[Minecraft:bug tracker]].
|-
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:GiveFeedbackButton.png|30px|class=pixel-image]]
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:GiveFeedbackButton.png|30px|class=pixel-image]]
|Provides a link to the [[Minecraft:feedback site]].
|Provides a link to the [[Minecraft:feedback site]].
|-
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:ReportBugsButton.png|30px|class=pixel-image]]
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:FriendsButton.png|30px|class=pixel-image]]
|Provides a link to the ''Java Edition'' page on [[Minecraft:bug tracker]].
|Opens the [[Minecraft:friends list]].
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:PlayerReportingButton.png|30px|class=pixel-image]]
|Opens the [[Minecraft:Social interactions]] screen. Note that it is only accessible in multiplayer games.
|-
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|Server Links...|9em}}
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|Server Links...|20em}}
|Opens the server links screen. Server links can point to the server's website, forums, bug tracker, feedback site, and more. See {{section link||Server links}}.
|Opens the server links screen. Server links can point to the server's website, forums, bug tracker, feedback site, and more. See {{section link||Server links}}.
If the server sends out the server links, the "Report Bugs" and "Give Feedback" buttons are moved into a sub-screen, accessible by "Feedback..." button.<ref>https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/27547857163917-Minecraft-Java-Edition-1-21-Tricky-Trials</ref>
|-
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|Options...|9em}}
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|Options...|9em}}
|Opens the [[Minecraft:options]] menu, which can change the [[Minecraft:difficulty]], controls, settings, [[Minecraft:resource pack]]s, music, sounds, and more.
|Opens the [[Minecraft:options]] menu, which can change the [[Minecraft:difficulty]], controls, settings, [[Minecraft:resource pack]]s, music, sounds, and more.
|-
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|Open to LAN|9em}}{{until|java 26.3}}
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|World Options...|9em}}
|Provides an option to allow players from the [[Minecraft:LAN|local network]] to play in this world.
|Opens the [[Minecraft:world options]] menu, which allows the player to change many options of the world like [[Minecraft:game mode]] and [[Minecraft:game rules]], as well as the Open to LAN options.
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|World Options|9em}}{{Upcoming|java 26.3}}
|Allows the player to change many options of the world like [[Minecraft:game mode]] and [[Minecraft:game rules]] it also includes the Open To Lan options, this button used to exist in the [[Minecraft:Options]] screen when in-world.
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:PlayerReportingButton.png|30px|class=pixel-image]]
|Opens the [[Minecraft:Social interactions]] screen. Note that it is only accessible in multiplayer games.
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:FriendsButton.png|30px|class=pixel-image]]
|Opens the [[Minecraft:friends list]].
|-
|-
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|Save and Quit to Title|20em}}
|style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | {{Btn|Save and Quit to Title|20em}}
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== History ==
== History ==
{{more images|section=1|
* 16w38a before and after
* Comparison of button texture scaling before and after 23w31a
* Versions before and after 24w09a with button darknesses
* 26.3 change where one button was replaced by another}}


=== ''Java Edition'' ===
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{info needed section|
* was there a button mapping change between 1.19.4-pre1 and 23w05a?
* did the Game Menu text position change in 26.2 or sooner?
* 26.4 snapshot 3 changes}}
{{HistoryTable
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.13a|[[File:0.0.13a-launcher menuscreen.png|48px]] Added the pause menu, which, like today, could be opened by pressing {{key|Esc}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.13a|[[File:0.0.13a-launcher menuscreen.png|48px]] Added the pause menu, which, like today, could be opened by pressing {{key|Escape}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.13a_03|[[File:0.0.13a_03 menuscreen.png|48px]] Added "Game menu" title.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.13a_03|[[File:0.0.13a_03 menuscreen.png|48px]] Added "Game menu" title.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.14a|[[File:0.0.22a_05 menuscreen.png|48px]] Changed "Generate new level" to "Generate new level..." button.}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.14a|[[File:0.0.22a_05 menuscreen.png|48px]] Changed "Generate new level" to "Generate new level..." button.}}
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|{{HistoryLine||20100629|[[File:Infdev 20100629 Game menu.png|48px]] Moved buttons closer to center and swapped "Back to game" and "Options..." buttons.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100629|[[File:Infdev 20100629 Game menu.png|48px]] Moved buttons closer to center and swapped "Back to game" and "Options..." buttons.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.9|[[File:Alpha v1.0.9 Game menu.png|48px]] The background overlay has now been darker.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.9|[[File:Alpha v1.0.9 Game menu.png|48px]] The background overlay has been darkened.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.12|Changed "Save and quit to title.." to "Save and quit to title".}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.12|Changed "Save and quit to title.." to "Save and quit to title".}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
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|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w18a|The "Saving level..." text no longer appears in the pause menu among [[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w18a/List of broken features|several other features broken by this version]].{{check the code|May have been intentionally removed, it did appear in multiplayer before 12w18a.}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w18a|The "Saving level..." text no longer appears in the pause menu among [[Minecraft:Java Edition 12w18a/List of broken features|several other features broken by this version]].{{check the code|May have been intentionally removed, it did appear in multiplayer before 12w18a.}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w25a|[[File:12w25a menuscreen.png|48px]] Added "Open to LAN" button.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=12w25a|[[File:12w25a menuscreen.png|48px]] Added "Open to LAN" button.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w38a|Capitalized "Game menu" to "Game Menu" title.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w39a|[[File:16w39a menuscreen.png|48px]] Capitalized "Game menu" to "Game Menu" title.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w13a|[[File:17w13a menuscreen.png|48px]] Changed "Achievements" to "Advancements" button.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.12|dev=17w13a|[[File:17w13a menuscreen.png|48px]] Changed "Achievements" to "Advancements" button.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:18w43a menuscreen.png|48px]] Added the "Give Feedback" and "Report Bugs" buttons.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:18w43a menuscreen.png|48px]] Added the "Give Feedback" and "Report Bugs" buttons.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.1|dev=22w24a|Added a "Player Reporting" button, which is only visible while on a server.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.1|dev=22w24a|Added a "Player Reporting" button, which is only visible while on a server.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|dev=22w43a|[[File:22w43a menuscreen.png|48px]] Moved down title and buttons.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.3|dev=22w43a|[[File:22w43a menuscreen.png|48px]] Moved down title and buttons.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|[[File:18w43a menuscreen.png|48px]] Reverted 22w43a changes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Pre-release 1|[[File:18w43a menuscreen.png|48px]] Reverted 22w43a changes.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|dev=23w31a|Buttons now use a proper nine-slice system.{{info needed|how exactly did the texture scaling work before?}} The appearance of the buttons has now slightly changed.<ref>{{bug|MC-264573}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19.4|dev=23w05a|[[File:23w05a menuscreen.png|48px]] "Game Menu" has been slightly horizontally shifted.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w09a|The overlaid background is now less dark and is handled as a texture file that can be configured via resource packs.
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.2|dev=23w31a|[[File:23w31a menuscreen.png|48px]] Buttons now use a proper nine-slice system.{{info needed|how exactly did the texture scaling work before?}} The appearance of the buttons has now slightly changed on their right boundary.<ref>{{bug|MC-264573}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w09a|[[File:24w09a menuscreen.png|48px]] The overlaid background is now less dark and is handled as a texture file that can be configured via resource packs.
|A configurable box blur effect is now applied to the game while paused.}}
|A configurable box blur effect is now applied to the game while paused.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w11a|A linear blur is now applied to the game while paused.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w11a|A linear blur is now applied to the game while paused.}}
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|Data packs can request some of the available dialogs to be accessible from Pause screen. This feature replaces the "Server Links" button and is placed on Pause screen according to the same rules.}}
|Data packs can request some of the available dialogs to be accessible from Pause screen. This feature replaces the "Server Links" button and is placed on Pause screen according to the same rules.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre3|The button clicking sound is now controlled by the "UI" source.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre3|The button clicking sound is now controlled by the "UI" source.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap7|[[File:GameMenu 26.2.png|48px]] Added button to open the [[Minecraft:friends list]] to the game menu.{{info needed section|what else changed in this version?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap7|[[File:GameMenu 26.2.png|48px]] Added button to open the [[Minecraft:friends list]] to the game menu.{{info needed|what else changed in this version?}}}}
|{{HistoryLine|java edition upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.3|dev=snap6|[[File:26.3 Snapshot 6 menu.png|48px]] Changed "Open to LAN" to "World Options" button.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.3|dev=snap6|[[File:26.3 Snapshot 6 menu.png|48px]] Changed "Open to LAN" to "World Options" button.}}
}}
}}
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|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.21|The game now completely freezes when the pause menu is opened in single player. This feature can be turned on/off from the [[Minecraft:setting]]s in the general section.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.21|The game now completely freezes when the pause menu is opened in single player. This feature can be turned on/off from the [[Minecraft:setting]]s in the general section.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|The game now completely freezes when the pause menu is opened in single player. No longer exclusive to betas and previews. This feature is not present on Nintendo Switch.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.70|The game now completely freezes when the pause menu is opened in single player. No longer exclusive to betas and previews. This feature is not present on Nintendo Switch.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.111|dev=Preview 1.21.110.25|[[File:New UI - Pause Menu "Social" Tab - People Screen Menu (Bedrock Preview 1.21.110.25).png|48px]] Removed the player list, permissions, and "Invite to Game" button and renamed the "Friends" button to "Social", which opens an updated player list with new buttons to open the player permissions screen,  view each player's permissions, invite players, and manage some options for a player. This change only affects ''Minecraft Preview''.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.111|dev=Preview 1.21.110.25|[[File:New UI - Game Menu "Social" Tab - People Screen Menu (Bedrock Preview 1.21.110.25).png|48px]] Removed the player list, permissions, and "Invite to Game" button and renamed the "Friends" button to "Social", which opens an updated player list with new buttons to open the player permissions screen,  view each player's permissions, invite players, and manage some options for a player. This change only affects ''Minecraft Preview''.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.120|dev=Preview 1.21.120.21|[[File:New_UI_-_Pause Menu_(Bedrock_Preview_1.21.120.21).png|53px]] Redesigned the pause menu with some buttons moved to the bottom with icons, and a larger player skin.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.120|dev=Preview 1.21.120.21|[[File:New_UI_-_Pause Menu_(Bedrock_Preview_1.21.120.21).png|53px]] Redesigned the pause menu with some buttons moved to the bottom with icons, and a larger player skin.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.0|dev=Preview 26.0.25|[[File:Pause menu (Bedrock Preview 26.0.25).png|53px]] The Settings button has been changed back into being a text button, and the pause notice has been moved to the top-right.|[[File:New UI - Pause Menu - Social Tab Screen Menu - World Tab (Bedrock Preview 26.0.25).png|53px]] [[File:New UI - Pause Menu - Social Tab Screen Menu - People Tab (Bedrock Preview 26.0.25).png|53px]] [[File:New UI - Pause Menu - Social Tab Screen Menu - Party Tab (Bedrock Preview 26.0.25).png|53px]] The social drawer has been updated and is now separated into three tabs, one for the old pause menu drawer, one for the main menu drawer, and one for the new party system.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.0|dev=Preview 26.0.25|[[File:Pause menu (Bedrock Preview 26.0.25).png|53px]] The Settings button has been changed back into being a text button, and the pause notice has been moved to the top-right.|[[File:New UI - Pause Menu - Social Tab Screen Menu - World Tab (Bedrock Preview 26.0.25).png|53px]] [[File:New UI - Pause Menu - Social Tab Screen Menu - People Tab (Bedrock Preview 26.0.25).png|53px]] [[File:New UI - Pause Menu - Social Tab Screen Menu - Party Tab (Bedrock Preview 26.0.25).png|53px]] The social drawer has been updated and is now separated into three tabs, one for the old pause menu drawer, one for the main menu drawer, and one for the new party system.}}
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File:Bedrock Edition Pause Menu beta 1.17.30.20.png|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition beta 1.17.30.20|1.17.30.20]] - [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition beta 1.17.30.21|1.17.30.21]]
File:Bedrock Edition Pause Menu beta 1.17.30.20.png|[[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition beta 1.17.30.20|1.17.30.20]] - [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition beta 1.17.30.21|1.17.30.21]]
File:Bedrock Edition Pause Menu with screenshot button.png|Before [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.120|1.21.120]]
File:Bedrock Edition Pause Menu with screenshot button.png|Before [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.21.120|1.21.120]]
File:New UI - Pause Menu "Social" Tab - People Screen Menu (Bedrock Preview 1.21.110.25).png|The new player list in the old game menu in ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview|Preview]]'' only, from [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.21.110.25|1.21.110.25]] - [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.21.120.20|1.21.120.20]].
File:New UI - Game Menu "Social" Tab - People Screen Menu (Bedrock Preview 1.21.110.25).png |The new player list in the old game menu in ''[[Minecraft:Minecraft Preview|Preview]]'' only, from [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.21.110.25|1.21.110.25]] - [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition Preview 1.21.120.20|1.21.120.20]].
File:Pause menu with screenshot button (Bedrock).png|Before [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.0|26.0]]
File:Pause menu with screenshot button (Bedrock).png|Before [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 26.0|26.0]]
File:Ore UI - Game Menu - Social Drawer Screen Menu (Bedrock).png|The social drawer in the game menu, before the addition of parties
File:Ore UI - Game Menu - Social Drawer Screen Menu (Bedrock).png|The social drawer in the game menu, before the addition of parties
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Mojang screenshots ===
=== Mojang images ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Grog Grog pause.jpeg|An example of a game being paused.
File:Grog Grog pause.jpeg|An example of a game being paused
File:Creeper paused.jpeg|A [[Minecraft:creeper]] in the game menu mid-ignition.
File:Creeper paused.jpeg|A [[Minecraft:creeper]] in the game menu mid-ignition
</gallery>
</gallery>


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* [[Minecraft:Options]]
* [[Minecraft:Options]]
* [[Minecraft:Settings]]
* [[Minecraft:Settings]]
* [[Minecraft:How to Play]]
* [[Minecraft:Menu screen]]
* [[Minecraft:Menu screen]]
* [[Minecraft:Ore UI]], the {{BE}} UI refresh
* [[Minecraft:Ore UI]], the {{BE}} UI refresh

Latest revision as of 11:13, 19 October 2026

The game menu or pause menu is one of MinecraftTemplate:'s multiple Minecraft:menu screens. Activated during gameplay, it provides a portal to configure game options, quit out of a world, and more. This menu can be accessed anytime (when not in a Minecraft:GUI) by pausing the game with the Template:Key key on keyboard & mouse, the Template:Ore UI Cont/Template:Ore UI Cont/Template:Ore UI Cont/Template:Ore UI Cont button on controller, and the width=20x20 button on touch.

The game completely freezes when the game menu is opened in singleplayer. Template:IN, a setting to disable pausing in singleplayer is available.<ref name="pause preview">Template:Cite</ref> The game is not paused in Template:Edu, but singleplayer and multiplayer worlds can be paused when connected to the companion app Classroom Mode For Minecraft.

Java Edition

File:Game Menu.png
The game menu Template:In in singleplayer.
File:Java Edition Multiplayer Pause Menu Transparent.png
The game menu Template:In in multiplayer.
Option Description
Template:Btn Closes the game menu and allows the player to continue playing Minecraft.
Template:Btn Shows all of the Minecraft:advancements the player has and hasn't completed.
Template:Btn Shows the player's Minecraft:statistics.
File:ReportBugsButton.png Provides a link to the Java Edition page on Minecraft:bug tracker.
File:GiveFeedbackButton.png Provides a link to the Minecraft:feedback site.
File:FriendsButton.png Opens the Minecraft:friends list.
File:PlayerReportingButton.png Opens the Minecraft:Social interactions screen. Note that it is only accessible in multiplayer games.
Template:Btn Opens the server links screen. Server links can point to the server's website, forums, bug tracker, feedback site, and more. See Template:Section link.
Template:Btn Opens the Minecraft:options menu, which can change the Minecraft:difficulty, controls, settings, Minecraft:resource packs, music, sounds, and more.
Template:Btn Opens the Minecraft:world options menu, which allows the player to change many options of the world like Minecraft:game mode and Minecraft:game rules, as well as the Open to LAN options.
Template:Btn Saves the game's progress and goes back to the menu screen.
Template:Btn Disconnects the player from the world (leaves the world). Replaces the "Save and Quit to Title" button in Minecraft:multiplayer games.

Bedrock Edition

File:Pause Menu (Bedrock 26.0).png
The game menu Template:In
File:Pause menu (Bedrock Preview 26.10.23).png
The game menu in Minecraft Preview

The game menu appears as an overlay with a gray section on the left containing the game's Minecraft:logo and some buttons. A message shows when the game is paused. On the right side, an animated player doll is shown with the player's Minecraft:skin and name tag, with a button to open the dressing room and the social drawer.

Option Description
Resume Game Closes the game menu and allows the player to continue playing Minecraft.
Realms Stories

Realm Hub

Opens the Minecraft:Realms Hub, only available when playing in a Realm. On the top-right of this button, the amount of unread posts is shown. Shown as the second button on the bottom in beta or Preview.
Marketplace

Marketplace

Opens the Minecraft:Marketplace. Shown as the second/third button on the bottom on Realms, or in beta or Preview.
Beta Feedback Opens the Minecraft:feedback site. This is only available in beta or Preview, and replaces the Browse Add-ons! button.
Settings Opens the settings menu, which allows the player to configure controls, difficulty, sounds, and more. Some game settings can also be changed from this menu.
Save & Quit Saves the game's progress and goes back to the previously opened menu screen.
Achievements Opens the Minecraft:achievements page, where all locked, completed, and in progress achievements can be seen as well as rewards.
How to Play Opens the Minecraft:How to Play guide, where basic information about gameplay is explained.
Take Screenshot Minecraft:Screenshots the current in-game perspective. This feature is only available for signed in players.
Dressing Room Allows the player to change their skin and access the character creator.
Social Opens the Minecraft:Ore UI social drawer, with a list of players in the world, and friends. The number shows the amount of online friends.

Social drawer

Template:Main

File:Ore UI - Game Menu - Social Tab Screen Menu "World" Tab (Bedrock).png
The social drawer in the game menu

Similarly to the social drawer in the Minecraft:Play and Minecraft:Profile screen, this shows a list of all online and offline in-game friends. It can directly be opened by pressing Template:Keys, even in the Minecraft:sleep screen and Minecraft:trial mode where the player is not supposed to access this.

The social drawer is organized in three tabs. The "World" tab shows a list of all players currently in the world, followed by online and offline friends. The "People" tab is similar to the social drawer in the main menu, which shows joinable friends, and others. The "Party" tab allows access to Minecraft:party features.

Each player button shows their activity below the gamertag, and can be pressed to open their profile. The button on the right can be used to manage some options for the player.

At the top of the social drawer, there are buttons to invite friends to the world or manage Minecraft:player permissions. When inviting a friend, they can also be invited to the party. On Realms, only members can be invited, but new members can be added as well.

Custom buttons

Template:Exclusive It is possible for servers and Minecraft:data packs to add a button to the game menu. In that case, the "Report Bugs" and "Give Feedback" buttons are moved into a sub-screen, accessible by "Feedback..." button.

Dialogs

Minecraft:Dialogs can be added to the pause screen by adding them to the Template:Tag link tag. If more than one dialog is added, a "Custom Options..." button is shown that leads to a sub-screen listing all dialogs.

Server links

Template:See also

File:Pause Menu with Server Links.png
The pause screen Template:In in multiplayer with server links.
File:Server Links.png
The server links screen with built-in and custom links.

Server Minecraft:operators can provide server links to their website, forums, bug tracker, feedback site, and more. They are shown using the Template:Cd dialog. This dialog is automatically added to the Template:Tag link tag when that tag is empty otherwise and the server specifies server links.

Each of the server links is customizable: built-in server links have predefined labels, while custom server links allow custom labels using Minecraft:text component format. Operators can set custom links for their built-in and custom server links.

There are ten built-in server links that operators can use:

Option Description
Template:Btn Provides the server's bug tracker website, where players can report a server-specific bug. This link will also be displayed on the players' connection error screen, and included as a comment in the disconnection report.
Template:Btn Provides the server's community guidelines for players.
Template:Btn Provides the server's help and support page for players.
Template:Btn Provides the server's uptime status for players to check if the server is online, or offline under specific reasons.
Template:Btn Provides the server's feedback page for players to post their feedback and participate.
Template:Btn Provides the server's community page for players to interact with the community.
Template:Btn Provides the server's website.
Template:Btn Provides the server's forums.
Template:Btn Provides the server's news page.
Template:Btn Provides the server's announcements, where players can read important news or events for the server.

Server links can only be specified through custom server-sent packets to the client. The Minecraft:vanilla server software does not provide any settings nor utilities for this, and thus cannot be configured without Minecraft:modifications to the software or third-party utilities. The Template:Cd also provides no settings for server links.

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