Minecraft:Select World

The Select WorldTemplate:Only or PlayTemplate:Only menu is one of the game's multiple Minecraft:menu screens. 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

The "Select World" menu Template:In.

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.Template:Info needed 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 Template:Key, the worlds that are incompatible with the current version or were last played in a snapshot version aren't displayed.

Option	Description
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.
Create New World	Brings the player to the Minecraft:Create New World screen.
Edit	Allows the player to edit the selected world, create backups, or optimize the world.
Delete	Deletes the world.
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 seed.
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.

Option	Description
File:Ore UI - Back Button Icon (Bedrock).png	Returns the player back to the Minecraft:main menu.
File:Ore UI - Social Button Icon (Bedrock).png	Opens the Minecraft:Social drawer which shows all friends and their joinable Minecraft:multiplayer games.

File:Ore UI - "Overworld Sun Day" Icon.png

Worlds

File:Ore UI - Play Screen Menu "Worlds" Tab - Grid Mode (Bedrock).png

The "Worlds" tab of the Play screen in grid mode

File:Ore UI - Play Screen Menu "Worlds" Tab - List Mode (Bedrock).png

The "Worlds" tab in list mode

This tab lists all Minecraft:worlds in order of last edited. Worlds set visible to LAN players in the same local network appear at the top of the list, as well as joinable friend's worlds. Up to 12 worlds are shown per page; navigating is possible at the bottom of each page.

Option	Description
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Create New World Button (Bedrock).png	Brings the player to the "Create from..." screen where the player can choose to create a new world from scratch or from a Minecraft:world template.
Import World	Allows the player to import a .mcworld world file from the device folders. Only available for Windows devices.<ref name=":0">Template:Bug</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Bug</ref>
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Toggle List Button Icon (Bedrock).png File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Toggle Grid Button Icon (Bedrock).png	Toggles the world layout between list and grid. In grid view, the size of the world is not shown.
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Play World Button - Grid View (Bedrock).png File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Play World Button - List View (Bedrock).png	Allows the player to enter the world. The thumbnail can be picked in the Minecraft:Edit world screen from local screenshots, will be taken automatically after exiting the world, or uses a default image depending on the world template. The world button also shows one or more tags indicating the Minecraft:game mode, Minecraft:experimental features, Minecraft:Hardcore (as well as days played or game over), multiplayer state (LAN, friend's, or friend of friend's), and cloud availability. Local worlds show the last edited date and file size (list only); multiplayer worlds show the host and player count.
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Edit World Button Icon - Grid View (Bedrock).png File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Edit World Button Icon - List View (Bedrock).png	Allows the player to edit the world's settings in the Edit world screen. This button is not available when using a controller in grid view, instead, the player needs to press Template:Xbtn/Template:Xbtn/Template:Nsbtn/Template:Psbtn/Template:Psbtn on the selected world.
File:Ore UI - Pagination Button (Bedrock).png	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

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.

Option	Description
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Worlds" Tab - Create New World Button (Bedrock).png	Brings the player to the Create new world screen to create a new world from scratch.
File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Featured Creators" Tab - Marketplace Button (Bedrock).png	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.
File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Rate Button Icon (Bedrock).png	Opens the template page in the Marketplace where the player can rate it.
File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Marketplace Pass" or "Featured Creators" Tab - Discover New Templates Button Icon (Bedrock).png	Opens the search menu in the Marketplace where the player can search for more templates.
File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Search Bar Button Icon (Bedrock).png	Filters the owned templates list based on search results.
File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Import Templates Button Icon (Bedrock).png	Allows the player to import a .mctemplate world template file from the device folders. Only available for Windows devices.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
File:Ore UI - Filter Options Button Dropdown (Bedrock).png	Filters the owned templates list with four options: File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Filter Options Button Dropdown Menu (Bedrock).png Show all, Downloaded, Imported, and Purchased from the Marketplace.
File:Ore UI - Create From Template Screen "Owned" Tab - Sorting Options Button Dropdown (Bedrock).png	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
File:Ore UI - Back to Top Button (Bedrock).png	Takes the player to the top of the templates list.
File:Ore UI - Load More Results Button (Bedrock).png	Loads more available templates.

File:Ore UI - "Nether Portal" Icon.png

Realms

File:Ore UI - Play Screen Menu "Realms" Tab (Bedrock).png

The "Realms" tab of the Play screen without access to a Realm

File:Ore UI - Play Screen Menu "Realms" Tab - Your Realms (Bedrock).png

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.

Available without access to a Realm

Option	Description
File:Ore UI - Buy Now Button (Bedrock).png	Opens the Minecraft Minecraft:Realms purchase screen, with the option to purchase a Realms Core or Realms Plus subscription.
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Invitations Button (Bedrock).png	Opens the Realms invites tab in the inbox, where the player can join foreign Realms using invitations.
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Join a Realm Button (Bedrock).png	Allows the player to join a foreign Realm by invite code.

Available with access to a Realm

Option	Description
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Add-Join Realm Button Icon (Bedrock).png	Opens a menu with the options to add a new Realms subscription, join a foreign Realms server, or open the Minecraft Realms information screen.
File:Ore UI - Play Realms Button (Bedrock).png	Allows the player to enter the selected Realms server.
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Realms" Tab - Stories Button Icon (Bedrock).png	Opens the Minecraft:Realms Hub from the selected Realm. This allows access to social features and Realm management.

File:Ore UI - "World" Icon.png

Discover

File:Ore UI - Play Screen Menu "Servers" Tab - Featured Servers (Bedrock).png

The "Servers" tab of the Play screen

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.

Option	Description
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Servers" Tab - Add Server Button Icon (Bedrock).png	Brings the player to the Add Server screen to add a new server to the list.
File:Ore UI - Play Button (Bedrock).png	Let the player join the selected server from the Servers tab.
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Servers" Tab - Other Server - Edit Server Button (Bedrock).png	Brings the player to the Edit Server screen to change the name and address for the selected server.
File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Servers" Tab - Other Server - Show Button IP (Bedrock).png File:Ore UI - Play Screen "Servers" Tab - Other Server - Hide Button IP (Bedrock).png	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

History

Gallery

Java Edition

• Select World in Minecraft:Beta 1.2.
  Select World in Minecraft:Beta 1.2.
• First image of worlds displaying the last played version.
  First image of worlds displaying the last played version.
• Prompt to backup a world when loading a new version.
  Prompt to backup a world when loading a new version.
• The "Select World" menu before Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.5.
  The "Select World" menu before Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.5.

Bedrock Edition

• The World Selection screen before v0.7.0.
  The World Selection screen before v0.7.0.
• World Selection screen from v0.7.0 to v0.8.1.
  World Selection screen from v0.7.0 to v0.8.1.
• World Selection screen in v0.11.0 (Moved the edit button).
  World Selection screen in v0.11.0 (Moved the edit button).
• The Realms screen when not logged in from v0.7.0 to v0.7.5.
  The Realms screen when not logged in from v0.7.0 to v0.7.5.
• The Realms screen when logged in from v0.7.0 to v0.7.5.
  The Realms screen when logged in from v0.7.0 to v0.7.5.
• World Selection screen in 1.12.0.
  World Selection screen in 1.12.0.
• Importing worlds in 1.2.0.
  Importing worlds in 1.2.0.
• Importing worlds in 1.2.0.
  Importing worlds in 1.2.0.
• The "Worlds" tab of the "Play" menu before the Minecraft:Ore UI redesign.
  The "Worlds" tab of the "Play" menu before the Minecraft:Ore UI redesign.
• The "Friends" tab of the "Play" menu before the Ore UI redesign.
  The "Friends" tab of the "Play" menu before the Ore UI redesign.
• The "Servers" tab of the "Play" menu before the Ore UI redesign.
  The "Servers" tab of the "Play" menu before the Ore UI redesign.
• A joined Realm in the Play screen, before the Realms Hub update
  A joined Realm in the Play screen, before the Realms Hub update

Legacy Console Edition

• The World Selection screen in TU0.
  The World Selection screen in TU0.

See also

• Minecraft:Ore UI, the Template:BE UI refresh