Minecraft's user environment can be configured through the Settings menus. A few additional options can be changed only by editing the Minecraft:options.txt file manually.
The settings menus can be accessed from both the Minecraft:main menu and the game menu. The "Storage" and "Language" settings tabs are not available from the pause menu, and some options are only changeable in the main menu or the pause menu. For the settings tabs related to game settings in the pause menu, see Template:Slink. The "Global Resources" tab is not accessible from the Editor.
The Subscriptions, Storage, all pack settings, and Creator settings tabs still use their old UI and are shown in separate screens. The settings in the game menu on Minecraft:Realms and in the Editor use the old UI for all tabs.
Less captions for sounds you make, like "Burp" and "Footsteps"
Hides closed captions for sounds produced by the Minecraft:player (not other players), such as eating and walking. Only available if "Closed Captions" is enabled.
Less captions for vibe sounds like "Rain falls" and "Eerie noise"
Hides closed captions for sounds of the "Weather" and "Environmental audio" categories. Only available if "Closed Captions" is enabled.
Location of closed captions
Top right
Decide where captions show up on screen
Toggles to show closed captions in the top-right of the HUD, on the same height of the Minecraft:chat, or on the bottom-right. Only available if "Closed Captions" is enabled.
Closed caption duration
1.5 seconds
Choose how long closed captions remain visible
Adjusts the time a subtitle is shown for one sound, between 1 and 4 seconds with steps of 0.5. Only available if "Closed Captions" is enabled.
Controls backgrounds for tooltips and text from the /title command
Adjusts the opacity of the text background from item tooltips above the Minecraft:hotbar, the player's coordinates and days played indicator in the top-left, controller hints, and text displayed with Template:Cmd.
Chat message duration
10 seconds (default)
Select how long messages in the chat remain visible
How long messages in the chat remain visible on the HUD. Available options are 3 seconds, 10 seconds, and 30 seconds.
Toast notification duration
3 seconds (default)
Select how long notifications like game invites and marketplace offers remain visible
How long menu toast notifications and messages remain visible. Available options are 3 seconds, 10 seconds, and 30 seconds.
GUI Scale Modifier
100%
Select the size of the HUD and other UI elements to make them easier to use on different devices
Adjusts the scale of the all Minecraft:menu screens, Minecraft:UI elements, and Minecraft:GUIs. Smaller scales are only available on higher resolutions. Available percentages differ between devices.
Toggles Minecraft:full keyboard gameplay, which changes default control mapping and allows mapping camera movement to the keyboard.
Camera sensitivity (keyboard)
10
Adjust the speed of the camera when looking around with the keyboard
The movement speed of the camera when using full keyboard gameplay, only available with said option enabled.
Reset settings to default
Restore
Restore all the above keyboard & mouse options to their original values
Resets all options in this tab, excluding control mappings, to the default state shown here, after confirming a pop-up.
Keyboard & mouse mappings
Remap any and all keyboard and mouse buttons to play your way
This section contains all configurable keyboard and mouse keybinds, available options and default states differ if "Full keyboard mode" is enabled. By selecting a control, the first input detected next will be assigned as key, unassiging previously mapped controls with that key. If a control uses a custom key, a button shows which resets only that control to its default state. See Template:Slink for all controls.
Adjusts the sensitivity of the controller cursor in GUIs.
Reset settings to default
Restore
Restore all the above controller options to their original values
Resets all options in this tab, excluding control mappings, to the default state shown here, after confirming a pop-up.
Button mapping
Remap any and all controller buttons to play your way
This section contains all configurable controller keybinds. By selecting a control, the first input detected next will be assigned as button, unassiging previously mapped controls with that button. If a control uses a custom button, a button shows which resets only that control to its default state. See Template:Slink for all controls.
Reset mapping to default
Reset
Restore all controller button mappings to their original values
Resets all keybinds in this tab to the default state after confirming a pop-up.
Input options, sensitivity settings and button mapping for touch screens
Customize controls
Customize
Change on-screen button size and position to fit your play style
Opens a menu where the position, opacity, and size of individual buttons can be changed. Touch controls can only be customized while loaded into a world.
Control mode
Joystick & tap to interact
Allows the touch control mode to be changed. Movement can be changed to either a joystick or a d-pad, and interaction can be changed to either tapping in the world, or split controls with a crosshair. "D-Pad & aim crosshair" control mode is available by selecting "D-Pad & tap to interact" with "Split Controls" enabled.
Joystick & tap to interact
Drag joystick to move. Drag anywhere else to look around. Tap and hold blocks to interact with them.
D-Pad & tap to interact
Tap arrows to move. Drag anywhere else to look around. Tap and hold blocks to interact with them.
Joystick & aim crosshair
Drag joystick to move. Drag anywhere else to look around. Aim crosshair and use buttons to interact with blocks.
Turns on additional on-screen buttons for advanced play
Toggles whether additional buttons or the touchscreen are used to interact with blocks and items. Only available when the control mode is set to Joystick & aim crosshair.
Places the inventory on the left of the hotbar, rather than the right. Great for left-handed players.
Mirrors all buttons and objects for touch controls on the HUD.
Joystick visibility
Always visible
Choose when you can see the on-screen joystick
Changes the joystick's visibility, either always visible, always hidden, or only visible when being used. Not available when the control mode is set to D-Pad & tap to interact.
Turns on butonless sprinting, allowing you to sprint when the joystick is fully pressed. No buttons required
Enables sprinting by holding the joystick forward. Not available when the control mode is set to D-Pad & tap to interact.
Top button size
Small
Select a size for top row buttons on the HUD
Changes the size of the menu, chat, perspective, and emote buttons on the top of the HUD between Small, Medium, and Big.
Sneak button behaviour
Tap button once
Choose your preferred method for crouching
Toggles whether to tap the sneak button once to sneak, or to hold it down to sneak. Not available when the control mode is set to D-Pad & tap to interact.
Turns on slower block breaking in creative mode, which can help prevent accidental block breaking
Toggles whether blocks require a longer press to break in Minecraft:Creative mode. Only available when the control mode is set to Joystick & aim crosshair, and "Show action buttons" is enabled.
Adds a colored border to blocks you're looking at, to make it easier to see which block is currently targeted
Determines whether blocks are always highlighted by the crosshair, or if they are highlighted only when tapped. Only available when the control mode is set to Joystick & aim crosshair.
Toggles to use the touchscreen to interact throughout the screen or use a crosshair and action buttons. Only available when the control mode is set to D-Pad & tap to interact.
These settings apply to Minecraft:parties, a group of Minecraft players which can be created or joined from the social drawer and allows players to quickly join their worlds.
Use Mobile data for Multiplayer when Wi-Fi is unavailable. This might incur additional data costs
Toggles to allow Minecraft:multiplayer connections when connected to a mobile network instead of Wi-Fi. When joining an online game with mobile data, an icon is shown on the Minecraft:loading screen. Only available for mobile devices, cannot be changed in-game.
Newly released versions of your packs will be downloaded as soon as they're available
Downloaded Minecraft:Marketplace packs are automatically updated when an update is available and the player is in the menus. On mobile, there are three available options, offering to only download updates with a Wi-Fi connection or allow downloading using cellular data.
Toggles the Minecraft:tutorial hints when playing the first few times in a world. Only available for certain players.
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Restart
Restarts the tutorial in case you missed something
Resets all tutorial hints and shows all toasts again when playing in a world, when the tutorial has been finished before. Only available for certain players.
Toggles the Xbox profanity filter for all player-created text in-game (such as Minecraft:chats), replacing inappropriate language with hashes (#). This can only be disabled if the account received confirmation from the Xbox privacy settings.
Shows a pop-up on the screen and drastically lowers the FPS the connection to the controller gets lost, if in controller mode. Cannot be toggled in-game.
Help Center
Open
Get answers to all of your burning support queries
Technical info that's not relevant for players. Feel free to have a look if you're curious!
Opens a tinkering list in a pop-up. This contains random item names, some of which do not exist, with unknown purpose (Glass Bottle, Blue Base Sinister Canton, etc.).
Load textures only when needed to reduce memory usage. Requires game restart.
Makes the game only load Minecraft:textures that are required, and not from resource packs that are being overwritten, to significantly save on GPU usage.
Mode
Vibrant Visuals<ref group="note">Only on Xbox One X, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Slim, PlayStation 5 Pro, iOS, iPadOS, Android devices running on Adreno 740, Mali-G615, Mali-G720, Xclipse 920, or higher, and Windows devices with Vibrant Visuals support.</ref> Fancy<ref group="note">Only on Xbox One, Xbox One S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Sim, ChromeOS, Fire, Nintendo Switch, and Android devices lower than Adreno 740, Mali-G615, Mali-G720, or Xclipse 920. </ref>
Select the quality of your game visuals
Changes the graphics mode. Not available in-game when "Allow In-Game Graphics Mode Switching" is disabled. There are four available options, and a subset of options is shown below depending on the selected mode.
Simple
Best for low-end or older devices
Classic graphics, Minecraft:clouds become opaque and do not fade with fog, Minecraft:leaves do not become snowy, round shadows below entities are not visible, and entity lighting is simplified.
Fancy
Classic fancy, great for most devices
Classic Minecraft graphics, equivalent to Fabulous!Template:In. This uses the same set of settings as Simple.
Ray Traced<ref name="rtx" group="note">These settings are available only with ray-tracing support (Windows 10 or 11 with specific requirements) in worlds with a compatible Minecraft:resource pack.</ref>
Advanced real-time lighting and reflections
Enables Minecraft:ray tracing, a graphics mode with dynamic lighting and physically based rendering configured in certain Minecraft:Marketplace resource packs and for creators.
Simple/Fancy
Brightness
50%
If your screen is still too dark, change the settings on your device, TV, or monitor
Adjusts the brightness of the game. Dims down or lights up the game's surfaces, even if fully dark. It has no effect on gameplay, it is a visual effect. Works in any dimension and affects the Minecraft:Night Vision status effect.
Framerate Limit
Unlimited
Set a limit for maximum frames per second to keep a steady frame rate or prevent overheating your device
Limits how many frames the game can render per second. Slider can be set between 30 and 60 FPS with steps of 5, or Unlimited.
Anti-Aliasing
2<ref name="varies" group="note">Default on most Windows devices, varies depending on the device specifications.</ref>
Not a trick question. How smooth do you like your blocks?
Adjusts the amount of multisample anti aliasing, which smooths the image and removes jagged edges. Available options are powers of 2 between 1 and 16. Not available on mobile devices.Template:Verify
Better transitions for natural looking shadows and brightness
Toggles Minecraft:smooth lighting. Lighting is smoothed across the blocks with ambient occlusion. This setting does not change the gameplay in any way, but it has a slight effect on performance.
27 chunks (recommended)<ref name="varies" group="note">Default on most Windows devices, varies depending on the device specifications.</ref>
Adjust the distance at which detail is rendered. A high render distance could impact performance This high render distance could cause a low frame rate, crashes, or other unexpected behavior<ref group="note">Replaces description if set above recommended value.</ref>
The render distance controls how many chunks of the world are visible at once. The fewer chunks that are included, the faster each frame can be rendered, resulting in higher frames per second (FPS). This also affects the render distance of foliage such as transparent leaves, crops and animated textures. Available in 2-10 sections on the slider, ranging from 5-96 chunks maximum (depending on the device). The most distant terrain is faded by Minecraft:fog, to avoid a sharp edge to the visible world. This slider is only available when the graphics mode is set to "Simple" or "Fancy".
The maximum render distance available on the slider depends on the device.
12, 27, 50, or 96<ref name="render distance" group="note">Varies depending on the device specifications. However, this can be bypassed by adjusting Template:Cd in Minecraft:options.txt</ref>
Choose between optimized performance or enhanced visuals
Sets all Vibrant Visuals options to a predefined setting for better performance or visuals. The default settings depend on the device specifications.
Performance
Favor frame rate and responsiveness
Most Vibrant Visuals settings are set to "Low" or "Off" for a better experience on lower-end devices.
Visuals
Favor visual quality and immersion
Most Vibrant Visuals settings are set to "Medium" for a higher quality of Vibrant Visuals on higher-end devices.
Custom
Your preferences, as you wish
Vibrant Visuals settings are individually set to custom values in the menu below.
Note that each option is configured differently for each device; e.g. a high shadow quality on Android has different rendering features than a high shadow quality on Windows.
Display brightness
100%
Make Minecraft brighter and easier to see
Opens a menu with a slider to adjust the gamma (brightness). The menu shows 3 Minecraft:creeper faces which are affected by the gamma slider. For an optimal experience, the left-most creeper should be completely invisible, the middle creeper should be barely visible, and the right-most creeper should be clearly visible.
This screen also shows the percentage of the gamma between 50-150%, as well as a button to reset it to the default state.
Framerate Limit
Unlimited
Set a limit for maximum frames per second to keep a steady frame rate or prevent overheating your device
Limits how many frames the game can render per second. Slider can be set between 30 and 60 FPS with steps of 5, or Unlimited.
Changes the maximum distance where Minecraft:clouds are rendered, and rendering quality. Can be set to "Low", "Medium", "High", and "Ultra" (128 chunks).
Point Light Quality<ref name="point light" group="note">Only available in-game when the "Render Dragon Features for Creators" Minecraft:experiment is enabled.</ref>
Off
Adjust level of detail for point light
Changes the quality of point light effects. Can be set to "Off", "Low", "Medium", "High", and "Ultra".
This can be changed to any value in Minecraft:options.txt. Values below 8 chunks will result in chunks at higher distances not initially loading, but the chunks will not be unloaded until the distance is higher than 8 chunks. Values above 24 chunks will result in the game actually rendering this distance up to 128 chunks away from the player.
Default
The default state of Vibrant Visuals options differs depending on the platform, memory tier, and selected quality preset. See Template:Slink for information about device tiering.
If your screen is still too dark, change the settings on your device, TV, or monitor
Adjusts the brightness of the game. Dims down or lights up the game's surfaces, even if fully dark. It has no effect on gameplay, it is a visual effect. Works in any dimension and affects the Minecraft:Night Vision status effect.
Framerate Limit
Unlimited
Set a limit for maximum frames per second to keep a steady frame rate or prevent overheating your device
Limits how many frames the game can render per second. Slider can be set between 30 and 60 FPS with steps of 5, or Unlimited.
Anti-Aliasing
2<ref name="varies" group="note">Default on most Windows devices, varies depending on the device specifications.</ref>
Not a trick question. How smooth do you like your blocks?
Adjusts the amount of multisample anti aliasing, which smooths the image and removes jagged edges. Available options are powers of 2 between 1 and 16. Not available on mobile devices.
Significantly boosts frame rates on GeForce RTX graphics cards with NVIDIA DLSS 2.0.
Ray Tracing Render Distance
8 chunks
This high render distance could cause a low frame rate, crashes, or other unexpected behavior<ref group="note">Only shown if set above recommended value.</ref>
Controls the distance in which Minecraft:chunks are rendered. Slider can be set between 5 and 24 chunks, but can be changed to any value in options.txt, similar to Vibrant Visuals.
Toggles the water Minecraft:bubbles graphics between particles inside bubble collumns or animated bubble textures on the side of bubble collumns. Not available in-game.
Makes the game react faster when you press buttons or move. May increase power consumption
Reduces delay between inputs and what is displayed on-screen. Grayed out when the graphics mode is set to Vibrant Visuals or Ray Traced, and only available on Windows.
Turn this on for a smoother, more stable experience. This may cap your game at a lower frame rate
Only available on mobile devices.
UI Profile
Windows, console: Classic Mobile: Pocket
Select Pocket (mobile) or Classic interface layouts
Changes the game's Minecraft:GUI style between classic and Pocket.
View customization
Build, stream, or take screenshots without distractions
Camera Perspective
First Person
Select the in-game camera's point of view
Toggles camera perspective between regular First Person and Minecraft:third-person view, Third Person Back and Third Person Front. This can also be toggled with Template:Key or Template:Xbutton by default, or the optional camera perspective button on touchscreen.
Hide your Heads Up Display, including health, hunger, and item bars
Toggles to hide all Minecraft:HUD elements, but the hand and paper doll can be re-enabled individually. This can also be toggled with Template:Keys.
HUD Opacity
100%
How much you can see-trough the Heads Up Display
Changes the opacity of several HUD elements.
Splitscreen HUD Opacity
100%
Adjust how much you can see through the Heads Up Display in split screen
Changes the opacity of the HUD, while in Minecraft:splitscreen mode. Only available on consoles.
Change Screen Safe Area
100.0
Make sure the game looks great in your device's screen
Opens a menu with a slider controlling the offset of the corners of the screen, moving the UI elements further inside. Not available in-game.
Split Screen
Horizontal Split Screen
Choose whether to split screen vertically or horizontally when using split screen
Toggles between horizontal and vertical orientation of the splitscreen. Only available on consoles.
FOV
60°
Viewing angle of the in-game camera
Changes the field of view, which can make the screen appear more zoomed in or out. The actual field of view depends on the aspect ratio of the screen. Available options range from 30° to 110° with steps of 1°.
Display the profile names of other players in the world, visible above their heads when playing split-screen
Toggles to show the player names in the corner of each splitscreen section, indicating which screen belongs to which player. Only available on consoles.
Controls to make Minecraft more comfortable to play
UI scale modifier
100%
Select the size of the HUD and other UI elements to make them easier to use on different devices
Adjusts the scale of the all Minecraft:menu screens, Minecraft:UI elements, and Minecraft:GUIs. Smaller scales are only available on higher resolutions. Available options on 4K displays (max for Minecraft) are 50%, 63%, 75%, 88%, and 100%, percentages may differ depending on the resolution.
Adjust volume settings for music and sound effects
This tab contains sliders that adjust the volume level of specific Minecraft:sounds. While adjusting these sliders, preview sounds play according to the category, with the same variety of pitches as in-game.
The player's active Xbox gamertag along with the face sprite of the currently selected skin. Visible when player is signed in.
Change Gamertag
Change
Opens the Xbox account settings with the option to change the gamertag. Visible when player is signed in and not in-game.
Manage Account
Manage
Opens the Xbox account settings. Visible when player is signed in and not in-game.
Privacy & online safety
View
Opens the privacy settings in the Xbox site.
Manage Realms membership invites
Manage
Opens a menu listing all active Minecraft:Realms invites, and allows to manage them, or sort to only show invites from friends. Not available in Minecraft Preview.
Sign out of your Microsoft Account
Sign Out
Signs the player out of their Microsoft account. Only available for non-Windows devices.
Shows active and inactive in-game subscriptions, which include Minecraft:Realms server, including Realms Plus and Realms Core, and Minecraft:Marketplace Pass. Purchase and information screens can be opened from here. Active subscriptions may have a button to end the subscription, if purchased from the same device.
Allows the player to manage global Minecraft:resource packs, which are enabled locally for all worlds. Minecraft Texture Pack is enabled by default and can't be disabled. For each pack, the description can be opened, the Marketplace purchase page, a pack info screen with technical details and options, and the pack settings menu.
Packs under any tab can be managed by clicking on them, which shows a button to enable/disable it. Under the "Active" tab, the order of packs can be organized. Resource packs are applied from bottom to top, any higher pack overrides conflicting features from lower packs, with the vanilla pack at the bottom.
Resource packs can only be changed while in the main menu, in a world they can still be viewed.
Below is a section of stored data. In collapsed lists, all worlds, world templates, resource and behavior packs, and cached datapacks can be managed and deleted, more quickly using the Multiselect button.
This tab allows to select a Minecraft:language for all in-game text. Languages are listed in alphabetical order, each showing the region of the dialect used. Not available in-game.
Attempt to attach script debugger at level load, requires that either inbound port or connect address is set and that inbound or outbound connections are enabled. When turned on, this can be set to connect or listen. When set to connect, the game will attempt to connect to debugger in listening mode on the specified port. When set to listen, the game will listen to inbound connect attempts from debugger using connect mode on the specified port.
Amount of time to wait at world load for debugger to attach. Can be set between 0-10 seconds with steps of 1. Available only when Attach Debugger on Load is enabled.
Sets the watchdog threshold for slow scripts over multiple ticks. Can be set between 5-50 milliseconds. Available only when Slow Script Warnings is enabled.
Saves and shuts down the world when the combined script memory usage exceeds the given threshold. Can be set to Super Low, Low, Mid, High, and Super High. Only available when Enable Memory Tier Override is enabled.
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