Minecraft:Options

Template:JETemplate:'s user environment can be configured through the Options menus. A few additional options can be changed only by editing the Minecraft:options.txt file in a text editor.

Options

Selecting "Options" brings up the main options page:

Setting	Description	Default
FOV	A value that controls how much of the game world is visible on the screen. Also known as Field of View. In Minecraft, the FOV value represents how many degrees of vertical vision the player gets without modifying effects such as sprinting, flying or status effects. Note that other games' FOV setting might represent different angles, meaning that using the same FOV value across different games can yield different results. The table below shows how Minecraft's FOV setting affects horizontal field of view in different display aspect ratios. Setting name Setting value (vertical FOV) Resulting horizontal field of view 4:3 aspect ratio 16:9 aspect ratio 30° 39.3° 50.9° 40° 51.8° 65.8° 50° 63.7° 79.3° 60° 75.2° 91.5° Normal 70° 86.1° 102.4° 80° 96.4° 112.3° 90° 106.3° 121.3° 100° 115.6° 129.5° Quake Pro 110° 124.6° 137.0°	70<ref name="default" group="note">Displays as "Normal" in-game.</ref>

Online

This is visible only in the main menu or when on a server.Template:Until

Friends List

Online Options	Description	Default
Friends List	Toggles the Minecraft:Friends list.	ON
Allow Requests	Toggles whether the player can receive friend requests.	OFF
In-Game Notification	Toggles in-game notifications for friends requests and game invites.	OFF
Visibility	Hidden You always appear as offline. Limited You appear as online, but don't share what you are doing. Full You appear as online and share what you are doing.	Full
Xbox Settings...	Provides a link to manage privacy and online safety setting.	N/A

Servers

Online Options	Description	Default
Allow Server Listings	Toggles whether the player name appears in server listings.	ON

Realms

Online Options	Description	Default
News & Invites	Toggles Minecraft:Realms notifications.	ON

Skin Customization

Skin customization setting	Description	Default
Cape	Toggles the Minecraft:cape. If set to off, the cape texture for wearing Minecraft:elytra would also be deactivated.	ON
Jacket	Toggles the body second layer.
Left Sleeve	Toggles the left arm second layer.
Right Sleeve	Toggles the right arm second layer.
Left Pant Leg	Toggles the left leg second layer.
Right Pant Leg	Toggles the right leg second layer.
Hat	Toggles the head second layer.
Main Hand	Switches the main hand, between left and right.	Right

Music & Sounds

Sound setting	Description	Default
Master Volume	The volume of all Minecraft:sounds.	100%
Music	The volume of gameplay music; setting it to 0% (displayed as OFF in-game) disables gameplay music entirely.
Jukebox/Note Blocks	The volume of music and sounds played from Minecraft:jukeboxes and Minecraft:note blocks.
Weather	The volume of Minecraft:rain and Minecraft:thunder.
Blocks	The volume of blocks (Minecraft:pistons, Minecraft:chests, Minecraft:doors, etc.).
Hostile Mobs	The volume of Minecraft:monsters.
Friendly Mobs	The volume of Minecraft:animals (except Minecraft:hoglins) and non-mob Minecraft:entities like Minecraft:minecarts<ref>Template:Bug</ref>
Players	The volume of players (item plops, hurt sounds, etc.)
Ambient/Environment	The volume of Minecraft:ambience, sound of entering/exiting Minecraft:water and Minecraft:fireworks
Narrator/Voice	The volume of the Minecraft:narrator and speech in Minecraft (for map makers)
UI	The volume of sounds for UI elements, like button clicks.
Device	Switch audio device.	System Default
Closed Captions	Toggles Minecraft:subtitles.	OFF
Directional Audio	OFF defaults to stereo sound. ON uses head-related transfer function (HRTF) based directional audio to improve simulation of 3D sound, which requires HRTF-compatible hardware and is best experienced when using headphones.	OFF
Music Frequency	Changes how frequently music plays. Default is the normal delay between 10 - 20 minutes, Frequent halves the delay to 10 minutes, and Constant sets the delay to 5 seconds.	Default
Music Toast	Controls when to show a music toast with the name of the currently playing music track. Never never shows the music toast. Pause Menu shows the music toast in the Minecraft:pause menu. Pause Menu and Toast shows the music toast in the pause menu and when a new track starts playing.	Never

Video Settings

Display

Display setting	Description	Default
Fullscreen ResolutionTemplate:Until Exclusive Fullscreen ModeTemplate:Upcoming	Sets the resolution and framerate of the game when playing in fullscreen.	Current
Max Framerate	Limits the frame rate (in frames per second). Limiting the frame rate to a multiple of the Minecraft:player monitor's refresh rate can save processing power.	120 fps
VSync	Limits the player's frames per second to the screen's refresh rate, which is usually 50 Hz, 60 Hz, 75 Hz, or 120 to 240 Hz on some gaming-targeted screens. Enabling VSync fixes tearing, but increases input latency and causes stuttering if one's computer cannot draw enough frames per second.	ON
Reduce FPS when	Limits FPS to a certain amount whether the player is AFK (away from keyboard) or the game window is minimized. AFK If there is no Minecraft:player movement for 1 minute, the frame rate will be capped at 30 FPS. When there is no movement for a total of 10 minutes, the frame rate will be capped at 10 FPS. Minimized When the game window is minimized, the frame rate will be capped at 10 FPS.	AFK
GUI Scale	Controls the GUI (graphical user interface) scale. This also controls the HUD (Minecraft:heads-up display) size. Note that the options available to the player depends on the game resolution. The number of available GUI scales for a specific resolution can be calculated using this formula: Template:Code. A GUI scale of 1 is properly scaled using a resolution of 320×240, but smaller resolutions might cause elements to run offscreen. A GUI scale of n is available at a resolution equal to or higher than (320 * n)x(240 * n), so a GUI scale of 2 is available at resolution 640×480 or higher, a GUI scale of 3 is available at resolution 960×720 or higher, and so on. There is no technical limit to how many GUI scales can be available. Auto sets the GUI scale to the highest value available for the current resolution. The GUI scale can also be changed by holding Template:Key and moving the Template:Mouse in the Video Settings screen.	Auto
Fullscreen	Puts the game into fullscreen mode; keeping it off keeps it in a window. This can also be changed with Template:Key.	OFF
Exclusive Fullscreen		OFF
Brightness	Dims down or Minecraft: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.	50<ref name="brightness" group="note">Displays as "Default" in-game.</ref>
Graphics API	Chooses which API is used for rendering. Default Prefer OpenGL Prefer Vulkan (experimental)	Default<ref name="graphics api" group="note">Uses OpenGL behind the scenes.</ref>
Menu/Dock VisibilityTemplate:NoteTemplate:Upcoming	Controls whether the macOS Menu Bar and Dock can be revealed by moving the mouse to the edge of the screen while in fullscreen.	OFF

Quality & Performance

Setting	Description	Fast	Fancy	Fabulous!
Preset	Sets the quality & performance settings according to the preset. Fabulous! graphics uses screen shaders for drawing weather, clouds and particles behind translucent blocks and water. This may severely impact performance for portable devices (e.g. laptops) and 4K displays. Fancy enables higher quality graphic effects. Graphic effects include transparent Minecraft:leaves, increased Minecraft:rain particles, a black vignette around the screen in darker areas, and the Minecraft:world border red warning vignette effect. Fast disables these effects for better performance. Custom when any of the settings are manually changed from their preset values.	Defaults to Fancy
Biome Blend	Sets the distance of color transitions between Minecraft:biomes.	3×3 (fast)	5×5 (normal)
Render Distance	The render distance controls how many Minecraft:chunks of the world are visible at once. The fewer chunks that are included, the faster each frame can be rendered, resulting in higher frame rate. The most distant terrain is faded into the sky color as if by fog, to avoid a sharp edge to the visible world; therefore, this option is also known as "fog". The maximum value is 32 if at least 1 gigabyte of memory is allocated to the game, and 16 in all other cases. Note: diameter = radius × 2 + 1 Name View distance (radius) Total count Blocks Chunks Sections 32 chunks ("Extreme", default on Fabulous! graphics) 512 4225 67,600 31 chunks 496 3969 63,504 30 chunks 480 3721 59,536 29 chunks 464 3481 55,696 28 chunks 448 3249 51,984 27 chunks 432 3025 48,400 26 chunks 416 2809 44,944 25 chunks 400 2601 41,616 24 chunks 384 2401 38,416 23 chunks 368 2209 35,344 22 chunks 352 2025 32,400 21 chunks 336 1849 29,584 20 chunks 320 1681 26,896 19 chunks 304 1521 24,336 18 chunks 288 1369 21,904 17 chunks 272 1225 19,600 16 chunks ("Far", default on Fancy graphics) 256 1089 17,424 15 chunks 240 961 15,376 14 chunks 224 841 13,456 13 chunks 208 729 11,664 12 chunks 192 625 10,000 11 chunks 176 529 8464 10 chunks 160 441 7056 9 chunks 144 361 5776 8 chunks ("Normal", default on Fast graphics) 128 289 4624 7 chunks 112 225 3600 6 chunks 96 169 2704 5 chunks 80 121 1936 4 chunks ("Short") 64 81 1296 3 chunks 48 49 784 2 chunks ("Tiny") 32 25 400	8 chunks	16 chunks	32 chunks
Chunk Builder	Determines which chunk sections are updated synchronously during a single frame. Threaded has nearby chunks compiled in parallel threads, which may result in visual holes when blocks are destroyed. Semi Blocking has chunks recompile immediately when some actions occur, including placing or destroying blocks. Fully Blocking defaults to the behavior used prior to 1.18, in which chunks always compile immediately, which may affect performance when placing or destroying blocks.	Threaded	Semi Blocking
Minecraft:Simulation Distance	Minecraft:Simulation distance is similar to render distance, but affects the number of chunks in which entities are updated, and blocks and fluids are ticked. Simulation distance is more taxing on performance than the equivalent level of render distance. The available values are the same as render distance, except the minimum value is 5 chunks.	6 chunks	12 chunks
Smooth Lighting	Minecraft:Lighting is smoothed across the blocks (ambient occlusion) or each block has a distinctive Minecraft:light level. This setting does not change the gameplay in any way, but it has a minor effect on performance.	OFF	ON
Clouds	Fancy causes the clouds to be rendered in 3D. Fast causes the clouds to be rendered flat. OFF causes no clouds to be rendered.	Fast	Fancy
Particles	All allows all particles. Decreased reduces the amount of particles for some particle events. Minimal reduces particles further and disables some non-essential particles.	Decreased	All
Mipmap Levels	The higher the level, the more the textures look "smooth". See [[Minecraft::File:Mipmap comparison.png]] for a comparison of the four mipmap levels and without mipmap. The Minecraft:world borderTemplate:Upcoming is ignored.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>	2	4
Entity Shadows	Determines whether entities display simple shadows.	OFF	ON
Entity Distance	Adjusts the distance that entities can be seen. Entities not within render distance can't be seen. At 100% entities are visible up to 160 blocks away. (Unless render distance is lower.)	75%	100%	125%
Menu Background Blur	Changes the blurriness of menu background.	2	5
Cloud Distance	Changes the render distance of clouds.	32 chunks	64 chunks	128 chunks
See-Through Leaves		OFF	ON
Improved Transparency		OFF		ON
Texture Filtering		None	RGSS	AnisotropicTemplate:Note
Anisotropic Filtering	Only works if texture filtering is set to anisotropic.	Disabled (2× if enabled)		4×
Weather Effect Radius		5 blocks	10 blocks

Preferences

Preference	Description	Default
Autosave Indicator	Toggles the Minecraft:autosave indicator.	ON
Show Vignette		ON
Attack Indicator	OFF No attack indicator renders. Crosshair A little gray translucent bar appears below the crosshair displaying attack power. Hotbar A little gray sword bar appears on the side of the hotbar (on the same side as the player's main hand) displaying attack power.	Crosshair
Chunk Fade		0.75 seconds

Controls

Template:Main From the main Options page, one can click down to Controls for these additional settings:

Control Setting	Description	Default
Mouse Settings...	Opens mouse settings menu.	N/A
Key Binds...	Configuring keyboard Minecraft:controls.	N/A
Sneak	Enables players to stay Minecraft:sneaked.	Hold
Sprint	Enables players to stay Minecraft:sprinting.	Hold
Attack/Destroy	Enables players to stay attacking/destroying.	Hold
Use Item/Place Block	Enables players to stay using items/placing blocks.	Hold
Auto-Jump	Enables automatic jumping when the player walks near a block with a block of air above.	OFF
Sprint Window	Represents the time window in ticks where double-tapping the forward key activates sprint.	7
Quit ShortcutsTemplate:Upcoming	Enables to close the game with a keyboard shortcut.	ON
Right Click EmulationTemplate:NoteTemplate:Upcoming	Enables Template:KeyTemplate:Mouse to be treated as Template:Mouse.	OFF
Operator Items Tab	Enables the "Operator Utilities" tab in the Minecraft:Creative inventory if the player has the appropriate permissions.	OFF

Mouse Settings

Mouse setting	Description	Default
Sensitivity	Changes the sensitivity of the mouse when looking in-game.	100%
Scroll Sensitivity	Changes the sensitivity of the Template:Mouse in-game. Values above 1 do not affect selecting items in the Hotbar.	1.00
Discrete Scrolling	Tells the game to ignore scroll magnitude values given by the operating system and instead to act as if the operating system supplied −1 or +1.	OFF
Invert Mouse X	Inverts horizontal axis of the mouse when looking in-game.	OFF
Invert Mouse Y	Inverts vertical axis of the mouse when looking in-game.	OFF
Allow Cursor Changes	Allows the cursor to change shape when over certain UI elements.	ON
Raw Input Template:Until	Takes the mouse input directly, instead of from the mouse cursor. This means that mouse movement is not affected by cursor acceleration or scaling, such as Windows' built in "Enhance pointer precision" and "Pointer speed".	ON

Language

Template:Main Allows players to change the language that is viewed by their client.

Font Settings

Font settings	Description	Default
Force Unicode Font	ON Unicode Font OFF ASCII Font, with Unicode Font as a fallback	OFF
Japanese Glyph Variants	Uses Japanese variants of CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) characters in the default font	Based on system locale language setting

Chat Settings

Chat setting	Description	Default
Chat	Shown enables the player's ability to see the Minecraft:chat on a server. Commands Only allows the player to see only the output of commands in the chat. Hidden hides the chat on all servers.	Shown
Colors	ON allows the player to see the chat in many different colors. OFF disables this function and allows the player to see the chat only in a white color.	ON
Web Links	ON allows the player to see URLs and other links in the chat. OFF disables this function and blocks all URLs and other links.
Prompt on Links	ON forces a prompt to appear on the player's screen whenever they click on a URL to makes sure that they wish to exit Minecraft and head to the website. OFF turns the prompt off.
Chat Text Opacity	Changes the opacity of the chat text.	100%
Text Background Opacity	Changes the opacity of the text background.	50%
Chat Text Size	Changes how large the chat is shown.	100%
Line Spacing	Changes the amount of spacing between chat messages.	0%
Chat Delay	Changes the delay between chat messages.	None
Width	Changes the maximum width that the chat may appear.	320px
Focused Height	Changes the maximum height that the chat is allowed to appear when in focus (chat input and history open).	180px
Unfocused Height	Changes the maximum height that the chat is allowed to appear normally (chat input and history closed).	90px
Narrator	All narrates all text. Chat narrates chat and system text. System narrates system text. OFF narrates nothing.	OFF
Command Suggestions	Toggles if command suggestions show up or not, if off the player has to press tab to bring them up.	ON
Hide Matched Names	Toggles if the game attempts to apply chat hiding by matching the text in messages.
Reduced Debug Info	Toggles reduced information on the Minecraft:debug screen.	OFF
Only Show Secure Chat	Only display messages from other players that can be verified to have been sent by that player, and have not been modified.	OFF
Save Unsent Chats	Unsent messages will always get saved as chat drafts, even if the player intentionally closed their chat.	ON

Resource Packs

Allows the player to change their Minecraft:resource pack settings.

Accessibility Settings

Accessibility setting	Description	Default
Narrator	Toggles whether the narrator narrates all text, text in chat only, or text in menus only.	OFF
Controls...	Opens controls menu.	N/A
Closed Captions	Toggles whether closed captions are shown.	OFF
High Contrast	Enhances the contrast of UI elements.	OFF
Menu Background Blur	Changes the blurriness of menu background.	50%
Text Background Opacity	Changes the opacity of the background behind text.	50%
Text Background	Toggles whether the background behind text is restricted to chat or used everywhere.	Chat
Chat Text Opacity	Changes the opacity of the chat.	100%
Line Spacing	Changes the amount of spacing between chat messages.	0%
Chat Delay	Changes the delay between chat messages.	None
Notification Time	Changes how long toast notifications (advancements, new recipes, etc.) display on screen.	1.0x
View Bobbing	Toggles the "bobbing" motion of the camera as the player is walking.	ON
Distortion Effects	Changes the distortion effects (e.g. Minecraft:Nausea and Minecraft:nether portal distortion).	100%
FOV Effects	Changes the FOV effects of anything affecting them.	100%
Darkness Pulsing	Changes how dark the Darkness effect gets when a warden or sculk shrieker gives it to the player. Fog distance remains unaffected.	100%
Damage Tilt	Controls the amount of camera shake caused by being hurt.	100%
Glint Speed	Controls how fast the visual glint shimmers across enchanted items.	50%
Glint Strength	Controls the transparency of the visual glint across enchanted items.	75%
Hide Sky Flashes	Prevents the screen from flashing when Minecraft:lightning strikes. The lightning bolts themselves are still visible. Also prevents Minecraft:End flashes from making the ground glow purple in Minecraft:the End.	OFF
Monochrome Logo	Changes the Mojang Studios loading screen color from red to black.	OFF
Panorama Scroll Speed	Changes the scrolling speed of the panorama in the main menu.	100%
Hide Splash Texts	Toggles the ability to show or hide Minecraft:splash text on the main menu.	OFF
Narrator Hotkey	Toggles the ability to turn the narrator on and off with Template:Key (Template:Key on Mac).	ON
Rotate with Minecarts	When toggled, the Minecraft:player will change direction alongside the Minecraft:minecart they are in.	OFF
High Contrast Block Outlines	Makes the targeted Minecraft:block outlines more visible.	OFF

Server Options

Server setting	Description	Default
Server Resource Packs	Allows the game to download resource packs from the server.	Prompt

Telemetry Data

Template:Main This option shows information on what data the game can send to Mojang, stating that it helps Mojang improve Minecraft based on info relevant to players. The "Give Feedback" button opens a link to the Minecraft:feedback site while "Open My Data" shows the player information on telemetry data that is sent to Mojang, with the files removed after seven days. A link to the Microsoft privacy statement can be found on this page as well. A toggle for data collection is also available, though it is impossible to disable telemetry completely without client modifications.

Telemetry data collection setting	Description	Default
Data Collection	Toggles between two options: Minimal includes only the required data. All includes both required and optional data. Additionally, when in an offline game, this option is forced to be None.	Minimal

Credits & Attribution

Option	Description
Credits	Opens the Minecraft:credit sequence.
Attribution	Opens a link to Minecraft Attributions.
Licensing	Opens a link to Third Party Software Notices and Information.

History

Gallery

Options menus

• The default main options menu.
  The default main options menu.
• The default online options menu.
  The default online options menu.
• The default Minecraft:skin customization options menu.
  The default Minecraft:skin customization options menu.
• The default Minecraft:music and Minecraft:sound options menu.
  The default Minecraft:music and Minecraft:sound options menu.
• The default video options menu.
  The default video options menu.
• The default Minecraft:controls menu.
  The default Minecraft:controls menu.
• The default language options menu.
  The default language options menu.
• The default chat options menu.
  The default chat options menu.
• The default Minecraft:resource packs menu.
  The default Minecraft:resource packs menu.
• The default accessibility options menu.
  The default accessibility options menu.
• The default key binds menu.
  The default key binds menu.
• The default mouse settings menu.
  The default mouse settings menu.

Development images

• First screenshot of the VSync option.
  First screenshot of the VSync option.
• First screenshot teasing the super secret settings button.
  First screenshot teasing the super secret settings button.
• First screenshot of the auto jump option.
  First screenshot of the auto jump option.
• First screenshot of the audio device option.
  First screenshot of the audio device option.
• First screenshot of the revamped controls menu in 1.7.2.
  First screenshot of the revamped controls menu in 1.7.2.
• First screenshot of the revamped sound options in 1.7.2.
  First screenshot of the revamped sound options in 1.7.2.

Other

• A comparison between the five mipmap levels. Enlarge to view animation.
  A comparison between the five mipmap levels. Enlarge to view animation.
• A comparison between no biome blending and 5×5 biome blending.
  A comparison between no biome blending and 5×5 biome blending.
• A comparison between a cave with smooth lighting enabled and the same cave without it.
  A comparison between a cave with smooth lighting enabled and the same cave without it.

See also

• Minecraft:Settings
• Minecraft:Heads-up display
• Minecraft:Third person view
• Minecraft:Debug screen
• Minecraft:Host privileges
• Minecraft:options.txt
• Minecraft:Menu screen
• Minecraft:World Options