Minecraft:Select World
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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
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
Worlds
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 |
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| 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>
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| 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
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.
Realms
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.
| Option | Description |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
Discover
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 |
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| 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.
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History
Java Edition
Bedrock Edition
Issues
Gallery
Java Edition
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Select World in Minecraft:Beta 1.2.
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First image of worlds displaying the last played version.
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Prompt to backup a world when loading a new version.
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The "Select World" menu before Minecraft:Java Edition 1.20.5.
Bedrock Edition
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The World Selection screen before v0.7.0.
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World Selection screen from v0.7.0 to v0.8.1.
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World Selection screen in v0.11.0 (Moved the edit button).
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The Realms screen when not logged in from v0.7.0 to v0.7.5.
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The Realms screen when logged in from v0.7.0 to v0.7.5.
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World Selection screen in 1.12.0.
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Importing worlds in 1.2.0.
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Importing worlds in 1.2.0.
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The "Worlds" tab of the "Play" menu before the Minecraft:Ore UI redesign.
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The "Friends" tab of the "Play" menu before the Ore UI redesign.
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The "Servers" tab of the "Play" menu before the Ore UI redesign.
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A joined Realm in the Play screen, before the Realms Hub update
Legacy Console Edition
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The World Selection screen in TU0.
See also
- Minecraft:Ore UI, the Template:BE UI refresh
References
Minecraft:es:Seleccionar mundo Minecraft:ja:ワールド選択メニュー Minecraft:ko:세계 선택 Minecraft:pt:Selecionar mundo Minecraft:zh:选择世界菜单