Minecraft console commands, gamerule commands & cheats

If you are looking for Minecraft console commands & cheats, we have the complete list. If you want to teleport, summon monsters, change the time and weather or alter the settings of your Minecraft server there is a Minecraft command to perform the task. Minecraft console commands are available on the Xbox One, PC, Mac, and Nintendo Switch versions of Minecraft.

How to enable Minecraft console commands

The first step to using Minecraft console commands is enabling the Allow/Activate Cheats option during world creation.

How to use Minecraft console commands

If your Minecraft world allows console commands and cheats, you must bring up the developer console to enter commands and cheats. Here is how to do it on PC and Mac, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch:

• PC and Mac: Press the slash key (/) or T to bring up the console.
• Xbox one: Press right on your D-Pad.
• Nintendo Switch: Press right on Joy-Con, or right on on the D-Pad of a Pro Controller.

Now that we have laid the foundations for enabling and using console commands in Minecraft, let's see the available commands.

Minecraft console commands & cheats list

You can use many commands in Minecraft to locate biomes, target players, enchant items, add experience to a player, change the game's difficulty, switch game modes, give items to players, kill players, and more.

Teleport command

/tp [player_name] x y z

The teleport command allows you to teleport yourself or any other player to the provided coordinates. Since the format is three-dimensional, x serves as the longitude, y as the height, and z as the latitude. To maintain the current coordinate value, you can use the tilde key (~) for any of the three coordinates.

For instance ‘/tp Cyberfunk 43 ~ 85' will teleport Cyberfunk to [43,85] at the current height.

Locate Biome command

/locatebiome [biome_name]

This command works great in tandem with the teleport command. Entering the command with a Biome name will bring up a list of biomes that you can scroll through and select the one you are looking for. Selecting a Biome will bring up its coordinates. You can then use the teleport command to teleport there.

Targeting commands

Instead of typing your username or any other player's, you can use targeting commands to target someone and then remove the [player_name] variable from any console command you want to use on them:

• @s targets yourself.
• @p targets the closest player.
• @r targets a random player in your world.
• @a targets all players in your world.
• @e targets all entities in your world; players, animals, and monsters.

Experience command

/experience add [player_name] [amount] or /xp add [player_name] [amount]

The experience command is handy if you want to level up yourself or any other player faster.

Game difficulty command

/difficulty [difficulty_level]

Using the game difficulty command, you can change the difficulty level to four options: easy, normal, hard, and peaceful.

Game mode command

/gamemode [mode]

The game mode command is handy if you switch between different game modes. There are four options: adventure, creative, spectator, and survival.

Clone command

/clone source_x1 source_y1 source_z1 source_x2 source_y2 source_z2 x y z

Clones all blocks in the region designated between [x1, y1, z1] and [x2, y2, z2] to [x, y, z].

Effect command

/effect [player_name or entity_name] [effect_name] [duration]*

The effect command applies the specified effect to the specified player or entity for the given duration. The duration value is optional.

Effect Clear command

/effect clear [player_name or entity_name] [effect_name]*

Clears the specified effect from the specified player or entity. The effect name value is optional. If not provided, the command will clear all effects.

Enchanting command

/enchant [player_name] [enchantment_name] [enchantment_level]

The enchanting command allows you to enchant any player's currently held item (as long as it is enchantable) and select the enchantment level too.

Freeze command

/freeze

The freeze command pause mob movement.

Give command

/give [player_name] [item_name] [amount]

The give command does exactly what its name implies. You can use it to give any player an x amount of a particular item.

List command

/list

The list command will show you a list of all players on your server.

Locate command

/locate [structure_type]

You can use the locate command to find the coordinates of the nearest structure of the provided structure type.

Kill command

/kill [player_name]

Kills the player with the provided player name.

Seed command

/seed

Displays the current seed number.

Summon command

/summon [entity_name] or /summon [entity_name] x y z

You can use the summon command to summon an animal or monster at your current position or at the provided position.

Time command

/time set [preset_time] or /time set [number] or /time add [number]

You can use the time command to alter the in-game time. You can choose between day, noon, night, or midnight when using preset times. You can choose any number when using /time set with a number. Here are some options:

• 0 (Dawn)
• 1000 (Morning)
• 6000 (Midday)
• 12000 (Dusk)
• 18000 (Night)

The /time add command can be used with any number.

Weather command

/weather [weather_type] [duration]*

You can use the weather command to change the weather between the following types: clear, rain, and thunder. The duration value is optional and will change the weather for the specified number of seconds.

Help Command

/help [command_name]

You can use the help command by providing any other command's name to display additional information about it.

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Minecraft server admin Gamerule commands list

Gamerule commands are available to Minecraft server owners, allowing them to modify the game settings and customize the experience for players. Below you will find the list of currently available gamerule commands, however, note that some commands are unavailable in both Java and BE.

Gamerule Command	Description	Accepted Values	Default Value
/gamerule announceAdvancements	Whether advancements should be announced in chat	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule commandBlocksEnabled	Whether command blocks should be enabled in-game	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule commandBlockOutput	Whether command blocks should notify admins when they perform commands	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule disableElytraMovementCheck	Whether the server should skip checking player speed when the player is wearing elytra	true/false	FALSE
/gamerule disableRaids	Enables or disables village raids by mobs	true/false	FALSE
/gamerule doDaylightCycle	Enables or disables the day-night cycle and moon phases progress. Disabling will free the in-game time	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule doEntityDrops	Enables or disables drops by non-mob entities	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule doFireTick	Enables or disables natural fire behavior (spread, extinguishment)	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule doInsomnia	Enables or disables insomnia and phantom spawns	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule doImmediateRespawn	Players respawn immediately without showing the death screen. (Bedrock command: immediateRespawn)	true/false	FALSE
/gamerule doLimitedCrafting	Whether players should only be able to craft recipes that they've unlocked first	true/false	FALSE
/gamerule doMobLoot	Enables or disables loot drops by mobs	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule doMobSpawning	Enables or disables mob spawns	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule doPatrolSpawning	Enables or disables patrol spawns	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule doTileDrops	Enables or disables loot drops by blocks	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule doTraderSpawning	Enables or disables wandering trader spawns	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule doWeatherCycle	Enables or disables weather change	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule drowningDamage	Enables or disables drowning damage	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule fallDamage	Enables or disables fall damage	true/false	true/false
/gamerule fireDamage	Enables or disables fire damage	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule forgiveDeadPlayers	Makes angered neutral mobs stop being angry when the targeted player dies nearby.	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule freezeDamage	Enables or disables freeze damage	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule functionCommandLimit	The maximum number of commands that can be executed by /function at once	number	10000
/gamerule keepInventory	Whether the player should keep items in their inventory after death	true/false	FALSE
/gamerule logAdminCommands	Whether to log admin commands to server log	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule maxCommandChainLength	Determines the number at which the chain command block acts as a “chain”	number	65536
/gamerule maxEntityCramming	The maximum number of pushable entities another entity can try to push before taking suffocation damage. Setting to 0 disables the rule. It affects players and mobs only (excluding bats)	number	24
/gamerule mobGriefing	Whether creepers, zombies, endermen, ghasts, withers, ender dragons, rabbits, sheep, and villagers should be able to change blocks and whether villagers, zombies, skeletons, and zombie pigmen can pick up items	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule naturalRegeneration	Whether the player can regenerate health naturally if their hunger is full enough (doesn't affect external healing, such as golden apples, the Regeneration effect, etc.)	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule playersSleepingPercentage	What percentage of players must sleep to skip the night.	number	100
/gamerule pvp	Enables or disables PvP	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule randomTickSpeed	How often a random block tick occurs (such as plant growth, leaf decay, etc.) per chunk section per game tick. 0 will disable random ticks, higher numbers will increase random ticks	number	3 (JE) / 1 (BE)
/gamerule reducedDebugInfo	Whether the debug screen shows all or reduced information; and whether the effects of F3+B (entity hitboxes) and F3+G (chunk boundaries) are shown	true/false	FALSE
/gamerule sendCommandFeedback	Whether the feedback from commands executed by a player should show up in chat. Also affects the default behavior of whether command blocks store their output text	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule showCoordinates	Whether the player's coordinates are displayed	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule showDeathMessages	Whether a message appears in chat when a player dies	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule spawnRadius	The number of blocks outward from the world spawn coordinates that a player will spawn in when first joining a server or when dying without a spawn point	number	10 (JE) / 5 (BE)
/gamerule spectatorsGenerateChunks	Whether players in spectator mode can generate chunks	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule tntExplodes	Whether TNT will explode or not after activation	true/false	TRUE
/gamerule universalAnger	Makes angered neutral mobs attack any nearby player, not just the player that angered them. Works best if you disable forgiveDeadPlayers.	true/false	FALSE
/gamerule showTags	Hides the “Can place on” and “Can destroy” block lists from item lore.	true/false	TRUE

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