How to Enable Cheats in Minecraft

Playing in a Minecraft Vanilla survival world can take a lot of time, as gathering resources is key to thriving. Whether your goal is reaching the End or building the ultimate base, it requires effort and materials—and dying can mean losing everything. To make things easier, Minecraft allows cheats to be enabled, even on existing worlds. Cheats let you spawn items, change game rules, or modify your world instantly.

Single-Player Cheats

Instead of spending hours collecting resources, cheats let you generate items or adjust your world for easier gameplay. For example, you can keep all items on death or create indestructible bases with bedrock. This works in any edition and is simple to do.

Java Edition

Before using cheats, it’s best to create a new world, as enabling them in existing worlds normally disables achievements. Some methods can bypass this restriction, though. To start a cheats-enabled world in Java Edition:

• Launch Minecraft and click Singleplayer from the main menu.

• In the bottom-right corner, click Create New World.

• In the options list, click Allow Cheats to enable them.

• Fill in the rest of the world creation details.

• Then, simply click Create New World in the bottom-left corner.

• Once in the game, you can use cheat commands like /gamemode and others.

Bedrock Edition

If you’re playing Bedrock, you can also enable cheats for new worlds just like in Java Edition. The process is similar, though the interface is slightly different. Follow the steps below to enable cheats in a new Bedrock world:

• Open Minecraft Bedrock Edition and click Play from the main menu.

• At the top, click Create New, then press the Create New World button.

• On the left, scroll down and select the Cheats option.

• In the next section, click the Cheats toggle to enable the feature.

• Fill in the remaining world creation details, then click Create in the top-left corner.

Popular Cheat Commands

Once cheats are enabled in Minecraft, there are many commands you can try. These include spawning items, managing world limits, or summoning mobs. While Bedrock and Java have slightly different command sets, the list below works universally. Some commands may require different arguments depending on your edition, but all can be executed in the chat to start using cheats.

Here’s the table translated into English:

Command	Description
/clear	Removes all items from a player’s inventory.
/difficulty	Changes the world’s difficulty settings.
/effect	Grants status effects to players.
/enchant	Forcefully enchants items with applicable enchantments.
/gamemode	Switches between different game modes.
/gamerule	Controls specific rules for the world.
/give	Generates any item or material in the game.
/locate	Provides coordinates for specific biomes and structures.
/summon	Spawns any mob or entity in your world.
/tp	Teleports to any coordinate or player.
/worldborder	Controls the world border settings.
/xp	Grants or removes experience points from players.

Cheats in Existing Worlds & Multiplayer

Existing Worlds:

In Java, you can enable cheats temporarily by opening your world to LAN and toggling cheats. For permanent changes, tools like NBT Editor can modify world files, but this is more advanced. In Bedrock, just enable Cheats in the in-game settings. Keep in mind, using cheats disables achievements, so don’t enable them if you want to preserve your progress.

Multiplayer:

On dedicated servers, operators can use cheats anytime. Bedrock servers must enable Allow Cheats first. Command sets vary slightly depending on the server type—Paper servers, for example, allow more operator commands. Cross-platform setups can expand cheat options in Bedrock.

Conclusion

We hope this guide has been helpful! 🚀 Remember, don’t hesitate to ask questions on the HolyHosting Discord or contact our support team.

Follow us on Twitter @HolyHosting to stay up to date.

Stuffy @ HolyHosting