Option name
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Meaning and range of values
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Default value
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Version added
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version
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Version number of the options file itself; used for upgrading default settings. (numeric)
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1.10-pre1 (1.10)
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invertYMouse
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Whether mouse is inverted or not (true/false)
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false
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mouseSensitivity
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How much a mouse movement changes the position of the camera (0-1)
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0.5
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fov
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How large the field of view is (1-2)
|
0.0
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gamma
|
Brightness (0-1)
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0.0
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saturation
|
No in-game control
|
0.0
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renderDistance
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The render distance in the chunk radius from the player (2-32 without external editing of options.txt)
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8
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guiScale
|
Size of interfaces (0-3: 'Auto', 'Small', 'Normal', 'Large')
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0 (Auto)
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particles
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Amount of particles (such as rain, potion effects, etc.) (0-2: 'All', 'Decreased', 'Minimal')
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0 (All)
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bobView
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Whether or not the camera bobs up and down as the player walks (true/false)
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true
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anaglyph3d
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Whether 3D mode is turned on (true/false)
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false
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maxFps
|
The maximum framerate
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120
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fboEnable
|
Whether Framebuffer Objects is turned on (true/false)
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true
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difficulty
|
Game difficulty (0-3: Peaceful, Easy, Normal, Hard)
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2 (Normal)
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fancyGraphics
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Whether fancy (more detailed) graphics are turned on (true/false)
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true
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ao
|
Smooth lighting (0-2: Off, Minimum, Maximum)
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2 (Maximum)
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renderClouds
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Whether to display clouds (true/fast/false)
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true
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resourcePacks
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A list of the selected resource packs, with the pack's name in quotes (string); empty if only default pack is loaded
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[]
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lastServer
|
Address of last server used with Direct Connect (string)
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|
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lang
|
Language to be used (string)
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en_US
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chatVisibility
|
What is seen in chat (0-2: 'Shown', 'Commands only', 'Hidden')
|
0 (Shown)
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chatColors
|
Whether colored chat is allowed (true/false)
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true
|
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chatLinks
|
Whether links show as links or just text in the chat (true/false [links/plaintext])
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true
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chatLinksPrompt
|
Whether clicking on links in chat will need confirmation before opening them (true/false)
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true
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chatOpacity
|
Opacity of the chat (0-1)
|
1.0
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snooperEnabled
|
Whether snooper functionality is turned on (true/false)
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true
|
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fullscreen
|
Whether the game will attempt to go fullscreen at startup (true/false)
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false
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enableVsync
|
Whether v-sync (vertical synchronization) is enabled (true/false)
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true
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useVbo
|
Whether Vertex Buffer Objects is turned on (true/false)
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true
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hideServerAddress
|
Whether server addresses are hidden by default; toggled by F1 when in Multiplayer menu (true/false)
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false
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advancedItemTooltips
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Whether mousing over items in the inventory shows its ID and durability (true/false); toggled by F3+H
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false
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pauseOnLostFocus
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Whether switching out of Minecraft without pressing Esc or opening an in-game interface automatically pauses the game (true/false); toggled by F3 + P
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true
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touchscreen
|
Whether touchscreen controls are used (true/false)
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false
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overrideWidth
|
Width to open Minecraft up with in pixels (0 means default to Minecraft's settings); no in-game control
|
0
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overrideHeight
|
Height to open Minecraft up with in pixels (0 means default to Minecraft's settings); no in-game control
|
0
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heldItemTooltips
|
Whether switching between items shows the name of the item (true/false); no in-game control
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true
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chatHeightFocused
|
When you press the chat button, how tall the chat span is (0-1)
|
1.0
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chatHeightUnfocused
|
How tall the maximum chat span is, when the chat button is not pressed (0-1)
|
0.44366196
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chatScale
|
The scale/size of the text in the chat (0-1)
|
1.0
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chatWidth
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The span width of the chat (0-1)
|
1.0
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showInventoryAchievementHint
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Whether the "Press 'E' to open your inventory" text will be shown in the upper right corner of the screen upon initially spawning (true/false); no in-game control
|
false
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mipmapLevels
|
Amount by which distant textures are smoothed (0-4)
|
4
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forceUnicodeFont
|
Whether Unicode font should be used (true/false)
|
false
|
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reducedDebugInfo
|
Whether the information shown on the Debug screen will be reduced (true/false)
|
false
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useNativeTransport
|
|
true
|
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entityShadows
|
Whether to display entity shadows (true/false)
|
true
|
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mainHand
|
Whether the main hand will display as left or right (left/right)
|
right
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attackIndicator
|
When hitting, how the attack indicator is shown on screen (0-2)
|
1 (Crosshair)
|
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showSubtitles
|
If subtitles are shown (true/false)
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false
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realmsNotifications
|
Whether Realms invites are alerted on the main menu (true/false)
|
true
|
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enableWeakAttacks
|
Whether players can hit before their attack cooldown is 75% charged; currently has no effect[verify] (true/false)
|
false
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|
Controls
|
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key_key.attack
|
Attack control
|
-100 (left mouse)
|
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key_key.use
|
Use Item control
|
-99 (right mouse)
|
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key_key.forward
|
Forward control
|
17 (W)
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key_key.left
|
Left control
|
30 (A)
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key_key.back
|
Back control
|
31 (S)
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key_key.right
|
Right control
|
32 (D)
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key_key.jump
|
Jump control
|
57 (space bar)
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key_key.sneak
|
Sneak control
|
42 (left shift)
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key_key.sprint
|
Sprint control
|
29 (left control)
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key_key.drop
|
Drop control
|
16 (Q)
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key_key.inventory
|
Inventory control
|
18 (E)
|
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key_key.chat
|
Chat control
|
20 (T)
|
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key_key.playerlist
|
List Players control
|
15 (tab)
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key_key.pickItem
|
Pick Block control
|
-98 (middle mouse)
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key_key.command
|
Command control
|
53 (forward slash)
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key_key.screenshot
|
Screenshot control
|
60 (F2)
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key_key.togglePerspective
|
Perspective control
|
63 (F5)
|
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key_key.smoothCamera
|
Mouse Smoothing control
|
0 (none)
|
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key_key.streamStartStop
|
Start/Stop Stream control
|
64 (F6)
|
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key_key.streamPauseUnpause
|
Pause/Unpause Stream control
|
65 (F7)
|
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key_key.streamCommercial
|
Stream Commercial control
|
0 (none)
|
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key_key.streamToggleMic
|
Microphone input control
|
0 (none)
|
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key_key.fullscreen
|
Fullscreen control
|
87 (F11)
|
|
key_key.spectatorOutlines
|
Visibility of player outlines in Spectator Mode control
|
0 (none)
|
|
key_key.swapHands
|
Swapping of items between both hands control
|
33 (F)
|
|
key_key.hotbar.1
|
Hotbar Slot 1 control
|
2 (1)
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key_key.hotbar.2
|
Hotbar Slot 2 control
|
3 (2)
|
|
key_key.hotbar.3
|
Hotbar Slot 3 control
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4 (3)
|
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key_key.hotbar.4
|
Hotbar Slot 4 control
|
5 (4)
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key_key.hotbar.5
|
Hotbar Slot 5 control
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6 (5)
|
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key_key.hotbar.6
|
Hotbar Slot 6 control
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7 (6)
|
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key_key.hotbar.7
|
Hotbar Slot 7 control
|
8 (7)
|
|
key_key.hotbar.8
|
Hotbar Slot 8 control
|
9 (8)
|
|
key_key.hotbar.9
|
Hotbar Slot 9 control
|
10 (9)
|
|
Music and Sound
|
|
soundCategory_master
|
The volume of all sounds (0-1)
|
1.0
|
|
soundCategory_music
|
The volume of gameplay music (0-1)
|
1.0
|
|
soundCategory_record
|
The volume of music/sounds from Jukeboxes and Note Blocks (0-1)
|
1.0
|
|
soundCategory_weather
|
The volume of rain and thunder (0-1)
|
1.0
|
|
soundCategory_block
|
The volume of blocks (0-1)
|
1.0
|
|
soundCategory_hostile
|
The volume of hostile and neutral mobs (0-1)
|
1.0
|
|
soundCategory_neutral
|
The volume of passive mobs (0-1)
|
1.0
|
|
soundCategory_player
|
The volume of players (0-1)
|
1.0
|
|
soundCategory_ambient
|
The volume of cave sounds and fireworks (0-1)
|
1.0
|
|
soundCategory_voice
|
The volume of voices (0-1)
|
1.0
|
|
Skin Customization
|
|
modelPart_cape
|
Whether your cape is shown (true/false)
|
true
|
|
modelPart_jacket
|
Whether the "Jacket" layer of your skin is shown (true/false)
|
true
|
|
modelPart_left_sleeve
|
Whether the "Left Sleeve" layer of your skin is shown (true/false)
|
true
|
|
modelPart_right_sleeve
|
Whether the "Right Sleeve" layer of your skin is shown (true/false)
|
true
|
|
modelPart_left_pants_leg
|
Whether the "Left Pants Leg" layer of your skin is shown (true/false)
|
true
|
|
modelPart_right_pants_leg
|
Whether the "Right Pants Leg" layer of your skin is shown (true/false)
|
true
|
|
modelPart_hat
|
Whether the "Hat" layer of your skin is shown (true/false)
|
true
|
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