Menu screen

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Disambig color.svg For the menu in which the settings can be changed, see Options.

The menu screen comprises all of the buttons and text for both the main menu and the pause menu. It is the interface that allows players to change options such as the game's language and active resource pack, as well as create a new world or join a multiplayer server. When the main menu opens, the game's logo appears with a splash caption beneath it. The game's menu can be accessed anytime by pausing the game with the Esc key by default.

Main menu buttons[edit]

See also: Tutorials/Menu screen

Java Edition[edit]

Java Edition menu screen, as of 1.16.1
Option Description
Singleplayer Choose a world to play, or create one.
Multiplayer Opens the multiplayer join screen.
Minecraft Realms Opens the main Minecraft Realms menu.
LanguageButton.png Allows you to set the game language.
Options Opens the main Options menu.
Quit Game Closes the game.
AccessibilityButton.png Opens accessibility settings.

Bedrock Edition[edit]

Bedrock Edition menu screen, as of 1.16.1.
Bedrock Edition menu screen on PlayStation 4, with the "Editions" option.
Option Description
Play Choose a world to play, or create one.
Settings Opens Settings menu.
Marketplace Enables you to buy resource packs and skin packs.
Editions (PS4 Only) Switches the game to the Legacy Console Edition.
Profile Choose, or make, a skin and view achievements.
Sign In
Windows 10 Xbox Button.png 		Unlocks features like Achievements, Friends and Realms.
When already signed in, opens feedback site.

Minceraft[edit]

Minceraft in game.
Not to be confused with Minecraft.
Information icon.svg
 This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

There is a 1 in 10000 chance for the title screen to display "Minceraft" instead of "Minecraft". Notch implemented this as an Easter egg, and kept it as a small secret, enjoying that he was the only one who knew of its existence. After stating a secret was in Minecraft undiscovered, the internet sought out to find it. Soon after, Notch wrote posted"A Post-Mortem of Minceraft" on Reddit.

In crash logs, a reference to Minecraft may appear as a joke, stating "You should try our sister game, Minceraft!".

Pause menu buttons[edit]

Java Edition[edit]

The pause screen in Java Edition.
Option Description
Back to Game Closes the pause menu and allows the player to continue playing Minecraft.
Advancements Shows all of the advancements the player has and hasn't completed.
Statistics Shows the player's statistics.
Give Feedback Provides a link to the feedback site.
Report Bugs Provides a link to the Java Edition page on bug tracker.
Options... Opens the "options" menu, which can change the difficulty, controls, settings, resource packs, music, sounds, and more.
Open to LAN Gives you the option to allow players from your local network to play on this world.
Save and Quit to Title Saves the game's progress and goes back to the menu screen.

Bedrock Edition[edit]

The pause screen in Bedrock Edition
Option Description
Resume Game Closes the pause menu and allows the player to continue playing Minecraft.
Settings Opens the Settings menu, which allows the player to configure controls, difficulty, sounds, and more.
Feedback Shows links to the Minecraft feedback site, the bug tracker, and Mojang support site.
Save and Quit Saves the game's progress and goes back to the menu screen.
Profile Shows all of the achievements the player has and hasn't completed and choose a skin.

History[edit]

Java Edition Classic
0.0.12aAdded the pause menu, which, like today, could be opened by pressing ESC.
Java Edition Indev
0.3120100131The menu screen was added. It originally displayed a dirt background.
At the time, the dirt background would slowly scroll, similarly to the later added credits.
?Scrolling of background is removed.
Pause menu now stops the game.
Java Edition Infdev
20100327The "Generate new level..." button was replaced by a Singleplayer button.
The "Load level.." button was replaced by a Multiplayer button, which wasn't playable at the time.
20100629Added "Loading..." screen.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.4Added animation of the logo. The animation was stone falling down in order to form the word "Minecraft". Oldmclogo.png became Alphalogo.png
Replaced "Loading..." screen with a Mojang splash screen.
v1.0.10The Multiplayer button was no longer greyed out as SMP was added, although it was only for testing at this stage.
v1.0.12Changed "Save and quit to title.." to "Save and quit to title".
v1.0.13_01Temporarily changed logo to celebrate 1000 sales in 24 hours Alphalogo.png became 1K IN 24h.png
v1.2.2Removed the "Play tutorial level" button, replaced by "Mods and Texture Packs"
Java Edition Beta
1.0The "Options..." button was made much closer to the "Mods and Texture Packs" button.
1.3The gap between "Options..." and "Mods and Texture Packs" was reverted.
The "Options..." button was made smaller to make room for the "Quit Game" button.
1.4Minecraft logo changed from Alphalogo.png to Title screen logo.png.
The logo animation was removed as such.
1.8Pre-releaseCompletely revamped the title screen adding an animated background, a version tag in the bottom left corner and new options in the option menu.
Java Edition
1.0.0?Minceraft easter egg added.
"Mods and Texture Packs" button changed to simply "Texture Packs"
1.1?Added language select button.
1.3.1?Removed "Saving level..." from the pause menu.
1.4.212w37aAdded "Re-Create" option to the World selection menu.
1.513w03aThe "Texture Packs" button has been moved to the "Options..." screen.
13w09aThe "Minecraft Realms" button is moved to the main screen, taking the spot of the "Texture Packs" button.
2013 Music UpdateAdded menu music.
1.1116w38aCapitalised "Game menu" to "Game Menu".
1.12pre6Added the ability to view the credits when clicking the copyright text.
1.12.2pre1Minecraft logo changed from Title screen logo.png to Java Edition Old.png.
New game logo with Minecraft Java Edition. The Java Edition subtitle is a separate texture.
1.13pre1Changed title screen background to reflect the Update Aquatic.
pre2Optimized title screen.
1.1418w43aAdded the "Give Feedback" and "Report Bugs" buttons to the pause menu.
November 28, 2018Changed title screen background in all released 1.14 snapshots to reflect Village & Pillage.
19w06aAdded loading bars while loading the game and reloading resources.
19w13aAdded the "Accessibility Options" button to the main menu.
1.15October 9, 2019Changed title screen background in all released 1.15 snapshots to reflect Buzzy Bees.
1.15.2pre1Clicking the "Multiplayer" button from the main menu now displays a disclaimer stating that "Online play is not rated".
1.16April 2, 2020Changed title screen background in all released 1.16 snapshots to reflect the Nether Update.
20w21aMinecraft logo changed from Java Edition Old.png to Java Edition.png
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.1.0Added the menu screen. It originally displayed a dirt background.
0.7.0Completely revamped the title screen adding a new background, a version tag in the bottom left corner and new options in the option menu.
0.7.1Minecraft logo changed from Pocket Edition Old.png to Pocket Edition Ingame.png
0.7.3Background is now animated like Java and Console Edition.
Added the splash text to the main menu.
0.7.6Removed the "Play on Realms" button from the main menu.
0.11.0build 1Added a language button to the main menu.
0.13.1Moved the skins button to the main menu.
Options button is no longer a wrench icon.
0.14.0build 1Revamped menu screen.
0.16.0?Removed language button
Changed signed in icon to link to feedback.minecraft.net instead of the Minecraft page in the Xbox app.
Gear VR Edition
0.16.0Minecraft logo changed from Gear VR Edition Old.png to Gear VR Edition.png
Windows 10 Edition
1.0.0Removed Beta postfix on subtitle. Minecraft logo changed from Windows 10 Edition Beta.png to Windows 10 Edition.png
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2Removed "Pocket Edition" and "Windows 10 Edition" subtitles, simply renaming the game to Minecraft. All logos changed to Mclogo.svg
Changed title screen background.
1.5.0beta 1.5.0.4Changed title screen background to reflect Update Aquatic.
beta 1.5.0.10Reorganization of the main menu buttons.
1.8.0Changed title screen background to show off cats and pandas.
1.9.0beta 1.9.0.2Added "Feedback" button to the pause menu.
1.11.0April 25, 2019Changed title screen background to reflect Village & Pillage.
1.12.0beta 1.12.0.3Renamed "Store" to "Marketplace".
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.15The "Achievement" and hangar buttons have been moved into a new "Profile" button.
1.14.0beta 1.14.0.1Changed title screen background to reflect Buzzy Bees.
beta 1.14.0.2Changed the title screen background again to match Java Edition.
October 21, 2019For beta users only, changed the title screen background again to a grayscale version of the 1.8.0 background with a "BETA" logo.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57Changed the title screen background to reflect the Nether Update.

Gallery[edit]

Main menu[edit]

Java Edition[edit]

Pocket Edition[edit]

Bedrock Edition[edit]

  • The Bedrock Edition menu screen from 1.2.0 to 1.4.4.

  • The Bedrock Edition menu screen in Windows 10 from 1.5.0 to 1.7.0.

  • The Bedrock Edition menu screen from 1.8.0 to 1.10.0.

  • The Bedrock Edition menu screen from 1.11.0 to 1.11.4.

  • The Village & Pillage background in Bedrock Edition from 1.11.0.

  • The Bedrock Edition menu screen from 1.12.0 to 1.12.1.

  • The Bedrock Edition menu screen from 1.14.0 to 1.14.60.

  • The current menu screen in Bedrock Edition as of 1.16.0.

  • The Bedrock Edition menu screen for beta users.

Pause menu[edit]

Java Edition[edit]

Pocket Edition[edit]

Bedrock Edition[edit]

  • The pause menu from 0.16.0.1 to 1.2.0.7.

  • The pause menu from 1.2.0.7 to present

See also[edit]

Minecraft by Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios, 4J Studios, SkyBox Labs, Other Ocean Interactive, Telltale Games, Double Eleven, and NetEase
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