Info
options.txt is the file that stores all the options changeable in the in-game options The main options menu The video settings menu The music and sound options menu Minecraft’s user environment can be configured through the Options setting. A few additional options can only be changed by editing the 
menu and various other information the game needs to store after quitting. It is found in the .minecraft .minecraft (or simply minecraft in macOS) is the folder Minecraft creates to run from. This folder includes the .jar files, sound, music, resource packs, personal options, worlds, etc. Locating .minecraft Locating the .minecraft folder is folder and can be edited with any basic text editor to change your options. Most settings can be changed in-game, but a few can only be changed by editing this file.
Options
Each line represents a single option or piece of data, with the option followed by a colon followed by the value of that option. A list of all available key/button numbers for the controls options is available at key codes This is a list of key codes used by LWJGL, and by extension Minecraft, which are used in configuration files such as the options.txt file in the Minecraft directory. Contents 1 Keyboard codes 1.1 IBM .
| Option name | Meaning and range of values | Default value | Version added |
|---|---|---|---|
| version | Version number of the options file itself; used for upgrading default settings. (numeric) | 1.10-pre1 ( 1.10 1.10 Official name Frostburn Update Release date Jun. 8, 2016 Development versions View all Snapshots 16w20a 16w21a 16w21b Pre-releases 1.10-pre1 1.10-pre2 Download Client (.json) Server ◄◄ 1.9 ◄ 1.9.4 1.10.1 ► 1.11 ►► This article  ) | |
| invertYMouse | Whether mouse is inverted or not (true/false) | false | |
| mouseSensitivity | How much a mouse movement changes the position of the camera (0-1) | 0.5 | |
| fov | How large the field of view is (1-2) | 0.0 | |
| gamma | Brightness (0-1) | 0.0 | |
| saturation | No in-game control | 0.0 | |
| renderDistance | The render distance in the chunk radius from the player (2-32 without external editing of options.txt) | 8 | |
| guiScale | Size of interfaces (0-3: `Auto`, `Small`, `Normal`, `Large`) | 0 (Auto) | |
| particles | Amount of particles (such as rain, potion effects, etc.) (0-2: `All`, `Decreased`, `Minimal`) | 0 (All) | |
| bobView | Whether or not the camera bobs up and down as the player walks (true/false) | true | |
| anaglyph3d | Whether 3D mode is turned on (true/false) | false | |
| maxFps | The maximum framerate | 120 | |
| fboEnable | Whether Framebuffer Objects is turned on (true/false) | true | |
| difficulty | Game difficulty (0-3: Peaceful, Easy, Normal, Hard) | 2 (Normal) | |
| fancyGraphics | Whether fancy (more detailed) graphics are turned on (true/false) | true | |
| ao | Smooth lighting (0-2: Off, Minimum, Maximum) | 2 (Maximum) | |
| renderClouds | Whether to display clouds Clouds as they appear with Fancy graphics Clouds are graphical effects in the sky. They serve a solely aesthetic purpose. Contents 1 Appearance 2 Behavior 3 Video 4 History 5 Issues 6 Gallery 7 References  (true/fast/false) | true | |
| resourcePacks | A list of the selected resource packs, with the pack`s name in quotes (string); empty if only default pack is loaded | ||
| lastServer | Address of last server used with Direct Connect (string) | ||
| lang | Language to be used (string) | en_US | |
| chatVisibility | What is seen in chat (0-2: `Shown`, `Commands only`, `Hidden`) | 0 (Shown) | |
| chatColors | Whether colored chat is allowed (true/false) | true | |
| chatLinks | Whether links show as links or just text in the chat (true/false links/plaintext) | true | |
| chatLinksPrompt | Whether clicking on links in chat will need confirmation before opening them (true/false) | true | |
| chatOpacity | Opacity of the chat (0-1) | 1.0 | |
| snooperEnabled | Whether snooper functionality is turned on (true/false) | true | |
| fullscreen | Whether the game will attempt to go fullscreen at startup (true/false) | false | |
| enableVsync | Whether v-sync (vertical synchronization) is enabled (true/false) | true | |
| useVbo | Whether Vertex Buffer Objects is turned on (true/false) | true | |
| hideServerAddress | Whether server addresses are hidden by default; toggled by F1 when in Multiplayer menu (true/false) | false | |
| advancedItemTooltips | Whether mousing over items in the inventory shows its ID See values from the latest PCPersonal Computer version of Minecraft. For values from Classic, see Data values/Classic. For values from Indev, see Data values/Indev. For values from the Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition  and durability Item durability is a property that affects all tools, weapons and armor, as well as certain other usable items. It represents the number of useful actions an item can perform and depletes upon item use. (true/false); toggled by F3+H | false | |
| pauseOnLostFocus | Whether switching out of Minecraft without pressing Esc or opening an in-game interface automatically pauses the game (true/false); toggled by F3 + P | true | |
| touchscreen | Whether touchscreen controls are used (true/false) | false | |
| overrideWidth | Width to open Minecraft up with in pixels (0 means default to Minecraft`s settings); no in-game control | 0 | |
| overrideHeight | Height to open Minecraft up with in pixels (0 means default to Minecraft`s settings); no in-game control | 0 | |
| heldItemTooltips | Whether switching between items shows the name of the item (true/false); no in-game control | true | |
| chatHeightFocused | When you press the chat button, how tall the chat span is (0-1) | 1.0 | |
| chatHeightUnfocused | How tall the maximum chat span is, when the chat button is not pressed (0-1) | 0.44366196 | |
| chatScale | The scale/size of the text in the chat (0-1) | 1.0 | |
| chatWidth | The span width of the chat (0-1) | 1.0 | |
| showInventoryAchievementHint | 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 | |
| mipmapLevels | Amount by which distant textures are smoothed (0-4) | 4 | |
| forceUnicodeFont | Whether Unicode font should be used (true/false) | false | |
| reducedDebugInfo | Whether the information shown on the Debug screen Java Edition Only Screenshot showing the debug information "Debug" redirects here. For world type, see Debug mode. The debug screen is triggered when the F3 key is pressed. It shows the chunk cache, the memory  will be reduced (true/false) | false | |
| useNativeTransport | Whether to use a Netty EpollSocketChannel for connections to servers instead of a NioSocketChannel (only applies if EPOLL is available on the user`s system) | true | |
| entityShadows | Whether to display entity shadows (true/false) | true | |
| mainHand | Whether the main hand will display as left or right (left/right) | right | |
| attackIndicator | When hitting, how the attack indicator is shown on screen (0-2) | 1 (Crosshair) | |
| showSubtitles | If subtitles See captions intended to communicate game sounds. For the pulsing yellow text on the title screen, see Splash. Subtitles, as they appear in-game. Subtitles (also known as captions) are a featureSpecial attraction which  are shown (true/false) | false | |
| realmsNotifications | Whether Realms invites are alerted on the main menu (true/false) | true | |
| enableWeakAttacks | Whether players can hit before their attack cooldown See damage in Minecraft. For information on health/hearts, see Health. Damage represents injury from attacks or natural causes. Players and mobs in Minecraft each have a supply of health points, which are  is 75% charged; currently has no effectverify (true/false) | false | |
Controls Minecraft uses the standard control scheme of mouse and keyboard controls as input. The game cannot be played using only a mouse or only a keyboard using the default control scheme. The controls menu is  | |||
| key_key.attack | Attack control | -100 (left mouse) | |
| key_key.use | Use Item control | -99 (right mouse) | |
| key_key.forward | Forward control | 17 (W) | |
| key_key.left | Left control | 30 (A) | |
| key_key.back | Back control | 31 (S) | |
| key_key.right | Right control | 32 (D) | |
| key_key.jump | Jump control | 57 (space bar) | |
| key_key.sneak | Sneak control | 42 (left shift) | |
| key_key.sprint | Sprint control | 29 (left control) | |
| key_key.drop | Drop control | 16 (Q) | |
| key_key.inventory | Inventory control | 18 (E) | |
| key_key.chat | Chat control | 20 (T) | |
| key_key.playerlist | List Players control | 15 (tab) | |
| key_key.pickItem | Pick Block control | -98 (middle mouse) | |
| key_key.command | Command control | 53 (forward slash) | |
| key_key.screenshot | Screenshot control | 60 (F2) | |
| key_key.togglePerspective | Perspective control | 63 (F5) | |
| key_key.smoothCamera | Mouse Smoothing control | 0 (none) | |
| key_key.streamStartStop | Start/Stop Stream control | 64 (F6) | |
| key_key.streamPauseUnpause | Pause/Unpause Stream control | 65 (F7) | |
| key_key.streamCommercial | Stream Commercial control | 0 (none) | |
| key_key.streamToggleMic | Microphone input control | 0 (none) | |
| 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) | |
| key_key.hotbar.2 | Hotbar Slot 2 control | 3 (2) | |
| key_key.hotbar.3 | Hotbar Slot 3 control | 4 (3) | |
| key_key.hotbar.4 | Hotbar Slot 4 control | 5 (4) | |
| key_key.hotbar.5 | Hotbar Slot 5 control | 6 (5) | |
| key_key.hotbar.6 | Hotbar Slot 6 control | 7 (6) | |
| 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 | |
