Minecraft is a game that's all about exploring and building, and it's a fantastic creative outlet, so having the right cheats, tips and secret techniques at your disposal can really come in handy. Cheats in Minecraft can allow you to place any block anywhere you want, spawn hostile monsters and friendly creatures, get free and powerful gear, and even generate free resources Tech-Latest in survival mode.

How to Enter Minecraft Cheats on PC (Minecraft Java Edition)

If you want to use cheats in Minecraft: Java Edition on the PC, you need to enable them first. This can be accomplished by setting the cheats toggle switch to the on position when you start a brand new world. You can also turn cheats on in an existing world through an easy process:

Click Open to LAN.

Click Allow Cheats: OFF so that it changes to Allow Cheats: ON.

Click Start LAN World.

You're ready to start using cheats.

Cheats in Minecraft: Java Edition involves typing commands into the console. The console can be opened by pressing the / button. When you open the console, you will see a box at the bottom of the screen that you can type into.

Cheat commands follow the basic syntax of /cheatname target x y z. In this example, cheatname is the name of the cheat, target is the name of the player you want to target, and x y z refers to the coordinates.

Cheats on Minecraft Windows 10 Edition, Xbox One, Switch, and Other Better Together Platforms

Cheats in Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition, and other platforms that run the Better Together version of the game, have to be enabled before you can use them. This involves turning cheats on, which can be done either when you first start a world, or at any time after that.

If you want to enable cheats from the start, just enable the Activate Cheats toggle when creating a world.

Turning cheats on after you have already created a world is also possible:

Open the main menu.

Click on Settings.

On the right side of the screen, scroll down until you find the Cheats section.

Flip the Activate Cheats toggle.

Exit the menu, and cheats will be enabled.

How to Enable Cheats on Microsoft Devices

Some of the Windows 10, Switch, GearVR, and Xbox One Minecraft cheats can be enabled through a similar process to the one used to turn cheats on. That process is:

Open the main menu.

Select Settings.

On the right side of the screen, scroll down until you locate the Cheats section.

Activate the Activate Cheats toggle switch to enable cheats.

Activate all of the cheats you want.

Exit the menu and enjoy your cheats.

Other cheats in Minecraft: Better Together are entered via the chat window, which can be opened by pressing the / key. Once the chat window is opened, you type the cheat you want to turn on, press enter, and the cheat will be activated.

Here are the cheat codes you can enter in the Windows 10, Xbox One, Switch, and other related versions of Minecraft:

Minecraft PS3 Cheats and Minecraft PS4 Cheats

Minecraft cheats are only available in Minecraft: Java Edition and versions of the game that have received the Better Together update. This update created a uniform experience across compatible platforms, including the ability to use cheats.

Since the PlayStation versions of the game were not included in the Better Together update, it isn't possible to use cheats in these versions of the game.