The 7 Days to Die console commands that actually get used — spawning, debug/creative mode, time and weather, teleport, and the admin/server set — plus how to open the console and grant yourself admin. Search, copy, paste.
Open it: press F1 (default). On some keyboard layouts it's the ", @, Ö, Ñ, or F2 key — whatever's bound to the console.
Type a command and press Enter. Commands are case-sensitive.
Creative/cheat features: type cm for the Creative Menu (open with U) and dm for Debug Mode.
admin add [name] 0 first. After dm (Debug Mode), the cheats are hotkeys, not commands: Q = god mode, H = fly, F6 = spawn menu. Note: settime 0 can crash the game — use 1 or higher.Type to filter, hit Copy, paste in-game. 40 commands. Placeholders in [brackets] are values you fill in.
| Command | What it does | Category |
|---|---|---|
| creativemenu (cm) | Toggle the Creative Menu — open it with U for unlimited items. | Creative / Debug |
| debugmenu (dm) [on/off] | Toggle Debug Mode (unlocks the god/fly/spawn hotkeys: Q, H, F6). | Creative / Debug |
| switchview (sv) | Toggle first/third-person view. | Creative / Debug |
| giveself [itemName] [quality 1-6] | Spawn an item at your feet (default top quality). | Spawning / Items / XP |
| spawnentity (se) [playerID] [entityID] | Spawn a zombie/animal/NPC at a player (run 'se' in debug to list IDs). | Spawning / Items / XP |
| spawnsupplycrate | Spawn a supply crate above you. | Spawning / Items / XP |
| spawnairdrop | Trigger an air drop. | Spawning / Items / XP |
| spawnscouts [target] | Spawn screamer/scout zombies that path toward the target. | Spawning / Items / XP |
| spawnwh | Spawn a wandering horde near you. | Spawning / Items / XP |
| giveselfxp [amount] | Give yourself experience. | Spawning / Items / XP |
| buff [name] | Apply a buff to yourself (see buffs.xml). | Player / Buffs |
| debuff [name] | Remove a buff from yourself. | Player / Buffs |
| buffplayer [playerID] [name] | Apply a buff to another player. | Player / Buffs |
| starve | Max out your hunger. | Player / Buffs |
| thirsty | Max out your thirst. | Player / Buffs |
| settime (st) [day/night/0-24000] | Set the in-game time (avoid 0 — it can crash; use 1+). | Time / Weather / World |
| gettime (gt) | Print the current day and time. | Time / Weather / World |
| weather [setting] [value] | Change/control the weather (run 'weather' alone for options). | Time / Weather / World |
| weathersurvival [on/off] | Toggle the temperature/weather-survival system. | Time / Weather / World |
| shownexthordetime | Print time until the next Blood Moon horde. | Time / Weather / World |
| killall | Kill all entities in the area (players included). | Time / Weather / World |
| teleport (tp) [playerID] | Teleport yourself to a player. | Teleport |
| teleport (tp) [x] [y] [z] | Teleport to coordinates (use y = -1 to drop to ground level). | Teleport |
| teleportplayer (tele) [playerID] [x] [y] [z] | Teleport a specific player to coordinates. | Teleport |
| admin add [target] [level] | Add a player to the admin list (0 = full admin, 1000 = none). | Admin / Server |
| admin remove [target] | Remove a player from the admin list. | Admin / Server |
| cp add [command] [level] | Set the permission level required to run a command. | Admin / Server |
| ban add [target] [duration] [unit] [reason] | Ban a player. | Admin / Server |
| kick [target] [reason] | Kick a player. | Admin / Server |
| whitelist add [target] | Add a player to the whitelist. | Admin / Server |
| say [message] | Broadcast a server-wide message. | Admin / Server |
| saveworld (sa) | Manually save the world. | Admin / Server |
| settempunit (stu) [c/f] | Set the temperature display unit. | Admin / Server |
| shutdown | Shut down the server/game. | Admin / Server |
| help [command] | Print help (add a command name for detailed help). | Info / Debug |
| version | Print the game version and loaded mods. | Info / Debug |
| listplayers (lp) | List players with IDs and positions. | Info / Debug |
| listents (le) | List all loaded entities. | Info / Debug |
| systeminfo | Print CPU/RAM/OS info. | Info / Debug |
| clear | Clear the console output. | Info / Debug |
"/@/Ö key on non-US layouts). Type a command and press Enter — commands are case-sensitive.dm to enable Debug Mode, then press Q for god mode and H to fly. God mode is a debug hotkey, not a typed command.giveself [itemName] [quality] — e.g. giveself meleeToolStoneAxe 6 — or open the Creative Menu with cm then U.settime 1 or higher instead.Console open? Here's the rest of the toolkit.