Developer console

The developer console, or just console, is an in-game interface for entering text-based commands used for debugging, cheating and server administration.

Enabling the console[]

To be able to use console commands, the console has to be enabled. There are multiple different ways depending on the game's version.

Steam

Right-click Valheim in the Steam library.
Select Properties.
In the General tab, look for the Launch Options field.
In it, type "-console".
Close the window.
Press F5 in-game to open the console window.

PC Game Pass

Navigate to the game's installation folder. Typically, it is C:\XboxGames\Valheim\Content.
In that folder, find Valheim.exe.
Right-click Valheim.exe and select Create shortcut.
Drag the shortcut to the desktop or preferred location.
Right-click the shortcut and select Properties.
In the Shortcut tab, add "-console" to the end of the Target field.
Click Apply, then click OK.
Launch the game from the shortcut.
Press F5 in-game to open the console window.

Xbox Game Pass

While in game hold: LB + RB + MENU.
Press A to bring up the keyboard.

MacOS

Create a text file in TextEdit (or similar) and name it valheim.sh in a suitable place in your system
Open the file and enter the following text:
#!bin/bash /Applications/Valheim.app/Contents/MacOS/Valheim -console
Run the valheim.sh file to open Valheim with the console enabled.
Use F5 in-game to open the console window

GeForce Now

Enable family sharing mode in Steam either via the client or the website (instructions via Steam). Do not add Valheim to the whitelist.
Open Valheim using GeForce Now.
Enter the PIN you set up in step 1, this will take you to the Steam client within GFN.
Enable the console using the instructions for Steam above.
Start the game.
This will need doing every session as your settings will be reset when the session ends.

Commands[]

Player commands[]

Player commands do not require devcommands and can be used from the chat window. Typing "/" and clicking tab shows available commands.

Command	Effect	Note
bind [keybode] [command]	Binds a custom command to a Unity keycode.	-
challenge	Challenge emote.	-
cheer	Cheer emote.	-
clear	Clears the console window.	-
cr	Unloads unused assets	Happens by default every 20 minutes, but this commands forces a fresh unload.
fov [number]	Changes field of view.	-
hidebetatext	Toggles beta text visibility.	-
help [page] [pages = 5]	Shows the available commands.	Optional parameters allow showing only some part of the commands. For example "help 2 4" shows the second quarter.
info	Prints the current system information	-
lodbias [number]	Sets the draw distance for the server.	The number can be set from 1 to 5.
nomap	Toggles map visibility.	If the server, also toggles the nomap global key.
noportals	Toggles portals.	If the server, toggles the noportals global key.
nonono	Nonono emote.	-
optterrain	Converts all the old terrain modifications (before Update 0.150.3) in the nearby area to the new system.	-
point	Point emote.	-
ping	Pings the server to measure latency.	-
printbinds	Prints current custom command binds.	-
printseeds	Prints seeds and positions of nearby dungeons.	-
resetbinds	Removes all custom commands binds.	-
resetsharedmap	Removes shared map data from cartography table.	-
resetspawn	Resets the spawn location.	-
respawn	Kills the character.	-
restartparty	Restarts the playfab party network.	-
s	Shouts a chat message.	-
say	Says a chat message.	-
sit	Sit emote.	-
thumbsup	Thumbs up emote.	-
tutorialreset	Resets viewed tutorial messages.	-
tutorialtoggle	Toggles whether the tutorials are shown.	-
unbind [keycode]	Clears all custom command binds from a Unity keycode.	-
wave	Wave emote.	-
W [player name]	Whispers a chat message to a player.	-

Admin commands[]

Various admin utilities. Only available when player's SteamID is in the admin list.

Command	Effect	Note
ban [name/ip/userID]	Bans the named user.	-
banned	Shows a full list of banned users.	-
kick [name/ip/userID]	Kicks the named user.	-
save	Forces the game to save.	-
unban [name/ip/userID]	Unbans the named user.	-

Cheat commands[]

To activate cheat commands, type devcommands and press enter. To deactivate cheat commands, type devcommands and press enter again. The cheat commands are available in singleplayer mode only. They do not work on a multiplayer server.

Command	Effect	Note
addstatus [name]	Adds a status effect.	For example: Rested, Burning, SoftDeath, Wet, etc.
aggravate	Aggravates neutrals within 20 meters.	-
beard [beard#]	Permanently changes your beard.	Entering this command without an argument removes your beard.
clearstatus	Removes any status effects (good and bad).	-
dpsdebug	Toggles dps debug print on and off.	-
env [env]	Sets debug environment.	Variables: Clear, Twilight_Clear, Misty, Darklands_dark, Heath clear, DeepForest Mist, GDKing, Rain, LightRain, ThunderStorm, Eikthyr, GoblinKing, nofogts, SwampRain, Bonemass, Snow, Twilight_Snow, Twilight_SnowStorm, SnowStorm, Moder, Ashrain, Crypt, SunkenCrypt.
exploremap	Reveals the entire map.	-
event [name]	Starts the named event.	-
ffsmooth 1	Adds smooth movements to free camera.	"ffsmooth 0" will reset smooth movements to normal.
forcedelete [radius=5] [*name]	Removes objects within given radius (up to 50 meters).	If ID is given, only objects that contain the name on their ID. Following objects are never removed: Players and tombstones, Valkyrie, Points of Interests (locations), Dungeons and their rooms, Vegvisirs, Boss stones at the start temple.
find [text] [pingmax]	Finds matching objects and pings them on the map.	Pingmax defaults to 1; If greater, will place pins on the map instead.
fly	Toggles the fly mode.	Same as in the debug mode.
freefly	Toggles the free camera.	-
gc	Shows garbage collection information.	-
genloc	Redistributes all unplaced locations.	-
ghost	Toggle the ghost mode (enemies ignore you).	-
god	Enables the god mode.	-
goto [x] [z]	Teleports player to the specified coordinates.	-
hair [hair#]	Permanently changes your hair.	Entering this command without an argument removes your hair.
heal	Heals you to full health.	-
itemset [name] [keep]	Spawns a premade item set.	Without "keep" flag, current items will be dropped. Meadows: Skills set to 1. Wood/flint weapons with a Bronze pickaxe. BlackForest: Skills set to 10. Wood/flint weapons. Swamps: Skills set to 10-20. Bronze weapons and armor. Mountains: Skills set to 25. Iron weapons and armor. Plains: Skills set to 35. Silver weapons and wolf armor. PlainsBoss: Skills set to 40. Blackmetal weapons and padded armor. Mistlands: Skills set to 70. Upgraded Blackmetal weapons, padded armor. MistlandsGear: Skills set to 70. Mistlands weapons and carapace armor. MistlandsMage: Skills set to 70. Eitr armor, all magical staffs and Eitr food. MistlandsWarrior. Skill set to 70. MIstlands weapons and carapace armor. Fisherman: Skills set to 40. Fishing rod, 50 of each bait, 5 of each Fish and Fenris armor.
killall	Kills nearby enemies and tamed creatures.	-
killenemies	Kills nearby enemies.	-
killtame	Kills nearby tamed creatures.	-
listkeys	Lists all global keys.	-
location [name]	Spawns a location instance.	Permanently disables saving.
location [name] SAVE	Spawns a location instance.	Saving is not disabled.
model [0-1]	Switches character model from masculine to feminine.	-
nextseed	Forces the next dungeon to a seed (regenerates it).	Permanently disables saving.
nocost	Toggles the no cost mode.	Same as in the debug mode.
players [number]	Adjusts the difficulty scale.	Enter 0 to reset difficulty.
pos	Shows player coordinates.	-
printcreatures	Prints the counts and levels of active creatures.	-
printlocations	Prints the loaded locations and their distances and offsets to the player.	-
puke	Resets fullness/hunger, returning you to default Health/Stamina.	-
raiseskill [skill] [amount]	Raises (or lowers) the named skill by the value entered.	-
randomevent	Starts a random event.	-
recall [name]	Teleports all players matching the name to your position.	Without name, teleports all players.
removebirds	Removes all active birds.	-
removedrops	Removes all items drops in the area.	Same as in the debug mode.
removefish	Removes all active fish.	-
removekey [name]	Removes a global key.	-
resetcharacter	Resets all of your character data.	-
resetenv	Resets the debug environment.	-
resetkeys [name]	Removes all global keys.	[name] parameter does not do anything.
resetmap	Hides entire map.	-
resetskill [skill]	Sets specified skill level to 0.	-
resetwind	Resets the wind angle and intensity.	-
save	Forces the game to save the current world state.	-
setkey [name]	Adds a global key.	-
setpower [name]	Sets the current Forsaken power and resets the cooldown	For example: GP_Eikthyr, GP_TheElder, etc.
skiptime [seconds = 240]	Skips forward, changing day number and time of day.	This does not update timestamps of objects which causes issues when going back in the time. Spawn zones stop spawning enemies until the time is back to the original. Animals and plants stop growing until the time is back to the original. Fermenters, Smelters and Kilns may stop working until the time is back to the original (but this can be easily fixed by destroying them).
sleep	Skips forward one day.	-
spawn [entity name] [amount] [level]	Spawns specified entity.	See ItemIDs for a list of spawnable entities. If the entity name ends with a star (*), the command spawns each entity that contains the entity name. All item drops will be spawned one by one. Spawning thousands of items can make the game freeze before the item drops get autostacked. Level only affects creatures. High level creatures (level 10+) can make the game freeze on death by dropping thousands of items. Some spawnable entites can not be removed from the game without using mods.
stopevent	Stops the current event.	-
tame	Tames all nearby tameable Creatures.	-
test [value]	Toggles a test value.	"oldcomfort" Reverts to old non-optimized comfort calculation.
time	Shows the current time and whether sleeping is possible.	-
timescale [target = 1] [fadetime = 0]	Sets the speed of time.	Up to 3x speed. Fadetime sets the transition duration. Value 0 pauses the game. Freefly works while paused.
tod [0-1]	Sets time of day.	0 and 1 are both midnight. 0.5 is noon. -1 revert to default.
wind [angle] [intensity]	Adjusts the direction and intensity of the wind.	"angle" = degree vector from 0 to 360 (0 is wind from south, 270 is wind from east). "intensity" = value from 0 to 1.0. For example: "wind 90 0.5" gives a moderate strength wind blowing from west to east.

Debug mode[]

The debug mode can be entered to access more cheats such as toggle fly or building without a workbench or resources. It can be entered by typing and executing the command debugmode in the console. Executing it again will exit the debug mode.

Key	Action
B	Toggle for creative mode building, no workbench or resources needed.
K	Kills nearby enemies (excluding tamed creatures).
L	Removes nearby item drops.
Z	Toggle to fly. Spacebar gives you altitude, Ctrl brings you back down.
Ctrl + MMB (on map)	Teleport to cursor location.
Shift + C	Set time to day.