Skyrim console commands (otherwise known as cheats) put all of the game’s items, weapons, armor sets, spells, and functions at your fingertips. You could spend hours exploring and searching for these if you wanted, but if you’re in a rush or jumping back into the game after a new release, then why not use console commands to speed things up?
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This guide will list all of the console commands and cheats in Skyrim, including IDs, how to activate them, and their effects.
Skyrim Console Commands and Cheats List
It is super easy to activate console commands in Skyrim. All you need to do is press the “~” (tilde) key on your keyboard during gameplay to start entering commands immediately.
Below is the list of general console commands and cheats in Skyrim:
| Command | Effect |
|---|---|
| unlock | Unlocks a targeted item |
| tai | Enables/disables all non-combat AI activity |
| dispelallspels | Removes all spell and poison effects from the target |
| player.dispelallspells | Removes all spell and poison effects from your character |
| tc | Take control of a target NPC |
| tcai | Enables/disables all combat AI activity |
| tcl | Enables/disables free view mode |
| tdetect | Enables/disables AI detection |
| teofis | Increases FPS count by adjusting blur and contrast |
| tfow | Enables/disables map fog |
| tg | Enables/disables grass visibility |
| tgm | Enables/disables god mode |
| tim | Enables/disables immortal mode |
| tll | Increases FPS count by disabling distant object rendering |
| tm | Hides/shows GUI, including console |
| ts | Increases FPS count by reducing sky effects |
| tscr | Enables/disables global script processing |
| tt | Enables/disables tree visibility |
| tws | Enables/disables water visibility |
| twf | Enables/disables wireframing |
| disable | Hides selected target |
| enable | Shows selected target |
| getlevel | Displays the current level of selected target |
| player.getlevel | Displays the current level of your character |
| markfordelete | Deletes selected target |
| openactorcontainer 1 | Opens an inventory of selected target |
| recycleactor | Revives NPCs and restores containers |
| player.recycleactor | Adds iron gear and weapons to your inventory |
| resetai | Resets AI to default status |
| resetinventory | Resets a targeted inventory to default status |
| sexchange | Changes sex of selected target |
| player.sexchange | Changes sex of your character |
| completeallqueststages | Completes all quests in the game (may cause glitches) |
| startallquests | Starts all quests in the game |
| showquesttargets | Displays all quest IDs |
| advlevel | Advances your character by 1 Level |
| toggleanimatorcam | Enables/disables animator camera |
| playerspellbok | Unlocks all spells and dragon shouts for your character |
| resethealth | Sets the HP of selected target to default maximum |
| show1stperson | Enables/disables first-person view |
| showinventory | Shows the contents of selected target’s inventory |
| clearscreenblood | Removes all blood effects on the screen |
| killall | Kills all inactive NPCs within close vicinity |
| purgecellbuffers | Deletes all buffered inactive map cells |
| quitgame | Closes the game |
| refreshini | Applies all settings changes without reboot |
| saveini | Saves all settings changes |
| showglobalvars | Displays all global variables |
| showquestobjectives | Displays all quest related objectives |
| toggleborders | Enables/disables border cells |
Here are the specific console commands and cheats for Skyrim that involve IDs and values. You can find all of them on the official Skyrim ID listings page.
| Command | Effect |
|---|---|
| additem [ID] [value] | Adds an item and its amount to selected target |
| player.additem [ID] [value] | Adds an item and its amount to your character |
| kill [ID] | Sets the HP of selected target to zero |
| resurrect [0/1] | Resurrects dead target (set 0 or 1 for inventory) |
| lock [value] | Locks selected target (set value of lock level) |
| setghost [0/1] | Makes target immune (set 0 or 1 to turn off or on) |
| duplicateallitems [ID] | Copies the inventory from target to NPC ID |
| equipitem [ID] | Equips target with selected item ID |
| player.equipitem [ID] | Equips your character with selected item ID |
| equipspell [ID] | Equips target with a spell, power, potion ID |
| player.equipspell [ID] | Equips your character with a spell, power, potion ID |
| equipshout [ID] | Equips target with a dragon shout ID |
| player.equipshout [ID] | Equips your character with a dragon shout ID |
| tfc [1] | Enables free camera |
| sucsm [value] | Controls the speed of the free camera |
| tmm [0/1] | Enables/disables map markers (0 – off, 1 – on) |
| restoreactorvalue [ID] [value] | Sets the amount of specific trait to a target |
| damageactorvalue [ID] [value] | Removes the amount of specific trait from a target |
| getavinfo [ID] | Displays target’s current trait value and more |
| getlocationcleared [ID] | Checks whether the location has been cleared |
| getrelationshiprank [ID] | Displays the level of relations of your character and target NPC ID |
| hasperk [ID] | Displays perk level of selected target |
| modav [ID] [value] | Adds trait value from target to NPC ID |
| player.modav | Adds trait value from target to your character |
| moveto [ID] | Teleports your character to the location of NPC ID |
| playidle [ID] | Makes target perform animation ID |
| pushactoraway [ID] [value] | Pushes target away from NPC ID on a certain distance value |
| removeallitems [ID] | Clears entire inventory of NPC ID |
| setactoralpha [0-1] | Sets the transparency of target |
| getangle [x / y / z] | Displays the angle value of selected target |
| setangle [x / y / z] [0-360] | Sets the angle value of selected target |
| getpos [x / y / z] | Displays the coordinates of selected target |
| setpos [x / y / z] [value] | Sets the coordinates of selected target |
| setav [ID] [value] | Sets the trait value to NPC ID |
| setessential [ID] [0/1] | Sets the essential role of NPC ID (0 – off, 1 – on) |
| setfavorstate [0/1] | Makes target do favors for you (0 – off, 1 – on) |
| setgs [ID] [value] | Sets game settings ID to specific value |
| setlocationcleared [ID] [0/1] | Gives location ID cleared status (0 – off, 1 – on) |
| setnpcweight [value] | Sets the weight of selected target |
| setownership [ID / ID] | Sets the ownership of NPC ID to faction ID |
| setrelationshiprank [ID] [value] | Sets the relationship value of your character to NPC ID |
| setscale [value] | Sets the size of selected target |
| setunconscious [0/1] | Makes target unconscious (0) or conscious (1) |
| shp [value] | Sets HDR shader configuration |
| sifh [0/1] | Sets if target gets damaged by your character |
| str [0-1] | Sets the transparency of selected target |
| unequipitem [ID] | Unequips selected item |
| completequest [ID] | Completes selected quest |
| getstage [ID] | Displays your current status on a selected quest |
| resetquest [ID] | Resets selected quest |
| setobjectivecompleted [ID] [ID] [0 / 1] | Sets whether on quest ID objective ID is completed (1) or not (0) |
| setstage [ID] [ID] | Teleports your character to quest ID stage ID |
| showquestvars [ID] | Displays all variables of selected quest |
| showqueststages [ID] | Displays all stages of selected quest |
| addperk [ID] | Adds perk ID to target |
| addshout [ID] | Adds dragon shout ID to target |
| addspell [ID] | Adds spell ID to target |
| player.addperk [ID] | Adds perk ID to your character |
| player.addshout [ID] | Adds dragon shout ID to your character |
| player.addspell [ID] | Adds spell ID to your character |
| advskill [ID] [value] | Adds specified amount of XP points to your selected skill ID |
| drop [ID] [value] | Removes item ID and specified amount from target inventory |
| fov [0-100] | Sets your field of view |
| incpcs [ID] | Adds one point to selected skill ID |
| playerenchantobject [ID] [ID] | Adds an item ID with enchantment ID to your inventory |
| removeitem [ID] [value] | Removes item ID and set amount from target |
| removeperk [ID] | Removes perk ID from target |
| removespell [ID] | Removes spell ID from target |
| player.removeitem [ID] [value] | Removes item ID and set amount from your character |
| player.removeperk [ID] | Removes perk ID from your character |
| player.removespell [ID] | Removes spell ID from your character |
| setcrimegold [value] [ID] | Sets the amount of bounty to faction ID |
| setplayerrace [ID] | Changes the race of your character |
| spf [ID] | Saves your character’s facial features to file ID |
| teachword [ID] | Adds word of power ID to your character |
| unlockword [ID] | Unlocks selected word of power |
| bat [ID] | Executes batch file ID |
| forceweather [ID] | Changes weather to selected one |
| getglobalvalue [ID] | Displays selected global value |
| getincell [ID] | Displays whether the target is within the cell ID |
| getpcmiscstat [ID] | Displays the value of misc. statistic ID |
| help [ID] | Displays all commands for selected ID |
| load [ID] | Loads specified save file ID |
| modpcmiscstat [ID] [value] | Adds a certain amount to misc. statistic ID |
| playercreatepotion [ID] | Adds specified potion to your inventory |
| pickrefbyid [ID] | Sets target on specified ID |
| removefromfaction [ID] | Removes target from faction ID |
| resetinterior [ID] | Resets the cell within the location ID |
| save [ID] | Saves game to specified file ID |
| set [ID] [value] | Sets global variable ID to certain value |
| sgtm [value] | Sets the speed the game runs at |
| showmessage [ID] | Displays specified message |
| centeronworld [ID] [x] [y] | Teleports your character to world name ID at specified coordinates |
| say [ID] | Forces selected target to perform dialogue ID |
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