/defaultgamemode Command Generator
BetaPick the mode players get when they join your world or server for the first time. Great for adventure maps and creative servers.
Describe it — AI writes the command
Type what you want in plain words. The AI fills the form below, so you can see it and change anything. It follows the edition and version you picked.
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Paste a command— edit it here or move it to another version
Players joining the world for the first time start in this mode. Players already in the world keep theirs — change them with /gamemode.
Your command · Java 26.3
26 characters/defaultgamemode adventure
- Only players joining for the first time get this mode — use /gamemode for players already in the world.
Raw editor
How it works
/defaultgamemode takes one mode. It changes the world's default, not the mode of anyone already playing.
defaultgamemode adventure defaultgamemode creative
Java 1.13 and later read only the full names (old versions and Bedrock also take numbers and letters); the generator writes names, which work everywhere. To move players who are already in the world, use /gamemode.
FAQ
Why didn't my game mode change?
/defaultgamemode only affects players joining for the first time. Use /gamemode <mode> @a for everyone already in the world.
How do I force a game mode on a server?
On Java, set force-gamemode=true in server.properties: players get the default mode every time they join. On Bedrock, set the world's game mode and turn off player permissions to change it.
Can the default be spectator?
Yes on Java. On older Bedrock releases spectator was experimental, so it may need the experiment turned on.
Is the default the same as hardcore?
No. Hardcore is a world setting chosen when the world is created; /defaultgamemode can't turn it on.