Every Skyrim console command worth knowing — god mode, additem, level and skill boosts, spawning, teleport, quest fixes — plus how to open the console and the keyboard-layout catch that stops most people. Special/Anniversary Edition. Search, copy, paste.
PC only: the console exists on the Special/Anniversary Edition on PC (Steam/GOG/Game Pass) — there's no console on Xbox or PlayStation. Load a save or start a new game.
Press the tilde key (~) — just below Esc, left of the 1 — to open it. Type a command and press Enter; commands aren't case-sensitive.
To target an NPC or object, open the console and left-click it — its RefID shows at the top, and commands like kill or unlock now apply to it. Click again to deselect.
`, ², ^, |, < or @, or rebind the key. Also: entering any console command disables achievements for that session (the SKSE 'Achievements Mods Enabler' mod is the known workaround).Type to filter, hit Copy, paste in-game. 39 commands. Placeholders in [brackets] are values you fill in.
| Command | What it does | Category |
|---|---|---|
| tgm | God mode — infinite health, magicka and stamina, and no carry-weight limit. | God / Cheats |
| tim | Immortal mode — you still take damage but health can't reach zero. | God / Cheats |
| tcl | Toggle collision (noclip) — walk or fly through walls and terrain. | God / Cheats |
| tdetect | NPCs stop detecting you (note: disables pickpocketing while it's on). | God / Cheats |
| psb | Add every spell and shout in the game to your character. | God / Cheats |
| tmm 1 | Reveal all map markers (tmm 0 hides them). | God / Cheats |
| player.setav [stat] [value] | Set an attribute or skill to an exact value — e.g. player.setav speedmult 150. | Player |
| player.modav [stat] [amount] | Add to or subtract from an attribute — e.g. player.modav carryweight 500. | Player |
| player.setlevel [level] | Set your character level directly. | Player |
| advlevel | Force an immediate level-up. | Player |
| advskill [skill] [xp] | Grant raw skill XP — levels the skill the legit way and earns perks. e.g. advskill onehanded 5000. | Player |
| player.addperk [perkID] | Add a perk by its Form ID (prerequisite perks aren't auto-granted). | Player |
| showracemenu | Reopen character creation to change appearance (caution: can reset stats/skills). | Player |
| sexchange | Switch the targeted character's gender. | Player |
| player.additem [itemID] [amount] | Add items to your inventory — e.g. player.additem f 10000 for 10,000 gold. | Items / Inventory |
| player.removeitem [itemID] [amount] | Remove items from your inventory. | Items / Inventory |
| equipitem [itemID] [0/1] | Make the targeted NPC equip an item. | Items / Inventory |
| help "[name]" 4 | Search for an item by name and return its Form ID (the 4 filters results to items). | Items / Inventory |
| player.placeatme [baseID] [count] | Spawn an NPC or object at you (use sparingly — heavy NPC spawns can bloat saves). | Spawning |
| coc [cellID] | Teleport to any named cell — e.g. coc whiterun. | Spawning |
| coc qasmoke | Teleport to the hidden dev test room — its chests hold nearly every item. Leave with another coc, not the door. | Spawning |
| kill | Kill the targeted actor instantly. | Targeting / NPCs |
| killall | Kill all loaded non-essential NPCs nearby. | Targeting / NPCs |
| resurrect | Resurrect the targeted corpse (resurrect 1 keeps its items). | Targeting / NPCs |
| setessential [baseID] [0/1] | Make a character immortal (1) or mortal (0) — uses the Base ID. | Targeting / NPCs |
| tai | Toggle AI for the target — they freeze. | Targeting / NPCs |
| tcai | Toggle combat AI — they won't fight. | Targeting / NPCs |
| unlock | Unlock the targeted door or container. | Targeting / NPCs |
| set timescale to [n] | How fast time passes (default 20; 1 = real-time; 0 freezes the clock). | World / Time |
| fw [weatherID] | Force the weather to a type immediately. | World / Time |
| sw [weatherID] | Set the weather (transitions more smoothly than fw). | World / Time |
| setstage [questID] [stage] | Advance a stuck quest to a specific stage. | Quests |
| sqs [questID] | Show a quest's stages so you know which setstage number to use. | Quests |
| movetoqt [questID] | Teleport to a quest's current objective. | Quests |
| caqs | CAUTION: completes every quest stage in the game — commonly breaks saves. Testing only. | Quests |
| tfc | Toggle free camera (tfc 1 also pauses for screenshots). | Camera / Debug |
| sucsm [n] | Set free-camera speed (default 1). | Camera / Debug |
| fov [n] | Set field of view (note your original first — it persists). | Camera / Debug |
| tm | Toggle the HUD/menus (also hides the console — type tm again blind to restore). | Camera / Debug |
player.additem [itemID] [amount] — e.g. player.additem f 10000 adds 10,000 gold. Use help "[name]" 4 to find any item's ID first.tgm toggles God Mode (unlimited health, magicka, stamina and carry weight). Prefer tim if you'd rather take damage but stay unkillable.advskill [skill] [xp] (e.g. advskill destruction 10000) levels a skill the legit, perk-earning way, or use player.setlevel / advlevel to jump character level.Console open? Here's the rest of the toolkit.