Looking for Skyrim console commands and cheats? Then your wait ends here. A game as vast and heavily modified as Skyrim has a wide variety of cheats to choose from. These cheats can only be used via PC. From money and NPC cheats to quests and player teams, we’ve covered everything right here in this guide.
Best Skyrim Console Commands for PC and Cheats
This guide is divided into different sections which include different types of commands and cheats. But first things first, let’s take a look at the most recommended Skyrim console commands and cheats:
| Cheats | Description |
| THM | God Mode (adds infinite health, stamina and magicka) |
| TIM | Immortal Mode |
| TCAI | Turns combat AI on and off |
| TAY | Turns non-combat AI on and off |
| TKL | No-Clip mode (fly and move around the environment) |
| Murder | Instantly kills the target |
Skyrim Money Cheats and NPC Commands
| Cheats | Description |
| player.AddItem [item id] [#] | Adds an item to inventory. |
| resurrect |
Brings dead NPCs back to life. Adding a “1”will keep their current elements intact. |
| remove all elements | Removes all items of any target NPC. |
| tdetect | Disables AI detection, but doesn’t work for pickpocketing. |
| tk | Allows you to take control of the target NPC. |
| sex change |
Will change the gender of the target NPC or self. |
| kill them all | All non-essential NPCs will be killed in the area. |
| player.setscale[#] |
Add 0.1 to 10 instead of “#”to change the height of your character or NPC. |
| set time scale to [#] |
Changes the speed of time in the game. 1 is real time and 20 is the default. |
| sw<WeatherID> | Set the desired weather in the game. |
Skyrim Quest Teams
| Cheats | Description |
| caqs |
Completes all stages of the main quest (game may crash, not recommended) |
| sak | Run all quests (may crash your PC) |
| sq. | Shows all targets for the current quest |
| squaw | Shows all targets for the current quest |
| QuestID | Teleports you to the quest objective |
| quest objectives | Shows quest IDs for current quests |
| player.sqs QuestID | Shows quest steps |
| full quest <QuestID> | Completes solo quest |
Skyrim player codes
| Cheats | Description |
| Addshout<ShoutID> | Adds a scream. Choose from the list here. |
| SetPlayerRace<Raceid> | Your character’s race will be changed. |
| showracemenu |
Enter the character creator menu to change the appearance of your character. |
| field of view <#> |
Set your field of view. The default value is 75, the maximum value is 180. |
| animation | Change the camera angle. |
| player.addspell <variable> | Adds a spell to your abilities. |
| Player.removespell <variable> | Removes a spell. |
| player.advlevel | Your character will level up. |
How to use console commands in Skyrim
Learning how to use console commands in Skyrim is pretty easy. But if you haven’t already, then follow the instructions below.
- First, you will need to press the tilde (~) key to open the developer console.
- Now copy and paste any of the cheats from our list above.
- Press the “~”key again to execute the command.
You should now be able to see your cheat take effect in the game. With that, we’ve come to the end of our Skyrim console commands and cheats guide. For more tips and tricks like this, check out how to install Skyrim mods in our Skyrim section.