The '''Select World'''{{only|je|short=1}} or '''Play'''{{only|be|short=1}} menu is one of the game's multiple [[menu screen]]s. It provides access to the [[Create New World]] menu, and also lists pre-existing worlds that can be entered.

== ''Java Edition'' ==
[[File:JE-World-Selection-Menu.png|380px|thumb|The "Select World" menu {{in|je}}.]]
When clicking "Singleplayer" on the [[title screen]], the player is brought to this menu if at least one world exists. If no worlds exist, the player is directly brought to the [[Create New World]] menu.

A search bar exists above the screen, allowing the player to find any world with a search.

Each world is listed along with some information about the world, such as world name, [[game mode]], and [[cheats]].

When opened by clicking the "Singleplayer" button with {{key|Space}}, the worlds that are incompatible with the current version or were last played in a snapshot version aren't displayed.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"" data-description="Java Edition Select World menu"
|-
! width="175" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaPlaySelectedWorld.jpg|230px|link=|Play Selected World]]
| Allows the player to enter the selected world. Clicking the play icon while hovering over a world option or double-clicking on a world functions similarly.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaCreateNewWorld.jpg|230px|link=Create New World#Java Edition|Create New World]]
| Brings the player to the [[Create New World]] screen.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaEdit.jpg|150px|link=World Options#Java Edition|Edit]]
| Allows the player to edit the selected world, create backups, or optimize the world.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaDelete.jpg|150px|link=|Delete]]
| Deletes the world.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaReCreate.jpg|150px|link=|Re-Create]]
| Opens the [[Create New World]] screen with options of the selected world already filled in, such as the [[game mode]] or [[world seed|seed]].
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:JavaCancel.jpg|150px|link=|Cancel]]
| Returns the player to the [[title screen]].
|}

== ''Bedrock Edition'' ==
The menu is organized in three different tabs: "Worlds", "Friends" and "Servers". Clicking "Play" on the [[main menu]] brings the player to the "Worlds" tab regardless of whether worlds exist.
By clicking on the cross in the top right corner, the player returns to the main menu. 

=== Worlds ===
[[File:BE-1.19.2-World-Selection-Menu.png|thumb|The "Worlds" tab of the "Play" menu {{in|be}}.]]
This tab lists all worlds by name along with the [[game mode]] of the world, the date when the world was last played and the world's file size. 
If the player has a [[Realm]], worlds on the Realm are listed here as well. Unless already subscribed, a button advertising [[Realms Plus]] is displayed on top of the list.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"" data-description="Bedrock Edition Worlds tab"
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:BedrockCreateNew.jpg|300px|link=|Create New]]
| Brings the player to a screen with world templates and a button to go to the [[Create New World]] screen.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:BedrockImportWorld.jpg|30px|link=|Import World]]
| Allows the player to import a world.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:BedrockEditWorld.jpg|30px|link=|Edit World]]
| Allows the player to edit the world's settings.
|}

=== Friends ===
[[File:BE Play Screen Friends Tab.png|thumb|The "Friends" tab of the "Play" menu {{in|be}}.]]
This tab lists worlds currently played by friends that are ready for the player to join, as well as foreign Realms that the player has joined. Worlds set visible to LAN players in the same local network also appear on this screen.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"" data-description="Bedrock Edition Friends tab"
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:BedrockAddFriend.jpg|200px|link=|Add Friend]]
| Allows the player to add friends by gamertag to their Xbox account.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" |  [[File:BedrockJoinRealm.jpg|200px|link=|Join Realm]]
| Allows the player to join a foreign Realm by invite code.
|}

=== Servers ===
{{Main|Server List}}
[[File:Featured Servers.png|thumb|The "Servers" tab of the "Play" menu {{in|be}}.]]
Opens the server list, where the player can join the [[featured servers]] or (except on consoles) join other servers by entering a server adress.

=== New UI ===
The new UI rearranges and renames some options in the Play menu. It is divided into three tabs: "Worlds", "Realms" and "Servers". Clicking on the arrow in the top left leads back to the main menu, while the icon in the top right opens the friends list.

==== Worlds ====
[[File:NewBedrock Play Screen "Worlds" Tab.png|380px|thumb|The "Worlds" tab of the "Play" menu {{in|be}}.]]

{| class="wikitable" border="1"" data-description="Bedrock Edition Worlds tab"
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:NewBedrock "Worlds" CreateNewWorld.png|220px|link=Create New World#Bedrock Edition]]
| Brings the player to the [[Create New World]] screen to create a new world from scratch.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:NewBedrock "Worlds" WorldsByCreators.png|220px|link=Marketplace]]
| Allows the player to select a world template from [[Marketplace]], and then go to the Create New World screen to create it.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:NewBedrock "Worlds" ImportWorld.png|220px|link=|Import World]]
| Allows the player to import a world : '''Windows devices only'''<br>
*Not '''Mobile'''<ref>{{bug|MCPE-174595|MCPE-174595|'''{{Font color|Red|Works As Intended}}:''' Missing Export and Import buttons on mobile devices}}</ref> and '''Chromebooks'''<ref>{{bug|MCPE-180257|MCPE-180257|'''{{Font color|Red|Works As Intended}}:''' Missing Export and Import buttons on Chromebooks}}</ref> devices
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:NewBedrock "Worlds" EditWorld.png|220px|link=World Options#Bedrock Edition]]
| Edit the world's settings.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:NewBedrock Friends.png|220px|link=Multiplayer#Bedrock Edition]]
| Allows the player to Friends [[Multiplayer]]
|}

==== Realms ====
[[File:NewBedrock Play Screen "Realms" Tab.png|380px|thumb|The "Realms" tab of the "Play" menu {{in|be}}.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
|[[File:NewBedrock "Realms" Invitations.png|220px|link=]]
|Shows player invitations to Minecraft Realms
|-
|[[File:NewBedrock "Realms"  JoinRealm.png|220px|link=]]
|Allows player join realm using a code.
|}

==== Servers ====
[[File:NewBedrock Play Screen "Servers" Tab.png|380px|thumb|The "Servers" tab of the "Play" menu {{in|be}}.]]

{| class="wikitable" border="1"" data-description="Bedrock Edition Servers tab"
|-
! width="125" | Option
! Description
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:NewBedrock "Servers"  AddServer.png|220px|link=]]
| Brings the player to the Add Server screen to add a new server to the list.
|-
| style="font-size: large; text-align: center;" | [[File:NewBedrock "Servers" Play.png|220px|link=]]
| Let the player join the selected server from the Servers Tab.
|}

== History ==
{{section needing info|release versions}}{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java classic}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.0.13a|Added level saving and loading screens accessible from the pause menu.
|Level saving and loading is cloud-based and available only to players with paid accounts. This form of saving and loading is now nonfunctional when playing older versions.
|There are five save slots.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||Minecraft Infdev|dev=20100327|link=Minecraft Infdev|slink=Java Edition Infdev 20100327|Added "Select World" menu, replacing the save and load level menus as well as the [[Create_New_World#History|"Generate new level"]] menu.
|Like the save and load level menus, there are five level slots.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3|Added "Play Selected World" button. Each world is no longer a button, but an item in a scrollable list displaying the world name, file name, last time played, file size, and whether it must be converted. Clicking on a world once makes buttons apply to it and double clicking opens it.
|Added "Create New World" button. Worlds are no longer limited to 5 slots.
|Added "Rename" button. Worlds have names set by the player rather than being fixed as World 1 to World 5.
|Renamed "Delete world..." button to "Delete".
}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Worlds indicate their game mode}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w37a|Added "Re-Create" option to the World selection menu.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=?|Changed world items to the top instead of center.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w32b|Added world icons.|When edit world is clicked, the player has two new options: "Reset icon" Allows the player to reset the thumbnail without going into the folder, and "Open folder" opens the folder for the world, under <code>.minecraft</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w32c|Changed "Rename" button to "Edit" button.}}
|{{HistoryLine|Bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.30.22|[[File:NewPlayScreen.png|70px]] Enabled new UI for Play screen, a UI for preview currently.}}
}}

== Gallery ==
===Java Edition===
<gallery>
Select world (Beta 1.2).png|Select World in [[Beta 1.2]].
World Select Versions.png|First image of worlds displaying the last played version.
World Backup Prompt.jpg|Prompt to backup a world when loading a new version.
JE-1.19-World-Selection-Menu.png|The "Select World" menu before [[Java Edition 1.20.5]].
</gallery>

=== Bedrock Edition ===
<gallery>
IPodWorldSelectionScreen.png|The World Selection screen before [[Pocket Edition v0.7.0 alpha|v0.7.0]].
MinecraftPE-WorldSelectionAfter070.png|World Selection screen from v0.7.0 to [[Pocket Edition v0.8.1 alpha|v0.8.1]].
World Select 0110.jpg|World Selection screen in [[Pocket Edition v0.11.0 alpha|v0.11.0]] (Moved the edit button).
RealmsPE1.png|The Realms screen when not logged in from v0.7.0 to [[Pocket Edition v0.7.5 alpha|v0.7.5]].
RealmsPE2.png|The Realms screen when logged in from v0.7.0 to v0.7.5.
MCPE1.2WorldSelection.png|World Selection screen from [[Bedrock Edition 1.2.0|1.2.0]] to [[Bedrock Edition 1.21.51|1.21.51]].
Better Together World Importing 1.jpg|Importing worlds in [[Bedrock Edition 1.2.0|1.2.0]].
Better Together World Importing 2.jpg|Importing worlds in [[Bedrock Edition 1.2.0|1.2.0]].
</gallery>

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
<gallery>
Select World TU0.png|The World Selection screen in [[TU0]].
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Ore UI]], the {{el|bedrock}} UI refresh

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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