Looking for Skyrim console commands and cheats? Then your wait ends here. A game as vast and heavily modded as Skyrim has a wide range of cheats to choose from. These cheats can only be used via a PC. Right from money & NPC cheats to quest and player commands, we’ve all of them covered right here in this guide.
Best Skyrim PC Console Commands and Cheats
This guide is divided into different sections that include various types of commands and cheats. But first things first, let us look at the most recommended Skyrim console commands and cheats:
| Cheats | Description |
| TGM | God Mode (adds infinite health, stamina & magicka) |
| TIM | Immortal Mode |
| TCAI | Toggles combat AI on & off |
| TAI | Toggles non-combat AI on & off |
| TCL | No-Clip mode (fly and move through the environment) |
| Kill | Instantly kills target |
Skyrim Money Cheats & NPC Commands
| Cheats | Description |
| player.AddItem [item ID] [#] | Adds item to Inventory. |
| resurrect | Brings dead NPC back to life. Adding ‘1’ will keep their current items intact. |
| removeallitems | Removes all items of any targeted NPC. |
| tdetect | Turns off AI detection but won’t work for pickpocketing. |
| tc | Will allow you take control of the targeted NPC. |
| sexchange | Will change the gender of the targeted NPC or yourself. |
| kill all | All non-essential NPC’s will be killed in the area. |
| player.setscale [#] | Add between 0.1 to 10 in exchange of ‘#’ to change the height of your character or NPC. |
| set timescale to [#] | Changes the rate of time passage in the game. 1 is real-time while 20 is default. |
| sw <WeatherID> | Set your desired weather in the game. |
Skyrim Quest Commands
| Cheats | Description |
| caqs | Completes all Primary Quest stages (game can crash, not recommended) |
| saq | Start all quests (may cause your PC to crash) |
| sqt | Shows all targets for the current quest |
| sqo | Shows all objectives for the current quest |
| movetoqt QuestID | Moves you to the target of the quest |
| showquesttargets | Shows the Quest IDs for current quests |
| player.sqs QuestID | Shows the stages of a quest |
| completeQuest <QuestID> | Completes a single quest |
Skyrim Player Cheats
| Cheats | Description |
| Addshout <ShoutID> | Adds a shout. Choose from the list here. |
| SetPlayerRace <Raceid> | Your character’s race will be changed. |
| showracemenu | Access the character creator menu to change your character’s appearance. |
| fov <#> | Set your field of view. Default setting is 75 and the maximum is 180. |
| animcam | Change the angle of your camera. |
| player.addspell <variable> | Will add a spell to your abilities. |
| Player.removespell <variable> | Removes a spell. |
| player.advlevel | Your character will level up. |
How to Use Console Commands on Skyrim
Learning how to use console commands on Skyrim is quite simple. But if you haven’t done it before, then follow the instructions below.
- First, you will need to press the tilde (~) key to open the developer console
- Now, copy and paste any cheats from our list above.
- Press the “~” key again to execute the command.
You will now be able to see your cheat taking effect in the game. With that, we have reached the end of our guide on Skyrim console commands and cheats. For more tips & tricks like this, check out how to install Skyrim mods in our Skyrim section.
