Portals

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A portal leading to a new instance, with text demonstrating statistics.

Portals are a method of traveling to different worlds and instances. Portals can be present statically in worlds, or be 'dropped' by users.

Behavior

Creating

A portal can be created by selecting a world on the World menu, choosing New Instance, followed by the instance type, and region that the instance should be hosted in. After this selection, a second screen will appear, with a button that says Drop Portal, and a Lock button next to it. Leaving it unlocked, allows any user to be able to see the portal; if the portal is locked, then the portal will only appear to your friends and yourself.

Dropping

Once the Drop Portal button is chosen, a visual marker appears to select the area where you want to place a portal. portals must be placed on a flat surface not intersecting with the world or players. The portal also cannot be placed near any spawn points.

To confirm the placement of a portal, click the left mouse button, the controller trigger, tap the screen, or pinch your thumb and index finger together, depending on which input method is being used. A VR user can also switch which hand drops the portal by pressing the grip button on the controller they want to use.

If the "Portal Mode" setting is set to "Drop In Front" the portal will appear in front of you as soon as the Drop Portal button is selected.

The portal will then appear to others, displaying the world name, the user who dropped the portal, region, instance number, instance type, the group hosting the instance (if applicable), instance capacity, platform compatibility, as well as a timer. The timer will count down from thirty to zero seconds. When the portal reaches zero seconds, the portal will disappear. The timer resets back to thirty seconds after a user enters the portal.

If a portal is leading to a world that is not compatible with a certain platform, then users seeing the portal from an incompatible platform will not be able to enter the instance. Instead, the portal will have a red "X" icon surrounding it. It is generally considered mindful to be aware of friends and acquaintances who may be on other platforms before going to another instance so that they don't get left behind due to this.

Portals to Public/GroupPublic can be dropped by everyone. Portals to Group+ instances can be dropped by the owner of the Group or if with "Portal to Group+ Instances" permission. Portals to Friends+/Friends/Invite+/Invite instances can be dropped by the owner of the instance.

Selecting

When a portal is available, they can be clicked on, like other users. By opening up the Quick Menu, clicking on a portal's capsule will open up its world page, and instance information. This allows you to pre-load the world instance instead of walking into the portal, as well as browse its world download size, or favorite it.

Static portals

Portals may appear pre-placed in worlds, leading to other worlds. These are called "static portals". When a user walks into a static portal, the portal will display a newly generated instance ID. Within thirty seconds, any user may follow into that portal's instance. Static Portals do not disappear.

Settings

A variety of settings are available to customize portals. These can be accessed by going to the Settings Menu and typing portal in the Search bar.

• Portal Prompt - Toggles the requirement for input confirmation from a controller before entering a portal.
• Portal Mode - Place Manually, Drop in Front.
  • Place Manually lets a user control where their portal is dropped.
  • Drop In Front causes the portal to instantaneously spawn in front of the user.
• Show Portal Notifications - Notifications will appear on your HUD when a portal is dropped.
• Only Show Friend Join/Leave/Portal Notifications - This toggle will restrict portal notifications to only show when friends drop a portal.

Cosmetics

Portal skins are a type of cosmetic item that can be used to change the appearance of portals. Aside from their unique design, they can feature different opening and closing animations and sound effects. Portal skin can be selected in the "Cosmetics" tab in the Inventory.

List of known portal skins

Image	Name	Released	Available until	Requirement	Description
	Default Portal	14 August 2024	-	-	"The default portal."
	B3-7A Portal	September 29, 2025	October 14, 2025	Buy from the Shop during the 2025.3.4 Open Beta.	"Do you simply move from dimension to dimension, or do you rip through the fabric of reality itself?"
	L1-V3 Portal	October 14, 2025	November 6, 2025	Buy from the Shop.	"To step in is to become a replica. You will never be you again, but will you be yourself?"
	Runic Gateway	November 6, 2025	December 8, 2025	Buy from the Shop.	"A magical Runic Gateway, featuring new animations and sound effects."
	Glacial Construct	December 9, 2025	February 5, 2026	Buy from the Shop.	"A portal constructed out of ice. Features new animations and sound effects."
	VRCat’s Cozy Mantle	December 8, 2025	February 1, 2026	Gift a VRC+ subscription during the Holiday Event 2025.	"VRCat’s Cozy Mantle! A holiday-themed Portal, featuring new animations and sound effects."
	Ring of Fire	December 29, 2025	February 5, 2026	Buy from the Shop.	"A portal built from fire. Features new animations and sound effects."
	Love's Passage	February 5, 2026	February 28, 2026	Buy from the Shop.	"A heart-shaped portal. Features new animations and sound effects."
	Festive Gate	February 17, 2026	April 1, 2026	Buy from the Shop.	"An ornate gate portal, glowing with Lunar New Year spirit."
	Time Washing Machine	March 5, 2026	April 14, 2026	Buy from the Shop	"A Time Washing Machine. Yeah, no, really."
	Torii Gate	April 3, 2026	June 1, 2026	Buy from the Shop	"A Torii Gate Portal!"
	Stellar Conduit	May 8, 2026	July 3, 2026	Buy from the Shop	"The strange creation rattles with energy…"
	Neon Star	June 1, 2026	July 1, 2026	Gift 2 months of VRC+ during Pride Month 2026	"You're the star. Strut your stuff"
	Furality Ultra Floortal	June 1, 2026	?	?	"Your gateway throughout the Ultraplex. Jump in!"

SDK

World authors can add portals to their world via the VRC Portal Marker prefab from the VRChat SDK. It is located in Packages/com.vrchat.worlds/Samples/UdonExampleScene/Prefabs/VRCPortalMarker.prefab. It allows a world ID along with an optional custom portal name. Alternatively, the Portal Marker may point to the official VRChat Hub or Home World instead.

VRC Portal Marker scripts can be updated dynamically through Udon.

See also

• Loading Screens
• Worlds