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Settings are preferences to customize your VRChat experience. This article provides a verbose explanation for the amount of settings in VRChat.

Quick Menu

UI Elements

Name Values Tooltip
Nameplate Visibility
  • Standard
  • Icon
  • Hidden
Set nameplate visibility
Show Group Banner On/Off Click to show/hide group nameplate banners
Quick Menu Info On/Off Click to enable/disable extra nameplate information while the Quick Menu is open
HUD Detail Level
  • Verbose
  • Minimal
  • Off
Change HUD detail level

Your Avatar

Name Values Tooltip
Allow Avatar Cloning On/Off
Auto Disable Avatar Cloning On/Off
Avatar Gestures On/Off
Pause Avatar Interactions On/Off
Avatar Allowed to Interact
Avatar Self Interact On/Off

Avatar Culling

Name Values Tooltip
Hide Beyond
Show Nearest
Always Show Friend Avatars
Allow override with "Show Avatar"

Chatbox

Name Values Tooltip
Clear Chatbox
Show Keyboard
Local Chatbox Visibility
Chatbox Position
Chatbox Size
Chatbox Opacity
Display Duration
Notifications Volume
Show Own Chatbox

Display and Visual Adjustments

Name Values Tooltip
Screen Brightness
Bloom Intensity
Color Filters
Filter Intensity
Apply To World
Color Filter

Comfort

Name Values Tooltip
Responsive Menu

Debug

Name Values Tooltip
FPS
Ping
Build
Logging
Pin FPS and Ping
Report Bug

Main Menu

Audio & Voice

Audio Volume

Name Values Tooltip
Master 0-125% Control the master volume for all audio
UI/Menu 0-100% Control the menu sound volume
World 0-100% Control the volume of sounds in this world
Voices 0-100% Control the volume of other user's voices
Avatars 0-100%
User Volume Overrides Reset Reset the volume of other users

Microphone

Name Values Tooltip
Change Device Microphone List
Mic Output Volume 0-100% Control the volume of your microphone
Noise Suppression On/Off
Mic Activation Threshold 0-100% Adjust the point where your microphone picks up your voice
Microphone Behaviour Push to Talk, Always Off, Always On, Toggle Change how the microphone is activated.
World Join Behaviour
Mic Icon Visibility On activity, When Muted, Always On Change when the microphone icon on your HUD is visible. / [Always On] Microphone icon always stays visible / [On Activity] Microphone icon fades in when you speak / [When Muted] Microphone icon only fades in when you speak while muted

Earmuff Mode

Name Values Tooltip
Earmuff Mode On/Off Reduce the volume of others outside of a distance.
Distance 0.0-10.0m Reduce the volume of users outside of this range.
Falloff Distance 0.0-10.0m The distance at which user volumes are fully reduced.
Outside Volume 0-100% The lowest volume user voice will be reduced to.
Always Show Visual Aide On/Off [On] Showing Earmuff radius at all times. Toggle to only show when using sliders. / [Off] Only showing the Earmuff effect radius when using the sliders, click to show at all times
Include Avatar Audio
Forward Cone 0-100% The slider adjusts the shape of your earmuffs to favor users in front of you
Falloff Forward Shift 0-100% Adjust the amount of forward offset that the directionality property applies to you earmuffs falloff zone
Shape Follows Rotation of Camera, Avatar Sets the type for following camera / The earmuffs shape follows your [camera's/avatar's] rotation
Lock Shape Rotation On/Off [Unlock/Lock] the earmuff shape's rotation

Comfort & Safety

Comfort

Name Values Tooltip
Personal Space On/Off Avatars disappear if they get too close, friends are not affected
AFK Detection On/Off

Safety

Name Values Tooltip
Streamer Mode On/Off Friend requests will be auto-declined, user images and thumbnails will be disabled, and your location will be hidden
Show Community Labs On/Off Show Community Labs in the World and Search pages
Allow Untrusted URLs On/Off Worlds can display content from unverified sources
Portal Prompt On/Off Portal Prompt is [enabled/disabled], click to [disable/enable]
Portal Mode Drop in Front, Place Manually Choose the portal mode. / Enables Portal [Placement/Drop]
Home Instance Type Invite, Invite+, Friends, Friends+, Public Set your home instance type. / Set your home instance to [Invite/Invite+/Friends/Friends+/Public]
Home Region Automatic, US East, US West, Europe, Japan Set the region used by your home instance. / [Automatic] Let VRChat choose the best home region for you. / Set your home instance region to [US West/US East/Europe/Japan]

Content Gating

These settings are for Content Gates, and Content Warnings. Please note that if your account is registered with a date of birth of under eighteen years old, then the settings are locked and cannot be toggled off until reaching the age of majority.

Name Values Tooltip
Filter Sexually Suggestive Content On/Off Enable to hide content labeled with this Content Warning.
Filter Adult Language and Themes On/Off Enable to hide content labeled with this Content Warning.
Filter Graphic Violence On/Off Enable to hide content labeled with this Content Warning.
Filter Excessive Gore On/Off Enable to hide content labeled with this Content Warning.
Filter Extreme Horror On/Off Enable to hide content labeled with this Content Warning.

Graphics

Basic

Name Values Tooltip
Quality Preset
Anti-Aliasing
Mirror Resolution Quarter, Half, Full, Unlimited Set the mirror resolution. / Set mirror resolution to [quarter/half/full/unlimited] mode
Shadows
Level of Detail
Vertical Field of View
Portrait FOV [Mobile] 50-100 Change the field of view when in portrait mode
Landscape FOV [Mobile] 50-100 Change the field of view when in landscape mode
FPS
FPS Limit [Mobile] 20, 30, 60

[PC] -

Set a maximum frame rate.

Advanced

Name Values Tooltip
Particle Physics Quality
Particle Limiter On/Off Limit avatar particles.
Pixel Light Count Off, Low, Medium, High Set pixel light count to [off/low/medium/high]
Forced Camera Near Distance Off, Dynamic, Forced Ocerrides the camera near clip plane. / OFF. Won't override the near clip value and will use the world's camera settings. / Dynamic Mode. Will override camera near clip to 1mm view distance ow lowest possible with Unity's limits in regard to world far view distance. Resets at end of session. / Forced Mode. Camera near distance will always be 1mm. WARNING: This can result in significant render issues in worlds with a high view distance. Resets on world change.
DPI Scale [Mobile] 15-50% The amount we scale down the devices DPI [sic]

Avatars

Your Avatar

Name Values Tooltip
Avatar Gestures On/Off When enabled, VRChat will attempt to match your current finger pose against the standard VRChat hand poses.
Allow Avatar Cloning On/Off Allows other users to clone your current avatar
Auto Disable Avatar Cloning On/Off Click to turn [on/off] automatically disabling avatar cloning upon entering a world
Use Impostor as Fallback On/Off Choose whether or not to use Impostors as a fallback avatar (when available)

Avatar Interactions

Name Values Tooltip
Pause Avatar Interactions On/Off [On] Click to resume interactions and activate overrides. / [Off] Click to pause ALL interactions, INCLUDING users you've overriden to allow.
Avatar Allowed to Interact Nobody, Friends, Everybody Toggles interactions on or off. / [Friends] Allow Avatar Interactions with friends and users you've overridden to allow, except friends you've overridden to deny. / [Everyone] Allow Avatar Interactions with everyone, except users you've overridden to deny. / [Nobody] Deny Avatar Interactions with everyone, except users you've overridden to allow.
Avatar Self Interact On/Off Click to [enable/disable] Self Interaction

Avatar Optimization

Name Values Tooltip
Block Poorly Optimized Avatars [Mobile] Very Poor, Poor and Below

[PC]

Set what avatars to block. / [Very Poor] Very Poor avatars will automatically be hidden / [Poor and Below] Poor and worse avatars will automatically be hidden /
Maximum Download Size [Mobile] No Limit, 1-9MB

[PC]

Set the maximum download size for slower connections or to save bandwidth
Maximum Uncompressed Size [Mobile] No Limit, 1-2-38MB

[PC]

Set the maximum uncompressed size to prevent heavy avatars from loading.
Convert Dynamic Bones to PhysBones On/Off Convert Dynamic Bones to PhysBones
Limit Usage On/Off Limit the usage of dynamic bones.

An avatar's Dynamic Bones and colliders will be removed if it exceeds these limits: 32 max simulated bones; 8 max collision checks.

Avatar Culling

Name Values Tooltip
Hide Avatar Beyond On/Off, 5-50m Improve performance by reducing the number of avatars displayed. / Enable or disable limit.
Maximum Shown Avatars On/Off, 0-30 Improve performance by reducing the number of avatars displayed. / Enable or disable limit.
Always Show Friend Avatars On/Off Toggle to always show friend avatars.
Allow override with "Show Avatar" On/Off Allow selected user's settings to override culling settings.

Avatar Download Prioritization

Priorities will be considered in the order they are listed. If two downloads are otherwise of equal priority, the smallest size (fastest download) will come first. New downloads that are higher priority than all current downloads begin immediately.

Name Values Tooltip
Download Prioritize Distance On/Off, 5-50m Download avatars within this range first. / Enable or disable limit.
Download Prioritize Manually Shown On/Off Click to prioritize downloading avatars from users you've manually shown.
Download Prioritize Friends On/Off Click to prioritize downloading avatars from friends.

OSC

Name Values Tooltip
OSC On/Off Toggle OpenSoundControl on or off.
OSC Debug Panel On/Off Open a screen which will float in front of you and visualize any incoming OSC.
Reset Config Reset Reset the OSC configuration.

Mirrors

Personal Mirror

Name Values Tooltip
Personal Mirror On/Off Turn the personal mirror on or off.
Grabbable On/Off Allows grabbing the mirror to move its world location.
Tracking World, Head, Playspace Select the object which the mirror is anchored. / [World] Mirror tracks world / [Head] Mirror tracks user's head / [Playspace] Mirror tracks playspace
Opacity 0-100% Set the opacity. [0%-100%]
Immersive Move On/Off Enable movement controls when grabbing the mirror.
Mirror Snap On/Off The mirror will snap to specific angles when enabled.
Calibration Mirror On/Off When enabled shows a mirror while calibrating [sic]
Border On/Off Toggle a border to the mirror.
Show Other Players On/Off When enabled, your personal mirror will reflect other players.
Show World On/Off When enabled, your personal mirror will reflect the world.
Show UI On/Off When enabled, your personal mirror will reflect the user interface.
Reset Personal Mirror Reset Resets all personal mirror changes

Face Mirror

Name Values Tooltip
Face Mirror On/Off Turn the face mirror on or off.
Opacity 0-100% Set the opacity. [0%-100%]
Size 0-100% Adjust the size of the face mirror.
Reset Face Mirror Reset Resets all face mirror changes

User Interface

General UI Settings

Name Values Tooltip
Show Tooltips On/Off Display tooltips under menus and objects.
Show Desktop Reticle On/Off Show a small dot in the center of the view
Show Go Button On Load On/Off Show a "Go!" button before entering the world when it's ready
Slider-Snapping On/Off [Enable/Disable] snapping to fixed increments when adjusting sliders
Header Click Scrolls to Top of Page On/Off When enabled, clicking menu headers will scroll pages to the top
Wing Persistence On/Off When persistence is [enabled/disabled]. Quick menu and main menu [share the same/each have their own unique] wing state. Click to [enable/disable] persistence.
Preferred Language See Tooltip English, Francais, Espanol, Italiano, Korean, Deutsch, Japanese, Polski, Pyccknn, Portugues (Brasil), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, toki pona
AFK Detection On/Off

Nameplate

Name Value Tooltip
Nameplate Visibility Standard, Icon, Hidden Set nameplate visibility. / [Standard] Show nameplate above every user / [Icon] Only show icons above each user / [Hidden] Don't show nameplates or icons
Nameplate Scale Tiny, Small, Normal, Medium, Large Change the size of nameplates. / Shows [tiny/small/normal/medium/large] nameplates
Nameplate Opacity 0-100% Change the opacity of the nameplates
Show Group Banner On/Off Click to [show/hide] group nameplate banners
Quick Menu Info On/Off QM Info is [enabled/disabled], click to [disable/enable] extra nameplate information while the Quick Menu is open
Show Fallback Icon On/Off Fallback icon is [enabled/disabled], click to [disable/enable] the Fallback icon on nameplates
Show Earmuffs Icon On/Off Toggle show earmuffs icon.

HUD

Name Values Tooltip
HUD Detail Level Off, Minimal, Verbose Change HUD detail level. / [Verbose] Show notification popups / [Minimal] Only show icons / [Off] Disable HUD
Play Notification Audio On/Off Play audio when you receive a new notification
Show Gesture Icons On/Off Gesture icons are [enabled/disabled], click to [disable/enable] them on HUD
HUD Opacity 0-100% Change HUD Opacity
Mic Opacity 0-100% Change Mic Opacity
Mic Toggle Volume 0-100% Change Mic Toggle Volume

HUD Verbose Mode Settings

Name Values Tooltip
Show Join Notifications On/Off Show user join notifications
Show Leave Notifications On/Off Show user leave notifications
Show Portal Notifications On/Off Show portal created notifications
Only Show Friends Join/Leave/Portal Notifications On/Off Only show join/leave/portal notifications for friends
Show Invites On/Off Show the invite notification popup
Show Friend Requests On/Off Show the friend request notification popup
Notification Position

Chatbox

Chatbox settings are also available in the Accessibility row.

Name Values Tooltip
Local Chatbox Visibility Mine, Friends, Everyone Change chatbox visibility / [Mine] Only show your own chatbox / [Friends] Show chatboxes only from friends / [Everyone] Show chatboxes for everyone
Chatbox Position Above, Forward Set chatbox to [above head/forward] position
Chatbox Height 0-100% Change chatbox height
Chatbox Size 50-150% Change chatbox size
Chatbox Opacity 25-100% Change chatbox opacity
Chatbox Display Duration 2-60 seconds Change chatbox display duration
Chatbox Notification Volume On/Off, 0-100% Change chatbox notification volume
Show Own Chatbox On/Off Show or hide your own chatbox
Clear Chatbox Clear Chatbox N/A
Show Keyboard Show Keyboard N/A

Action Menu

Name Values Tooltip
Action Menu Opacity 0-100% Changes action menu opacity
Action Menu Size 0-100% Changes action menu size

Background Designs

Every user will have access to four Background Designs.

  1. Default
  2. Grid
  3. Grid no-depth
  4. Basic Lines

VRChat+ subscribers will have access to twenty nine extra background designs to choose from.

  1. Abduction
  2. Alchemy
  3. Approach
  4. Bit Mountain
  5. Bokeh
  6. Bolt and Snail
  7. Butterfly ZERO
  8. Cat Dream
  9. Cheese
  10. City Stillness
  11. Circuit
  12. Dragon Smoke
  13. Escape
  14. I am Speed
  15. Jelly
  16. Jungle
  17. Kawaii Cupcakes
  18. Koi
  19. Light Streams
  20. Machine
  21. Magic Rocks
  22. Moonlight
  23. Music
  24. Night Rain
  25. Ronin
  26. Sunset Mountain
  27. Topology
  28. Virtual Waves
  29. Wolf Running

Controls

See also Controls for more detailed information.

This menu will vary, depending on the device being used to access VRChat.

Touch Controls [Mobile]
Name Values Tooltip
Look Sensitvity 0-100% Change how sensitive the touch controls are
Auto Rotate Speed 0-30 Change how fast your rotate when you touch the edge of the screen
Show Secondary UI On/Off [Show/Hide] the secondary UI on the left side of the screen
Enable Auto Walk On/Off Click to [enable/disable] auto walk
Invert Look On/Off Invert up and down movement when looking around the world
Allow Focus View On/Off Click to [enable/disable] focus view support
Interaction Mode Direct Touch, Reticle Aim Change your interaction mode / [Direct Touch] Equip pickups by tapping on them / [Reticle Aim] Aim at pickups and tap the select button

Tracking & IK

Eye Tracking

Name Values Tooltip
Force Eyetracking Raycast On/Off When eyetracking is active, force eyes to converge at a distance determined by raycast hit
Display Eyetracking Debug On/Off When eyetracking is active, display debug overlay information
Disable Eye Look Tracking On/Off Disable tracking eye look direction
Disable Eye Lid Tracking On/Off Disable tracking eyelid closed amount
Mic Mute Disabled Eyetracking On/Off The in-app mic mute function will disable eyetracking as well (when not using push-to-talk mode)

Calibration & Debug

Name Values Tooltip
Legacy Calibration On/Off Toggles using the old locked avatar position style of FBT calibration
One Handed Calibration On/Off Only require holding a single trigger rather than both when finalizing FBT calibration
Display Calibration Visuals On/Off Display extra detail during FBT calibration, Adjust FBT mode, and eyetracking debug
IK Debug Logging On/Off Adds additional output to the log regarding IK
Per-Avatar Calibration Adjustment On/Off Changes made in Adjust FBT mode will be applied per-avatar
Allow Sending Head and Wrist VR Tracking OSC Data* On/Off Send VR system head and wrist OSC data
Calibration Range 0.05-2.00m Determines the distance from predicted supported binding points that the caliibration will search (in meters). The closest binding point to the center of the search sphere will be used.
Confirm Calibration On/Off Confirmation dialogs when clicking the "Calibrate FBT" button are [enabled/disabled], click to [disable/enable].
FBT Tracker Model Sphere, System, Box, Axis Switch tracker model / [Sphere] Sphere - Your trackers will display as the classic default white ball / [System] System - Your trackers will display using models provided by your VR system / [Box] Box - Your trackers will display as boxes with colored sides representing standard xyz axis colors (lighter colors for positive direction) / [Axis] Axis - Your trackers will display with axis aligned protrusions with colored tips representing standard xyz axis colors (lighter colors for positive direction)

*Footnote regarding the Allow Sending Head and Wrist VR Tracking OSC Data option: Legal Disclaimer: You are enabling a feature that will share data about you with third-party services and devices using the OSC network protocol. if you proceed, you are expressly directing VRChat to share data from your headset and other accessories with services and devices that you configure to receive such data. You can turn off this feature at any time in the "Tracking & IK" main menu options page.

Body Tracking

Name Values Tooltip
User Real Height
Metric Units Adjustment
Use Legacy IK Solving
Disable Shoulder Tracking
Freeze Tracking on Disconnect
Shoulder Width Compensation
FBT Locomotion Animation
Tracker Motion Prediction
Wrist Angle
Arm vs Height Ratio
Knee Angle

Accessibility

General Accessibility Settings

Name Values Tooltip
Holoport Locomotion
Locomotion Tunneling
Responsive Menu

Display and Visual Adjustments

Name Values Tooltip
Screen Brightness
Bloom Intensity
Color Filters
Filter Intensity
Apply To World
Color Filter

Haptics

Name Values Tooltip
UI Haptics On/Off When enabled your controller will react when interacting with UI elements
Pickup Haptics On/Off Interact haptics are [enabled/disabled], click to [disable/enable]
Avatar Touch Haptics On/Off Avatar haptics are [enabled/disabled], click to [disable/enable] Avatar haptics

Warning: Haptics can result in faster battery drain

Chatbox

Chatbox settings are also available in the User Interface row.

Name Values Tooltip
Local Chatbox Visibility Mine, Friends, Everyone Change chatbox visibility / [Mine] Only show your own chatbox / [Friends] Show chatboxes only from friends / [Everyone] Show chatboxes for everyone
Chatbox Position Above, Forward Set chatbox to [above head/forward] position
Chatbox Height 0-100% Change chatbox height
Chatbox Size 50-150% Change chatbox size
Chatbox Opacity 25-100% Change chatbox opacity
Chatbox Display Duration 2-60 seconds Change chatbox display duration
Chatbox Notification Volume On/Off, 0-100% Change chatbox notification volume
Show Own Chatbox On/Off Show or hide your own chatbox
Clear Chatbox Clear Chatbox N/A
Show Keyboard Show Keyboard N/A

Debug

Debug

Name Values Tooltip
FPS N/A N/A
Ping N/A N/A
Build N/A N/A
Report Bug Report Bug Click 'Continue' to create a timestamp in your active output log that can be included with your Bug Report (http://feedback.vrchat.com/bug-reports) or Support Ticket.
Clear Local Profile Data Clear Local Profile Data The current user will be logged out. Are you sure?
Open Logs Folder Open Logs Folder N/A

Avatar Debugging

Name Values Tooltip
Avatar Overlay None, Proximity Bones, All Bones, Contacts Displays bone and contacts information when enabled. / No avatar debug mode/ Avatar shows [proximity bones/all bones/contacts]
Avatar Debug On/Off Toggle the avatar debug console.

Managed Cached Data

Name Values Tooltip
Clear Content Cache Clear Content Cache All cached downloaded content will be deleted. Are you sure?
Clear Local Avatar Data Clear Local Avatar Data Your local avatar data will be deleted. Are you sure?
Clear Texture Cache Clear Texture Cache All locally cached textures will be deleted. Are you sure?