Minecraft seed search: best seeds with filters
Browse verified Minecraft seeds and filter them by game version, edition, difficulty and category. Every seed has its own page with coordinates of interesting locations and a button that copies it to your clipboard.
What is a seed in Minecraft?
A seed is a number that completely determines how a Minecraft world is generated. When you create a new world, the game picks a random seed, but you can also type one in yourself. The same seed on the same game version always generates an identical world: the same mountains, biomes, caves, villages and structures in exactly the same places. That's why players share seeds. Found an incredible world? Post the seed and anyone can recreate it.
A seed is an integer, so it can be positive, negative or zero. Java Edition uses 64-bit seeds (from -9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807), which gives more than 18 quintillion unique worlds. Both editions also accept text: the game turns the word you type into a number with the hashCode() function.
How do you enter a seed in Minecraft?
Java Edition
- In the main menu, click "Singleplayer".
- Click "Create New World".
- Click "More World Options...".
- In the "Seed for the World Generator" field, type or paste the seed number.
- Click "Create New World". Done.
Bedrock Edition (mobile, console, Windows 10/11)
- On the title screen, click "Play", then "Create New".
- Expand the "Advanced" or "World Options" section.
- Find the "Seed" field and type the number.
- Confirm creating the world.
Minecraft server
In the server.properties file, change the level-seed= line to the seed
you want. A seed only affects newly generated chunks, so if the world already exists you have to
delete the world/ folder (or change level-name= to a new name) for the
seed to apply to the whole world.
How do you check the seed of your current world?
If you're playing in your own world and want to know its seed, you have a few options:
- Java Edition: Type
/seedin chat and the seed shows up. On a server you need operator permissions. - Bedrock Edition: Open the world settings (the pencil icon next to the world name). The seed is shown in the world information section.
- F3 debug screen (Java): Press F3, but don't expect the seed there. It isn't displayed for security reasons (players on a server shouldn't know the seed), so the /seed command is the only way.
Java Edition vs. Bedrock Edition seeds
Seed numbers don't carry over between editions reliably. The same number doesn't always give you the same world in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition, so check the edition label before you copy a seed.
Our database labels the version of every seed. Most of them are Java Edition seeds, because that edition is more popular with the seed-hunting community. If you play Bedrock, check that the seed is marked as compatible with your edition.
Seeds also change between big updates. A seed that gave beautiful mountains in 1.17 can look completely different in 1.18, where terrain generation was completely overhauled. That's why we state the version each seed was verified on.
Seed categories: what to look for
Survival: an easy start
If you want a comfortable start in survival, try the Survival and Near spawn categories, or search for "village". A village gives you shelter, food, iron from the blacksmith, emeralds from trading and a bed to respawn at from day one. A spawner nearby is a nice bonus: an XP farm without any digging.
Speedrun: a quick portal
Speedrunners look for seeds with a stronghold close to spawn and a ruined portal, which gives quick access to the Nether. The best seeds also let you barter with piglins fast to get ender pearls. Try the Speedrun category.
Building: great views
Builders like seeds with dramatic terrain: cliffs, ravines, islands and mountains overlooking the ocean. Cherry Grove, Flower Forest and Savanna Plateau biomes make naturally beautiful backdrops for builds. Check the Views and landscapes category.
Exploration: variety
If you like discovering new places, look for seeds with lots of biomes around spawn. The best ones have a jungle, desert, taiga, mountains and ocean within 1,000-2,000 blocks. Every biome means new resources, mobs and structures to find. Try the Exploration category.
Challenges: harsh conditions
Survival island (a tiny island), ice spikes (no trees), desert (no wood): these seeds give you an extremely hard start that tests even experienced players. Search for "island", "ice spikes" or "desert" to find them.
How seeds in our database are labeled
Every seed in the database comes with the details the filters rely on:
- Locations: coordinates of interesting structures, biomes and resources.
- Tags: biomes, structures, spawn features and a category, so the filters work properly.
- Version: the game version in which the seed generates the world we describe.
The database is regularly updated with new seeds after big Minecraft updates.
Seeds and Minecraft versions: compatibility
World generation changes with every big update. Here are the most important changes:
- 1.18 (Caves & Cliffs: Part II): A complete overhaul of terrain generation. New cave system, increased world height (from Y=-64 to Y=320), new cave biomes. Seeds from before 1.18 generate completely different worlds.
- 1.19 (The Wild Update): Adds the Deep Dark and Ancient Cities, plus Mangrove Swamp biomes. Terrain generation is unchanged, so 1.18 seeds work the same.
- 1.20 (Trails & Tales): Adds Cherry Grove and new terrain patterns. Generation changes are minimal, so most 1.19 seeds still work.
- 1.21 (Tricky Trials): Adds Trial Chambers underground. Minor generation tweaks, so 1.20 seeds are mostly compatible on the surface.
Rule of thumb: the closer your version is to the one listed for the seed, the closer the result. 1.20 seeds should work practically identically in 1.21. Seeds from before 1.18 will look completely different in newer versions.
Tools for exploring seeds
Besides our seed search, there are tools that let you see a seed's map before you create the world:
- Seed map online: Our own seed map. Enter a seed and see the biomes and structures of the world right in your browser, with nothing to install.
- Chunkbase: The most popular online map. It shows biomes, structures, slime chunks and much more. Enter a seed, pick a version and browse the world map.
- MineAtlas: A simpler alternative to Chunkbase. It shows biomes and structures on a map.
- Amidst: A desktop Java app. It loads big areas faster and gives more accurate results than the online tools.
- Cubiomes Viewer: A tool written in C for advanced seed hunters. It can search millions of seeds for specific conditions.
Famous Minecraft seeds
Some seeds have reached cult status in the Minecraft community. Here are a few of the best known:
- Title screen seed: The panorama on the Minecraft title screen comes from one specific seed. The community spent years looking for it, and in 2020 it was finally found: seed 2151901553968352745 on Beta 1.7.3.
- Pack.png: The default resource pack icon is a screenshot from seed 3257840388504953787. It took the community months of data processing and pixel comparison to track it down.
- PewDiePie's seed (12542): The seed PewDiePie used for his famous 2019 Minecraft series, which brought millions of viewers to the game.
- Herobrine seed: The original creepypasta seed that started the Herobrine legend in 2010.
Frequently asked questions
What is a seed in Minecraft?
A seed is a number that determines the entire generated Minecraft world: the placement of
biomes, structures, caves, ores and terrain. The same seed always generates an identical world
(on the same game version). You can enter a seed when creating a new world, or check it with
the /seed command.
How do you enter a seed in Minecraft?
When creating a new world, click "More World Options" (Java) or expand the world options
(Bedrock). Type or paste the seed number into the "Seed" field and confirm creating the world.
On a server, you can also set the seed in the server.properties file on the
level-seed= line.
Do seeds work on both Java and Bedrock Edition?
Not always. The same seed number can generate a different world in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition, so check the edition label on every seed. Our database marks the edition and version of each seed.
How do you check the seed of your current world?
In Java Edition, type the /seed command in chat (it requires operator permissions
on a server). In Bedrock Edition, open the world settings: the seed is shown in the world
information section. If you don't have admin permissions on a server, you can ask an
administrator for the seed.
Can I use the same seed on different Minecraft versions?
Yes, but the world can look different. Major updates can change world generation, and a seed from before 1.18 generates a completely different world in 1.18 and later. Our seeds are labeled with the version they were verified on, so use that version to get an identical world.
How do I find a seed with a specific biome or structure?
Use the search box in our seed search. Type a biome (for example jungle, badlands or ice spikes), a structure (for example stronghold, mansion or trial chambers) or a spawn feature (for example island, mountains or village), then narrow the results with the category, version, edition and difficulty filters. The search only shows seeds that match your criteria.
What is a slime chunk and how do I find one?
A slime chunk is a chunk where slimes can spawn. About 10% of chunks are slime chunks, and which ones they are depends on the world's seed. Use our coordinate calculator and its "Slime chunk" tab to check a chunk.
What are the best Minecraft seeds for survival?
The best survival seeds have a village close to spawn (instant shelter and food), a spawner nearby (an XP farm), access to many biomes (resources) and a stronghold nearby (quick access to the End). Try the Survival and Near spawn categories, or search for "village" or "stronghold".