Panorama

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Not to be confused with Background.
A still shot of the panorama in Java Edition
A still shot of the panorama in Bedrock Edition with Vibrant Visuals

The panorama (also known as the cubemap[1]) is a slowly panning wide-angle view of a Minecraft world displayed on the title screen and most other menu screens. It is themed after the latest named update and can be customized with a resource pack.

Description

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The panorama is shown as a background in all menu screens that do not cover the entire background. This includes all menu screens in Java Edition and in Bedrock Edition the main menu, loading world screen (except Realms), pop-up windows, all Ore UI menus, and the Dressing Room. Non-Ore UI error screens display a static background instead.

A separate panorama is shown when Vibrant Visuals is enabled. This consists of HDR image files which are rendered with the post-processing effects from Vibrant Visuals; the default data-driven color grading settings, and the adjustable gamma, upscaling mode, and resolution. Exclusive panoramas are also shown for Minecraft Preview with Vibrant Visuals disabled and Minecraft Education.

The panorama scrolling can be adjusted with the "Panorama Scroll Speed" accessibility setting, and the "Screen Animations" video setting in Bedrock Edition also toggles panorama scrolling. A blur overlay can be adjusted in the options in Java Edition.

The panorama files in Java Edition are found in the indexes directory as multiple square images (panorama_<0-5>.png) and are extracted in the same way as sound files, as denoted in Tutorial:Sound directory. In Bedrock Edition, the regular panorama is stored in the regular vanilla resource pack in File directory.png: Sprite image for directory in Minecraft textures/ui. Each Vibrant Visuals panorama is stored in the internal resource pack as .hdr files.

There is a related tutorial page for this topic!
See Tutorial:Making custom panoramas.

With resource packs, the vanilla panorama may be overwritten with custom images. Six square (1080×1080) images named panorama_<0-5>.png (or panorama_<0-5>.hdr for Vibrant Visuals) need to be placed in the File directory.png: Sprite image for directory in Minecraft assets/<namespace>/textures/gui/title/background‌[JE only]/File directory.png: Sprite image for directory in Minecraft textures/ui‌[BE only] directory. The first four panoramas are used horizontally from left to right, panorama_4 is rendered above panorama_0 and panorama_5 is rendered below the first panorama. Custom panoramas reverse the animation in Bedrock Edition by default (moving right instead of left). Several Marketplace add-ons and Minecraft Education events contain custom panoramas.

Current panoramas

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Vibrant Visuals panoramas are stored as HDR files with extended dynamic range. This preview does not accurately represent how they look in-game.

Wilderness Bound

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Java Edition Bedrock Edition (Regular) Bedrock Edition (Vibrant Visuals)






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The panoramas in Java Edition and Bedrock Edition are different.

In Java Edition, this panorama was introduced in 26.3 Snapshot 10 and currently used in that version onward. In Bedrock Edition, this panorama was introduced in Bedrock Edition Preview 26.50.26. A different panorama shows when Vibrant Visuals is enabled.

The panorama images were taken on the seed 822930755 at coordinates X=90037 / Y=110 / Z=36983, in their respective editions. The Java Edition panorama has its features noticably copied from the Bedrock Edition terrain, leaving cut off trees in the background.

Learning Cubed Update

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Minecraft Education


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In Minecraft Education, this panorama was introduced in Preview 26.30.0.

The panorama was taken in Minecraft Education using the seed -1701815224735573849 at X=-256 / Y= 126 / Z=-2007, the same seed and coordinates as the Tiny Takeover panorama.

Minecraft Preview

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Bedrock Edition / Minecraft Education


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This panorama is exclusively available in Previews of Bedrock Edition after Preview 1.18.20.22, and in betas after beta 1.21.80.21. It is the only panorama that the player can see in Previews and betas when Vibrant Visuals is turned off.

In Minecraft Education, this panorama was used in Preview versions between Preview 1.21.40.1 and Preview 1.21.131.2.

This panorama was taken on the seed 2510333169515186510 at coordinates X=979 / Y=71 / Z=-11, in Java Edition.

Although this panorama is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education, it was actually taken in Java Edition 1.17.1, which can be inferred from the color of water, the way in how clouds fade at high distances, the back side of leaves not rendering, and the side texture of the dirt path.

History

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For an overview of panoramas no longer used, see Historical panoramas. For panoramas used in Legacy Console Edition, see Legacy Console Edition panoramas.

Java Edition

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Java Edition Beta
1.8preview Added panorama<0-5>.png.
The dirt background in the main menu has been replaced with the panorama. Submenus still use the dirt background, however.
In addition to rotating, the camera also pivots up and down.[verify][check the code]
A visual Gaussian-like blur effect is procedurally applied over the panoramic background.[check the code] This is importantly distinct from the later blur post effect added 12.5 years later.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 Changed panorama0.png, removing a pink line.
RC2 Brightened the panorama overlay.
1.6.113w24a Renamed panorama<0-5>.png to panorama_<0-5>.png.
1.7.213w36a The panorama is now flipped horizontally when drawn.
13w38a The change to the panorama from 13w36a has been reverted.
? The camera no longer moves up and down as the panorama rotates.
1.13pre1 Changed panorama to reflect Update Aquatic.[2]
Panorama now rotates 360 degrees horizontally.[verify]
Panorama no longer has live gaussian blur.
pre2 Compressed panorama textures.
1.14November 28, 2018 Changed panorama in all released 1.14 snapshots to reflect Village & Pillage.
1.1519w41a Changed panorama in all released 1.15 snapshots to reflect Buzzy Bees.
1.1620w14a Changed panorama in all released 1.16 snapshots to reflect the Nether Update.
1.1721w15a Changed panorama in all released 1.17 snapshots to reflect Caves & Cliffs: Part I.
21w18a Changed panorama_0.png, panorama_1.png and panorama_5.png to eliminate torches.
1.1821w41a Changed panorama in all released 1.18 snapshots to reflect Caves & Cliffs: Part II.
1.1922w15a Changed panorama in all released 1.19 snapshots to reflect The Wild Update.
1.19.322w42a The panorama scroll speed can now be customized in the accessibility settings.
1.2023w14a Changed panorama in all released 1.20 snapshots to reflect Trails & Tales.
1.20.524w09a The panorama is now visible in more in-game menus such as the world selection and creation menus as well as the options menu if accessed from the main menu, with a box blur overlay in such cases.
24w11a A box blur is no longer used, with a linear blur instead taking its place.
? The panorama is no longer shown when travelling between the Nether or the End, with the portal overlay or starfield instead taking its place.
1.2124w18a Changed panorama to reflect Tricky Trials.
1.21.424w44a Changed panorama to reflect The Garden Awakens.
1.21.525w10a Changed panorama in all released versions since 25w08a to reflect Spring to Life.
1.21.625w19a Panorama textures must now all be the same size and square.
25w20a Changed panorama in all released 1.21.6 snapshots to reflect Chase the Skies.
1.21.925w34a Changed panorama in all released 1.21.9 snapshots to reflect The Copper Age.
1.21.1125w45a Changed panorama in all released 1.21.11 snapshots to reflect Mounts of Mayhem.
26.1pre1 Changed panorama in all released versions since 26.1 Snapshot 2 to reflect Tiny Takeover.
26.2snap7 Changed panorama in all released 26.2 snapshots to reflect Chaos Cubed.
26.3snap10 Changed panorama to reflect Wilderness Bound.

Bedrock Edition

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Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.7.3 Replaced background with panorama. Added panorama<0-5>.png.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0beta 1.2.0.2 Changed panorama.
December 2017 Changed panorama to reflect the 2017 holiday season.
? Reverted to the previous panorama after the holiday season.
1.5.0beta 1.5.0.4 Changed panorama to reflect Update Aquatic.
1.8.0release Changed panorama to show off cats and pandas.
1.11.3 Changed panorama to reflect Village & Pillage.
1.14.0beta 1.14.0.1 Changed panorama to reflect Buzzy Bees.
beta 1.14.0.2 Changed panorama again to match Java Edition. Exclusively changed clouds on panorama_<0-4>.png. Only panorama_5.png identical to Java Edition.
Added panorama for beta versions.
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.57 Changed panorama to reflect the Nether Update.
1.17.0beta 1.17.0.54 Changed panorama to reflect Caves & Cliffs: Part I.
October 1, 2021 Changed panorama in all released 1.16 and 1.17 versions to reflect 2021 Halloween season.
November 1, 2021 Reverted to the previous panorama after the Halloween season.
1.18.0beta 1.18.0.21 Changed panorama to reflect Caves & Cliffs: Part II.
1.18.30Preview 1.18.20.22 Added panorama for Preview versions.
1.19.0Preview 1.19.0.25 Changed panorama to reflect The Wild Update.
October 4, 2022 Changed panorama in non-beta versions from 1.19.0 and beta versions from beta 1.19.10.20 to reflect 2022 Halloween season.
November 1, 2022 Reverted to the previous panorama after the Halloween season.
1.20.0Preview 1.20.0.23 Changed panorama to reflect Trails & Tales.
Changed the panorama rotation from counterclockwise to clockwise.
1.21.0Preview 1.21.0.24 Changed panorama to reflect Tricky Trials.
1.21.50Preview 1.21.50.26 Changed panorama to reflect The Garden Awakens.
1.21.70Preview 1.21.70.26 Changed panorama to reflect Spring to Life.
1.21.80Preview 1.21.80.21 Changed panorama from Minecraft beta to reflect the Preview versions.
1.21.90Preview 1.21.90.25 Changed panorama to reflect Chase the Skies.
Preview 1.21.90.26 Added a new panorama that is used when the Vibrant Visuals setting is turned on.
Changed main panorama again to match the Vibrant Visuals panorama.
Preview 1.21.90.28 Changed main panorama again to match Java Edition.
1.21.111Preview 1.21.110.25
Changed panoramas to reflect The Copper Age.
1.21.130Preview 1.21.130.26
Changed panoramas to reflect Mounts of Mayhem.
The panorama scroll direction has been inverted, moving left instead of right.
26.0Preview 26.0.27 The panorama scroll direction has been fixed, moving right instead of left again.
26.10Preview 26.10.25
Changed panoramas to reflect Tiny Takeover.
26.30Preview 26.30.25 Added the "Panorama Scroll Speed" setting.
Preview 26.30.28
Changed panoramas to reflect Chaos Cubed.
26.40Preview 26.40.22 Moved the HDR panoramas to the default vanilla resources and removed the discontinued panoramas; this prevents the missing texture from rendering in old version-locked worlds.
26.50Preview 26.50.25
Added unused Minecraft Dungeons II-themed panorama textures.
Preview 26.50.26
Changed panoramas to reflect Wilderness Bound.
September 24, 2026 Enabled Minecraft Dungeons II-themed panorama to promote the game.
October 13, 2026 The Minecraft Dungeons II panorama has been disabled.

Minecraft Education

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Minecraft Education
1.0.0v0.14.2 Added panorama.
1.0.21 Changed panorama.
1.7.0 Changed panorama to reflect Update Aquatic.
1.9.01.8.0 Changed panorama to reflect the Spring Release.
1.12.0 Changed panorama to reflect the Back to School Update.
1.14.311.14.30 Added panorama for demo.
Changed panorama to reflect Buzzy Bees.
release Changed panorama.
1.14.501.14.40 Changed panorama. Changed format of textures from PNG to JPG.
1.17.301.17.30.2 Changed panorama to reflect the GOAT Update. Changed format of textures from JPG to PNG.
release Slightly changed the panorama to include some Education Edition features.
1.18.321.18.10.04 Changed panorama to reflect Mobile, Multiplayer & More.
release Changed panorama to include some Education Edition features with new seed.
1.19.521.19.50.0 Changed panorama to reflect The Wild Update.
release Changed panorama to include some Minecraft Education features.
1.20.121.20.10.0 Changed panorama to reflect Trails & Tales.
release Changed panorama to include some Minecraft Education features.
1.21.03Preview 1.20.70.0 Changed panorama to reflect the new cloud world backup functionality.
1.21.91Preview 1.21.40.1 Preview versions now use the same panorama as Bedrock Edition Preview versions.
release Changed panorama to reflect Chase the Clouds.
1.21.132 Changed panorama to reflect Copper, Collaborate & Compete.
26.32Preview 26.30.0 Preview versions no longer use a unique panorama.
Changed panorama to reflect the Learning Cubed Update.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added the classic panorama to the top screen.
A second panorama representing the Nether is shown on the bottom screen.

Legacy Console Edition

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Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
1.66.0016.0 Added panorama to the menu screen. At the time, it scrolled from left to right, but was changed later to loop endlessly.
0.66.0054.0 Added night version of panorama background.
Changed panorama to the tutorial world.
TU5 Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU7 Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU12CU11.001.001.00 Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU20CU81.131.131.13Patch 1 Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3 Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU46CU361.381.381.38Patch 151.0.1 Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world.
TU57 Changed panorama speed. (Xbox 360 Edition only)
TU691.761.761.76Patch 38 Changed panoramas to reflect the new tutorial world.

Issues

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Issues relating to "Panorama" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

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  1. ↑ "Minecraft Snapshot 21w41a" – Minecraft.net, October 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ MC-129542
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