CS2 console commands
Every CS2 console command worth knowing, 191 in all, matched against the game's own command list. Defaults, ranges and the sv_cheats flag are read from the game, not copied from old CS:GO lists.
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32 commandsPracticeEvery CS2 practice command in one config15 commandsBotsBot commands to add, kick, freeze, crouch and place bots, set their difficulty and limit them to knives or pistols, checked against the game.7 commandsFPSHow to show FPS in CS2 with cl_showfps, cap or uncap the frame rate with fps_max, and turn on the telemetry readouts that replaced net_graph.19 commandsCrosshairAll CS2 crosshair console commands8 commandsRadarRadar commands to zoom out the map, resize the radar, stop it centring on you and make it square on the scoreboard, with values pros use.10 commandsViewmodelViewmodel commands16 commandsAudioAudio console commands for master volume, voice chat, music, round sounds, the headphone EQ and muting the game when you alt-tab.15 commandsHUDHUD commands to change the HUD colour and scale, hide the HUD for clips, show only kill feed and turn off helper hints.13 commandsNetworkNetwork commands that still exist41 commandsServerServer and match commands6 commandsGrenadesGrenade practice commands13 commandsCheat commandsWhat sv_cheats 1 does in CS2 and every cheat-protected command worth knowing6 commandsMouse and sensitivityMouse commands24 commandsConsole and bindsThe CS2 console commands every config uses
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| Command | What it does | Default | Category | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sv_cheats | Turns cheat-protected commands on or off for the server. Only the server's host can set it, so it works offline and on your own server, never in matchmaking. | 0 (false) | Cheat commands | |
| sv_infinite_ammo | Infinite ammo. 1 also gives infinite grenades, so you can keep throwing the same one. 2 keeps your reserve ammo full but you still reload. | 0 | Practice | sv_cheats |
| mp_roundtime_defuse | Round length in minutes on bomb defusal maps. Set it high for practice so the round never ends. | 0 | Practice | |
| mp_roundtime | Round length in minutes for modes other than bomb defusal. | 5 | Server | |
| mp_freezetime | Seconds of freeze time at the start of each round. 0 removes it. | 6 | Practice | |
| mp_buytime | Seconds after the round starts that you can still buy. | 90 | Practice | |
| mp_buy_anywhere | Lets players buy outside the buy zone. | 0 | Practice | |
| mp_maxmoney | The most money a player can hold. | 16000 | Practice | |
| mp_startmoney | Money each player starts a half with. | 800 | Practice | |
| mp_warmup_end | Ends warmup straight away and starts the match. | Practice | ||
| mp_restartgame | Restarts the match after the given number of seconds. Use it after changing round or money settings so they take effect. | 0 | Practice | |
| mp_respawn_on_death_t | Terrorists respawn after dying. | 0 (false) | Practice | |
| mp_respawn_on_death_ct | Counter-Terrorists respawn after dying. | 0 (false) | Practice | |
| mp_ignore_round_win_conditions | Stops rounds from ending when a team is eliminated or the bomb goes off. | 0 (false) | Practice | |
| mp_limitteams | The largest player-count difference allowed between teams. 0 removes the limit, so you can play alone on one side. | 2 | Server | |
| mp_autoteambalance | Moves players between teams to keep the sides even. Turn it off for practice. | 1 (true) | Server | |
| mp_c4timer | Seconds from plant until the bomb explodes. | 40 | Server | |
| mp_friendlyfire | Lets players damage teammates. | 0 (false) | Server | |
| mp_free_armor | Gives every player armour at round start. | 0 | Server | |
| mp_solid_teammates | Whether teammates block each other. | 1 | Server | |
| mp_give_player_c4 | Whether a Terrorist is given the bomb at round start. | 1 (true) | Server | |
| mp_defuser_allocation | Gives Counter-Terrorists defuse kits at round start. | 0 | Server | |
| sv_showimpacts | Draws a box where each bullet hits: red for where your client thinks it hit, blue for where the server registered it. | 0 | Practice | |
| sv_showimpacts_time | How many seconds the impact boxes from sv_showimpacts stay on screen. | 4 | Practice | |
| sv_airaccelerate | How much you can steer while airborne. Higher values make air strafing and surf easier. | 12 | Server | |
| sv_gravity | World gravity. Lower values make jumps float. | 800 | Server | |
| host_timescale | Speeds up or slows down the whole game. 1 is normal speed. Cheat-protected. | 1 | Cheat commands | sv_cheats |
| noclip | Fly through walls and floors. Run it again to land. Cheat-protected, so sv_cheats 1 first. | Cheat commands | sv_cheats | |
| god | You take no damage. Run it again to turn it off. Cheat-protected. | Cheat commands | sv_cheats | |
| give | Gives you an item by its entity name, for example weapon_ak47 or weapon_smokegrenade. It works on a server you control, such as an offline practice game. | Cheat commands | ||
| weapon_accuracy_nospread | Removes weapon spread, so every bullet goes where you aim. Useful for testing spots on a server you run. | 0 (false) | Cheat commands | |
| cl_showpos | Shows your map position, view angle and speed in the corner of the screen. Cheat-protected in CS2. | 0 | Cheat commands | sv_cheats |
| buddha | You take damage but never die. Cheat-protected. | 0 (false) | Cheat commands | sv_cheats |
| sv_noclipspeed | How fast you fly in noclip. Lower it for fine positioning. | 1200 | Cheat commands | |
| impulse | Runs a numbered engine action. In CS:GO, impulse 101 gave full money; CS2 still has the impulse command, but check its effect on your build before relying on it. | Cheat commands | ||
| setpos | Moves you to an exact map position. Use it with setang to stand on a saved lineup spot. | Cheat commands | sv_cheats | |
| getpos | Prints your position and view angle as a setpos/setang line you can paste back later. Cheat-protected. | Practice | sv_cheats | |
| kill | Kills your own player. Cheat-protected in CS2. | Practice | sv_cheats | |
| explode | Kills your own player with an explosion. Cheat-protected. | Practice | sv_cheats | |
| bot_mimic | Bots copy the inputs of the player with that index; 1 is usually you in an offline game. 0 turns it off. Cheat-protected. | 0 | Bots | sv_cheats |
| switchhands | Swaps the hand your weapon is held in. Bind it to a key to switch on the fly. | Viewmodel | ||
| cl_crosshairsize | A crosshair size setting carried over from CS:GO. It is still in the game's list, but the CS2 menu uses cl_crosshair_length. | 3.9 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshairthickness | A crosshair thickness setting carried over from CS:GO. It is still in the game's list, but the CS2 menu uses cl_crosshair_thickness. | 0.6 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshairalpha | A crosshair opacity setting carried over from CS:GO. It is still in the game's list; the CS2 menu uses cl_crosshaircolor_a. | 200 | Crosshair | |
| +spray_menu | Opens the graffiti wheel while held. | Console and binds | ||
| +radialradio | Opens the radio command wheel while held. | Console and binds | ||
| sv_grenade_trajectory_prac_pipreview | While you hold a grenade, shows its predicted path and a small picture-in-picture view of where it will land. Set it on a server you control, usually with sv_cheats 1 for the rest of a practice config. | 0 (false) | Grenades | |
| sv_grenade_trajectory_prac_trailtime | How many seconds the path of a thrown grenade stays drawn. | 0 | Grenades | |
| sv_rethrow_last_grenade | Throws your last grenade again from the same spot and angle, so you can watch it land without walking back. Cheat-protected. | Grenades | sv_cheats | |
| ammo_grenade_limit_total | The most grenades one player can carry. | 3 | Grenades | |
| cl_grenadecrosshair_keepusercrosshair | Keeps your own crosshair while you hold a grenade, instead of the game's grenade crosshair. | 1 (true) | Grenades | |
| bot_kick | Removes bots from the server. With no argument it kicks all of them. | Bots | ||
| bot_add | Adds a bot. Give t or ct to pick the side. | Bots | ||
| bot_add_t | Adds a Terrorist bot. | Bots | ||
| bot_add_ct | Adds a Counter-Terrorist bot. | Bots | ||
| bot_stop | Bots stop thinking: they stand still and do not react. | 0 | Bots | sv_cheats |
| bot_freeze | Bots cannot move but can still aim and shoot. | 0 (false) | Bots | sv_cheats |
| bot_crouch | Bots crouch. | 0 (false) | Bots | sv_cheats |
| bot_place | Puts a bot where you are aiming. Handy for practising prefires and angles. Cheat-protected. | Bots | sv_cheats | |
| bot_dont_shoot | Bots aim but do not fire. | 0 (false) | Bots | sv_cheats |
| bot_knives_only | Bots only buy and use knives. | Bots | ||
| bot_pistols_only | Bots only buy and use pistols. | Bots | ||
| bot_zombie | Bots stand still and ignore you, like bot_stop but they keep their spot. | 0 (false) | Bots | sv_cheats |
| bot_difficulty | Difficulty for bots added from now on. | 1 | Bots | |
| bot_quota | How many bots the server keeps filled. 0 means no bots. | 10 | Bots | |
| fps_max | Caps your frame rate in game. 0 removes the cap. A cap a little above your monitor's refresh rate can make frame times steadier. | 120 | FPS | |
| fps_max_ui | Caps the frame rate in the menus, which saves power and heat while you queue. | 0 | FPS | |
| cl_showfps | Shows a frame-rate counter at the top of the screen. | 0 | FPS | |
| cl_hud_telemetry_frametime_show | When to show frame time (FPS) on the telemetry HUD. The same option is under Settings, Game, Telemetry. | 1 | FPS | |
| net_graph | The CS:GO performance graph. It is not in CS2's command list. | FPS | Not in CS2 | |
| cq_netgraph | An early CS2 beta replacement for net_graph. It has since been removed. | FPS | Not in CS2 | |
| r_fullscreen_gamma | Brightness (gamma) in fullscreen mode. Higher is darker; lower is brighter. | 2.2 | FPS | |
| cl_crosshairstyle | Crosshair style, 0 to 9. 4 is the static cross most players use. | 7 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshair_length | Length of each crosshair line (called Length in the settings menu, cl_crosshairsize in CS:GO). | 8 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshair_gap | Gap between the centre and the lines. Negative values pull the lines in. | 4 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshair_thickness | Thickness of the crosshair lines. | 2 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshairdot | Adds a dot in the centre. | 0 (false) | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshair_t | T-style crosshair: removes the top line. | 0 (false) | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshair_drawoutline | Draws a black outline round the crosshair so it shows up on bright walls. | 1 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshaircolor_r | Red part of the crosshair colour, 0 to 255. | 0 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshaircolor_g | Green part of the crosshair colour, 0 to 255. | 255 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshaircolor_b | Blue part of the crosshair colour, 0 to 255. | 0 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshaircolor_a | Crosshair opacity, 0 (invisible) to 255 (solid). | 255 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshair_recoil | Makes the crosshair move with your recoil, so it shows where the next bullet goes. | 1 (true) | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshair_sniper_width | Width of the black lines inside a sniper scope. | 1 | Crosshair | |
| cl_crosshair_friendly_warning | Changes your crosshair when a teammate is in front of you. | 1 | Crosshair | |
| cl_show_observer_crosshair | Which crosshair you see while spectating: yours or the player's. | 2 | Crosshair | |
| cl_radar_scale | Zoom inside the radar. Lower values show more of the map. Many players use 0.3 to 0.4. | 0.7 | Radar | |
| cl_hud_radar_scale | Size of the radar on screen. | 1 | Radar | |
| cl_radar_always_centered | Keeps you in the middle of the radar. Set 0 so the radar shows more of the map ahead of you near the edges. | 1 (true) | Radar | |
| cl_radar_rotate | Rotates the radar with your view. 0 keeps north at the top. | 1 (true) | Radar | |
| cl_radar_icon_scale_min | Smallest size of player icons on the radar. | 0.6 | Radar | |
| cl_radar_square_with_scoreboard | Shows a larger square radar while the scoreboard is open. | 1 (true) | Radar | |
| cl_hud_radar_background_alpha | Opacity of the radar's background. | 0.627 | Radar | |
| toggleradarscale | Switches the radar between its normal zoom and a zoomed-out view. Usually bound to a key. | Radar | ||
| viewmodel_fov | Field of view of your weapon. Higher moves the gun further away and shows more of the screen. | 60 | Viewmodel | |
| viewmodel_offset_x | Moves the gun left (negative) or right (positive). | 1 | Viewmodel | |
| viewmodel_offset_y | Moves the gun towards you (negative) or away (positive). | 1 | Viewmodel | |
| viewmodel_offset_z | Moves the gun down (negative) or up (positive). | -1 | Viewmodel | |
| viewmodel_presetpos | Applies one of the built-in viewmodel presets. | 1 | Viewmodel | |
| cl_prefer_lefthanded | Holds weapons in your left hand. | 0 (false) | Viewmodel | |
| cl_righthand | The CS:GO command for switching hands. | Viewmodel | Not in CS2 | |
| cl_bob_lower_amt | The CS:GO setting for how far the gun drops while you run. | Viewmodel | Not in CS2 | |
| fov_desired | Sets the base field of view, in the game's own words. It does not change the player view in competitive play. | 75 | Viewmodel | |
| volume | Master volume, from 0 to 1. | 1 | Audio | |
| snd_voipvolume | Volume of other players' voice chat. | 1 | Audio | |
| snd_headphone_eq | Headphone equaliser preset. Matches the EQ Profile option in the audio settings. | 0 | Audio | |
| snd_mute_losefocus | Mutes the game when you alt-tab out. | 1 (true) | Audio | |
| snd_menumusic_volume | Volume of the main menu music. | 0.04 | Audio | |
| snd_roundstart_volume | Volume of the round start music. | 0 | Audio | |
| snd_roundend_volume | Volume of the round end music. | 0.16 | Audio | |
| snd_mvp_volume | Volume of MVP music. | 0.16 | Audio | |
| snd_tensecondwarning_volume | Volume of the ten-second bomb warning music. Many players keep it on as a timer cue. | 0.04 | Audio | |
| snd_deathcamera_volume | Volume of the death camera sound. | 0.16 | Audio | |
| snd_mapobjective_volume | Volume of the bomb and hostage objective music. | 0.04 | Audio | |
| voice_loopback | Plays your own microphone back to you, to test it. | 0 (false) | Audio | |
| voice_modenable | Turns voice chat on or off. | 1 (true) | Audio | |
| voice_enable | The CS:GO command to turn voice chat off. | Audio | Not in CS2 | |
| cl_mute_enemy_team | Mutes voice and text from the other team. | 0 (false) | Audio | |
| cl_mute_all_but_friends_and_party | Mutes everyone who is not a Steam friend or in your party. | 0 | Audio | |
| cl_hud_color | HUD colour. 0 uses your team colour; other numbers pick a fixed colour. | 0 | HUD | |
| hud_scaling | Size of the HUD. | 1 | HUD | |
| cl_drawhud | Hides or shows the whole HUD. Cheat-protected, used for screenshots and clips. | 1 (true) | HUD | sv_cheats |
| cl_draw_only_deathnotices | Hides everything except the crosshair and kill feed. Used for recording. | 0 (false) | HUD | |
| r_drawtracers_firstperson | Shows or hides your own bullet tracers. | 1 (true) | HUD | |
| cl_teamid_overhead_mode | What shows above teammates' heads. | 3 | HUD | |
| cl_teammate_colors_show | Shows teammates' colours on the radar and scoreboard. | 1 | HUD | |
| cl_showloadout | Keeps your weapon loadout visible on screen. | 1 (true) | HUD | |
| gameinstructor_enable | Turns the in-game helper hints on or off. | 0 (false) | HUD | |
| cl_autohelp | Shows help hints automatically. | 1 (true) | HUD | |
| cl_disable_round_end_report | Hides the report that appears at the end of each round. | 0 (false) | HUD | |
| cl_deathnotices_show_numbers | Shows numbers on kill feed entries. | 0 | HUD | |
| hud_showtargetid | Shows the name of the player you aim at. | 1 (true) | HUD | |
| rate | The most data per second the server may send you. The game sets a sensible value from your connection speed setting. | 80000 | Network | |
| cl_interp_ratio | Interpolation ratio. CS2 sets it from cl_net_buffer_ticks, and the game's own description says not to change it directly. | 2 | Network | |
| cl_net_buffer_ticks | Ticks of delay the game adds to server snapshots and your commands, to smooth over packet loss. It also sets cl_interp_ratio. | 0 | Network | |
| mm_dedicated_search_maxping | The highest ping matchmaking will accept when it picks a server. | 150 | Network | |
| net_status | Prints your current network status in the console. | Network | ||
| cl_hud_telemetry_ping_show | When to show your ping on the telemetry HUD (Settings, Game, Telemetry). | 1 | Network | |
| cl_hud_telemetry_net_quality_graph_show | When to show the network quality graph on the telemetry HUD. | 0 | Network | |
| cl_interp | In CS2 this prints the interpolation time the game is using, in seconds. It reads the value and no longer sets it, as it did in CS:GO. To change interpolation, use cl_net_buffer_ticks. | Network | ||
| cl_updaterate | The CS:GO update rate command. | Network | Not in CS2 | |
| cl_cmdrate | The CS:GO command rate setting. | Network | Not in CS2 | |
| map | Loads a map. Offline, this starts a local game you control. | Server | ||
| changelevel | Changes the map on a server you are already running. | Server | ||
| maps | Lists the maps the game can load. | Server | ||
| connect | Connects to a server by address. | Server | ||
| disconnect | Leaves the current game. | Server | ||
| status | Prints the server, map and players, with each player's ping and Steam ID. | Server | ||
| quit | Closes CS2. | Server | ||
| kick | Kicks a player from a server you run. | Server | ||
| kickid | Kicks a player by their user ID from status. | Server | ||
| callvote | Starts a vote, such as a kick or a timeout. | Server | ||
| mp_pause_match | Pauses the match at the next freeze time. | Server | ||
| mp_unpause_match | Ends a pause. | Server | ||
| mp_warmup_pausetimer | Freezes the warmup timer so warmup never ends. | 0 | Server | |
| mp_round_restart_delay | Seconds between the end of one round and the start of the next. | 7 | Server | |
| mp_teamname_1 | Name shown for the first team. | (empty) | Server | |
| mp_teamname_2 | Name shown for the second team. | (empty) | Server | |
| record | Starts recording a demo of the game you are in. | Server | sv_cheats | |
| stop | Stops recording a demo. | Server | ||
| playdemo | Plays a demo file. | Server | ||
| demoui | Opens the demo playback controls. | Server | ||
| sensitivity | Your in-game mouse sensitivity. Multiply it by your mouse DPI for eDPI. | 1.25 | Mouse and sensitivity | |
| zoom_sensitivity_ratio | Sensitivity while scoped, as a multiple of your normal sensitivity. 1 keeps it the same. | 1 | Mouse and sensitivity | |
| m_yaw | How far one mouse count turns you left or right, in degrees. Leave it at the default unless you know you need it. | 0.022 | Mouse and sensitivity | |
| m_pitch | How far one mouse count turns you up or down. Changing it changes your vertical sensitivity only. | 0.022 | Mouse and sensitivity | |
| sensitivity_y_scale | Scales vertical sensitivity against horizontal. | 1 | Mouse and sensitivity | |
| mouse_inverty | Inverts vertical mouse movement. | 0 (false) | Mouse and sensitivity | |
| bind | Binds a key or mouse button to a command. | Console and binds | ||
| unbind | Removes the binding from one key. | Console and binds | ||
| unbindall | Removes every binding, including movement. Follow it with binddefaults or your own config. | Console and binds | ||
| binddefaults | Resets every key to the game's default binding. | Console and binds | ||
| alias | Makes a short name that runs a list of commands. | Console and binds | ||
| toggle | Flips a setting between values each time it runs. | Console and binds | ||
| exec | Runs a .cfg file from the game/csgo/cfg folder. Leave off the .cfg. | Console and binds | ||
| host_writeconfig | Saves your current settings to your config file. | Console and binds | ||
| find | Searches every command and setting for a word. | Console and binds | ||
| differences | Lists every setting you have changed from its default. | Console and binds | ||
| key_listboundkeys | Lists every key you have bound. | Console and binds | ||
| key_findbinding | Shows which key runs a command. | Console and binds | ||
| echo | Prints text in the console. Put it at the end of a config to confirm it ran. | Console and binds | ||
| toggleconsole | Opens or closes the console. | Console and binds | ||
| con_enable | Allows the console to open. Same as Enable Developer Console in the game settings. | 0 (false) | Console and binds | |
| cl_allow_multi_input_binds | Lets one bind press more than one movement or action input at once, such as the old jumpthrow bind. Cheat-protected, so offline only. | 0 (false) | Console and binds | sv_cheats |
| buy | Buys an item by its name while you can buy. Chain several with semicolons. | Console and binds | ||
| use | Switches to a weapon or grenade you are carrying. | Console and binds | ||
| drop | Drops the weapon in your hands. With the bomb selected it drops the bomb. | Console and binds | ||
| lastinv | Switches to the weapon you held before. Bound to Q by default. | Console and binds | ||
| +lookatweapon | Inspects the weapon in your hands. Bound to F by default. | Console and binds | ||
| player_ping | Pings the spot you are looking at for your team. | Console and binds |
How to use console commands in CS2
- Open Settings, then Game, and set Enable Developer Console to Yes.
- Press the key under Esc (` on most keyboards) to open the console.
- Type a command and press Enter. For a variable, type its name alone to see its current value.
- To keep settings, put the lines in an autoexec.cfg in your game/csgo/cfg folder.
Commands marked sv_cheats only work on a server you control, after this line:
sv_cheats 1
Looking for a full practice setup? The practice commands page has one config to paste. For keys, see CS2 binds.
CS:GO commands that are gone
These still get searched, but they are not in CS2's command list. Each page says what replaced it.
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FAQ
How do I open the console in CS2?
Go to Settings, Game and set Enable Developer Console to Yes. Then press the key under Esc, the ` or ~ key on most keyboards.
Why does a command say it is cheat protected?
Some commands, such as noclip and sv_rethrow_last_grenade, only run when sv_cheats is 1. You can only set that on a server you control, such as an offline game with bots, so they never work in matchmaking.
Where do I put commands so they load every time?
Save them in a file called autoexec.cfg in Steam/steamapps/common/Counter-Strike Global Offensive/game/csgo/cfg. Add +exec autoexec to your launch options if it does not load on its own.
Does net_graph work in CS2?
No. net_graph is not in CS2's command list. Use cl_showfps 1 for a frame counter, or turn on the telemetry readouts under Settings, Game, Telemetry.
Revision history
- First published. Every command checked against CS2's own cvar and command list (SteamDatabase dump b73cfdeb35, 28 Oct 2026).
- First published. Every command checked against CS2's own cvar and command list (SteamDatabase dump b73cfdeb35, 28 Oct 2026).
Related guides
Source: SteamDatabase GameTracking-CS2 dump of the game's cvar and command tables, commit b73cfdeb35.