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/stopsound command in Minecraft

/stopsound cuts sounds that are playing for chosen players: all of them, one category such as music, or a single sound ID. It is the counterpart of /playsound and the quick fix for a looping alarm, a music disc or background music that should go quiet.

Syntax

Argument	Expects	What it does
targets	Player selectorone or several	Players whose sounds stop: @a for everyone, @p, @s or a player name.
soundoptional	Resource ID	Optional sound ID, like minecraft:music_disc.cat. Without it, the whole category stops.

All 24 forms

/stopsound <targets>
/stopsound <targets> * <sound>
/stopsound <targets> ambient
/stopsound <targets> ambient <sound>
/stopsound <targets> block
/stopsound <targets> block <sound>
/stopsound <targets> hostile
/stopsound <targets> hostile <sound>
/stopsound <targets> master
/stopsound <targets> master <sound>
/stopsound <targets> music
/stopsound <targets> music <sound>
/stopsound <targets> neutral
/stopsound <targets> neutral <sound>
/stopsound <targets> player
/stopsound <targets> player <sound>
/stopsound <targets> record
/stopsound <targets> record <sound>
/stopsound <targets> ui
/stopsound <targets> ui <sound>
/stopsound <targets> voice
/stopsound <targets> voice <sound>
/stopsound <targets> weather
/stopsound <targets> weather <sound>

Examples

Silence every sound at once

/stopsound @a

Stops every sound currently playing for all players.

Java 26.3

Stop the background music

/stopsound @a music

Cuts the current music track for everyone.

Java 26.3

Stop one sound everywhere

/stopsound @a * minecraft:event.raid.horn

Stops only the raid horn, whatever its category.

Java 26.3

Stop a disc for yourself

/stopsound @s record minecraft:music_disc.cat

Cuts the cat disc for you, other players still hear it.

Java 26.3

Build your command

Fill in the fields, then copy the command.

Command generator

Three levels of precision

stopsound @a stops every sound for all players.
stopsound @a music stops one category, here the background music.
stopsound @a * minecraft:event.raid.horn stops one sound in every category, thanks to *.

The categories match the volume sliders: master, music, record, weather, block, hostile, neutral, player, ambient, voice and ui. The sound ID uses the same names as /playsound.

Good to know

stopsound @a confirms with Stopped all sounds. /stopsound only cuts what is already playing. A sound sent again with /playsound starts over, and the background music can start again later. A Jukebox plays in the record category, so stopsound @a record silences discs for everyone. Sounds of mobs, rain or a Bell come back as soon as the game plays them again. To keep an area silent, repeat the command from a Repeating Command Block or a /function.

✓ Checked in Java Edition 26.3 · updated 2 November 2026

/stopsound: FAQ

How do I turn off the background music for all players?

Run /stopsound @a music. The current track stops, but the game can start another one later, so repeat the command or lower the Music slider.

Can I stop a sound for one player only?

Yes. Put that player's name or @p as the target, for example /stopsound Alex record. Other players keep hearing it.

How do I use /stopsound?

Who can use /stopsound?

Cheats on, or operator level 2.

Related commands

/playsoundCheats/particleCheats /sayCheats /msgEveryone /meEveryone /tellrawCheats /titleCheats /teammsgEveryone