Disable BattlEye for GTA 5

Step-by-step guide for every launcher — Rockstar Games Launcher, Steam, Epic Games, and the Xbox App.

What is BattlEye?

BattlEye is the anti-cheat that ships with GTA V. It blocks most mod menus and injectors from loading. Disabling it lets mods run — every method below does the same thing: it tells the game to start with the -nobattleye launch argument.

The launch argument you need — copy it:

Read This First

Use an Alt Account

Never run mods on your main account. Disabling BattlEye is how mods load — Rockstar can still ban you server-side.

Run as Administrator

Some launchers won't save launch arguments unless they're running with admin rights.

Game Updates Reset This

A GTA V update can restore the BattlEye files. If mods stop loading, redo these steps.

Antivirus

Temporarily disable antivirus — mod menu files are commonly flagged as false positives.

Disclaimer: This guide is for educational purposes only. Use at your own risk. We are not responsible for any bans or consequences.

How to Disable BattlEye

Use the one-click tool, or follow the manual steps for your launcher

Easiest Method

One-Click Auto Tool

Don't want to do it by hand? This tool finds your GTA V folder automatically (Rockstar, Steam, Epic, or Xbox), drops in the commandline.txt with -nobattleye, and deletes BattlEye for you.

Download Auto Tool (.bat)

Right-click → Run as administrator. Windows SmartScreen may warn about an unknown app — click More info → Run anyway. Prefer to do it manually? Follow the steps below.

Rockstar Games Launcher

Open the Rockstar Games Launcher.
Click Settings (top right), then select Grand Theft Auto V in the left sidebar.
Scroll down to Launch Arguments (also called "Command Line Arguments").
Type -nobattleye into the box.
Close Settings and launch the game from the launcher.

Steam

Open Steam and go to your Library.
Right-click Grand Theft Auto V and choose Properties.
On the General tab, find Launch Options.
Type -nobattleye into the box.
Close the window and launch GTA V from Steam.

Epic Games Launcher

Open the Epic Games Launcher.
Click your profile icon (top right) → Settings.
Scroll to Manage Games and click Grand Theft Auto V to expand it.
Tick Additional Command Line Arguments.
Type -nobattleye into the box that appears.
Launch GTA V from the Epic Games Launcher.

Xbox App (Game Pass / Microsoft Store)

You need the Rockstar Games Launcher. The Game Pass / Microsoft Store copy of GTA V still boots through the Rockstar Games Launcher — make sure it's installed and you're signed in to your Rockstar account before you start.

The Xbox App has no launch-arguments box, so you add the argument with a commandline.txt file inside the game folder instead.

Open the Xbox App → Library → click Grand Theft Auto V.
Click the ⋯ menu → Manage → Files → Browse... to open the install folder.
In that folder, create a new text file named commandline.txt — or just download the ready-made one below.
Open it, type -nobattleye and save.
Launch the game. BattlEye will be skipped.

Don't want to make the file yourself? Download a ready-made commandline.txt and drop it straight into your GTA V folder.

Download commandline.txt Use Auto Tool (.bat)

Still Not Working? (Works on Any Launcher)

If BattlEye still loads, delete its files directly:

Open your GTA V install folder (where GTA5.exe lives).
Delete the BattlEye folder.
Delete BattlEye_x64.dll if it is present.
Launch the game as normal.

Note: Verifying/repairing game files will restore BattlEye, and so will most game updates. Just repeat the steps.

Complete Written Guide

Every step in order, start to finish — no tools required

1 Turn BattlEye off in the launcher

Make sure BattlEye is disabled in the Rockstar Games Launcher settings.
Add the launch argument -nobattleye for your launcher using the steps above, or place a commandline.txt containing -nobattleye in your game directory.

2 Remove the BattlEye service

Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run:

sc delete BEService

This removes the BattlEye service completely. You can also delete the BattlEye folder and BattlEye_x64.dll from your GTA V install folder.

3 Load the game to the main menu

Let the game load to the main menu. Do not load story mode or online yet.
If auto-loading into story or online mode is enabled, disable it in the game settings, then restart the game.

4 Inject your mod menu

Once the game is at the main menu, inject your menu (N3NY000, Scooby, YimMenu, etc.).
IMPORTANT: after the DLL is injected, go to STORY MODE first.
Once you are in story mode, open the menu and use Network → Session Starter to join a public or invite-only session.