vMenu
The standalone admin and player menu that freeroam, drift and deathmatch servers are built on — no framework required.
vMenu is the reason a non-roleplay FiveM server can exist without writing anything. It gives players a vehicle spawner, teleports, weapon options, a model changer and a weather and time menu, and gives staff a full moderation layer, all from one in-game menu with ace-based permissions. For map work it is notable for its teleport and waypoint tools, which are the fastest way to check how a replacement minimap reads across the whole island.
At a glance
| Maintainer | Tom Grobbe |
| Latest release | v3.8.61 · 2026-09-16 |
| Last code change | 2026-09-20 |
| Licence | see the repository |
| Written in | C# |
| GitHub stars | 417 |
| Status | Active |
Figures read from the repository on 2026-09-22.
Why servers run it
- Completely standalone: no ESX, no QBCore, no database required.
- Permissions are ace-based and granular down to the individual menu option.
- Teleport-to-waypoint and the location list make map testing trivial.
- Weather and time control, which is what you want when checking a map's contrast at night.
Installing vMenu
1. Download the release
vMenu is C# and ships compiled. Do not try to build it unless you mean to.
2. Add the permissions file
permissions.cfg defines what each group can open. exec it from server.cfg before vMenu starts.
3. Give yourself the admin group
add_principal your identifier to the group you granted the menu aces to.
4. Turn off what you do not want
A public freeroam menu with the full staff toolkit enabled is a griefing invitation.
Working examples
permissions.cfg — a workable staff tier
add_ace group.admin "vMenu.Everything" allow
add_ace group.moderator "vMenu.OnlinePlayers.Menu" allow
add_ace group.moderator "vMenu.OnlinePlayers.Kick" allow
add_ace group.moderator "vMenu.OnlinePlayers.TeleportToPlayer" allow
add_principal identifier.fivem:1234567 group.adminChecking a minimap across the island quickly
# With vMenu open: Teleport Options -> Teleport to Waypoint.
# Drop a waypoint on the pause map, teleport, read the radar, repeat.
# Weather Options -> set Thunder and night time to check contrast.What goes wrong
Permissions are deny by default and easy to over-grant. vMenu.Everything on a public group is how servers get wiped.
It is C#, so it needs the Mono runtime present — it is bundled with the server artifacts, but a very old artifact can be a problem.
vMenu and a roleplay framework overlap badly. Running both means players can spawn vehicles the economy is built around selling.