| Be warned that using cheats may cause unintended side effects, disable achievements, and/or hinder game progress. Use cheats at your own risk. |
Cheats in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas are similar to those of its predecessors, requiring input of a series of controller button commands or a keyboard. When a cheat code is successfully entered, a "Cheat Activated" message will appear on the upper left corner of the screen to confirm the cheat has been entered. The following cheat codes must be entered during gameplay. Entering cheat codes during pause menu will not activate the cheat unlike its predecessors.
Note that the PlayStation 2 and Xbox require the use of the D-Pad (up, down, left, right), (NOTE: this is not the analog stick) for directional input. For the Xbox 360, Black is RB and White is LB. For the PlayStation 3 port of the game, the triggers that need to be pressed must be pressed in the opposite way. For example, where one would normally press 
/
in a cheat, they must press 
/
. (e.g. 
would be the correct input for the PS3 port of the game of the "Unlimited Ammo" cheat.)
As earlier, the pedestrian hate and riot cheats are permanent and cannot be reversed if the game is saved while the cheat is active. These pedestrian-related cheats can hinder progress during missions.
Player
| Effect | PS2 | PC | Xbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenaline effects | 
| ANOSEONGLASS MUNASEF TAKEACHILLPILL |      
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| Armor, health and $250,000 in money (also repairs vehicles occupied by the player and increases the Criminal Rating to 40)
Note: Enabling the "Health and Armor" cheat during the bike chase of Just Business and during shooting from the car in End of the Line will fail the mission, destroying the bike/Feltzer (End of the Line), and CJ will eventually be Wasted. |  
| HESOYAM INEEDSOMEHELP |   
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| CJ jumps 10 times higher | 
| KANGAROO | 
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| Commit suicide / Instant death
Note: CJ will not die if the unlimited health cheat is activated. |
| SZCMAWO GOODBYECRUELWORLD | 
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| Hitman level for all weapons |
| PROFESSIONALKILLER NCSGDAG |
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| Lock wanted level (Facilitates exploration of islands/cities and restricted areas before they're unlocked) | 
| AEZAKMI TESTEDUCATIONALSKILLS IDOASIPLEASE | 
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| Raise wanted level by two stars
Note: If the Lock wanted level cheat is on it will not attain. |
| TURNUPTHEHEAT OSRBLHH |
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| Remove wanted level |
| TURNDOWNTHEHEAT ASNAEB |
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| Six-star wanted level
Note: If the Lock wanted level cheat is on it will not attain. |
| BRINGITON LJSPQK |
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| Maximum fat |
| BTCDBCB WHOATEALLTHEPIES |
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| Maximum lung capacity (infinite air underwater) |
| CVWKXAM MANFROMATLANTIS |
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| Maximum muscle |
| BUFFMEUP JYSDSOD |
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| Maximum respect |
| WORSHIPME OGXSDAG |
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| Maximum sex appeal |
| HELLOLADIES EHIBXQS |
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| Maximum stamina |
| VKYPQCF ICANGOALLNIGHT |
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| Maximum vehicle skills (Driving, flying, bike, cycling) |
| NATURALTALENT VQIMAHA |
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| Minimum fat and muscle |
| KVGYZQK LEANANDMEAN |
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| CJ never gets hungry |
| AEDUWNV IAMNEVERHUNGRY |
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| Spawn Jetpack |
| ROCKETMAN YECGAA |
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| Spawn Parachute |
| AIYPWZQP LETSGOBASEJUMPING |
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| Super punches (one hit kills)
Note: Pedestrians can also make a super punch attack. If a pedestrian punches CJ, he will be instantly killed. However, if the Unlimited Health cheat is activated, super punches do not affect CJ. |
| STINGLIKEABEE IAVENJQ |
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| Unlimited ammunition
Note: Using this cheat may glitch the game's sounds. This cheat also affects pedestrians. |
| FULLCLIP WANRLTW |
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| Unlimited health
Note: Explosions, drowning, falling, and gunshots from police-controlled helicopters still hurt the player. CJ will also die from being in a vehicle that explodes. |
| BAGUVIX NOONECANHURTME |
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| Weapons, tier 1 (Brass Knuckles, Baseball Bat, Pistol, Shotgun, Micro SMG, AK-47, Rifle, Rocket Launcher, Molotov Cocktails & Spray Paint) |
| LXGIWYL THUGSARMOURY |
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| Weapons, tier 2 (Fist, Knife, Desert Eagle, Sawn-Off Shotgun, TEC 9, M4, Sniper Rifle, Flamethrower, Fire Extinguisher & Grenades) |
| PROFESSIONALSKIT KJKSZPJ |
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| Weapons, tier 3 (Fist, Chainsaw, Silenced 9mm, SPAS 12, SMG, M4, Sniper Rifle, Heat-Seeking Rocket Launcher, Satchel Charges & Detonator)
Note: If the player uses the infinite bullets cheat, the detonator will still appear in the weapon list even when the player doesn't have any satchel charges. |
| UZUMYMW NUTTERSTOYS |
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Vehicles
| Effect | PS2 | PC | Xbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| All cars have nitrous
(Note: When modifying a car, it appears as "2x Nitro". |
| SPEEDFREAK COXEFGU |
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| Cars drive on water |
| This cheat is not available on PC |
|
| Flying boats |
| FLYINGFISH AFSNMSMW |
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| Flying cars
Note: Cars are controlled like planes, except they have no left and right rudder. |
| RIPAZHA CHITTYCHITTYBANGBANG |
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| Spawn sport cars |
| This cheat is not available on PC |
|
| Improved suspensions |
| STICKLIKEGLUE PGGOMOY |
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| Full weapon aiming in vehicles |
| OUIQDMW IWANNADRIVEBY |
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| Massive bicycle bunny hops (Jump 100 feet in air) |
| CJPHONEHOME JHJOECW |
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| Perfect handling |
| STICKLIKEGLUE PGGOMOY |
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| Spawn Bloodring Banger |
| OLDSPEEDDEMON CQZIJMB |
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| Spawn Caddy |
| RZHSUEW 18HOLES |
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| Spawn Dozer |
| ITSALLBULL EEGCYXT |
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| Spawn Hunter |
| OHDUDE |
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| Spawn Hydra |
| JUMPJET |
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| Spawn Monster Truck |
| MONSTERMASH AGBDLCID |
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| Spawn Quad |
| FOURWHEELFUN AKJJYGLC |
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| Spawn Hotring Racer A |
| VROCKPOKEY PDNEJOH NOTFORPUBLICROADS |
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| Spawn Hotring Racer B |
| VPJTQWV JUSTTRYANDSTOPME |
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| Spawn Rancher |
| JQNTDMH |
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| Spawn Rhino |
| AIWPRTON TIMETOKICKASS |
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| Spawn Romero |
| WHERESTHEFUNERAL AQTBCODX |
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| Spawn Stretch Limousine |
| CELEBRITYSTATUS KRIJEBR |
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| Spawn Stunt Plane |
| FLYINGTOSTUNT URKQSRK |
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| Spawn Tanker |