Using an external text editor

This page explains how to code using an external text editor.

Godot can be used with an external text editor, such as Sublime Text or Visual Studio Code. Browse to the relevant editor settings: Editor -> Editor Settings -> Text Editor -> External

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There are two fields: the executable path and command-line flags. The flags allow you to integrate the editor with Godot, passing it the file path to open and other relevant arguments. Godot will replace the following placeholders in the flags string:

Field in Exec Flags

Is replaced with

{project}

The absolute path to the project directory

{file}

The absolute path to the file

{col}

The column number of the error

{line}

The line number of the error

Some example Exec Flags for various editors include:

Editor

Exec Flags

Geany/Kate

{file} --line {line} --column {col}

Atom

{file}:{line}

JetBrains Rider

{project} --line {line} {file}

Visual Studio Code

{project} --goto {file}:{line}:{col}

Vim (gVim)

"+call cursor({line}, {col})" {file}

Emacs

emacs +{line}:{col} {file}

Sublime Text

{project} {file}:{line}:{column}

Note

For Visual Studio Code, you will have to point to the code.cmd file. For Emacs, you can call emacsclient instead of emacs if you use the server mode.

Official editor plugins

We have official plugins for the following code editors: