

Third-party zip utilities don't normally do this.Īll desktop editions of Visual Studio 2017 can build UE4, including Visual Studio Community 2017, which is free for small teams and individual developers. The built-in Windows zip utility will mark the contents of zip filesĭownloaded from the Internet as unsafe to execute, so right-click the zip file and select 'Properties.' and 'Unblock' before decompressing it. If you'd prefer not to use Git, you can get the source with the 'Download ZIP' button on the right. To use Git from the command line, see the Setting up Git and Fork a Repo articles. Install GitHub for Windows then fork and clone our repository.

The steps below will take you through cloning your own private fork, then compiling and running the editor yourself: Windows Other short-lived branches may pop-up from time to time as we stabilize new releases or hotfixes. Battle-hardened developers eager to work lock-step with us on the latest and greatest should head here. This is the cutting edge and may be buggy - it may not even compile. The master branch tracks live changes by our engine team. (though we often catch things that prevent us from doing so) and it's a good balance between getting the latest cool stuff and knowing most things work. The promoted branch is updated with builds for our artists and designers to use. We work hard to make releases stable and reliable, and aim to publish new releases every few months. The release branch is extensively tested by our QA team and makes a great starting point for learning the engine or We publish source for the engine in three rolling branches: If you need more, just ask! A lot of Epic developers hang out on the forums or AnswerHub,Īnd we're proud to be part of a well-meaning, friendly and welcoming community of thousands. Engine source and GitHub on the Unreal Engine forums.If you're looking for the answer to something, you may want to start here:

We have a heap of documentation available for the engine on the web. Modify them in any way you can imagine, and share your changes with others!

Welcome to the Unreal Engine source code!įrom this repository you can build the Unreal Editor for Windows and Mac, compile Unreal Engine games for Android, iOS, Playstation 4, Xbox One, HTML5 and Linux,Īnd build tools like Unreal Lightmass and Unreal Frontend.
