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# Godot Engine
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<a href="https://godotengine.org">
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<img src="logo_outlined.svg" width="400" alt="Godot Engine logo">
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</a>
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## 2D and 3D cross-platform game engine
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**[Godot Engine](https://godotengine.org) is a feature-packed, cross-platform
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game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface.** It provides a
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comprehensive set of [common tools](https://godotengine.org/features), so that users can focus on making games
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without having to reinvent the wheel. Games can be exported with one click to a
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number of platforms, including the major desktop platforms (Linux, macOS,
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Windows), mobile platforms (Android, iOS), as well as Web-based platforms
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(HTML5) and
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[consoles](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/tutorials/platform/consoles.html).
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## Free, open source and community-driven
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Godot is completely free and open source under the very permissive [MIT license](https://godotengine.org/license).
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No strings attached, no royalties, nothing. The users' games are theirs, down
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to the last line of engine code. Godot's development is fully independent and
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community-driven, empowering users to help shape their engine to match their
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expectations. It is supported by the [Software Freedom Conservancy](https://sfconservancy.org/)
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not-for-profit.
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Before being open sourced in [February 2014](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/commit/0b806ee0fc9097fa7bda7ac0109191c9c5e0a1ac),
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Godot had been developed by [Juan Linietsky](https://github.com/reduz) and
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[Ariel Manzur](https://github.com/punto-) (both still maintaining the project) for several
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years as an in-house engine, used to publish several work-for-hire titles.
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## Getting the engine
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### Binary downloads
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Official binaries for the Godot editor and the export templates can be found
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[on the homepage](https://godotengine.org/download).
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### Compiling from source
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[See the official docs](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/development/compiling/)
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for compilation instructions for every supported platform.
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## Community and contributing
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Godot is not only an engine but an ever-growing community of users and engine
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developers. The main community channels are listed [on the homepage](https://godotengine.org/community).
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The best way to get in touch with the core engine developers is to join the
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[Godot Contributors Chat](https://chat.godotengine.org).
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To get started contributing to the project, see the [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md).
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## Documentation and demos
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The official documentation is hosted on [ReadTheDocs](https://docs.godotengine.org).
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It is maintained by the Godot community in its own [GitHub repository](https://github.com/godotengine/godot-docs).
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The [class reference](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/classes/)
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is also accessible from the Godot editor.
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We also maintain official demos in their own [GitHub repository](https://github.com/godotengine/godot-demo-projects)
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as well as a list of [awesome Godot community resources](https://github.com/godotengine/awesome-godot).
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There are also a number of other
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[learning resources](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/community/tutorials.html)
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provided by the community, such as text and video tutorials, demos, etc.
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Consult the [community channels](https://godotengine.org/community)
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for more information.
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[](https://github.com/godotengine/godot/actions)
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[](https://www.codetriage.com/godotengine/godot)
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[](https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/godot-engine/?utm_source=widget)
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[](https://lgtm.com/projects/g/godotengine/godot/alerts)
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[](https://www.tickgit.com/browse?repo=github.com/godotengine/godot)
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