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| -# Godot Engine |
| 1 | +[](https://godotengine.org) |
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| -<p align="center"> |
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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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| -</p> |
| 3 | +## Godot Engine |
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| -## 2D and 3D cross-platform game engine |
| 5 | +Homepage: https://godotengine.org |
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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). |
| 7 | +#### 2D and 3D cross-platform game engine |
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| -## Free, open source and community-driven |
| 9 | +Godot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform game engine to create 2D and |
| 10 | +3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common |
| 11 | +tools, so that users can focus on making games without having to reinvent the |
| 12 | +wheel. Games can be exported in one click to a number of platforms, including |
| 13 | +the major desktop platforms (Linux, Mac OSX, Windows) as well as mobile |
| 14 | +(Android, iOS) and web-based (HTML5) platforms. |
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| -Godot is completely free and open source under the very permissive [MIT license](https://godotengine.org/license). |
| 16 | +#### Free, open source and community-driven |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +Godot is completely free and open source under the very permissive MIT license. |
23 | 19 | No strings attached, no royalties, nothing. The users' games are theirs, down
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24 | 20 | to the last line of engine code. Godot's development is fully independent and
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25 | 21 | 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/) |
| 22 | +expectations. It is supported by the Software Freedom Conservancy |
27 | 23 | 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 |
| 25 | +Before being open sourced in February 2014, Godot had been developed by Juan |
| 26 | +Linietsky and Ariel Manzur (both still maintaining the project) for several |
32 | 27 | years as an in-house engine, used to publish several work-for-hire titles.
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| -## Getting the engine |
| 31 | +### Getting the engine |
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| -### Binary downloads |
| 33 | +#### Binary downloads |
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40 | 35 | Official binaries for the Godot editor and the export templates can be found
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41 | 36 | [on the homepage](https://godotengine.org/download).
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| -### Compiling from source |
| 38 | +#### Compiling from source |
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45 | 40 | [See the official docs](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/development/compiling/)
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46 | 41 | for compilation instructions for every supported platform.
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| -## Community and contributing |
| 43 | +### Community and contributing |
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50 | 45 | Godot is not only an engine but an ever-growing community of users and engine
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51 | 46 | 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). |
| 48 | +To get in touch with the developers, the best way is to join the |
| 49 | +[#godotengine IRC channel](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=godotengine) |
| 50 | +on Freenode. |
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56 | 52 | To get started contributing to the project, see the [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md).
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| -## Documentation and demos |
| 54 | +### Documentation and demos |
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60 | 56 | The official documentation is hosted on [ReadTheDocs](https://docs.godotengine.org).
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61 | 57 | It is maintained by the Godot community in its own [GitHub repository](https://github.com/godotengine/godot-docs).
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63 | 59 | The [class reference](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/classes/)
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| -is also accessible from the Godot editor. |
| 60 | +is also accessible from within the engine. |
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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). |
| 62 | +The official demos are maintained in their own [GitHub repository](https://github.com/godotengine/godot-demo-projects) |
| 63 | +as well. |
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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. |
| 65 | +There are also a number of other learning resources provided by the community, |
| 66 | +such as text and video tutorials, demos, etc. Consult the [community channels](https://godotengine.org/community) |
| 67 | +for more info. |
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| 69 | +[](https://travis-ci.org/godotengine/godot) |
| 70 | +[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/akien-mga/godot) |
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