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The Godot documentation is the fruits of the labor of hundreds of people working together. How do we ensure the highest possible level of quality, while making it easy for anyone to contribute? godotengine.org/article/ensu...

#GodotEngine 4.5 has finally arrived! 🎉 With this new release, we made meticulous efforts in order to amplify what is possible to do with our engine, guided by our goal of making gaming and game development for everyone! godotengine.org/releases/4.5/

#GodotEngine 4.5's second release candidate has arrived! This is your last chance to find and report critical regressions before the stable release: godotengine.org/article/rele...

#GodotEngine 4.5 has reached the Release Candidate stage! With all planned features integrated and critical regressions fixed, it's production ready 🚀 Your help will be crucial, so give it a whirl (always make a backup!) and let us know if any issues went unnoticed godotengine.org/article/rele...

While we considered jumping straight to the release candidate stage, debug symbols for Android warranted a trial run 🤖 #GodotEngine 4.5 beta 7, our final beta snapshot of this release cycle, has arrived! godotengine.org/article/dev-...

Want to help out another open source project? Inkscape is looking for feedback 👇 make sure to give them a follow as well!

It's been a long journey, but we're at the tail-end of 4.5's beta cycle at last! Godot 4.5 beta 6 is now live! Help us prepare for the Release Candidate stage by giving it a spin: godotengine.org/article/dev-...

📣 Submissions open for the Godot 2025 showreel This year, if you are a member of the Development Fund, you will be able to cast your votes alongside the Godot maintainers! 📅 Submissions close: October 1st 📅 Voting starts: October 6th

Are you going to #gamescom next week? We will have a small #Godot community meet-up near the IndieArenaBooth on Thursday 21.08. at 12:00 local time 📍 We will keep you updated of the exact location via our luma page: lu.ma/tpd4ks9a See you there!

And now, back to our regularly scheduled… Schedule! 📅 #GodotEngine 4.5 beta 5 has arrived, and with it comes several new regression fixes. See our progress firsthand by testing the release 👇 godotengine.org/article/dev-...

JetBrains is sponsoring the work we do for all of you! If you are working in GDScript or C#, you should give Godot + Rider a go. We would like to thank them for becoming a Platinum Sponsor of the project! godotengine.org/article/jetb... @jetbrains-rider.bsky.social

We're happy to welcome Scorewarrior as our newest Patron sponsor on the Godot Development Fund 🎉 fund.godotengine.org Scorewarrior takes the crown as the top donator this year! Thank you for supporting open-source and helping us keep building Godot for everyone. scorewarrior.com

Critical bugs: squashed! Beta snapshot: live! Blog post: below! godotengine.org/article/dev-...

A new game to showcase! @julienkaspart.bsky.social and @simonthommes.bsky.social tell us about their experience working on DOGWALK 🐶, @studio.blender.org ’s open-project made with Godot and Blender. godotengine.org/article/godo...

Godot 4.5 beta 3 already? But it's only been a week! Indeed, we have entered the phase of development where snapshots will become much more frequent. Want to make the process even faster? Testing the new release is the easiest way to do so: godotengine.org/article/dev-...

Last chance to fill the poll! It is going to close soon 📝

Time for #godotengine 4.5 beta 2! Even though we’re now in feature freeze, you might recall us mentioning a handful of pre-approved exceptions. One of them being SDL3 input made it in! 🕹️ 🎮 Help us test this release 👇 godotengine.org/article/dev-...

The 2025 Godot Community Poll is live! Help us understand our community better and shape the engine's future. Takes just 5-10 minutes: 👉 godotengine.org/article/godo...

Godot 4.5 beta just sailed out with features galore, but what's up in the tranquil waters of good ol' Godot 3? ⛵ Our Godot 3.x maintainer lawnjelly just wrapped up the 3.6.1 patch release to address a few issues in that branch: godotengine.org/article/main...

Another Newsletter sent! 🌐 Read the entry on the web: godot.news/archive/2c79... 📬 Subscribe via email or RSS: godot.news/subscription...

An update from the team behind the Android and XR side of the project 📱 Fredia shares some numbers, the status of the Android and the XR editors, hybrid apps, Android APIs integrations and more! godotengine.org/article/godo...

Here we go: #GodotEngine 4.5 is ready for wider testing with its first beta snapshot! 🤖 🧪 As usual, it's feature-packed so we wrote a wordy blog post showcasing the main highlights in this new version. Please report any issue you encounter while testing on GitHub! godotengine.org/article/dev-...

🇪🇺 A new Godot event: GodotFest! GodotFest is a new independently organized, annual Godot convention happening in Munich, Germany on Nov 11–12. 🎟️ Tickets are available now and discounted throughout June. Read more about it in our blog: godotengine.org/article/godo...

If you are interested in low-level development, our rendering lead @clayjohn.bsky.social wrote a post sharing some insights into the optimization process for mobile devices using Arm Performance Studio 👇 community.arm.com/arm-communit...

Godot web exports just got a serious performance boost! Starting in 4.5 dev 5, builds use WASM SIMD by default, meaning better performance with no changes needed on your end. Details and benchmarks: godotengine.org/article/upco...

Brrr… 🧊 Do you feel that? That’s the cold front of the #GodotEngine 4.5 feature freeze (beta) just around the corner. We still have some days to wrap up new features, and this new dev snapshot is fire 🔥 visionOS support, shader baker, WebAssembly SIMD, and more! godotengine.org/article/dev-...

#GodotEngine Newsletter delivery 📬 Read on the web archive: godot.news/archive/f2d6... Subscribe via email or RSS: godot.news/subscription...

Back from #GodotCon in Boston with a new dev snapshot for #GodotEngine 4.5, hot off the press! macOS game window embedding (finally!), improvements to 3D physics interpolation, specular occlusion from ambient light, and more goodies to test! godotengine.org/article/dev-...

The .NET team managed to create a prototype running C# on the Web. There’s still a lot of work and testing to do, but we are getting there! #godotengine godotengine.org/article/live...

We interviewed Frederic Plourde and Daniel Castellanos who used Godot to create an educational XR experience for SOMAR, a non-profit association focusing on the conservation of marine life 🐬 godotengine.org/article/godo...

New #GodotEngine 4.5 dev snapshot just dropped‒a proverbial Friday release with all the hiccups you'd expect... But it's also a HUGE one with the first integration of AccessKit to provide screen reader support! 🗣️ Script backtraces should also be a welcome change 📜 godotengine.org/article/dev-...

Development is progressing rapidly on our next feature milestone, #GodotEngine 4.5, now with a second dev snapshot. Dedicated 2D navigation server, better shader editor UI, fragment density maps, Wayland native sub-windows, and more! godotengine.org/article/dev-...

The Godot Foundation is looking for a skilled Project Manager with software project management experience and a commitment to open-source development to join our team. Learn more: godot.foundation/roles/projec...

#GodotEngine Newsletter delivery 📬 Read on the web archive: godot.news/archive/846f... Subscribe via email or RSS: godot.news/subscription...

The Godot XR Community wrapped up its latest XR Game Jam in Feb 2025 with the theme “Enchanted”! godotengine.org/article/godo...

Godot 4.4 was a massive success, and with most users migrating to it, we discovered and fixed a number of significant bugs which warrant a first maintenance release. So here's #GodotEngine 4.4.1, with over 100 bug fixes to improve your daily Godot experience! godotengine.org/article/main...

This month's #GodotEngine 4.4 was a massive, feature-packed release! Like most big releases, it had a few quirks which we're addressing in priority for a 4.4.1 maintenance update. Please test this new release candidate before we tag the 4.4.1-stable release! godotengine.org/article/rele...

Our first development snapshot for #GodotEngine 4.5 has arrived! The coming of Spring (in the Northern hemisphere) has thawed the thick cover of feature freeze which held many feature PRs in stasis. With a first harvest of ca. 400 PRs, it's time to start testing! godotengine.org/article/dev-...

Newsletter delivery containing our GDC plans and more 📬 Read on the webarchive: godot.news/archive/5411... Subscribe via email or RSS: godot.news/subscription...

Godot 4.4 launched last week to a great reception! We’re now preparing 4.4.1 to address regressions and ensure a smooth upgrade for all users. Help us test the release candidate and report any issues you encounter. godotengine.org/article/rele...

Godot XR Update 🥽 The Godot XR team has released the Godot Meta Toolkit, along with updates to XR Tools, the OpenXR Vendors plugin, and many fixes and improvements. Read the full update: godotengine.org/article/godo...

#GodotEngine 4.4 is finally here! 🚀 Look forward to plenty of quality of life improvements hidden within this release. Faster load speeds, reduced stutter, streamlined processes, and more! godotengine.org/releases/4.4/

We managed to get a few more regressions identified and fixed since our RC2 snapshot 2 days ago, so we’re making a final final release candidate to round this all up and ensure Godot 4.4 is ready for prime time! #godotengine godotengine.org/article/rele...

This is the second entry, and already shaping up to be our last, as all relevant release blockers have been dealt with! While we prepare for the stable release—no more than a week’s time from now—let’s enjoy one last roundup of changes. #godotengine godotengine.org/article/rele...

What if Wikipedia was a place you could visit? That’s the idea behind The Museum of All Things, a free and open-source procedurally-generated museum built on Wikipedia’s vast knowledge base 🖼️ godotengine.org/article/muse...

Godot 4.4 has reached the Release Candidate stage! All features are in, critical regressions fixed, and it’s ready for production use. We still need your help testing, so give it a try (remember to make backups!) and let us know if you find any issues 🚀 godotengine.org/article/rele...

The second newsletter is out! 📬 🌐 View on the archive: godot.news/archive/7d07... ✉️ Subscribe: godot.news/subscription... 💬 Comment section: forum.godotengine.org/t/the-nodele...

We knew from the beginning that aiming for a late-February release was an ambitious timeframe, but the community has risen to the challenge and kept development right on track! godotengine.org/article/dev-...

Ticket shop is up! Remember that you have until the end of the month to submit a talk, workshop or showcase here: talks.godotengine.org/godotcon-us-...