Create Your First Project

You can create a new project and start editing in seconds, or choose to add an existing project to start using it with Godot Launcher.

Create a new Project

1. Navigate to the Projects section from the left-hand navigation menu.
2. Click Create Project and follow the prompts to set up a new project.

Add an Existing Project

Click Add and select the folder containing your project project.godot.

important

When adding an existing project, the launcher does not move the project files. Instead, it creates a link to your existing location and selects the most compatible installed editor version and generates the necessary editor settings.

on VSCode and Git

Visual Studio Code: If your existing project contains a .vscode folder, it will automatically attempt to configure settings in the editor for Visual Studio Code as text editor. See Visual Studio Code guide for more details.

Git: Adding a project will not automatically initialize Git for projects that do not already use Git. See Git guide for more details.

Once completed, your project will appear in the Projects section, ready for you to start working on.

tip

To launch a project and start editing with Godot, simply click the project's name in the Projects list.