Using an external text editor

This page explains how to code using an external text editor. Editor -> Editor Settings -> Text Editor -> External There are two fields: the executable path and command-line flags. The flags allow you to integrate the editor with Godot, passing it the file path to open and other relevant arguments. Godot will replace the following placeholders in the flags string: Some example Exec Flags for various editors include: Note code.cmd file. For Emacs, you can call emacsclient instead of emacs if you use the server mode.

Official editor plugins

We have official plugins for the following code editors:

• Visual Studio Code
• Emacs