Install gdevelop with Homebrew Cask

Project links

• Homepage
• Repository
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

Project history

GDevelop was created by Florian Rival, historically using the handle 4ian, as an open-source game creator intended to make game development accessible without requiring traditional programming.

The modern GDevelop 5 line combines a no-code event system with a TypeScript/JavaScript game engine, reusable extensions, asset and example libraries, and exporters for web, desktop, and mobile games.

Adoption history

GDevelop broadened its audience by combining downloadable cross-platform editors with a web editor, tutorials, examples, extension sharing, education material, and export services. Its event system makes it approachable to non-programmers while JavaScript events and extensions provide an escape hatch for experienced developers.

The project has participated in programs such as Google Summer of Code and Google Season of Docs, reflecting an established open-source contributor and documentation community.

How it is used

Creators assemble scenes from objects and behaviors, express game logic with visual events, preview the game, and export it to supported web, desktop, or mobile targets. JavaScript events and extensions can implement functionality beyond the visual system.

The reviewed official user documentation does not specify a stable user-level configuration or credentials-file location, so none is asserted here.

Why package nerds care

GDevelop is notable in package-manager culture as a large cross-platform desktop application that bundles an editor and game runtime while retaining an open-source upstream. Its Electron-based distribution and frequent upstream releases make binary packaging convenient, while the public source remains available for auditing and contribution.

Timeline

• 2008: Early development of the game creator began.
• 2018: The GDevelop 5 generation became the basis of the modern editor.
• 2020: The project participated in Google Summer of Code and Google Season of Docs.

Related projects

• GDevelop JavaScript game engine
• GDevelop extensions
• Construct
• Godot Engine

Sources

• Official engine reference: https://docs.gdevelop.io/
• Official homepage: https://gdevelop.io/
• Official repository supplied by source_facts.repo: https://github.com/4ian/GDevelop
• Official user documentation: https://wiki.gdevelop.io/