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-Asset Library
-=============
-
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 1
-   :name: toc-learn-features-assetlib
-
-   what_is_assetlib
-   using_assetlib
-   submitting_to_assetlib

community/asset_library/submitting_to_assetlib.rst

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-.. _doc_submitting_to_assetlib:
-
-Submitting to the Asset Library
-===============================
-
-Introduction
-------------
-
-This tutorial aims to serve as a guide on how you can submit your own assets
-to the `Godot Asset Library <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset>`_
-and share them with the Godot community.
-
-As mentioned in the :ref:`doc_using_assetlib` document, in order to be able to
-submit assets to the AssetLib, you need to have a registered account, and be
-logged in.
-
-Submission guidelines
----------------------
-
-Before submitting your asset, please ensure it follows all of the
-requirements, and also consider following the recommendations.
-
-Requirements
-~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Generally speaking, most assets people submit to the asset library
-are accepted. However, in order for your asset to be accepted, there
-are a few requirements your asset needs to meet to be approved.
-
-* The asset must **work**. If the asset doesn't run or otherwise doesn't
-  work in the specified Godot version, then it will be rejected.
-
-* The asset must have a proper **.gitignore** file. It's important to
-  keep redundant data out of the repository.
-  `Here's a template. <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aaronfranke/gitignore/godot/Godot.gitignore>`_
-
-* No **submodules**, or any submodules must be non-essential. GitHub
-  does not include submodules in the downloaded ZIP file, so if the
-  asset needs the contents of the submodule, your asset won't work.
-
-* The **license** needs to be correct. The license listed on the asset
-  library must match the license in the repository. The repo MUST
-  have a license file, called either "LICENSE" or "LICENSE.md".
-  This file must contain the license text itself and a copyright
-  statement that includes the year(s) and copyright holder.
-
-* Use proper **English** for the name and description of your asset.
-  This includes using correct capitalization, and using full
-  sentences in the description. You can also include other languages,
-  but there should at least be an English version.
-
-* The icon link must be a **direct link**. For icons hosted on GitHub, the
-  link must start with "raw.githubusercontent.com", not "github.com".
-
-Recommendations
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-These things are not required for your asset to be approved, but
-if you follow these recommendations, you can help make the asset
-library a better place for all users.
-
-* Fix or suppress all script **warnings**. The warning system is there to
-  help identify issues with your code, but people using your asset
-  don't need to see them.
-
-* Make your code conform to the official **style guides**. Having a
-  consistent style helps other people read your code, and it also helps
-  if other people wish to contribute to your asset. See: the
-  :ref:`doc_gdscript_styleguide` or the :ref:`doc_c_sharp_styleguide`.
-
-* If you have screenshots in your repo, place them in their own subfolder
-  and add an empty **.gdignore** file in the same folder (note: **gd**, not **git**).
-  This prevents Godot from importing your screenshots.
-  On Windows, open a command prompt in the project folder and run
-  ``type nul > .gdignore`` to create a file whose name starts with a period.
-
-* If your asset is a library for working with other files,
-  consider including **example files** in the asset.
-
-* Consider adding a **.gitattributes** file to your repo. This file allows
-  giving extra instructions to Git, such as specifying line endings and listing
-  files not required for your asset to function with the ``export-ignore``
-  directive. This directive removes such files from the resulting ZIP file,
-  preventing them from being downloaded by the asset library users.
-  These are common examples of **.gitattributes**:
-
-  .. tabs::
-
-   .. tab:: Projects / Templates
-
-      .. code-block:: shell
-
-        # Normalize line endings for all files that Git considers text files.
-        * text=auto eol=lf
-
-   .. tab:: Addons / Asset Packs
-
-      .. code-block:: shell
-
-        # Normalize line endings for all files that Git considers text files.
-        * text=auto eol=lf
-
-        # Only include the addons folder when downloading from the Asset Library.
-        /**        export-ignore
-        /addons    !export-ignore
-        /addons/** !export-ignore
-
-* If you are submitting a plugin, add a **copy** of your license and readme
-  to the plugin folder itself. This is the folder that users are guaranteed to
-  keep with their project, so a copy ensures they always have those files handy
-  (and helps them fulfill your licensing terms).
-
-* The **icon** should be a square, its aspect ratio should be 1:1. It should
-  also ideally have a minimum resolution of 64x64 pixels.
-
-* While the asset library allows more than just GitHub, consider
-  hosting your asset's source code on **GitHub**. Other services may not
-  work reliably, and a lack of familiarity can be a barrier to contributors.
-
-Submitting
-----------
-
-Once you are logged in, you will be able to head over to the "Submit Assets" page
-of the AssetLib, which will look like this:
-
-|image0|
-
-While it may look like a lot (and there is more as you scroll down), each field is
-described in terms of what you should put in. We will nonetheless go over what
-is required in the submission form here as well.
-
-* **Asset Name**:
-    The name of your asset. Should be a unique, descriptive title of
-    what your asset is.
-* **Category**:
-    The category that your asset belongs to, and will be shown in
-    search results. The category is split into **Addons** and **Projects**.
-    In-editor, assets of the Project type (Templates, Demos, Projects) only show
-    up when viewing the AssetLib from the Project Manager, while assets of the
-    Addon type will only be visible from inside a project.
-* **Godot version**:
-    The version of the engine that the asset works with.
-    Currently, it's not possible to have a single asset entry contain downloads for
-    multiple engine versions, so you may need to re-submit the asset multiple times,
-    with an entry for each Godot version it supports. This is particularly important
-    when dealing with major versions of the engine, such as Godot 2.x and Godot 3.x.
-* **Version**:
-    The version number of the asset. While you are free to choose
-    and use any versioning scheme that you like, you may want to look into
-    something such as `SemVer <https://semver.org>`_ if you want your asset's
-    versioning scheme to be clear and consistent. Note that there is also an
-    internal version number, incremented every time the asset download URL is
-    changed or updated.
-* **Repository host**:
-    Assets uploaded to the AssetLib are not hosted on it
-    directly. Instead, they point to repositories hosted on third-party Git providers,
-    such as GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket. This is where you choose which provider
-    your asset uses, so the site can compute the final download link.
-* **Repository URL**:
-    The URL to your asset's files/webpage. This will vary
-    based on your choice of provider, but it should look similar to `https://github.com/<user>/<project>`.
-* **Issues URL**:
-    The URL to your asset's issue tracker. Again, this will differ
-    from repository host to repository host, but will likely look similar to
-    `https://github.com/<user>/<project>/issues`. You may leave this field empty
-    if you use your provider's issue tracker, and it's part of the same repository.
-* **Download Commit**:
-    The commit of the asset. For example,
-    `b1d3172f89b86e52465a74f63a74ac84c491d3e1`. The site computes
-    the actual download URL from this.
-* **Icon URL**:
-    The URL to your asset's icon (which will be used as a thumbnail
-    in the AssetLib search results and on the asset's page). Should be an image
-    in either the PNG or JPG format.
-* **License**:
-    The license under which you are distributing the asset. The list
-    includes a variety of free and open-source software licenses, such as GPL
-    (v2 and v3), MIT, BSD and Boost Software License. You can visit `OpenSource.org <https://opensource.org>`_
-    for a detailed description of each of the listed licenses.
-* **Description**:
-    Finally, you can use the Description field for a textual
-    overview of your asset, its features and behavior, a changelog, et cetera. In the
-    future, formatting with Markdown will be supported, but currently, your only
-    option is plain text.
-
-You may also include up to three video and/or image previews, which will be shown
-at the bottom of the asset page. Use the "Enable" checkbox on each of the preview
-submission boxes to enable them.
-
-* **Type**:
-    Either an image, or a video.
-* **Image/YouTube URL**:
-    Either a link to the image, or to a video, hosted on YouTube.
-* **Thumbnail URL**:
-    A URL to an image that will be used as a thumbnail for the
-    preview. This option will be removed eventually, and thumbnails will be automatically
-    computed instead.
-
-Once you are done, press "Submit". Your asset will be entered into the review queue.
-You can check all assets currently pending a review `here <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/edit?&asset=-1>`_ .
-The approval process is manual and may take up to a few days for your asset to be accepted (or rejected), so please
-be patient!
-
-.. note::
-
-    You may have some luck accelerating the approval process by messaging the
-    moderators and AssetLib reviewers on the `Godot Contributors Chat <https://chat.godotengine.org/>`_,
-    or the official Discord server.
-
-You will be informed when your asset is reviewed. If it was rejected,
-you will be told why that may have been, and you will be able to submit it again
-with the appropriate changes.
-
-.. |image0| image:: img/assetlib_submit.png

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-.. _doc_using_assetlib:
-
-Using the Asset Library
-=======================
-
-On the website
---------------
-
-Overview
-~~~~~~~~
-
-As mentioned before, you can access the web frontend of the Asset Library on
-`Godot's official website <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset>`_.
-This is what it looks like when you first visit it:
-
-|image0|
-
-At the top, you see the **header**, which takes you to various other parts of the
-AssetLib - at the moment, it's empty, as we are not logged in.
-
-Searching
-~~~~~~~~~
-
-In the center is the **search bar + settings** section, and the **assets** section
-below it - this lets you filter out certain kinds of assets based on a host
-of criteria. These include the asset **category** (such as 2D tools, scripts
-and demos), **engine version** they are intended for, **sorting order** (by
-update date, by name, etc.) and **support level**.
-
-While most other filter settings should be fairly self-explanatory, it's worth
-going over what "support level" means in the Asset Library.
-Currently there are three support levels, and each asset can belong to only one.
-
-**Official** assets are created and maintained by the official Godot Engine
-developers. Currently, these include the official engine demos, which showcase
-how various areas of the engine work.
-
-**Community** assets are submitted and maintained by the members of the
-Godot community.
-
-**Testing** assets are works-in-progress, and may contain bugs and usability
-issues. They are not recommended for use in serious projects, but you are
-encouraged to download, test them, and submit issues to the original authors.
-
-You can mix and match any of the search filters and criteria, and upon clicking
-the Search button, receive the list of all assets in the Library that match them.
-
-|image1|
-
-Note that the search results are not updated in real-time, so you will have to
-re-submit the search query each time you change the query settings.
-
-Breakdown of an asset
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Now let's take a look at what an asset's page looks like and what it contains.
-
-|image2|
-
-1. Asset's thumbnail/icon.
-2. Asset's name.
-3. Current version number of the asset.
-4. Asset's category, Godot version, and support status.
-5. Asset's original author/submitter.
-6. The license the asset is distributed under.
-7. The date of the asset's latest edit/update.
-8. A textual description of the asset.
-9. Links related to the asset (download link, file list, issue tracker).
-10. Images and videos showcasing the asset.
-
-Registering and logging in
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-In order to upload assets to the AssetLib, you need to be logged in, and to do
-that, you need a registered user account. In the future, this may also give you
-access to other features, such as commenting on or rating the existing assets.
-You do *not* need to be logged in to browse and download the assets.
-
-The login/registration page can be accessed from the AssetLib header.
-
-|image3|
-
-From here, you can register your account, which requires a valid email address,
-a username, and a (preferably strong) password.
-
-|image4|
-
-Then, you can use your username and password to log in.
-
-|image5|
-
-This will change the look of the AssetLib header. Now you get access to a handful of
-new functions:
-
-- The feed, which shows a list of status updates on your submitted assets (and possibly more in the future).
-- A list of your uploaded assets.
-- The ability to submit new assets.
-
-|image6|
-
-You can learn how to submit assets to the Library, and what the asset submission
-guidelines are, in the next part of this tutorial, :ref:`doc_submitting_to_assetlib`.
-
-.. _doc_using_assetlib_editor:
-
-In the editor
--------------
-
-.. note::
-
-    The editor will display different categories of assets depending on whether
-    you're browsing the project manager's **Templates** tab or the editor's
-    **AssetLib** tab.
-
-    The project manager's **Templates** tab will only display assets that are
-    standalone projects by themselves. This is denoted on the asset library with
-    the *Templates*, *Demos* and *Projects* categories.
-
-    The editor's **AssetLib** tab will only display assets that are *not* standalone
-    projects by themselves. In other words, it will display assets from all
-    categories except *Templates*, *Demos* and *Projects*.
-
-You can also access the AssetLib directly from Godot:
-
-|image7|
-
-|image14|
-
-Click on it, and Godot will fetch info about the assets from the AssetLib. Once
-it's finished, you will see a window similar to what the AssetLib website looks
-like, with some differences:
-
-|image8|
-
-Similarly to the web version of the AssetLib, here you can search
-for assets by category, name, and sort them by factors such as name or edit date.
-
-Notably, you can only fetch assets for the current version of Godot you are running.
-Projects, Demos and Templates can be downloaded from the Project Manager
-view of the AssetLib. Addons (tools, scripts, materials etc.) can be downloaded from
-the in-project AssetLib and added to the current project.
-In addition, unlike when using the web frontend, the search results are updated
-in real-time (you do not have to press Search after every change to your search
-query for the changes to take place).
-
-In the future, you will be able to choose a different AssetLib provider to fetch
-assets from (using the Site dropdown menu), however currently only the official
-`Godot website <https://godotengine.org>`_ version of the AssetLib is supported,
-as well as the version that may be running on your local machine's web server
-(the localhost option).
-
-When you click on an asset, you will see more information about it.
-
-|image9|
-
-If you click on the Install button, Godot will fetch an archive of the asset,
-and will track download progress of it at the bottom of the editor window. If
-the download fails, you can retry it using the Retry button.
-
-|image10|
-
-When it finishes, you can proceed to install it using the Install button.
-This will bring up the Package Installer window.
-
-|image11|
-
-Here you can see a list of all the files that will be installed. You can tick off
-any of the files that you do not wish to install, and Godot will also inform you
-about any problems with files that it cannot install. These files will be shown
-in red, and hovering over them will show you a message stating why it cannot be
-installed.
-
-|image12|
-
-Once you are done, you can press the Install button, which will unzip all the
-files in the archive, and import any assets contained therein, such as images or
-3D models. Once this is done, you should see a message stating that the Package
-installation is complete.
-
-|image13|
-
-You may also use the Import button to import asset archives obtained
-elsewhere (such as downloading them directly from the AssetLib web frontend),
-which will take you through the same package installation procedure as with the
-assets downloaded directly via Godot that we just covered.
-
-.. |image0| image:: img/assetlib_website.png
-.. |image1| image:: img/assetlib_search.png
-.. |image2| image:: img/assetlib_asset.png
-.. |image3| image:: img/assetlib_register-login.png
-.. |image4| image:: img/assetlib_register.png
-.. |image5| image:: img/assetlib_login.png
-.. |image6| image:: img/assetlib_login_header.png
-.. |image7| image:: img/assetlib_editor_workspace.png
-.. |image8| image:: img/assetlib_editor.png
-.. |image9| image:: img/assetlib_editor_asset.png
-.. |image10| image:: img/assetlib_editor_download.png
-.. |image11| image:: img/assetlib_editor_installer.png
-.. |image12| image:: img/assetlib_editor_installer_error.png
-.. |image13| image:: img/assetlib_editor_installer_success.png
-.. |image14| image:: img/assetlib_editor_projects.png

community/asset_library/what_is_assetlib.rst

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-.. _doc_what_is_assetlib:
-
-About the Asset Library
-=======================
-
-The Godot Asset Library, otherwise known as the AssetLib, is a repository of
-user-submitted Godot addons, scripts, tools, and other resources, collectively referred
-to as assets. They're available to all Godot users for download directly from within the
-engine, but it can also be accessed at Godot's `official website <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset>`_.
-
-On the surface, the Asset Library might look and function similar to asset
-stores available for other engines, such as Unity's Asset Store, or Unreal
-Engine's Marketplace, where you can submit both freely-available assets, as well
-as paid, commercial ones. In addition, often times such assets are distributed
-under non-free, proprietary licenses, limiting what you can do with them.
-
-The Asset Library is different - all assets are distributed free of charge, and under
-a host of open-source licenses (such as the MIT license, the GPL, and the Boost Software License).
-This makes the AssetLib more similar to the software repositories of a Linux distribution.
-
-This set of pages will cover how to use the AssetLib (both from inside Godot, and on the
-website), how you can submit your own assets, and what the guidelines for submission are.
-
-Please note that the AssetLib is relatively young - it may have various pain points, bugs,
-and usability issues. As with all Godot projects, the code repository is available on `GitHub <https://github.com/godotengine/godot-asset-library>`_,
-where you can submit pull requests and issues, so please do not hesitate to visit it!
-
-Types of assets
----------------
-
-Be aware that there are, broadly, two different types of assets you can post.
-
-* Assets labeled as "Templates", "Projects", or "Demos" appear under
-  the "Templates" tab in the Godot project manager. These assets are
-  standalone Godot projects that can run by themselves.
-
-* Other assets show up inside of the Godot editor under the "AssetLib"
-  main screen tab, next to "2D", "3D", and "Script". These assets are
-  meant to be downloaded and placed into an existing Godot project.
-
-Frequently asked questions
---------------------------
-
-Can paid assets be uploaded to the asset library?
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Not to the official one, though in the future, there might be other asset
-libraries which allow it.
-That said, you are allowed to monetize and sell Godot assets outside the
-Asset Library.

community/channels.rst

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-.. _doc_community_channels:
-
-Community channels
-==================
-
-So, where is the Godot community and where can you ask questions and get help?
-
-Note that some of these channels are run and moderated by members of the Godot community or third parties.
-
-A brief overview over these and other channels is also available on the `Godot website <https://godotengine.org/community>`_.
-
-Q&A
----
-
-- `Official Godot Questions & Answers <https://godotengine.org/qa/>`_
-
-Rocket.Chat
------------
-
-- `Godot Contributors Chat <https://chat.godotengine.org/>`_
-
-IRC on Libera.Chat
-------------------
-
-.. note::
-
-    As of January 2021, core developer chat has moved to the Godot Contributors Chat platform listed above.
-
-- `General: #godotengine <https://web.libera.chat/?channels=#godotengine>`_
-
-IRC is less active than Discord. Please stick around to get an answer, as
-it may take several hours for someone to see and answer your questions.
-
-Other chats
------------
-
-- `Discord <https://discord.gg/4JBkykG>`_
-- `Matrix (IRC compatible) <https://matrix.to/#/#godotengine:matrix.org>`_
-
-Language-based communities
---------------------------
-
-See the `User groups <https://godotengine.org/community/user-groups>`_ page of
-the website for a list of local communities.
-
-Social networks
----------------
-
-- `GitHub <https://github.com/godotengine/>`_
-- `Facebook group <https://www.facebook.com/groups/godotengine/>`_
-- `Twitter <https://twitter.com/godotengine>`_
-  (see also the `#GodotEngine <https://twitter.com/hashtag/GodotEngine>`_ hashtag)
-- `Reddit <https://www.reddit.com/r/godot>`_
-- `YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/c/GodotEngineOfficial>`_
-- `Steam <https://steamcommunity.com/app/404790>`_
-
-Forum
------
-
-- `Godot Forums <https://godotforums.org/>`_

index.rst

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    :name: sec-community
 
    community/contributing/index
-   community/asset_library/index
-   community/channels
    community/tutorials
 
 .. Indices and tables