A cross-platform launcher for managing and running Unreal Engine projects.

• Engine Management: Register multiple Unreal Engine installations with custom names
• Project Management: Add individual projects or scan folders for multiple projects
• Master-Detail View: Browse projects with icons and see detailed information
• Project Operations:
  • Clean: Remove generated folders (Binaries, Intermediate, Saved, etc.)
  • Generate: Generate project files for your IDE
  • Build: Compile the project
  • Run: Launch the Unreal Editor with the project
  • Package: Create builds for Windows, Linux, Mac, or Android

• CMake 3.20 or higher
• C++20 compatible compiler:
  • GCC 10+ (Linux)
  • Clang 12+ (macOS)
  • MSVC 2019+ (Windows)
• OpenGL 3.3+

Linux:

sudo apt install build-essential cmake libgl1-mesa-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev

macOS:

xcode-select --install
brew install cmake

Windows:

• Visual Studio 2019 or later with C++ workload
• CMake (included with Visual Studio or install separately)

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd unreal-launcher

# Create build directory
mkdir build && cd build

# Configure
cmake ..

# Build
cmake --build . --config Release

1. Configure Engine Versions: Go to Settings > Engine Versions and add your Unreal Engine installations
2. Add Projects: Use File > Add Project or File > Add Projects from Folder
3. Select a Project: Click on a project in the list to see its details
4. Run Operations: Use the buttons to clean, generate, build, or run the project
5. Package: Select a target platform and click Package to create a distributable build

Configuration files are stored next to the executable:

• engines.json: Registered Unreal Engine versions
• projects.json: Added projects

Place a PNG image with the same name as your .uproject file in the project directory to display a custom icon in the launcher.

Example: For MyGame.uproject, create MyGame.png in the same directory.

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.