In order to make changes to the source code of Unreal Engine you need to download (clone) the source code you forked earlier to your account. Linux users must download the latest Git application from. Once you have reached the repository page click on the Fork button at the top right of the page.Ī popup will ask you where you want to fork the repository, select your username.Īfter that is complete you need to download and install the GitHub desktop client from, both Windows and Mac versions are available, Linux is not supported. Ĭaution: Make absolutely sure you have successfully linked your Unreal Engine account with your GitHub account, otherwise you will not be able to see the Unreal Engine repository on GitHub. You can change the GitHub account associated with your Unreal Engine account if you chose so in the future, but you can not link your GitHub account to two different Unreal Engine accounts.Īfter you have successfully linked your Unreal Engine account with your GitHub account, you need to return to GitHub and navigate to the Unreal Engine repository located at. Note: You can only link one Unreal Engine account to one GitHub account. Enter your GitHub account username there, check the “I have read and agree to the End User License Agreement” prompt and click save. On the bottom right you will see a field named GITHUB ACCOUNT NAME. Once you have created a GitHub account you need to return to your Unreal Engine account at click on your Profile, there you will see all your information you have entered during your Unreal Engine account creation. To download the source version of Unreal Engine 4 go to and create an account. As of April 2016, GitHub reports having more than 14 million users and more than 35 million repositories, making it the largest host of source code in the world. Git was created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 for development of the Linux kernel, with other kernel developers contributing to its initial development, Its current maintainer since 2005 is Junio Hamano.

As a distributed revision control system it is aimed at speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows. It is primarily used for software development, but it can be used to keep track of changes in any files. Git is a version control system (VCS) for tracking changes in computer files and coordinating work on those files among multiple people. The source version of Unreal Engine 4 is located on a website called GitHub a web-based Git or version control repository. How to download the Source version of Unreal Engine 4 The first one and most commonly used is the Launcher or Binary version which we already covered, and the other is the Source version which we will cover in this tutorial. As we mentioned in our previous tutorial UE4 can be downloaded in two different versions.

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