Installation

Use the editor

1. Download the latest editor from the releases page.

2. Install and open it, then click New project.

3. Pick a template — the Blank starter, or one of the bundled Examples — enter a project name and location, and click Create project. With Blank, the editor opens a default scene with a Camera entity.

Note

Installers are currently unsigned, so on first launch Windows SmartScreen or macOS Gatekeeper may warn about an unknown developer — choose Run anyway / allow it in System Settings → Privacy & Security.

Build from source

Prerequisites:

• Node.js ≥ 18 and pnpm ≥ 8
• Emscripten 5.0.0 (exact version, for CI parity)

1. Clone (with submodules) and install:

   git clone --recursive https://github.com/esengine/estella.git
   cd estella
   pnpm install
   pnpm emsdk:setup   # one-time: installs Emscripten 5.0.0 into tools/emsdk

2. Build the engine, SDK, and sync to the editor:

   node build-tools/cli.js build -t all

3. Run the editor:

   cd desktop && pnpm dev

See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full build reference.