Unreal Third Party Plugins

A list of recommended third party plugins for Unreal Engine.

Game Systems

Name	Description	Source	Notes
GameItemsPlugin	Provides classes and tools for creating gameplay items, inventories and equipment.	Open
ExtendedGameplayAbilitiesPlugin	Three plugins for extending and working with Unreal's builtin Gameplay Abilities.	Open
GameExperiencesPlugin	Defining modular extensions to game modes that leverage the GameFeatures plugin. Based on Lyra experiences.	Open
SPUD	A save game and streaming level persistence solution for Unreal Engine 5.	Open
SUDS	Allows you to run dialogues in your game based on a script that you write in a text file.	Open	Has paid version
Yap	A project-agnostic dialogue engine running on FlowGraph.	Open

Core

Name	Description	Source	Notes
FlowGraph	A design-agnostic event node editor. It provides a graph editor tailored for scripting flow of events in virtual worlds.	Open
ue5coro	Implements C++20 coroutine support for Unreal Engine 5 with a focus on gameplay logic, convenience, and providing seamless integration with the engine.	Open
VoxelCore	A layer on top Unreal to make it easier to write high-performance code & customize the editor.	Open
Gameplay Work Balancer	Helps you spread work across multiple frames so that your game does not exceed its intended frame budget and maintains a stable frame rate (FPS).	Open

Tools

Name	Description	Source	Notes
Blueprint Assist	Provides automatic formatting and mouse-free node editing when working with blueprints.	Paid
MDMetaDataEditor	Enables editing the meta data of Blueprint-created variables, function parameters, functions, events, macros, and collapsed graphs.	Open
Blueprint Component Reference	Provides a struct and set of accessors that allow referencing actor components from blueprint editor details view with a component picker.	Open
Get Relief!	Aims to simplify and demystify different Relief Mapping techniques for materials.	Open
Quick Actions		Open
Slate Icon Browser	Lets you browse Unreal Engine's Editor icons/brushes easily, search for specific ones and copy slate code for the selected icon.	Open
Custom Shortcuts	Allow designers to make their own editor shortcuts by executing blueprint editor code.	Open
Property History	Let's you view property history inline.	Open
K2PostIt	Adds an improved comment node to the Blueprint Graph with Markdown support.	Open
Enhanced Palette	Extends the capabilities of Place Actors panel, allowing it to be customized and ability to dynamically generate category content.	Open
Niagara Destruction Driver	Turn CHAOS destructibles into very performant GPU simulated destructible static meshes driven by Niagara particles.	Open

Debugging

Name	Description	Source	Notes
UnrealImGui	Integrates Dear ImGui developed by Omar Cornut.	Open
Cog	A set of debug tools for Unreal Engine built on top of Dear ImGui	Open
Property Watcher	A runtime variable watch window for Unreal Engine using ImGui.	Open
Subsystem Browser	Provides a dedicated Subsystem Browser panel to display active subsystems with property editor.	Open

UI

Name	Description	Source	Notes
MDViewModel	An Unreal-ified implementation of the Model-View-ViewModel pattern, supporting UMG Widgets and Actor Blueprints as Views with the goal of automating the most common binding patterns.	Open
MDFastBinding	A versatile and performant alternative to UMG property bindings for designer-friendly workflows. The goal was to build a tool that allows mutating raw data into a form that can drive visuals, all within the editor, while staying performant.	Open
UIDataSource	A light MVVM plugin that aims to provide a performant, simple, and easy to integrate middle layer that helps with developping UI alongside an ever changing game.	Open
DeferredPainter	An UMG exposed deferred paint container for Unreal.	Open
Cow Nodes	Adds an improved version of CommonUI's CreateWidgetAsync node, such as displaying ExposedOnSpawn parameters.	Open
Widget Spline System	Introduces a powerful spline widget. With this widget, developers can effortlessly draw 2D lines which can be edited both in the UMG editor and during runtime.	Open
RTMSDF	Provides importers for generating 2D SDFs from .svg source files and all Unreal-supported texture source files (.psd, .png, .tif etc).	Open
UMG3dRenderWidget	Provides the bridge between the PocketWorlds plugin from Epic (available in Lyra) and UE projects. This allows for adding 3d views of whole levels in a normal UMG widget.	Open

Online

Name	Description	Source	Notes
EOS Online Subsystem		Paid	Offers limited free version
EOSIntegrationKit		Open	Optional marketplace payment
Steam Session Helper	Blueprint-friendly fix for Steam hosting/joining issues in Unreal Engine 5.5	Open

Languages

Name	Description	Source	Notes
AngelScript	A set of engine modifications and a plugin for Unreal Engine 5 that integrates a full-featured scripting language.	Open	Requires custom engine fork
UnrealSharp	Allows game developers to use C# in their projects with the power of .NET 9.	Open

Source Control

Name	Description	Source	Notes
UEGitPlugin	Refactor of the Git LFS 2 plugin by SRombauts, with lessons learned from production that include performance optimizations, new features and workflow improvements.	Open
rugs	An efficient, easy-to-deploy alternative to Epic's official metadata server for Unreal Game Sync. It is designed to work seamlessly with Unreal Game Sync, and adds support for basic authentication if desired.	Open
Friendshipper	Desktop application for viewing and downloading builds of an Unreal project. It can be used in one of two modes:	Open
p4transfer	Utility for transferring a subset of files (with complete history of all changelists) from one Helix Core repository to another, only requiring read access to the source repository.	Open