By Indie Report in Godot Engine — 18 Sep 2025

Godot Engine Announces Major Update with Enhanced Documentation and Community Features

September 18, 2025 - Today, the Godot Engine team is thrilled to announce a significant update to their popular game engine. This release not only strengthens the engine's capabilities but also introduces several improvements aimed at enhancing user experience and fostering community contributions.

Godot Engine remains true to its core values as a free, open-source, cross-platform tool for creating 2D and 3D games, as well as non-game applications. This latest update emphasizes the importance of accessible and comprehensive documentation, alongside features that empower contributors and users alike.

Key Highlights:

Improved Documentation Infrastructure: Godot's documentation now leverages Read the Docs with Sphinx and GitHub for hosting. The system includes automated pre-commit checks, website building, URL validation, and pull request management through continuous integration.
Multi-Language Support: Utilizing Hosted Weblate with custom scripts, the documentation is more accessible than ever, supporting multiple languages to accommodate a global user base.
Dedicated Contributor Resources: The contributor documentation has been moved to contributing.godotengine.org, ensuring clearer separation from user guides and facilitating better maintenance.
Class Reference Tracker: With a 97% completion rate, the class reference progress tracker provides transparency into the ongoing effort to achieve comprehensive API documentation coverage.
Enhanced Community Interaction: Team reports aid contributors in managing pull requests more efficiently. Additionally, user notes via Giscus allow community members to add clarifications and resources directly within the documentation.

New Features:

Dark Theme Support: The new dark theme respects browser and OS preferences, improving readability across devices.
GDScript Syntax Highlighting: Enhanced code snippets in documentation make learning and reference easier than ever.
Offline Documentation Availability: Users can now download offline versions in HTML and ePub formats for convenience.
Class Reference Tracker Website: Visit the dedicated site to track progress on API documentation transparency.
Team Reports Website: Streamline pull request management with this new resource.

Bug Fixes and Enhancements:

Automated Dead Link Detection: The system now automatically detects and replaces dead links with archived versions where necessary.
Pre-Commit Typos Checks: Using codespell, pre-commit hooks reduce errors by checking for typos in documentation before commits are finalized.
Multi-Language Support Scripts: New scripts convert reStructuredText to .PO format, enabling compatibility with Weblate for multi-language support.

For more details about this update and Godot Engine's ongoing efforts to ensure high-quality documentation, visit https://godotengine.org/article/ensuring-quality-godot-documentation/.

Godot Engine continues to be a powerful tool for game developers and software creators worldwide. With this update, the team reinforces its commitment to fostering an inclusive and collaborative community while continuously improving the engine's features and resources.