Ecosystem

This chapter lists third-party projects that extend godot-rust with additional functionality: tools, libraries, integrations, apps, and more. The projects are grouped by type of project and their respective domain (although such classification is not always clear-cut).

If you'd like to add a project, please read Contributing!

A list for games is also planned, and will be showcased on a separate page.

Table of contents

• List of 3rd-party projects
  • 🏛️ Rust libraries
  • 🧩 Editor plugins
  • 🖥️ Applications
• Contributing

List of 3rd-party projects

🏛️ Rust libraries

Project	Further links	Activity
🌀 Async
gdext-coroutines Integrate Rust coroutines with Godot's async/await.	crates.io, Discord
godot-tokio Create Tokio runtime for use with godot-rust.	crates.io, Discord
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🏗️ Project workflow
gd-rehearse Unit tests for godot-rust code.	Discord
gd-props Resource serialization using serde.	Discord
gdext-generation Auto-generate the .gdextension file.	Discord
godot-rust-cli CLI scripts for Godot with Rust.	Discord
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📜 Scripting
godot-rust-script Allows Rust scripts to be added to nodes.
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🎮 Game development
SpireTween Alternative tweening library for Godot 4.2+.	Discord
GridForge Generic abstraction for grid maps.	Discord

🧩 Editor plugins

Project	Further links	Activity
📐 User interface
Godot-Tour UI tours/tutorials for editor and in-game.	Discord
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🎨 Graphics
Godot Trail 3D Adds a Trail3D node to Godot.	Discord
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🧲 Physics
Godot Rapier Physics Rapier 2D + 3D integration for Godot.	Discord
Godot Rapier 3D GDExtension that enables Rapier physics with Godot.	Discord
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🧙‍♂️ Storytelling
nobodywho Interact with local LLMs for interactive storytelling.	Discord
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🏗️ Project workflow
godot-sandbox Secure modding support for C++, Rust and others.

🖥️ Applications

Project	Further links	Activity
🎛️ Software platforms
Godot Boy Game boy emulator in Godot, written in Rust.	Discord
GDScript Transpiler Reimplements parts of GDScript in Rust.	Discord
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🛸 Tech demos
Godot boids Addon for Godot that adds 2D/3D boids (flocking).	Discord	???

Contributing

If you have a project that might fit this list, great! You don't have to be the author -- if you've come across something that will make other people's lives easier, please share it!

To keep this list useful for visitors, there are a few acceptance criteria:

• The project must be related to godot-rust (not only Rust or only Godot). It should use Godot 4.
• There's already something tangible with at least minimal docs/examples.
  • This could be a usable library on GitHub, a working demo, etc. No need for a crate release or very polished presentation; the idea is that the project is accessible for newcomers.
  • To discuss ideas and WIP prototypes, feel free to start a discussion in #showcase on Discord!
• The author should be willing to maintain the project for a while.
  • GDExtension has a very good track record with binary compatibility, and godot-rust supports extensions down to Godot 4.1. So if you integrate via extensions (e.g. as an editor plugin), your project tends to be more future-proof than with source code.
  • That said, we don't have major breaking changes very often.
• If the project is intended for distribution and usage, make sure it comes with a license (e.g. an open-source one for software, or Creative Commons for artworks).

Once that's sorted, please open a pull request directly to the book repository. If you're not sure about the criteria or have other questions, don't hesitate to ask on Discord or the book issue tracker.