BBCode Editor for Godot

A simple visual BBCode editor and live preview for Godot 4.2+.

Features

• Compact editor for BBCode-enabled RichTextLabel text.
• Resizable source and real-time preview panes.
• Formatting toolbar with common Godot BBCode tags.
• Inspector integration and standalone Command Palette playground.
• Apply with Ctrl+S/Cmd+S and safe closing with Esc.
• Reusable editor dialog for other Godot editor plugins.

Installation

1. Copy addons/bbcode_editor into your project.
2. Open Project > Project Settings > Plugins.
3. Enable BBCode Editor.

Select a RichTextLabel and enable BBCode Enabled to use the custom text editor.

FAQ

How can I use the BBCode editor with a custom text field in another plugin?

Instantiate the reusable dialog, pass it the field's current text, and update the field when the dialog submits:

const BBCodeEditorScene = preload(
    "res://addons/bbcode_editor/ui/bbcode_editor_dialog.tscn"
)

func edit_bbcode(text_field: TextEdit) -> void:
    var dialog: BBCodeEditorDialog = BBCodeEditorScene.instantiate()
    dialog.setup(text_field.text, "Edit Text")
    dialog.text_submitted.connect(func(value: String) -> void: text_field.text = value)
    EditorInterface.get_base_control().add_child(dialog)
    dialog.open_editor()