Rider for Unreal Engine

Free for non-commercial use

Supercharged to Bring Your Ideas to Life Using Unreal Engine

Rider is a fast and fully-featured IDE for Unreal Engine. It delivers insights on code and Blueprints, assists with reflection specifiers, provides safe refactorings, and offers advanced code completion. Whether you‘re working on a game or virtual production, Rider has you covered.

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Ben Marsh

Lead Programmer, Epic Games

"Epic has always been committed to providing high-quality tools that empower content creators, and we're excited to see JetBrains supporting coders in a similar way through Rider. Combining feature-rich code completion and refactoring tools with deep integration to the Unreal Engine toolset is fertile ground for transformative workflow improvements."

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The perfect solution for anyone

Role-inclusive

Gameplay DeveloperEngine DeveloperTechnical ArtistOther engine-related roles

Industry-diverse

GamesEducationFilm & TVAnimationArchitectureAutomotiveSimulationMarketing

Size-adaptable

34% of AAA studios46% of indie and mid-size studios

are already using Rider. Data source

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Power up with Rider

Why struggle with stuttering tools, code inconsistencies, and endless plugin customizations when there's JetBrains Rider? It’s the only cross-platform IDE that combines everything you need for a smooth Unreal Engine experience straight out of the box.

Fast

Rider‘s architecture is designed for speed and responsiveness, even when you’re working on massive projects. All the resource-intensive code analysis operations are performed in a separate process, virtually eliminating interruptions like UI freezes and text input delays.

Safe

Thanks to the native support for the Unreal Engine project model, refactorings and quick-fixes don’t break your code. Rider recognizes macros and updates dependencies in Blueprints, metadata, and build files, ensuring changes keep the code correct and stable.

Engine-tuned

Built with Unreal Engine in mind, Rider eliminates setup hassles by opening .uproject files directly. This enables perfect indexing and effortless navigation through your entire codebase, including Blueprints and macros. Simply install it and start developing!

Fast

Rider‘s architecture is designed for speed and responsiveness, even when you’re working on massive projects. All the resource-intensive code analysis operations are performed in a separate process, virtually eliminating interruptions like UI freezes and text input delays.

Safe

Thanks to the native support for the Unreal Engine project model, refactorings and quick-fixes don’t break your code. Rider recognizes macros and updates dependencies in Blueprints, metadata, and build files, ensuring changes keep the code correct and stable.

Engine-tuned

Built with Unreal Engine in mind, Rider eliminates setup hassles by opening .uproject files directly. This enables perfect indexing and effortless navigation through your entire codebase, including Blueprints and macros. Simply install it and start developing!

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Advanced code completion

Rider anticipates your next move and provides context-aware code completion as you type. The IDE’s deep integration with Unreal Engine and full awareness of project aspects allow it to deliver engine-specific suggestions, helping you write error-free code with fewer keystrokes.

Advanced code completion

Rider anticipates your next move and provides context-aware code completion as you type. The IDE’s deep integration with Unreal Engine and full awareness of project aspects allow it to deliver engine-specific suggestions, helping you write error-free code with fewer keystrokes.

Comprehensive code insights

Catch errors even before compiling with Rider’s ongoing project-wide code analysis. The IDE scans your codebase for inconsistencies, navigates to any problematic places, and proposes fixes straight away. Blueprints and macros are also covered.

Live Coding

Instantly see your code changes take effect while Unreal Engine is running. With Live Coding and Hot Reload support, Rider lets you patch binaries on the fly, keeping your development loop short.

Reflection assistance

Use the full power of Unreal Engine's Reflection System with Rider’s intelligent code completion for reflection specifiers, detailed documentation popups, and seamless navigation through RPCs.

Engine-tailored debugger

A powerful LLDB-based debugger allows you to use breakpoints, call stack analysis, and variable inspections, even within Blueprints and multithreaded code. The debugger also supports Natvis and its customization options, providing clear and user-friendly visualization of Unreal Engine data types.

Superior unit testing

Top-notch integration with the Unreal Engine Automation Test Framework allows you to manage unit tests within the IDE. Launch tests, review their results, group them any way you like, and debug glitchy ones to ensure game stability.

Shaders development

Make your graphics even more polished by writing custom shaders with HLSL support. In addition to syntax highlighting, you get instant feedback through semantic and control-flow analysis. This allows you to catch errors before they leak to production. Rider’s smart code completion extends to HLSL as well.

Consoles support

Rider empowers you with the toolchains you need to develop for PlayStation® and Xbox. It lets you debug your code directly on development kits and effortlessly switch between platforms with zero extra configuration.

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Seamless version control

Rider’s built-in Perforce integration lets you effortlessly lock files, resolve conflicts, and manage branches directly within the IDE, minimizing context switching and keeping you in the creative flow. Git and SVN integrations are also fully supported.

TeamCity integration

Focus on creating immersive experiences without the hassle of managing the build process with a plugin for TeamCity. TeamCity's Unreal Engine integration includes in-depth support for BuildGraph. This allows you to split workloads across multiple agents and gives you seamless multi-platform deployment pipelines and robust artifact caching for heavy builds.

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Context-aware AI chat

Not sure why a particular class exists in your Unreal Engine project? Wondering how to implement a specific gameplay feature? Ask AI Assistant via the chat feature. It understands Unreal-specific contexts, C++ workflows, and common engine patterns, so it can provide answers tailored to your project setup and technology stack.

Multi-line code completion

AI Assistant generates multi-line code blocks for Unreal Engine development. Just start typing, and if a suggestion is available, you’ll see a grayed-out code snippet – like for setting up an Actorcomponent, handling UPROPERTY declarations, or initializing gameplay logic – ready for your approval.

Code explanation

Stuck on an exception or unclear about a specific commit in your Unreal project? AI Assistant explains errors and commits in detail. Whether it's a runtime exception in your game logic or a complex commit involving multiple files, the AI breaks it down for quick troubleshooting.

Context-aware AI chat

Not sure why a particular class exists in your Unreal Engine project? Wondering how to implement a specific gameplay feature? Ask AI Assistant via the chat feature. It understands Unreal-specific contexts, C++ workflows, and common engine patterns, so it can provide answers tailored to your project setup and technology stack.

Multi-line code completion

AI Assistant generates multi-line code blocks for Unreal Engine development. Just start typing, and if a suggestion is available, you’ll see a grayed-out code snippet – like for setting up an Actorcomponent, handling UPROPERTY declarations, or initializing gameplay logic – ready for your approval.

Code explanation

Stuck on an exception or unclear about a specific commit in your Unreal project? AI Assistant explains errors and commits in detail. Whether it's a runtime exception in your game logic or a complex commit involving multiple files, the AI breaks it down for quick troubleshooting.

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Learn how to create with Rider for Unreal Engine

Tutorials

A collection of detailed, multi-step lessons accompanied by code samples, instructions, and videos.

Community forum

Ask questions, exchange ideas, and connect with fellow users.

Documentation

The most comprehensive guide on Rider’s features.

What our customers say

Matthew Davey

dotBunny

"Rider has quickly become the only IDE I want to use; for any Unreal Engine or Unity programming task. It has saved countless hours through its intuitive workflows, and I cannot praise its P4 integration enough. When producers see the speed at which we can go from tasking to resolution, they are enamored with the product. Rider removes all the developer choke points, which prevent us from doing what we do best, code."

Emanuel May

Gameplay Programmer

"The speed of Rider C++ is amazing! Opening a full project in around 5 seconds, indexing everything in 20, and finding any symbol in 1. I’ve never worked in C++ for Unreal Engine 4 so fast!"

Antanas Kalininas

Senior Software Engineer at Massive Entertainment

"Rider has the best code navigation speed I've seen so far, it makes my work much smoother and easier."

Jesse Humphry

Founder of Autonomic Studios

"If you're writing C++ for Unreal, you absolutely need to get Rider for Unreal Engine. The automatic include is a time saver, and being able to see Blueprints values from within Rider is crazy cool. Navigating to a class by ctrl-clicking its type is amazing as well. There's just so much ease-of-use in Rider that you sorely, sorely miss in Visual Studio."

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Rider for Unreal Engine

Ben Marsh

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The perfect solution for anyone

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Industry-diverse

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Power up with Rider

Fast

Safe

Engine-tuned

Fast

Safe

Engine-tuned

Advanced code completion

Advanced code completion

Comprehensive code insights

Live Coding

Reflection assistance

Engine-tailored debugger

Superior unit testing

Shaders development

Consoles support

Seamless version control

TeamCity integration

Context-aware AI chat

Multi-line code completion

Code explanation

Context-aware AI chat

Multi-line code completion

Code explanation

Learn how to create with Rider for Unreal Engine

Tutorials

Community forum

Documentation

What our customers say

Matthew Davey

Emanuel May

Antanas Kalininas

Jesse Humphry

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