Getting Started

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This guide takes you from “I don’t have OPAL yet” to “I’m looking at the O3DE Editor with my project open” in about ten minutes. There’s no prerequisite knowledge of O3DE — but if you’ve used Unity Hub or the stock O3DE Project Manager, the flow will feel familiar.

1. Install OPAL

Head to the Download page and grab the installer for your platform. Run it. On first launch, OPAL will ask for a workspace directory — this is where projects go by default. Pick something with a few GB free. You can change it later in Settings.

Features

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Once you’ve followed Getting Started, this is where to dig into the details. Each page covers one feature area — what it does, how it’s configured, and the edge cases worth knowing.

In this section

Engines — Install, remove, and switch between O3DE engine versions. Installer builds and source builds.
Projects — Create, import, build, and launch projects. Engine pinning and per-project overrides.
Gems — Browse configured repositories, enable gems per project, and manage custom gem sources.
Queues — How OPAL schedules downloads, builds, and long-running tasks. Pausing, cancelling, and priorities.
Settings — Workspace paths, default engine, build preferences, update channel, and telemetry.

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Tutorial on OPAL — O3DE Project Asset Launcher

Getting Started

1. Install OPAL

Features

In this section