Installation

Requirements

• Godot 4.7 (Forward+ or Compatibility). Hengo uses 4.7-era APIs, so older versions won’t run it.
• No runtime dependencies: Hengo only touches the editor and generates plain GDScript.

Install the addon

1. Download or clone Hengo from GitHub.
2. Copy the addons/hengo/ folder into your project’s res://addons/ directory.
3. Open Project → Project Settings → Plugins and enable Hengo.

Project Settings, Plugins tab, with Hengo toggled on.

Once enabled, a Hengo tab appears in the editor’s bottom panel. Click it to open the tool.

New to Godot plugins?

Installing an addon works the same for every plugin. Godot’s own guide, Installing plugins, covers the whole process, including installing straight from the AssetLib.

Dock location

Prefer it on the side? Open Hengo’s Settings (the gear in the top bar) and change Dock Location to Left or Right. See Settings.

What gets created

Hengo stores your work under res://hengo/:

• res://hengo/collections/, your editable graph data (the source).
• res://hengo/scripts/, the generated GDScript (the build) you attach to nodes.

The collections/ folder is hidden from Godot’s importer with a .gdignore (unless you turn on Development Mode). See Source & Build.

Hengo also creates res://hengo/macros/, where your project’s own custom actions go.

Note

Hengo is Beta 1 (early development), so expect rough edges and things moving between builds.

Next

Start the guided path: Your First Game.