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Use when extending the Unreal Editor from C++ with detail customizations, editor utility widgets, menus, editor modes, asset definitions or editor subsystems. Also use when the user mentions 'IDetailCustomization', 'IPropertyTypeCustomization', 'CustomizeDetails', 'RegisterCustomClassLayout', 'IDetailLayoutBuilder', 'AddCustomRow', 'IPropertyHandle', 'UToolMenus', 'ExtendMenu', 'FToolMenuEntry', 'UEditorUtilityWidget', 'Blutility', 'UAssetActionUtility', 'UEditorSubsystem', 'UEdMode', 'UAssetDefinition', 'UFactory', 'FScopedTransaction', or 'editor module'. For Slate fundamentals, see ue-ui-umg-slate; for Build.cs wiring, see ue-module-build-system.

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UE Editor Tools

Target engine: UE 5.8. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

Editor extensions live in a module with "Type": "Editor" and depend on UnrealEd, Slate, SlateCore, PropertyEditor (detail panels), ToolMenus (menus and toolbars), EditorSubsystem (UEditorSubsystem), Blutility (editor utility widgets and scripted actions), AssetTools and AssetDefinition (Content Browser asset types). None of these may be referenced unconditionally from a Runtime module (engine runtime modules add them only under if (Target.bBuildEditor) plus #if WITH_EDITOR, e.g. AIModule.Build.cs:31-34).

Context

Read .agents/ue-project-context.md if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.

Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.

Request is about…	Go to
Creating the editor module, Build.cs, registration lifecycle	Editor Module Setup
Custom property panel for a class or struct	Detail Customizations
UMG panel run inside the editor, right-click asset/actor actions	Editor Utility Widgets and Scripted Actions
Main menu, toolbar, context-menu entries, commands	Menus and Toolbars
Editor-lifetime singleton, `GEditor->GetEditorSubsystem<T>()`	Editor Subsystems
Undo/redo, marking objects dirty, reacting to editor events	Transactions and Editor Delegates
Viewport mode with custom interaction or tools	Editor Modes
Content Browser type colour, category, factory, thumbnail	Asset Types Factories and Thumbnails
Tabbed asset editor window	Asset Editor Toolkits
Validating assets on save or in CI	Data Validation

Editor Module Setup

.uproject (or .uplugin) module entry — Default is enough for detail customizations and UToolMenus::RegisterStartupCallback menus (CommonUIEditor registers its detail customizations at Default); use PostEngineInit when StartupModule itself needs GEditor or other engine-initialised state:

{ "Name": "MyGameEditor", "Type": "Editor", "LoadingPhase": "PostEngineInit" }

// MyGameEditor.Build.cs
PrivateDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] {
    "Core", "CoreUObject", "Engine", "UnrealEd",
    "Slate", "SlateCore", "InputCore",
    "PropertyEditor",   // IDetailCustomization, IPropertyTypeCustomization
    "EditorSubsystem",  // UEditorSubsystem
    "Blutility",        // UEditorUtilityWidget, UAssetActionUtility
    "UMG", "UMGEditor",  // EditorUtilityWidget(Blueprint).h include UMG headers; Blutility links them privately
    "ToolMenus",        // UToolMenus
    "AssetTools",       // IAssetTools
    "AssetDefinition",  // UAssetDefinition
    "MyGame"            // your runtime module
});

Declare the module class, define both lifecycle functions, then place IMPLEMENT_MODULE last:

// MyGameEditor.h
#pragma once
#include "Modules/ModuleManager.h"

class FMyGameEditorModule : public IModuleInterface
{
public:
    virtual void StartupModule() override;
    virtual void ShutdownModule() override;

private:
    void RegisterMenus();
    static void OpenMyPanel();
};

// MyGameEditorModule.cpp — includes MyDataAsset.h, MyRange.h, the two customization
// headers, PropertyEditorModule.h and ToolMenus.h
void FMyGameEditorModule::StartupModule()
{
    FPropertyEditorModule& PropertyModule =
        FModuleManager::LoadModuleChecked<FPropertyEditorModule>("PropertyEditor");

    PropertyModule.RegisterCustomClassLayout(
        UMyDataAsset::StaticClass()->GetFName(),
        FOnGetDetailCustomizationInstance::CreateStatic(&FMyDataAssetCustomization::MakeInstance),
        FRegisterCustomClassLayoutParams());

    PropertyModule.RegisterCustomPropertyTypeLayout(
        FMyRange::StaticStruct()->GetFName(),
        FOnGetPropertyTypeCustomizationInstance::CreateStatic(&FMyRangeCustomization::MakeInstance));

    PropertyModule.NotifyCustomizationModuleChanged();

    UToolMenus::RegisterStartupCallback(
        FSimpleMulticastDelegate::FDelegate::CreateRaw(this, &FMyGameEditorModule::RegisterMenus));
}

void FMyGameEditorModule::ShutdownModule()
{
    UToolMenus::UnRegisterStartupCallback(this);
    UToolMenus::UnregisterOwner(this);

    if (FModuleManager::Get().IsModuleLoaded("PropertyEditor"))
    {
        FPropertyEditorModule& PropertyModule =
            FModuleManager::GetModuleChecked<FPropertyEditorModule>("PropertyEditor");
        PropertyModule.UnregisterCustomClassLayout(UMyDataAsset::StaticClass()->GetFName());
        PropertyModule.UnregisterCustomPropertyTypeLayout(FMyRange::StaticStruct()->GetFName());
        PropertyModule.NotifyCustomizationModuleChanged();
    }
}

IMPLEMENT_MODULE(FMyGameEditorModule, MyGameEditor)

RegisterMenus and OpenMyPanel are defined under Menus and Toolbars. FRegisterCustomClassLayoutParams carries TOptional<int32> OptionalOrder; set it when two modules customize the same class and the order matters, otherwise pass a default-constructed struct.

Directory layout, WITH_EDITOR guards, factories, thumbnails, toolkits and the full mode boilerplate: editor-module-setup.md.

Detail Customizations

IDetailCustomization replaces the whole details panel layout for a UClass. IPropertyTypeCustomization replaces the row for a USTRUCT or instanced object property. Both are registered from StartupModule as shown above.

// MyDataAssetCustomization.h
#pragma once
#include "IDetailCustomization.h"
#include "Templates/SharedPointer.h"

class FMyDataAssetCustomization : public IDetailCustomization
{
public:
    static TSharedRef<IDetailCustomization> MakeInstance();

    virtual void CustomizeDetails(IDetailLayoutBuilder& DetailBuilder) override;
    virtual void CustomizeDetails(const TSharedPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder>& DetailBuilder) override;

private:
    TWeakPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder> WeakBuilder;
};

// MyDataAssetCustomization.cpp
void FMyDataAssetCustomization::CustomizeDetails(const TSharedPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder>& DetailBuilder)
{
    WeakBuilder = DetailBuilder;   // store it before calling ForceRefreshDetails() later
    CustomizeDetails(*DetailBuilder);
}

The single-argument override does the layout work: EditCategory, GetProperty, AddProperty, AddCustomRow, HideProperty, GetObjectsBeingCustomized — full bodies in the reference below.

The USTRUCT counterpart, FMyRangeCustomization : public IPropertyTypeCustomization, overrides CustomizeHeader(TSharedRef<IPropertyHandle> PropertyHandle, FDetailWidgetRow& HeaderRow, IPropertyTypeCustomizationUtils& CustomizationUtils) and CustomizeChildren(TSharedRef<IPropertyHandle> PropertyHandle, IDetailChildrenBuilder& ChildBuilder, IPropertyTypeCustomizationUtils& CustomizationUtils).

Key interfaces (all in Engine/Source/Editor/PropertyEditor/Public):

Type	Header	What you call
`IDetailLayoutBuilder`	`DetailLayoutBuilder.h`	`EditCategory`, `HideCategory`, `GetProperty`, `HideProperty`, `AddPropertyToCategory`, `GetObjectsBeingCustomized`, `GetSelectedObjects`, `ForceRefreshDetails`, `RegisterInstancedCustomPropertyTypeLayout`
`IDetailCategoryBuilder`	`DetailCategoryBuilder.h`	`AddProperty`, `AddCustomRow`, `AddCustomBuilder`, `AddGroup`, `AddExternalObjects`, `SetSortOrder`, `InitiallyCollapsed` (`IDetailChildrenBuilder` in `IDetailChildrenBuilder.h` offers the same five adders, plus `AddExternalStructure`, inside `CustomizeChildren`)
`FDetailWidgetRow`	`DetailWidgetRow.h`	`NameContent()`, `ValueContent()`, `WholeRowContent()`, `ExtensionContent()`, `FilterString`, `Visibility`, `IsEnabled`
`IPropertyHandle`	`PropertyHandle.h`	`GetValue`/`SetValue` overloads, `GetNumChildren`, `GetChildHandle`, `SetOnPropertyValueChanged`, `SetOnChildPropertyValueChanged`, `CreatePropertyNameWidget`, `CreatePropertyValueWidget`, `EnumerateRawData`, `NotifyPreChange`, `NotifyPostChange`
`IDetailPropertyRow`	`IDetailPropertyRow.h`	`DisplayName`, `ToolTip`, `EditCondition`, `IsEnabled`, `Visibility`, `GetDefaultWidgets`, `CustomWidget`
`PropertyCustomizationHelpers`	`PropertyCustomizationHelpers.h`	`MakeAddButton`, `MakeRemoveButton`, `MakeClearButton`, `MakeBrowseButton`, `MakeUseSelectedButton`, `MakePropertyComboBox`, `SObjectPropertyEntryBox`, `SClassPropertyEntryBox`

GetValue/SetValue return FPropertyAccess::Result (Success, Fail, MultipleValues). NotifyPostChange takes EPropertyChangeType::Type, e.g. EPropertyChangeType::ValueSet. ECategoryPriority::Type sorts top-down: Variable, Transform, Important, TypeSpecific, Default, Uncommon.

Full row patterns, CustomizeHeader/CustomizeChildren bodies, SObjectPropertyEntryBox, per-object value enumeration and fonts: detail-customization-patterns.md.

Editor Utility Widgets and Scripted Actions

UEditorUtilityWidget (EditorUtilityWidget.h, module Blutility) is a UUserWidget that runs in the editor. Subclass in C++ to expose helper functions, then build the visuals in a Blueprint child.

// MyEditorUtilityWidget.h
#pragma once
#include "EditorUtilityWidget.h"
#include "MyEditorUtilityWidget.generated.h"

UCLASS()
class MYGAMEEDITOR_API UMyEditorUtilityWidget : public UEditorUtilityWidget
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public:
    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "My Tools")
    void PrefixSelectedAssets(const FString& Prefix);
};

// MyEditorUtilityWidget.cpp
void UMyEditorUtilityWidget::PrefixSelectedAssets(const FString& Prefix)
{
    UEditorAssetSubsystem* AssetSubsystem = GEditor->GetEditorSubsystem<UEditorAssetSubsystem>();
    for (UObject* Asset : UEditorUtilityLibrary::GetSelectedAssets())
    {
        const FString Source = Asset->GetOutermost()->GetName();
        AssetSubsystem->RenameAsset(
            Source, FPaths::GetPath(Source) / (Prefix + TEXT("_") + Asset->GetName()));
    }
}

UEditorUtilityLibrary (EditorUtilityLibrary.h, Blutility) also provides GetSelectedAssetData(), GetSelectedAssetsOfClass(UClass*), GetSelectionSet() (level actors) and SyncBrowserToFolders(const TArray<FString>&).

Open a widget Blueprint from code through UEditorUtilitySubsystem (EditorUtilitySubsystem.h):

`UEditorUtilitySubsystem` call	Effect
`SpawnAndRegisterTab(UEditorUtilityWidgetBlueprint*)`	Registers the tab and opens it; returns the `UEditorUtilityWidget*`
`SpawnAndRegisterTabAndGetID(UEditorUtilityWidgetBlueprint*, FName& OutTabID)` / `Spaw

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name: ue-editor-tools
description: "Use when extending the Unreal Editor from C++ with detail customizations, editor utility widgets, menus, editor modes, asset definitions or editor subsystems. Also use when the user mentions 'IDetailCustomization', 'IPropertyTypeCustomization', 'CustomizeDetails', 'RegisterCustomClassLayout', 'IDetailLayoutBuilder', 'AddCustomRow', 'IPropertyHandle', 'UToolMenus', 'ExtendMenu', 'FToolMenuEntry', 'UEditorUtilityWidget', 'Blutility', 'UAssetActionUtility', 'UEditorSubsystem', 'UEdMode', 'UAssetDefinition', 'UFactory', 'FScopedTransaction', or 'editor module'. For Slate fundamentals, see ue-ui-umg-slate; for Build.cs wiring, see ue-module-build-system."
metadata:
  version: "2.0.0"
  engine: "5.8"

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name: ue-editor-tools
description: "Use when extending the Unreal Editor from C++ with detail customizations, editor utility widgets, menus, editor modes, asset definitions or editor subsystems. Also use when the user mentions 'IDetailCustomization', 'IPropertyTypeCustomization', 'CustomizeDetails', 'RegisterCustomClassLayout', 'IDetailLayoutBuilder', 'AddCustomRow', 'IPropertyHandle', 'UToolMenus', 'ExtendMenu', 'FToolMenuEntry', 'UEditorUtilityWidget', 'Blutility', 'UAssetActionUtility', 'UEditorSubsystem', 'UEdMode', 'UAssetDefinition', 'UFactory', 'FScopedTransaction', or 'editor module'. For Slate fundamentals, see ue-ui-umg-slate; for Build.cs wiring, see ue-module-build-system."
metadata:
  version: "2.0.0"
  engine: "5.8"
---

# UE Editor Tools

Target engine: **UE 5.8**. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

Editor extensions live in a module with `"Type": "Editor"` and depend on `UnrealEd`, `Slate`, `SlateCore`, `PropertyEditor` (detail panels), `ToolMenus` (menus and toolbars), `EditorSubsystem` (`UEditorSubsystem`), `Blutility` (editor utility widgets and scripted actions), `AssetTools` and `AssetDefinition` (Content Browser asset types). None of these may be referenced unconditionally from a Runtime module (engine runtime modules add them only under `if (Target.bBuildEditor)` plus `#if WITH_EDITOR`, e.g. `AIModule.Build.cs:31-34`).

## Context

Read `.agents/ue-project-context.md` if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.

Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.

| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Creating the editor module, Build.cs, registration lifecycle | [Editor Module Setup](#editor-module-setup) |
| Custom property panel for a class or struct | [Detail Customizations](#detail-customizations) |
| UMG panel run inside the editor, right-click asset/actor actions | [Editor Utility Widgets and Scripted Actions](#editor-utility-widgets-and-scripted-actions) |
| Main menu, toolbar, context-menu entries, commands | [Menus and Toolbars](#menus-and-toolbars) |
| Editor-lifetime singleton, `GEditor->GetEditorSubsystem<T>()` | [Editor Subsystems](#editor-subsystems) |
| Undo/redo, marking objects dirty, reacting to editor events | [Transactions and Editor Delegates](#transactions-and-editor-delegates) |
| Viewport mode with custom interaction or tools | [Editor Modes](#editor-modes) |
| Content Browser type colour, category, factory, thumbnail | [Asset Types Factories and Thumbnails](#asset-types-factories-and-thumbnails) |
| Tabbed asset editor window | [Asset Editor Toolkits](#asset-editor-toolkits) |
| Validating assets on save or in CI | [Data Validation](#data-validation) |

## Editor Module Setup

`.uproject` (or `.uplugin`) module entry — `Default` is enough for detail customizations and `UToolMenus::RegisterStartupCallback` menus (`CommonUIEditor` registers its detail customizations at `Default`); use `PostEngineInit` when `StartupModule` itself needs `GEditor` or other engine-initialised state:

```json
{ "Name": "MyGameEditor", "Type": "Editor", "LoadingPhase": "PostEngineInit" }
```

```csharp
// MyGameEditor.Build.cs
PrivateDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] {
    "Core", "CoreUObject", "Engine", "UnrealEd",
    "Slate", "SlateCore", "InputCore",
    "PropertyEditor",   // IDetailCustomization, IPropertyTypeCustomization
    "EditorSubsystem",  // UEditorSubsystem
    "Blutility",        // UEditorUtilityWidget, UAssetActionUtility
    "UMG", "UMGEditor",  // EditorUtilityWidget(Blueprint).h include UMG headers; Blutility links them privately
    "ToolMenus",        // UToolMenus
    "AssetTools",       // IAssetTools
    "AssetDefinition",  // UAssetDefinition
    "MyGame"            // your runtime module
});
```

Declare the module class, define both lifecycle functions, then place `IMPLEMENT_MODULE` last:

```cpp
// MyGameEditor.h
#pragma once
#include "Modules/ModuleManager.h"

class FMyGameEditorModule : public IModuleInterface
{
public:
    virtual void StartupModule() override;
    virtual void ShutdownModule() override;

private:
    void RegisterMenus();
    static void OpenMyPanel();
};

// MyGameEditorModule.cpp — includes MyDataAsset.h, MyRange.h, the two customization
// headers, PropertyEditorModule.h and ToolMenus.h
void FMyGameEditorModule::StartupModule()
{
    FPropertyEditorModule& PropertyModule =
        FModuleManager::LoadModuleChecked<FPropertyEditorModule>("PropertyEditor");

    PropertyModule.RegisterCustomClassLayout(
        UMyDataAsset::StaticClass()->GetFName(),
        FOnGetDetailCustomizationInstance::CreateStatic(&FMyDataAssetCustomization::MakeInstance),
        FRegisterCustomClassLayoutParams());

    PropertyModule.RegisterCustomPropertyTypeLayout(
        FMyRange::StaticStruct()->GetFName(),
        FOnGetPropertyTypeCustomizationInstance::CreateStatic(&FMyRangeCustomization::MakeInstance));

    PropertyModule.NotifyCustomizationModuleChanged();

    UToolMenus::RegisterStartupCallback(
        FSimpleMulticastDelegate::FDelegate::CreateRaw(this, &FMyGameEditorModule::RegisterMenus));
}

void FMyGameEditorModule::ShutdownModule()
{
    UToolMenus::UnRegisterStartupCallback(this);
    UToolMenus::UnregisterOwner(this);

    if (FModuleManager::Get().IsModuleLoaded("PropertyEditor"))
    {
        FPropertyEditorModule& PropertyModule =
            FModuleManager::GetModuleChecked<FPropertyEditorModule>("PropertyEditor");
        PropertyModule.UnregisterCustomClassLayout(UMyDataAsset::StaticClass()->GetFName());
        PropertyModule.UnregisterCustomPropertyTypeLayout(FMyRange::StaticStruct()->GetFName());
        PropertyModule.NotifyCustomizationModuleChanged();
    }
}

IMPLEMENT_MODULE(FMyGameEditorModule, MyGameEditor)
```

`RegisterMenus` and `OpenMyPanel` are defined under [Menus and Toolbars](#menus-and-toolbars). `FRegisterCustomClassLayoutParams` carries `TOptional<int32> OptionalOrder`; set it when two modules customize the same class and the order matters, otherwise pass a default-constructed struct.

Directory layout, `WITH_EDITOR` guards, factories, thumbnails, toolkits and the full mode boilerplate: [editor-module-setup.md](references/editor-module-setup.md).

## Detail Customizations

`IDetailCustomization` replaces the whole details panel layout for a `UClass`. `IPropertyTypeCustomization` replaces the row for a `USTRUCT` or instanced object property. Both are registered from `StartupModule` as shown above.

```cpp
// MyDataAssetCustomization.h
#pragma once
#include "IDetailCustomization.h"
#include "Templates/SharedPointer.h"

class FMyDataAssetCustomization : public IDetailCustomization
{
public:
    static TSharedRef<IDetailCustomization> MakeInstance();

    virtual void CustomizeDetails(IDetailLayoutBuilder& DetailBuilder) override;
    virtual void CustomizeDetails(const TSharedPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder>& DetailBuilder) override;

private:
    TWeakPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder> WeakBuilder;
};

// MyDataAssetCustomization.cpp
void FMyDataAssetCustomization::CustomizeDetails(const TSharedPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder>& DetailBuilder)
{
    WeakBuilder = DetailBuilder;   // store it before calling ForceRefreshDetails() later
    CustomizeDetails(*DetailBuilder);
}
```

The single-argument override does the layout work: `EditCategory`, `GetProperty`, `AddProperty`, `AddCustomRow`, `HideProperty`, `GetObjectsBeingCustomized` — full bodies in the reference below.

The `USTRUCT` counterpart, `FMyRangeCustomization : public IPropertyTypeCustomization`, overrides `CustomizeHeader(TSharedRef<IPropertyHandle> PropertyHandle, FDetailWidgetRow& HeaderRow, IPropertyTypeCustomizationUtils& CustomizationUtils)` and `CustomizeChildren(TSharedRef<IPropertyHandle> PropertyHandle, IDetailChildrenBuilder& ChildBuilder, IPropertyTypeCustomizationUtils& CustomizationUtils)`.

Key interfaces (all in `Engine/Source/Editor/PropertyEditor/Public`):

| Type | Header | What you call |
|---|---|---|
| `IDetailLayoutBuilder` | `DetailLayoutBuilder.h` | `EditCategory`, `HideCategory`, `GetProperty`, `HideProperty`, `AddPropertyToCategory`, `GetObjectsBeingCustomized`, `GetSelectedObjects`, `ForceRefreshDetails`, `RegisterInstancedCustomPropertyTypeLayout` |
| `IDetailCategoryBuilder` | `DetailCategoryBuilder.h` | `AddProperty`, `AddCustomRow`, `AddCustomBuilder`, `AddGroup`, `AddExternalObjects`, `SetSortOrder`, `InitiallyCollapsed` (`IDetailChildrenBuilder` in `IDetailChildrenBuilder.h` offers the same five adders, plus `AddExternalStructure`, inside `CustomizeChildren`) |
| `FDetailWidgetRow` | `DetailWidgetRow.h` | `NameContent()`, `ValueContent()`, `WholeRowContent()`, `ExtensionContent()`, `FilterString`, `Visibility`, `IsEnabled` |
| `IPropertyHandle` | `PropertyHandle.h` | `GetValue`/`SetValue` overloads, `GetNumChildren`, `GetChildHandle`, `SetOnPropertyValueChanged`, `SetOnChildPropertyValueChanged`, `CreatePropertyNameWidget`, `CreatePropertyValueWidget`, `EnumerateRawData`, `NotifyPreChange`, `NotifyPostChange` |
| `IDetailPropertyRow` | `IDetailPropertyRow.h` | `DisplayName`, `ToolTip`, `EditCondition`, `IsEnabled`, `Visibility`, `GetDefaultWidgets`, `CustomWidget` |
| `PropertyCustomizationHelpers` | `PropertyCustomizationHelpers.h` | `MakeAddButton`, `MakeRemoveButton`, `MakeClearButton`, `MakeBrowseButton`, `MakeUseSelectedButton`, `MakePropertyComboBox`, `SObjectPropertyEntryBox`, `SClassPropertyEntryBox` |

`GetValue`/`SetValue` return `FPropertyAccess::Result` (`Success`, `Fail`, `MultipleValues`). `NotifyPostChange` takes `EPropertyChangeType::Type`, e.g. `EPropertyChangeType::ValueSet`. `ECategoryPriority::Type` sorts top-down: `Variable`, `Transform`, `Important`, `TypeSpecific`, `Default`, `Uncommon`.

Full row patterns, `CustomizeHeader`/`CustomizeChildren` bodies, `SObjectPropertyEntryBox`, per-object value enumeration and fonts: [detail-customization-patterns.md](references/detail-customization-patterns.md).

## Editor Utility Widgets and Scripted Actions

`UEditorUtilityWidget` (`EditorUtilityWidget.h`, module `Blutility`) is a `UUserWidget` that runs in the editor. Subclass in C++ to expose helper functions, then build the visuals in a Blueprint child.

```cpp
// MyEditorUtilityWidget.h
#pragma once
#include "EditorUtilityWidget.h"
#include "MyEditorUtilityWidget.generated.h"

UCLASS()
class MYGAMEEDITOR_API UMyEditorUtilityWidget : public UEditorUtilityWidget
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public:
    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "My Tools")
    void PrefixSelectedAssets(const FString& Prefix);
};

// MyEditorUtilityWidget.cpp
void UMyEditorUtilityWidget::PrefixSelectedAssets(const FString& Prefix)
{
    UEditorAssetSubsystem* AssetSubsystem = GEditor->GetEditorSubsystem<UEditorAssetSubsystem>();
    for (UObject* Asset : UEditorUtilityLibrary::GetSelectedAssets())
    {
        const FString Source = Asset->GetOutermost()->GetName();
        AssetSubsystem->RenameAsset(
            Source, FPaths::GetPath(Source) / (Prefix + TEXT("_") + Asset->GetName()));
    }
}
```

`UEditorUtilityLibrary` (`EditorUtilityLibrary.h`, `Blutility`) also provides `GetSelectedAssetData()`, `GetSelectedAssetsOfClass(UClass*)`, `GetSelectionSet()` (level actors) and `SyncBrowserToFolders(const TArray<FString>&)`.

Open a widget Blueprint from code through `UEditorUtilitySubsystem` (`EditorUtilitySubsystem.h`):

| `UEditorUtilitySubsystem` call | Effect |
|---|---|
| `SpawnAndRegisterTab(UEditorUtilityWidgetBlueprint*)` | Registers the tab and opens it; returns the `UEditorUtilityWidget*` |
| `SpawnAndRegisterTabAndGetID(UEditorUtilityWidgetBlueprint*, FName& OutTabID)` / `Spaw

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Overview

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UE Editor Tools

Target engine: UE 5.8. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

Context

Read .agents/ue-project-context.md if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.

Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.

Request is about…	Go to
Creating the editor module, Build.cs, registration lifecycle	Editor Module Setup
Custom property panel for a class or struct	Detail Customizations
UMG panel run inside the editor, right-click asset/actor actions	Editor Utility Widgets and Scripted Actions
Main menu, toolbar, context-menu entries, commands	Menus and Toolbars
Editor-lifetime singleton, `GEditor->GetEditorSubsystem<T>()`	Editor Subsystems
Undo/redo, marking objects dirty, reacting to editor events	Transactions and Editor Delegates
Viewport mode with custom interaction or tools	Editor Modes
Content Browser type colour, category, factory, thumbnail	Asset Types Factories and Thumbnails
Tabbed asset editor window	Asset Editor Toolkits
Validating assets on save or in CI	Data Validation

Editor Module Setup

{ "Name": "MyGameEditor", "Type": "Editor", "LoadingPhase": "PostEngineInit" }

// MyGameEditor.Build.cs
PrivateDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] {
    "Core", "CoreUObject", "Engine", "UnrealEd",
    "Slate", "SlateCore", "InputCore",
    "PropertyEditor",   // IDetailCustomization, IPropertyTypeCustomization
    "EditorSubsystem",  // UEditorSubsystem
    "Blutility",        // UEditorUtilityWidget, UAssetActionUtility
    "UMG", "UMGEditor",  // EditorUtilityWidget(Blueprint).h include UMG headers; Blutility links them privately
    "ToolMenus",        // UToolMenus
    "AssetTools",       // IAssetTools
    "AssetDefinition",  // UAssetDefinition
    "MyGame"            // your runtime module
});

Declare the module class, define both lifecycle functions, then place IMPLEMENT_MODULE last:

// MyGameEditor.h
#pragma once
#include "Modules/ModuleManager.h"

class FMyGameEditorModule : public IModuleInterface
{
public:
    virtual void StartupModule() override;
    virtual void ShutdownModule() override;

private:
    void RegisterMenus();
    static void OpenMyPanel();
};

// MyGameEditorModule.cpp — includes MyDataAsset.h, MyRange.h, the two customization
// headers, PropertyEditorModule.h and ToolMenus.h
void FMyGameEditorModule::StartupModule()
{
    FPropertyEditorModule& PropertyModule =
        FModuleManager::LoadModuleChecked<FPropertyEditorModule>("PropertyEditor");

    PropertyModule.RegisterCustomClassLayout(
        UMyDataAsset::StaticClass()->GetFName(),
        FOnGetDetailCustomizationInstance::CreateStatic(&FMyDataAssetCustomization::MakeInstance),
        FRegisterCustomClassLayoutParams());

    PropertyModule.RegisterCustomPropertyTypeLayout(
        FMyRange::StaticStruct()->GetFName(),
        FOnGetPropertyTypeCustomizationInstance::CreateStatic(&FMyRangeCustomization::MakeInstance));

    PropertyModule.NotifyCustomizationModuleChanged();

    UToolMenus::RegisterStartupCallback(
        FSimpleMulticastDelegate::FDelegate::CreateRaw(this, &FMyGameEditorModule::RegisterMenus));
}

void FMyGameEditorModule::ShutdownModule()
{
    UToolMenus::UnRegisterStartupCallback(this);
    UToolMenus::UnregisterOwner(this);

    if (FModuleManager::Get().IsModuleLoaded("PropertyEditor"))
    {
        FPropertyEditorModule& PropertyModule =
            FModuleManager::GetModuleChecked<FPropertyEditorModule>("PropertyEditor");
        PropertyModule.UnregisterCustomClassLayout(UMyDataAsset::StaticClass()->GetFName());
        PropertyModule.UnregisterCustomPropertyTypeLayout(FMyRange::StaticStruct()->GetFName());
        PropertyModule.NotifyCustomizationModuleChanged();
    }
}

IMPLEMENT_MODULE(FMyGameEditorModule, MyGameEditor)

Directory layout, WITH_EDITOR guards, factories, thumbnails, toolkits and the full mode boilerplate: editor-module-setup.md.

Detail Customizations

// MyDataAssetCustomization.h
#pragma once
#include "IDetailCustomization.h"
#include "Templates/SharedPointer.h"

class FMyDataAssetCustomization : public IDetailCustomization
{
public:
    static TSharedRef<IDetailCustomization> MakeInstance();

    virtual void CustomizeDetails(IDetailLayoutBuilder& DetailBuilder) override;
    virtual void CustomizeDetails(const TSharedPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder>& DetailBuilder) override;

private:
    TWeakPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder> WeakBuilder;
};

// MyDataAssetCustomization.cpp
void FMyDataAssetCustomization::CustomizeDetails(const TSharedPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder>& DetailBuilder)
{
    WeakBuilder = DetailBuilder;   // store it before calling ForceRefreshDetails() later
    CustomizeDetails(*DetailBuilder);
}

The single-argument override does the layout work: EditCategory, GetProperty, AddProperty, AddCustomRow, HideProperty, GetObjectsBeingCustomized — full bodies in the reference below.

Key interfaces (all in Engine/Source/Editor/PropertyEditor/Public):

Type	Header	What you call
`IDetailLayoutBuilder`	`DetailLayoutBuilder.h`	`EditCategory`, `HideCategory`, `GetProperty`, `HideProperty`, `AddPropertyToCategory`, `GetObjectsBeingCustomized`, `GetSelectedObjects`, `ForceRefreshDetails`, `RegisterInstancedCustomPropertyTypeLayout`
`IDetailCategoryBuilder`	`DetailCategoryBuilder.h`	`AddProperty`, `AddCustomRow`, `AddCustomBuilder`, `AddGroup`, `AddExternalObjects`, `SetSortOrder`, `InitiallyCollapsed` (`IDetailChildrenBuilder` in `IDetailChildrenBuilder.h` offers the same five adders, plus `AddExternalStructure`, inside `CustomizeChildren`)
`FDetailWidgetRow`	`DetailWidgetRow.h`	`NameContent()`, `ValueContent()`, `WholeRowContent()`, `ExtensionContent()`, `FilterString`, `Visibility`, `IsEnabled`
`IPropertyHandle`	`PropertyHandle.h`	`GetValue`/`SetValue` overloads, `GetNumChildren`, `GetChildHandle`, `SetOnPropertyValueChanged`, `SetOnChildPropertyValueChanged`, `CreatePropertyNameWidget`, `CreatePropertyValueWidget`, `EnumerateRawData`, `NotifyPreChange`, `NotifyPostChange`
`IDetailPropertyRow`	`IDetailPropertyRow.h`	`DisplayName`, `ToolTip`, `EditCondition`, `IsEnabled`, `Visibility`, `GetDefaultWidgets`, `CustomWidget`
`PropertyCustomizationHelpers`	`PropertyCustomizationHelpers.h`	`MakeAddButton`, `MakeRemoveButton`, `MakeClearButton`, `MakeBrowseButton`, `MakeUseSelectedButton`, `MakePropertyComboBox`, `SObjectPropertyEntryBox`, `SClassPropertyEntryBox`

Full row patterns, CustomizeHeader/CustomizeChildren bodies, SObjectPropertyEntryBox, per-object value enumeration and fonts: detail-customization-patterns.md.

Editor Utility Widgets and Scripted Actions

// MyEditorUtilityWidget.h
#pragma once
#include "EditorUtilityWidget.h"
#include "MyEditorUtilityWidget.generated.h"

UCLASS()
class MYGAMEEDITOR_API UMyEditorUtilityWidget : public UEditorUtilityWidget
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public:
    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "My Tools")
    void PrefixSelectedAssets(const FString& Prefix);
};

// MyEditorUtilityWidget.cpp
void UMyEditorUtilityWidget::PrefixSelectedAssets(const FString& Prefix)
{
    UEditorAssetSubsystem* AssetSubsystem = GEditor->GetEditorSubsystem<UEditorAssetSubsystem>();
    for (UObject* Asset : UEditorUtilityLibrary::GetSelectedAssets())
    {
        const FString Source = Asset->GetOutermost()->GetName();
        AssetSubsystem->RenameAsset(
            Source, FPaths::GetPath(Source) / (Prefix + TEXT("_") + Asset->GetName()));
    }
}

Open a widget Blueprint from code through UEditorUtilitySubsystem (EditorUtilitySubsystem.h):

`UEditorUtilitySubsystem` call	Effect
`SpawnAndRegisterTab(UEditorUtilityWidgetBlueprint*)`	Registers the tab and opens it; returns the `UEditorUtilityWidget*`
`SpawnAndRegisterTabAndGetID(UEditorUtilityWidgetBlueprint*, FName& OutTabID)` / `Spaw

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File metadata

name: ue-editor-tools
description: "Use when extending the Unreal Editor from C++ with detail customizations, editor utility widgets, menus, editor modes, asset definitions or editor subsystems. Also use when the user mentions 'IDetailCustomization', 'IPropertyTypeCustomization', 'CustomizeDetails', 'RegisterCustomClassLayout', 'IDetailLayoutBuilder', 'AddCustomRow', 'IPropertyHandle', 'UToolMenus', 'ExtendMenu', 'FToolMenuEntry', 'UEditorUtilityWidget', 'Blutility', 'UAssetActionUtility', 'UEditorSubsystem', 'UEdMode', 'UAssetDefinition', 'UFactory', 'FScopedTransaction', or 'editor module'. For Slate fundamentals, see ue-ui-umg-slate; for Build.cs wiring, see ue-module-build-system."
metadata:
  version: "2.0.0"
  engine: "5.8"

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# UE Editor Tools

Target engine: **UE 5.8**. APIs below are verified against the 5.8 headers; older forms are listed under "Deprecated — do not use".

Editor extensions live in a module with `"Type": "Editor"` and depend on `UnrealEd`, `Slate`, `SlateCore`, `PropertyEditor` (detail panels), `ToolMenus` (menus and toolbars), `EditorSubsystem` (`UEditorSubsystem`), `Blutility` (editor utility widgets and scripted actions), `AssetTools` and `AssetDefinition` (Content Browser asset types). None of these may be referenced unconditionally from a Runtime module (engine runtime modules add them only under `if (Target.bBuildEditor)` plus `#if WITH_EDITOR`, e.g. `AIModule.Build.cs:31-34`).

## Context

Read `.agents/ue-project-context.md` if it exists (module names, conventions, enabled plugins, GAS/networking setup). Do not stop if it is missing.

Identify the area from the request and the codebase. Ask only when two plausible readings would produce different code.

| Request is about… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Creating the editor module, Build.cs, registration lifecycle | [Editor Module Setup](#editor-module-setup) |
| Custom property panel for a class or struct | [Detail Customizations](#detail-customizations) |
| UMG panel run inside the editor, right-click asset/actor actions | [Editor Utility Widgets and Scripted Actions](#editor-utility-widgets-and-scripted-actions) |
| Main menu, toolbar, context-menu entries, commands | [Menus and Toolbars](#menus-and-toolbars) |
| Editor-lifetime singleton, `GEditor->GetEditorSubsystem<T>()` | [Editor Subsystems](#editor-subsystems) |
| Undo/redo, marking objects dirty, reacting to editor events | [Transactions and Editor Delegates](#transactions-and-editor-delegates) |
| Viewport mode with custom interaction or tools | [Editor Modes](#editor-modes) |
| Content Browser type colour, category, factory, thumbnail | [Asset Types Factories and Thumbnails](#asset-types-factories-and-thumbnails) |
| Tabbed asset editor window | [Asset Editor Toolkits](#asset-editor-toolkits) |
| Validating assets on save or in CI | [Data Validation](#data-validation) |

## Editor Module Setup

`.uproject` (or `.uplugin`) module entry — `Default` is enough for detail customizations and `UToolMenus::RegisterStartupCallback` menus (`CommonUIEditor` registers its detail customizations at `Default`); use `PostEngineInit` when `StartupModule` itself needs `GEditor` or other engine-initialised state:

```json
{ "Name": "MyGameEditor", "Type": "Editor", "LoadingPhase": "PostEngineInit" }
```

```csharp
// MyGameEditor.Build.cs
PrivateDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string[] {
    "Core", "CoreUObject", "Engine", "UnrealEd",
    "Slate", "SlateCore", "InputCore",
    "PropertyEditor",   // IDetailCustomization, IPropertyTypeCustomization
    "EditorSubsystem",  // UEditorSubsystem
    "Blutility",        // UEditorUtilityWidget, UAssetActionUtility
    "UMG", "UMGEditor",  // EditorUtilityWidget(Blueprint).h include UMG headers; Blutility links them privately
    "ToolMenus",        // UToolMenus
    "AssetTools",       // IAssetTools
    "AssetDefinition",  // UAssetDefinition
    "MyGame"            // your runtime module
});
```

Declare the module class, define both lifecycle functions, then place `IMPLEMENT_MODULE` last:

```cpp
// MyGameEditor.h
#pragma once
#include "Modules/ModuleManager.h"

class FMyGameEditorModule : public IModuleInterface
{
public:
    virtual void StartupModule() override;
    virtual void ShutdownModule() override;

private:
    void RegisterMenus();
    static void OpenMyPanel();
};

// MyGameEditorModule.cpp — includes MyDataAsset.h, MyRange.h, the two customization
// headers, PropertyEditorModule.h and ToolMenus.h
void FMyGameEditorModule::StartupModule()
{
    FPropertyEditorModule& PropertyModule =
        FModuleManager::LoadModuleChecked<FPropertyEditorModule>("PropertyEditor");

    PropertyModule.RegisterCustomClassLayout(
        UMyDataAsset::StaticClass()->GetFName(),
        FOnGetDetailCustomizationInstance::CreateStatic(&FMyDataAssetCustomization::MakeInstance),
        FRegisterCustomClassLayoutParams());

    PropertyModule.RegisterCustomPropertyTypeLayout(
        FMyRange::StaticStruct()->GetFName(),
        FOnGetPropertyTypeCustomizationInstance::CreateStatic(&FMyRangeCustomization::MakeInstance));

    PropertyModule.NotifyCustomizationModuleChanged();

    UToolMenus::RegisterStartupCallback(
        FSimpleMulticastDelegate::FDelegate::CreateRaw(this, &FMyGameEditorModule::RegisterMenus));
}

void FMyGameEditorModule::ShutdownModule()
{
    UToolMenus::UnRegisterStartupCallback(this);
    UToolMenus::UnregisterOwner(this);

    if (FModuleManager::Get().IsModuleLoaded("PropertyEditor"))
    {
        FPropertyEditorModule& PropertyModule =
            FModuleManager::GetModuleChecked<FPropertyEditorModule>("PropertyEditor");
        PropertyModule.UnregisterCustomClassLayout(UMyDataAsset::StaticClass()->GetFName());
        PropertyModule.UnregisterCustomPropertyTypeLayout(FMyRange::StaticStruct()->GetFName());
        PropertyModule.NotifyCustomizationModuleChanged();
    }
}

IMPLEMENT_MODULE(FMyGameEditorModule, MyGameEditor)
```

`RegisterMenus` and `OpenMyPanel` are defined under [Menus and Toolbars](#menus-and-toolbars). `FRegisterCustomClassLayoutParams` carries `TOptional<int32> OptionalOrder`; set it when two modules customize the same class and the order matters, otherwise pass a default-constructed struct.

Directory layout, `WITH_EDITOR` guards, factories, thumbnails, toolkits and the full mode boilerplate: [editor-module-setup.md](references/editor-module-setup.md).

## Detail Customizations

`IDetailCustomization` replaces the whole details panel layout for a `UClass`. `IPropertyTypeCustomization` replaces the row for a `USTRUCT` or instanced object property. Both are registered from `StartupModule` as shown above.

```cpp
// MyDataAssetCustomization.h
#pragma once
#include "IDetailCustomization.h"
#include "Templates/SharedPointer.h"

class FMyDataAssetCustomization : public IDetailCustomization
{
public:
    static TSharedRef<IDetailCustomization> MakeInstance();

    virtual void CustomizeDetails(IDetailLayoutBuilder& DetailBuilder) override;
    virtual void CustomizeDetails(const TSharedPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder>& DetailBuilder) override;

private:
    TWeakPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder> WeakBuilder;
};

// MyDataAssetCustomization.cpp
void FMyDataAssetCustomization::CustomizeDetails(const TSharedPtr<IDetailLayoutBuilder>& DetailBuilder)
{
    WeakBuilder = DetailBuilder;   // store it before calling ForceRefreshDetails() later
    CustomizeDetails(*DetailBuilder);
}
```

The single-argument override does the layout work: `EditCategory`, `GetProperty`, `AddProperty`, `AddCustomRow`, `HideProperty`, `GetObjectsBeingCustomized` — full bodies in the reference below.

The `USTRUCT` counterpart, `FMyRangeCustomization : public IPropertyTypeCustomization`, overrides `CustomizeHeader(TSharedRef<IPropertyHandle> PropertyHandle, FDetailWidgetRow& HeaderRow, IPropertyTypeCustomizationUtils& CustomizationUtils)` and `CustomizeChildren(TSharedRef<IPropertyHandle> PropertyHandle, IDetailChildrenBuilder& ChildBuilder, IPropertyTypeCustomizationUtils& CustomizationUtils)`.

Key interfaces (all in `Engine/Source/Editor/PropertyEditor/Public`):

| Type | Header | What you call |
|---|---|---|
| `IDetailLayoutBuilder` | `DetailLayoutBuilder.h` | `EditCategory`, `HideCategory`, `GetProperty`, `HideProperty`, `AddPropertyToCategory`, `GetObjectsBeingCustomized`, `GetSelectedObjects`, `ForceRefreshDetails`, `RegisterInstancedCustomPropertyTypeLayout` |
| `IDetailCategoryBuilder` | `DetailCategoryBuilder.h` | `AddProperty`, `AddCustomRow`, `AddCustomBuilder`, `AddGroup`, `AddExternalObjects`, `SetSortOrder`, `InitiallyCollapsed` (`IDetailChildrenBuilder` in `IDetailChildrenBuilder.h` offers the same five adders, plus `AddExternalStructure`, inside `CustomizeChildren`) |
| `FDetailWidgetRow` | `DetailWidgetRow.h` | `NameContent()`, `ValueContent()`, `WholeRowContent()`, `ExtensionContent()`, `FilterString`, `Visibility`, `IsEnabled` |
| `IPropertyHandle` | `PropertyHandle.h` | `GetValue`/`SetValue` overloads, `GetNumChildren`, `GetChildHandle`, `SetOnPropertyValueChanged`, `SetOnChildPropertyValueChanged`, `CreatePropertyNameWidget`, `CreatePropertyValueWidget`, `EnumerateRawData`, `NotifyPreChange`, `NotifyPostChange` |
| `IDetailPropertyRow` | `IDetailPropertyRow.h` | `DisplayName`, `ToolTip`, `EditCondition`, `IsEnabled`, `Visibility`, `GetDefaultWidgets`, `CustomWidget` |
| `PropertyCustomizationHelpers` | `PropertyCustomizationHelpers.h` | `MakeAddButton`, `MakeRemoveButton`, `MakeClearButton`, `MakeBrowseButton`, `MakeUseSelectedButton`, `MakePropertyComboBox`, `SObjectPropertyEntryBox`, `SClassPropertyEntryBox` |

`GetValue`/`SetValue` return `FPropertyAccess::Result` (`Success`, `Fail`, `MultipleValues`). `NotifyPostChange` takes `EPropertyChangeType::Type`, e.g. `EPropertyChangeType::ValueSet`. `ECategoryPriority::Type` sorts top-down: `Variable`, `Transform`, `Important`, `TypeSpecific`, `Default`, `Uncommon`.

Full row patterns, `CustomizeHeader`/`CustomizeChildren` bodies, `SObjectPropertyEntryBox`, per-object value enumeration and fonts: [detail-customization-patterns.md](references/detail-customization-patterns.md).

## Editor Utility Widgets and Scripted Actions

`UEditorUtilityWidget` (`EditorUtilityWidget.h`, module `Blutility`) is a `UUserWidget` that runs in the editor. Subclass in C++ to expose helper functions, then build the visuals in a Blueprint child.

```cpp
// MyEditorUtilityWidget.h
#pragma once
#include "EditorUtilityWidget.h"
#include "MyEditorUtilityWidget.generated.h"

UCLASS()
class MYGAMEEDITOR_API UMyEditorUtilityWidget : public UEditorUtilityWidget
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public:
    UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable, Category = "My Tools")
    void PrefixSelectedAssets(const FString& Prefix);
};

// MyEditorUtilityWidget.cpp
void UMyEditorUtilityWidget::PrefixSelectedAssets(const FString& Prefix)
{
    UEditorAssetSubsystem* AssetSubsystem = GEditor->GetEditorSubsystem<UEditorAssetSubsystem>();
    for (UObject* Asset : UEditorUtilityLibrary::GetSelectedAssets())
    {
        const FString Source = Asset->GetOutermost()->GetName();
        AssetSubsystem->RenameAsset(
            Source, FPaths::GetPath(Source) / (Prefix + TEXT("_") + Asset->GetName()));
    }
}
```

`UEditorUtilityLibrary` (`EditorUtilityLibrary.h`, `Blutility`) also provides `GetSelectedAssetData()`, `GetSelectedAssetsOfClass(UClass*)`, `GetSelectionSet()` (level actors) and `SyncBrowserToFolders(const TArray<FString>&)`.

Open a widget Blueprint from code through `UEditorUtilitySubsystem` (`EditorUtilitySubsystem.h`):

| `UEditorUtilitySubsystem` call | Effect |
|---|---|
| `SpawnAndRegisterTab(UEditorUtilityWidgetBlueprint*)` | Registers the tab and opens it; returns the `UEditorUtilityWidget*` |
| `SpawnAndRegisterTabAndGetID(UEditorUtilityWidgetBlueprint*, FName& OutTabID)` / `Spaw

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UE Editor Tools

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Editor Module Setup

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Editor Utility Widgets and Scripted Actions

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UE Editor Tools

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