Defold Documentation Reference

Fetch documentation from the links below (the URLs point to plain Markdown files).

Getting Started

Topic	URL
Introduction	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/introduction.md
Installing Defold	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/install.md
Glossary	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/glossary.md
Defold for Flash users	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/flash.md
Getting help	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/getting-help.md

Project Setup

Topic	URL
Creating a project	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/project-setup.md
Project settings	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/project-settings.md
Sharing projects (Libraries)	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/libraries.md
Ignoring files	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/project-defignore.md

Editor

Topic	URL
Overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor.md
Code editor	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/writing-code.md
Custom project templates	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor-templates.md
Editor scripts	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor-scripts.md
Editor scripts: UI	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor-scripts-ui.md
Debugger	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-game-logic.md
Preferences	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor-preferences.md
Refactoring	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/refactoring.md
Styling	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/editor-styling.md

Core Concepts

Topic	URL
Building blocks	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/building-blocks.md
Addressing	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/addressing.md
Message passing	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/message-passing.md
Application lifecycle	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/application-lifecycle.md

Assets and Resources

Topic	URL
Importing assets	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/importing-assets.md
Caching assets	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/caching-assets.md
Importing 2D graphics	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/importing-graphics.md
Importing 3D models	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/importing-models.md
Adapting to screen sizes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/adapting-graphics-to-screen-size.md
Live update	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/live-update.md
Atlas	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/atlas.md
Buffer	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/buffer.md
Font	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/font.md
Resource management	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/resource.md
Tile source	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/tilesource.md
Texture filtering	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/texture-filtering.md
Texture compression	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/texture-profiles.md

Animations

Topic	URL
Overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/animation.md
Flipbook Animation	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/flipbook-animation.md
Model animation	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/model-animation.md
Property animation (tweens)	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/property-animation.md

Components

Topic	URL
Overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/components.md
Collection factory	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/collection-factory.md
Collection proxy	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/collection-proxy.md
Collision object	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-objects.md
Camera	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/camera.md
Factory	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/factory.md
Label	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/label.md
Mesh	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/mesh.md
Model	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/model.md
Particle FX	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/particlefx.md
Sound	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/sound.md
Sprite	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/sprite.md
Tilemap	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/tilemap.md

GUI

Topic	URL
GUI overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui.md
Box nodes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-box.md
Text nodes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-text.md
Pie nodes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-pie.md
ParticleFX nodes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-particlefx.md
Template nodes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-template.md
Scripts	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-script.md
Clipping	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-clipping.md
Layouts	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/gui-layouts.md

Physics

Topic	URL
Physics overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics.md
Collision objects	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-objects.md
Collision shapes	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-shapes.md
Collision groups	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-groups.md
Collision messages	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-messages.md
Collision events listener	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-events.md
Resolving collisions	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-resolving-collisions.md
Ray casts	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-ray-casts.md
Joints and constraints	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physics-joints.md

Sound

Topic	URL
Sound	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/sound.md
Sound Streaming	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/sound-streaming.md

Input

Topic	URL
Overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/input.md
Key and text input	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/input-key-and-text.md
Mouse and touch	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/input-mouse-and-touch.md
Gamepads	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/input-gamepads.md

Game Logic

Topic	URL
Scripts	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/script.md
Properties	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/properties.md
Script properties	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/script-properties.md
Lua in Defold	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/lua.md
Source code obfuscation	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/application-security.md
Modules	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/modules.md
Debugging	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-game-logic.md
Writing code	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/writing-code.md

Files

Topic	URL
Working with files	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/file-access.md

Network Connections

Topic	URL
Overview	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/networking.md
HTTP Requests	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/http-requests.md
Socket connections	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/socket-connections.md
Online services	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/online-services.md

Rendering

Topic	URL
Render	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/render.md
Material	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/material.md
Compute	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/compute.md
Shader	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/shader.md
Texture filtering	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/texture-filtering.md
Physically Based Rendering	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/physically-based-rendering.md

Workflow

Topic	URL
Application security	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/application-security.md
Bundling an application	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/bundling.md
Caching assets	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/caching-assets.md
Command line tools (bob)	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/bob.md
Hot reloading	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/hot-reload.md
Porting guidelines	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/porting-guidelines.md
Refactoring	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/refactoring.md
The mobile dev app	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/dev-app.md
Version control	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/version-control.md
Writing code	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/writing-code.md
Working offline	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/working-offline.md

Debugging

Topic	URL
Debugging game logic	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-game-logic.md
Debugging native code	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-native-code.md
Debugging native code on Android	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-native-code-android.md
Debugging native code on iOS	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-native-code-ios.md
Reading game and system logs	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-game-and-system-logs.md

Optimization

Topic	URL
Optimizing an application	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/optimization.md
Optimize game size	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/optimization-size.md
Optimize runtime performance	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/optimization-speed.md
Optimize battery usage	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/optimization-battery.md
Optimize memory usage	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/optimization-memory.md
Profiling	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/profiling.md

Monetization

Topic	URL
Ads	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/ads.md

Platforms

Android

Topic	URL
Introduction	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/android.md
Inter-app communication	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/iac.md
The mobile dev app	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/dev-app.md

iOS

Topic	URL
Introduction	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/ios.md
Inter-app communication	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/iac.md
The mobile dev app	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/dev-app.md

Consoles

Topic	URL
Nintendo Switch	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/nintendo-switch.md
PlayStation	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/sony-playstation.md
Microsoft Xbox	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/microsoft-xbox.md

HTML5

Topic	URL
Introduction	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/html5.md

Desktop

Topic	URL
Linux	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/linux.md
macOS	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/macos.md
Windows	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/windows.md

Engine Extensions

Topic	URL
Introduction	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions.md
Defold SDK	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-defold-sdk.md
Gradle dependencies	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-gradle.md
Cocoapod dependencies	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-cocoapods.md
Adding auto-complete definition	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-script-api.md
Best Practices	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-best-practices.md
Debugging	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/debugging-native-code.md
Extension Manifests	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-ext-manifests.md
App Manifests	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/app-manifest.md
Manifest Merging	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extensions-manifest-merge-tool.md
Setup local build server	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extender-local-setup.md
Available Docker images	https://defold.com/llms/manuals/extender-docker-images.md

Usage

When you need documentation on a Defold feature or concept:

1. Identify the topic (e.g., "collection proxy", "input handling", "physics")
2. Find the matching entry in the tables above
3. Fetch the corresponding URL (all URLs are plain Markdown — fetch and read the raw content)
4. Example: fetch https://defold.com/llms/manuals/collection-proxy.md