Rabbit Developer Console

A Godot 4 in-game developer console with a Linux terminal theme. Press ~ to open it during gameplay and execute commands. Based on Jitspoe's original Developer Console addon.

Requires Godot 4.3+

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Screenshots

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Features

• Terminal-style UI — dark background, green text, bash-like prompt
• 30+ built-in commands — scene management, audio, performance monitoring, node inspection, and more
• Custom commands — register your own commands from any script
• Autocomplete — press Tab to cycle through matching commands and parameters
• Command history — Up/Down arrows to recall previous input, persisted across sessions
• Font scaling — Ctrl+scroll wheel to resize text on the fly
• Fullscreen toggle — Ctrl+~ to expand the console
• Custom themes — set a .tres theme via Project Settings (console/theme)
• Pause game when console opens (optional)
• Disable in release builds (default)

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Install

Manual

1. Copy addons/rabbit_developer_console/ into your project:

   your_project/
   └── addons/
       └── rabbit_developer_console/
           ├── plugin.cfg
           ├── rabbit_console_plugin.gd
           ├── rabbit_console.gd
           └── builtin_commands.gd
   

2. Project → Project Settings → Plugins → enable Developer Console
3. The Console autoload singleton is added automatically

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Usage

Press ~ (backtick/tilde) during gameplay to open the console.

Key Bindings

Key	Action
~	Toggle console
Esc	Close console
Ctrl+~	Toggle fullscreen console
Tab	Autocomplete (press again to cycle)
Up / Down	Navigate command history
PageUp / PageDown	Scroll output
Ctrl+Scroll	Adjust font size

Type help for a categorized list of built-in commands, or commands_list for all commands with usage details.

Built-in Commands

Category	Commands
General	quit, exit, clear, delete_history, help, commands, commands_list
Output	echo, echo_warning, echo_info, echo_error
Utility	calc <expr>, exec <script>
Display	fullscreen, halfscreen, transparency <0-100>
Time	timescale <speed>
Scene	pause, unpause, restart, reload, load_scene <path>, list_scenes, scene_info
Inspection	print_tree, print_node <path>, list_autoloads, engine_info
Performance	fps, mem, vsync [mode], physics_toggle
Audio	mute, unmute, volume <0.0-1.0>, volume_up, volume_down, list_buses

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Adding Custom Commands

Register commands from any script that has access to the Console autoload:

func _ready() -> void:
    Console.add_command("god", _toggle_god, 0, 0, "Toggle god mode.")
    Console.add_command("give", _give_item, ["item_id", "count"], 1, "Give an item.")
    Console.add_command_autocomplete_list("give", PackedStringArray(["sword", "shield", "potion"]))

func _toggle_god() -> void:
    player.invincible = !player.invincible
    Console.print_info("God mode: %s" % ("ON" if player.invincible else "OFF"))

func _give_item(item_id: String, count: String) -> void:
    var amount := int(count) if count.is_valid_int() else 1
    Inventory.add(item_id, amount)
    Console.print_info("Gave %d x %s" % [amount, item_id])

API Reference

# Add a command (arguments can be an Array of names or an int for legacy support)
Console.add_command(name: String, function: Callable, arguments = [], required: int = 0, description: String = "")

# Add a hidden command (won't appear in help or autocomplete)
Console.add_hidden_command(name: String, function: Callable, arguments = [], required: int = 0)

# Remove a command (call in _exit_tree if the node may be freed)
Console.remove_command(name: String)

# Add autocomplete suggestions for a command's parameters
Console.add_command_autocomplete_list(name: String, param_list: PackedStringArray)

# Output helpers
Console.print_line(text)
Console.print_error(text)
Console.print_warning(text)
Console.print_info(text)

# Console control
Console.toggle_console()
Console.toggle_size()
Console.set_fullscreen()
Console.set_halfscreen()
Console.set_bg_transparency(value)
Console.enable()
Console.disable()
Console.is_visible()
Console.pause_enabled = true  # Pause game when console opens
Console.font_size = 18        # Set font size (-1 = default)

Signals

Console.console_opened       # Emitted when the console is shown
Console.console_closed       # Emitted when the console is hidden
Console.console_unknown_command  # Emitted when an unrecognized command is entered

Properties

Console.enabled: bool                   # Enable/disable the console
Console.enable_on_release_build: bool   # Allow console in release builds
Console.pause_enabled: bool             # Pause the game while console is open
Console.font_size: int                  # Override font size (-1 for default)

Generating Debug Commands with AI

See GENERATE_DEBUG_COMMANDS.md for a ready-to-use prompt that automatically scans your project and generates a complete debug_console_commands.gd file with project-specific commands.

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Custom Theme

Set a custom .tres theme in Project → Project Settings → Console → Theme.

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Credits

Made by Lost Rabbit Digital · Discord

MIT — see LICENSE

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Special Thanks

A huge thank you to jitspoe and the Godot Console project!

This plugin was built upon and inspired by their fantastic work. Their open-source developer console laid the foundation that made this project possible.

If you're looking for the original, check it out: