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Debugging and profiling

This section contains pages that provide guidance if you’re looking at the engine code trying to find an underlying issue or an optimization possibility.

• Using C++ profilers
• Using sanitizers
• Debugging on macOS
• Vulkan

Debugging the editor

When working on the Godot editor keep in mind that by default the executable will start in the Project Manager mode. Opening a project from the Project Manager spawns a new process, which stops the debugging session. To avoid that you should launch directly into the project using -e and --path launch options.

For example, using gdb directly, you may do this:

$ gdb godot
> run -e --path ~/myproject

You can also run the editor directly from your project’s folder. In that case, only the -e option is required.

$ cd ~/myproject
$ gdb godot
> run -e

You can learn more about these launch options and other command line arguments in the command line tutorial.

If you’re using a code editor or an IDE to debug Godot, check out our configuration guides, which cover the setup process for building and debugging with your particular editor.