Fullscreen Export

A Godot 4 editor plugin that automatically sets your project's window mode to fullscreen during export, then reverts back to the original mode once the export completes.

Why Use This Plugin?

While I work on my Godot projects I prefer to play in Windowed mode embedded in the editor. This allows me to read logs and interact with the remote tree while still playing the game from a single window. But I always forget to switch the window settings back to Fullscren when exporting a build. I end up having to export and ship another patch just to set the project's window mode to fullscreen.

So I decided to automate this with an export plugin and thought I could share it with you!

Features

• Automatically sets window mode to Exclusive Fullscreen (mode 4) during export
• Easily change the export from Exclusive (4) to Fullscreen (3)
• Restores the original window mode after export completes
• Handles export failures gracefully
• Provides console feedback about window mode changes
• Staticly typed and commeted GDScript
• Zero configuration required, just enable the plugin from project settings

Installation

1. Copy the FullscreenExport folder to your project's addons directory:

   your_project/
   └── addons/
       └── FullscreenExport/
           ├── FullscreenExport.gd
           └── plugin.cfg
   

2. Enable the plugin in Godot:

   • Go to Project -> Project Settings -> Plugins
   • Find Fullscreen Export in the list
   • Check the Enable checkbox

Usage

Once enabled, the plugin works automatically. Simply export your project as you normally would:

1. Go to Project → Export
2. Configure your export preset (if not already done)
3. Click Export Project or Export All

The plugin will:

• Detect the current window mode setting
• Change it to exclusive fullscreen (mode 4)
• Save the project settings
• Complete the export
• Restore your original window mode

You'll see console messages during export:

ExportFullscreen: Set window mode to exclusive fullscreen for export (original: 0)
ExportFullscreen: Restored window mode to 0

Window Modes

The plugin sets the window mode to Exclusive Fullscreen (mode 4). If you prefer regular fullscreen (mode 3), you can modify line 11 in FullscreenExport.gd:

const WINDOW_MODE_FULLSCREEN: int = 3  # Change from 4 to 3

Available modes:

• 0 - Windowed
• 1 - Minimized
• 2 - Maximized
• 3 - Fullscreen
• 4 - Exclusive Fullscreen

License

MIT License. This plugin is provided as-is for use in your projects.

Author

Mark Arneman aka bearlikelion

Troubleshooting

The plugin doesn't seem to work:

• Make sure the plugin is enabled in Project Settings -> Plugins
• Check the console for any error messages during export

My window mode isn't being restored:

• This should only happen if the export process crashes
• You can manually change the window mode in Project Settings -> Display -> Window -> Size -> Mode

I want to use a different fullscreen mode:

• Edit the WINDOW_MODE_FULLSCREEN constant in FullscreenExport.gd (see Window Modes section above)