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title: "GameMaker IDE"
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# GameMaker IDE
GameMaker's **I**ntegrated **D**evelopment **E**nvironment (or IDE) is the main interface where you create your games and make use of all functionality provided by the software. Essentially, the program itself -- from the Start Screen to every editor window you use to make your game -- is known and referred to as the **IDE** throughout the manual and various tutorials.
The IDE
The following sections cover information regarding the IDE:
- [General Asset Editors](General_Asset_Editors.md)
- This covers [Code Editor 2 (Beta)](../The_Asset_Editors/The_Text_Editor.md) and [The Inspector](../IDE_Tools/The_Inspector.md), which together allow you to edit various assets to create your game
- [Preferences And Features](Preferences_And_Information/Preferences_And_Features.md)
- This section covers all the IDE and platform preferences, along with all IDE features
- [IDE Input And Navigation](../IDE_Navigation/IDE_Input.md)
- This covers navigating the IDE and all inputs you can use to make the best of the program
For asset-specific editors, see: [The Asset Editors](../The_Asset_Editors/The_Asset_Editors.md)
