> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bkortbus.gitbook.io/ue5-simple-asset-library/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bkortbus.gitbook.io/ue5-simple-asset-library/intro.md). # Intro Intro to the Simple Asset Library for UE5.2+ This plugin provides a relatively simple Asset Library system for UE5.2+. It's not meant to replace the Content Browser, but rather to work alongside it to provide a streamlined alternative experience browsing tagged assets *** ## Video Demo Overview {% embed url="" %} ## Launching the Asset Library The tool can be launched from the Content Browser by pressing the `Asset Lib` button:
This is the interface for the Asset Library inside of Unreal:
The UI displays tile entries for each `registered asset` in the system, giving quick access to desired assets regardless of where they live in the Content Browser. The colored borders around each asset represents their asset type - it's determined arbitrarily based on the declared asset types in the config, but in the above example characters are shown as red, and environment assets are shown as green. ## Browse/Search Features Along the top menu bar are three methods to browse assets in the Asset Library:
Type dropdownThe type dropdown refers to the asset type within the Asset Library system (not the actual Unreal Class). We can use this to focus on only the character or environment assets. all will show every asset

note: Asset Types are declared in the config file and are assigned an arbitrary color in the UI
Cat dropdownThe Category (cat for short in the UI) dropdown allows for further sorting of assets within a given Asset Type, such as there being grass, flowers, and trees categories within the environment asset type

note: users can declare additional Categories when adding assets to the Asset Library
Filter inputThe Filter input provides a text match search to the user. This will check for matches in the entry's official asset name as well as the asset library display name.
## Browse/Search Examples In the example below I selected the `envir` asset type, which is where our `environment assets` are declared, and further focused on the `flowers` category. This allows us to browse assets we know belong to a specific grouping:
Another option is to use the `filter` field to find assets of any type. In the example below it's searching for any asset that has `ca` in its name - either the `Asset Library Display Name` or its official `Unreal Asset Name`: