SparkFXPreviewer – In-Editor VFX & Animation Preview Tool - No Play Mode Required

SparkFXPreviewer is a production-grade editor-only tool that brings traditionally in-game systems—projectiles, rapid fire, impacts, trails, and camera shakes—directly into your authoring workflow. Preview and validate VFX against animations and environments.

🎯 Built For VFX Artists, Designers, and Technical Artists

Iterate 10x faster with no PIE, no waiting, no build times. Author, preview, and validate complex effects safely inside the editor using a dedicated preview window and animation timeline.

⚡ Core Features

• Real-time animation scrubbing with timeline controls

• Trigger VFX, audio, and camera events at precise frames

• Preview projectile motion (linear, arc, ballistic, custom direction)

• Deterministic impact and trail visualization

• Live Niagara-style inspector workflow

• Multi-track support for VFX, sounds, projectiles, and camera shakes

• Fast iteration without gameplay simulation overhead

• Export Animation Notifies directly from SparkFXPreviewer to animation assets

• Full preset save/load workflow for reusable setups

🎬 Ideal For

• VFX prototyping before gameplay implementation

• Cinematic and gameplay effect timing

• Director reviews and presentations

• QA validation and effect iteration

• Rapid artist-driven workflows

• Teaching and training environments

💼 LicensePersonal License

For solo developers and individual creators

Professional License

For studios, teams, and commercial productions

🔗 Live Documentation

https://sparkfxlabs.com/sparkfxpreviewer/docs.html#installation

https://sparkfxlabs.com/sparkfxpreviewer/docs.html#overview

🎬 Videos

Promo Video https://vimeo.com/1158064952

Additional Demos https://vimeo.com/1155316012 https://vimeo.com/1153283887

Tutorials — Coming Soon

Editor-Only Plugin | Unreal Engine 5.5 / 5.6 / 5.7 | Production-Ready | Actively Developed