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About TES5Edit

TES5Edit is an advanced tool for analyzing and editing Skyrim plugins. It works by loading one or multiple plugins (.esp or .esm files) and their explicit masters, and then displaying their contents in a specific user interface.

TES5Edit allows a clear layout and provide usefull navigation controls to vizualize the data of skyrim plugins, as well as powerfull editing functions to clean, edit, or even create mods and patches.

It was originally develloped by ElminsterAU as TES4Edit, for Oblivion. It then got updated by its author to handle Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. Finally, it later got updated for Skyrim by Hlp, Sharlikran and Zilav. Those different versions of the tools led to what is currently known as xEdit. xEdit is a standard name convention to refer to the whole set. It is important to mention that whichever version you downloaded, thoses are all the same executable. It is possible to switch from one to another by simply renaming the executable.

The official release of the tool is currently the 11^th (18/06/2015), namely v3.1.1

Installing TES5Edit

Prerequisites

None, but only the latest official version of Skyrim (Version 1.9.32.0.8) is supported.

Installation

Download either the official release on Github or the Nexus mod page, or the developper release on the afkmods thread.
Extract the archive, then put this folder somewhere smart. Using a "Modding Tools" folders is a good practice.
For Mod Organizer user, it's critical to add TES5Edit in your executable list. If not, installation is already over, but it's recommanded to create a shortcut for easy access.

Setup, Launch and Basic Features

User Interface

Record structure in TES5 Skyrim

Navigation, Reading and Analysis

Tree Panel

Details View Panel

Reference Panel

Spreadsheet Panels

Filters

Using xEdit functionnalities

Load Order functions

Plugin functions

Record functions

View Panel functions

Errors and general Informations

Using customs scripts

References

Official Links

TES5Edit Nexus Page : Nexus Page, include official release download link.
TES5Edit Github repository : Official repository for the project. Include download for official release, developer release, documentation, scripts, ...

Documentation

TES5Edit CreationKit Wiki Page : Original wikipage on the CreationKit wiki. While mostly exact, the page isn't up to date.
FO3Edit Training Manual : Nexus Page hosting Miax's guide to xEdit. While not up to date, and originally intented for the Fallout 3 version of xEdit, this is still one of the most comprehensive guide available on xEdit.

Related Forums and Threads

STEP xEdit support forum : STEP's forum for support regarding TES5Edit.
TES5Edit AFKMods forum Thread : Development and support thread for TES5Edit, include developer version download link.
TES5Edit Beteshda forum Thread : Support thread for TES5Edit. Link up to date on 18-06-2015.

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-== Introduction ==
+== About TES5Edit ==
+TES5Edit is an advanced tool for analyzing and editing Skyrim plugins. It works by loading one or multiple plugins (.esp or .esm files) and their explicit masters, and then displaying their contents in a specific user interface.
+TES5Edit allows a clear layout and provide usefull navigation controls to vizualize the data of skyrim plugins, as well as powerfull editing functions to clean, edit, or even create mods and patches.
+It was originally develloped by ElminsterAU as TES4Edit, for Oblivion. It then got updated by its author to handle Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. Finally, it later got updated for Skyrim by Hlp, Sharlikran and Zilav.
+Those different versions of the tools led to what is currently known as xEdit. xEdit is a standard name convention to refer to the whole set.
+It is important to mention that whichever version you downloaded, thoses are all the same executable. It is possible to switch from one to another by simply renaming the executable.
+The official release of the tool is currently the 11<sup>th</sup> (18/06/2015), namely v3.1.1
+== Installing TES5Edit ==
+{{RelatedVideos|
+*{{Video|s3FZ4bMTWgQ|TES5Edit : Installation (by GamerPoet)|Gopher Explains Mod Organizer}}}}
+=== Prerequisites ===
+None, but only the latest official version of Skyrim (Version 1.9.32.0.8) is supported.
+=== Installation ===
+#Download either the official release on [https://github.com/TES5Edit/TES5Edit/releases Github] or the [http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25859/ Nexus mod page], or the developper release on the [http://afkmods.iguanadons.net/index.php?/topic/3750-wipz-tes5edit/ afkmods thread].
+#Extract the archive, then put this folder somewhere smart. Using a "Modding Tools" folders is a good practice.
+#For Mod Organizer user, it's critical to add TES5Edit in your executable list. If not, installation is already over, but it's recommanded to create a shortcut for easy access.
+== Setup, Launch and Basic Features==
+== User Interface ==
+== Record structure in TES5 Skyrim ==
+<!--
+New page might be needed for an proper explaination
+This section need technical explainations on the xEdit parsing Engine and how it build
+-->
+== Navigation, Reading and Analysis ==
+=== Tree Panel ===
+<!--
+Controls
+Text color signification
+Background color signification
+Text format signification
+-->
+=== Details View Panel ===
+<!--
+Controls
+Text/Background/Format identical to tree panel
+Mod groups
+Record header
+-->
+=== Reference Panel ===
+=== Spreadsheet Panels ===
+=== Filters ===
+== Using xEdit functionnalities ==
+=== Load Order functions ===
+=== Plugin functions ===
+=== Record functions ===
+=== View Panel functions ===
+== Errors and general Informations ==
+<!--
+Section dedicated to what appears in the message tab
+-->
+== Using customs scripts ==
 == References ==
+'''Official Links'''
+*[http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25859/? TES5Edit Nexus Page] : Nexus Page, include official release download link.
+*[https://github.com/TES5Edit TES5Edit Github repository] : Official repository for the project. Include download for official release, developer release, documentation, scripts, ...
+'''Documentation'''
+*[http://www.creationkit.com/Category:TES5Edit TES5Edit CreationKit Wiki Page] : Original wikipage on the CreationKit wiki. While mostly exact, the page isn't up to date.
+*[http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout3/mods/8629/? FO3Edit Training Manual] : Nexus Page hosting Miax's guide to xEdit. While not up to date, and originally intented for the Fallout 3 version of xEdit, this is still one of the most comprehensive guide available on xEdit.
+'''Related Forums and Threads'''
+*[http://forum.step-project.com/forum/90-xedit-support/ STEP xEdit support forum] : STEP's forum for support regarding TES5Edit.
+*[http://afkmods.iguanadons.net/index.php?/topic/3750-wipz-tes5edit/ TES5Edit AFKMods forum Thread] : Development and support thread for TES5Edit, include developer version download link.
+*[http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1511975-relz-tes5edit/ TES5Edit Beteshda forum Thread] : Support thread for TES5Edit. Link up to date on 18-06-2015.
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