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Buildable Code Export Now Available
Export and run your 8th Wall projects locally ahead of the platform shutdown on February 28, 2026.
As we begin 2026, we’re sharing an important update on how you can export and continue building your existing 8th Wall projects before our platform shutdown on February 28, 2026.
Today, we’re releasing Buildable Code Export, which lets you export a fully buildable, playable version of your project. This release also includes the first distribution of the 8th Wall Engine Binary, enabling you to continue developing and running your experiences locally after platform access ends.
Understanding Buildable Code Export
With Buildable Code Export, you can now export everything required to build and run an offline version of your project, including:
- Project code and assets
- Image Targets
- Build configuration
- XR Engine
- XR Extras
- Landing Page
As shared in our last update, the export does not include platform services or IP that we cannot distribute, including:
- Niantic Spatial VPS (also known as Lightship VPS for Web)
- Lightship Maps
- Hand Tracking
Projects that rely on these services will not function offline.
Distributed Engine Binary
Each project exported using the Buildable Code Export flow includes the Distributed 8th Wall Engine Binary. The engine is provided as closed source and is governed by a limited-use distribution license.
The engine binary allows you to continue building and running your exported projects locally. However, it cannot be modified, recompiled, or redistributed in altered form, and it does not include platform services or Niantic Spatial products.
If you’d like to access the engine binary outside of an existing 8th Wall-hosted project, you can download it here.
If you have a self-hosted project, see our guide on how to migrate.
For full details on permitted use, please review the engine license and related FAQs.
Start Exporting Projects Now
Access to the 8th Wall platform ends on February 28, 2026. After that date, you will no longer be able to:
- Create an account
- Log in
- Create or edit projects
- Export projects
If you choose not to export a project, any project that is live on February 28, 2026, will continue to be hosted and function as-is until February 28, 2027. However, these projects will be locked and cannot be modified or exported after platform access ends.
For detailed instructions on exporting projects and information about the distributed engine license, please refer to our documentation and FAQs.