MetaEditor Help

MetaEditor — User Guide

MetaEditor is a convenient multifunctional development environment integrated into the trading terminal. MetaEditor is intended for the development of programs in MetaQuotes Language 4 and 5 (MQL4 and MQL5) such as Expert Advisors, custom indicators and scripts, which can be used in the client terminal for analytical and trading purposes.

Main features of MetaEditor:

  • convenient editing of the source code of MQL4 and MQL5 programs;
  • automatic generation of projects from templates using “MQL4/MQL5 Wizard”;
  • enhanced resources for smart code management: highlighting of syntax, auto substitution, switch to definitions, etc.;
  • built-in resources for the program compilation;
  • convenient program debugging resources;
  • built-in code profiler;
  • integrated personal storage of source code MQL5 Storage;
  • joint development of applications using projects;
  • built-in help of MQL4 and MQL5 languages.