How To Install Wwise As A Plugin In Unreal Engine - Mac

🛠️ Prerequisites:

• Unreal Engine installed

• Audiokinetic Launcher installed

• A registered Audiokinetic account

• The version of Wwise SDK matching your integration

✅ Step-by-Step Installation

Step 1: Open Audiokinetic Launcher

• Launch the Audiokinetic (Wwise) Launcher.

• Navigate to the Unreal Engine tab.

  

Step 2: Select Engine Plugin Integration

• Click the Downloads tab in the launcher.

• Choose Wwise integration to use as an engine plugin.

  

• Select the Unreal Engine version (e.g., 5.5).

• Change or make note of the destination folder to find the downloaded folders and files. I like to use the Downloads folder.

• Start the download.

  

Step 3: Locate Downloaded Plugin Folders

• After the download completes, you should see:

  • Wwise folder

  • WwiseNiagara folder

  • WwiseSoundEngine folder

    

Step 4: Find Your Unreal Engine Installation

• Navigate to where your Unreal Engine is installed → Unreal Engine → [version] → Engine → Plugins.

• Example path: Applications/Unreal Engine/5.5/Engine/Plugins  

Step 5: Install Wwise Plugin into Unreal

• Drag the three folders (Wwise, WwiseNiagara, WwiseSoundEngine) into the Plugins folder in Unreal Engine.

Step 6: Launch Unreal Engine

• Open Unreal Engine 5.5.

• Create a new project (e.g., a game template) to verify plugin integration.

Step 7: Confirm Plugin Installation

• A message may appear saying the sound bank folder is not set.

  • Click Yes to open settings.

  • You’ll need to create a Wwise project separately and:

    • Set the Wwise project path

    • Set the root output path for sound banks

• This confirms the plugins are active.

  

Step 8: Verify via Plugin Browser

• Go to Edit → Plugins in Unreal.

• Search for “Wwise”.

• You should see the following plugins enabled:

  • Wwise Sound Engine

  • Wwise Niagara Integration

  • Wwise Unreal Engine Integration