diff --git a/src/editor/editor_asset.cpp b/src/editor/editor_asset.cpp
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index 0000000000..bdd6a7a31d
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+++ b/src/editor/editor_asset.cpp
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+#include "editor_asset.h"
+
+namespace Lumix {
+
+EditorAssetPlugin::EditorAssetPlugin(const char* name, const char* ext, ResourceType type, StudioApp& app, IAllocator& allocator)
+	: AssetBrowser::Plugin(allocator)
+	, m_app(app)
+	, m_name(name)
+	, m_extension(ext)
+	, m_resource_type(type)
+{
+	AssetCompiler& compiler = app.getAssetCompiler();
+	compiler.registerExtension(ext, type);
+	const char* extensions[] = { ext, nullptr };
+	compiler.addPlugin(*this, extensions);
+	AssetBrowser& browser = app.getAssetBrowser();
+	browser.addPlugin(*this);
+}
+
+EditorAssetPlugin::~EditorAssetPlugin() {
+	m_app.getAssetBrowser().removePlugin(*this);
+	m_app.getAssetCompiler().removePlugin(*this);
+}
+
+AssetBrowser::ResourceView& EditorAssetPlugin::createView(const Path& path, StudioApp& app) {
+	struct View : AssetBrowser::ResourceView {
+		View(const Path& path, ResourceType type, IAllocator& allocator) 
+			: m_path(path)
+			, m_allocator(allocator)
+			, m_type(type)
+		{}
+			
+		const struct Path& getPath() override { return m_path; }
+		struct ResourceType getType() override { return m_type; }
+		bool isEmpty() override { return false; }
+		bool isReady() override { return true; }
+		bool isFailure() override { return false; }
+		u64 size() override { return 0; }
+		void destroy() override { LUMIX_DELETE(m_allocator, this); }
+		Resource* getResource() override { ASSERT(false); return nullptr; }
+
+		IAllocator& m_allocator;
+		Path m_path;
+		ResourceType m_type;
+	};
+
+	IAllocator& allocator = app.getAllocator();
+	View* view = LUMIX_NEW(allocator, View)(path, m_resource_type, allocator);
+	return *view;
+}
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/editor/editor_asset.h b/src/editor/editor_asset.h
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/editor/editor_asset.h
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+#include "editor/asset_browser.h"
+#include "editor/asset_compiler.h"
+
+namespace Lumix {
+
+// use this if you want an editor-only asset to be visible in asset browser
+// editor only assets do not inherit from Resource, e.g. particle system function
+struct EditorAssetPlugin : AssetBrowser::Plugin, AssetCompiler::IPlugin {
+	EditorAssetPlugin(const char* name, const char* ext, ResourceType type, StudioApp& app, IAllocator& allocator);
+	~EditorAssetPlugin();
+
+	bool compile(const Path& src) override { return true; }
+	bool canCreateResource() const override { return true; }
+	const char* getDefaultExtension() const override { return m_extension; }
+
+	bool onGUI(Span<AssetBrowser::ResourceView*> resource) override { return false; }
+	const char* getName() const override { return m_name; }
+	ResourceType getResourceType() const override { return m_resource_type; }
+	AssetBrowser::ResourceView& createView(const Path& path, StudioApp& app) override;
+
+	void deserialize(InputMemoryStream& blob) override { ASSERT(false); }
+	void serialize(OutputMemoryStream& blob) override {}
+
+protected:
+	StudioApp& m_app;
+	const char* m_extension;
+	const char* m_name;
+	ResourceType m_resource_type;
+};
+
+}
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