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Client or Server? How to Filter Roblox Studio Output

Roblox Studio's Output window is available from the Window menu or the Script tab toolbar. It displays errors from running scripts, Roblox Engine messages, and messages generated by print() and warn().

Identify where a message originated

Open the Output window's ⋯ menu and enable Show Context and Show Source.

• Show Context displays the message context, such as Client or Server.
• Show Source, when applicable, displays the associated script name and line number.

During playtesting, Output labels client-originated messages blue and server-originated messages green.

Filter the output

The Output window provides three relevant filters:

• The context filter can restrict messages to Client, Server, or User Plugin.
• The message-type filter can restrict messages by type, including Error and Warning.
• The text field can restrict messages using entered text, such as an object name.

To investigate one execution context, enable the context and source details, select the appropriate context filter, and then use the type or text filters if necessary.

Clear existing messages

The clear control removes all messages currently displayed in Output. Its keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+K on Windows or ⌘K on Mac.

See Roblox's official Output documentation for the complete control reference.