Minimal project descriptor that "Disables Engine Plugins by Default" for Unreal Engine

Minimal-5.2.uproject

{
	"FileVersion": 3,
	"EngineAssociation": "5.2",
	"Description": "Minimum viable plugin dependencies for a usable Unreal Engine project",
	"DisableEnginePluginsByDefault": true,
	"Plugins": [
		{
			"Name": "PluginBrowser",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "EngineAssetDefinitions",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "ContentBrowserFileDataSource",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "ContentBrowserAssetDataSource",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "ContentBrowserClassDataSource",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "ContentBrowserAliasDataSource",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "PropertyAccessNode",
			"Enabled": true
		}
	]
}

Some recommended plugins to enable include:

• LevelSequenceEditor: If using level sequences
• WorldPartitionHLODUtilities: If using World Partition (will be needed for a fresh project with the default Open World level)
• MeshPainting: For vertex painting in the editor
• Niagara: For particle effects
• AssetManagerEditor: Useful for auditing disk assets
• VisualStudioSourceCodeAccess: If using Visual Studio
• VisualStudioCodeSourceCodeAccess: If using Visual Studio Code
• XCodeSourceCodeAccess: If using XCode

These can naturally be enabled via the Plugin browser when you open your project (or added directly to your uproject/project descriptor file).

FWIW minimum required for Mac on 5.3

{
	"FileVersion": 3,
	"EngineAssociation": "5.3",
	"Category": "",
	"Description": "",
	"DisableEnginePluginsByDefault": true,
	"Plugins": [
		{
			"Name": "PluginBrowser",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "EngineAssetDefinitions",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "ContentBrowserFileDataSource",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "ContentBrowserAssetDataSource",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "ContentBrowserClassDataSource",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "ContentBrowserAliasDataSource",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "PropertyAccessNode",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "TextureFormatOodle",
			"Enabled": true
		},
		{
			"Name": "Niagara",
			"Enabled": true
		}
	]
}