diff --git a/tools/devworkspace-generator/src/generate.ts b/tools/devworkspace-generator/src/generate.ts
index b8960ac59..8f53e07bf 100644
--- a/tools/devworkspace-generator/src/generate.ts
+++ b/tools/devworkspace-generator/src/generate.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@ export class Generate {
     const suffix = devfile.metadata.name || '';
 
     // devfile of the editor
-    const editorDevfile = jsYaml.load(editorContent);
+    let editorDevfile = jsYaml.load(editorContent);
+
+    // support for the inline format of the devfile
+    if (editorDevfile.inline) {
+      editorDevfile = editorDevfile.inline;
+    }
 
     // transform it into a devWorkspace template
     const metadata = editorDevfile.metadata;
diff --git a/tools/devworkspace-generator/src/main.ts b/tools/devworkspace-generator/src/main.ts
index 7bef59a40..875b33815 100644
--- a/tools/devworkspace-generator/src/main.ts
+++ b/tools/devworkspace-generator/src/main.ts
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ export class Main {
       editorPath?: string;
       editorContent?: string;
       editorEntry?: string;
+      editorUrl?: string;
       pluginRegistryUrl?: string;
       projects: { name: string; location: string }[];
     },
     axiosInstance: axios.AxiosInstance
   ): Promise<DevfileContext> {
-    if (!params.editorPath && !params.editorEntry && !params.editorContent) {
-      throw new Error('missing editorPath or editorEntry or editorContent');
+    if (!params.editorPath && !params.editorEntry && !params.editorContent && !params.editorUrl) {
+      throw new Error('missing editorPath or editorEntry or editorContent or editorUrl');
     }
     if (!params.devfilePath && !params.devfileUrl && !params.devfileContent) {
       throw new Error('missing devfilePath or devfileUrl or devfileContent');
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ export class Main {
       // devfile of the editor
       const editorDevfile = await container.get(PluginRegistryResolver).loadDevfilePlugin(params.editorEntry);
       editorContent = jsYaml.dump(editorDevfile);
+    } else if (params.editorUrl) {
+      editorContent = await container.get(UrlFetcher).fetchText(params.editorUrl);
     } else {
       editorContent = await fs.readFile(params.editorPath);
     }
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@ export class Main {
     let devfileUrl: string | undefined;
     let outputFile: string | undefined;
     let editorPath: string | undefined;
+    let editorUrl: string | undefined;
     let pluginRegistryUrl: string | undefined;
     let editorEntry: string | undefined;
     const projects: { name: string; location: string }[] = [];
@@ -168,6 +172,9 @@ export class Main {
       if (arg.startsWith('--editor-path:')) {
         editorPath = arg.substring('--editor-path:'.length);
       }
+      if (arg.startsWith('--editor-url:')) {
+        editorUrl = arg.substring('--editor-url:'.length);
+      }
       if (arg.startsWith('--output-file:')) {
         outputFile = arg.substring('--output-file:'.length);
       }
@@ -181,8 +188,8 @@ export class Main {
     });
 
     try {
-      if (!editorPath && !editorEntry) {
-        throw new Error('missing --editor-path: or --editor-entry: parameter');
+      if (!editorPath && !editorEntry && !editorUrl) {
+        throw new Error('missing --editor-path: or --editor-entry: or --editor-url: parameter');
       }
       if (!devfilePath && !devfileUrl) {
         throw new Error('missing --devfile-path: or --devfile-url: parameter');
@@ -198,6 +205,7 @@ export class Main {
           outputFile,
           pluginRegistryUrl,
           editorEntry,
+          editorUrl,
           projects,
         },
         axios.default
diff --git a/tools/devworkspace-generator/tests/main.spec.ts b/tools/devworkspace-generator/tests/main.spec.ts
index 3f7daee29..c103ff39f 100644
--- a/tools/devworkspace-generator/tests/main.spec.ts
+++ b/tools/devworkspace-generator/tests/main.spec.ts
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ describe('Test Main with stubs', () => {
       } catch (e) {
         message = e.message;
       }
-      expect(message).toEqual('missing editorPath or editorEntry or editorContent');
+      expect(message).toEqual('missing editorPath or editorEntry or editorContent or editorUrl');
     });
 
     test('missing devfile', async () => {