Star Wars Insider is the official Star Wars magazine and traces its lineage back to the Official Star Wars Fan Club Newsletter and its successor, Bantha Tracks.

In 1994, the Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine was rebranded the Star Wars Insider to coincide with the release of the TIE Fighter video game from LucasArts.

It was announced at Celebration IV that the Star Wars Insider would be moving to a new publisher, Titan Magazines, a UK-based company and the world's largest publisher of genre magazines.

In April 2008, Star Wars Insider published its 100th issue, following the North American numerical system which differs significantly from its UK counterpart. Since Star Wars Insider 107 it has been edited by Jonathan Wilkins.