A command-line utility to install any recent version of Unity.
Currently only supports macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon) but support for Windows/Linux is possible, PRs welcome.
Download the latest release here. install-unity is a self-contained executable and has no dependencies.
Or you can install via Homebrew using sttz/homebrew-tap, see the tap readme for instructions.
Installing the latest release version of Unity is as simple as:
install-unity install f Most commands take a version as input, either to select the version to install or to filter the output.
You can be as specific as you like, 2018.2.2f1, 2018.2.2, 2018.2, 2018, f or 2018.3b are all valid version inputs.
install-unity will scan for the available regular releases as well as the latest betas and alphas.
install-unity list install-unity list a install-unity list 2019.1 Will show the available versions and the argument acts as a filter. Without an argument, only regular releases are loaded and displayed. Add an argument including b or a to load and display either beta or both beta and alpha versions as well.
In case install-unity fails to discover a release, it's also possible to pass a release notes or unity hub url instead of a version to details and install:
install-unity details https://unity3d.com/unity/whats-new/unity-2018.3.0 install-unity install unityhub://2018.3.0f2/6e9a27477296 The command above will install the default packages as specified by Unity.
install-unity details 2018.2 Will show the available packages for a given version. You can then select the packages you want to install with the -p or --packages option. The option can either be repeated or the names separated by space or comma:
install-unity install 2018.2 --packages Unity,Documentation install-unity install f -p Unity Linux iOS Android install-unity install 2018.3b -p Unity -p Android -p Linux By default, install-unity will download and install the Unity editor matching the current platform.
Use --platform macOSIntel to download and install the Intel editor on Apple Silicon.
Use --platform macOSArm on Intel to download the Apple Silicon editor.
install-unity can be used in a two-step process, first downloading the packages and then later installing them without needing an internet connection.
install-unity install 2018.2 --packages all --data-path "~/Desktop/2018.2" --download Will download all available packages to ~/Desktop/Downloads together with the necessary package metadata.
install-unity install 2018.2 --pacakages all --data-path "~/Destop/2018.2" --install Will install those packages at a later time. Simply copy the folder together with the install-unity binary to another computer to do an offline installation there.
You can download and install only a subset of the available packages.
To select a Unity version from all the installed ones, use the run command.
install-unity run f Will open the latest version of Unity installed.
You can also use the path to a Unity project and install-unity will open it with the corresponding Unity version.
install-unity run ~/Desktop/my-project It will only open with the exact version of Unity the project is set to. You can optionally allow it to be opened with a newer patch, minor or any version:
install-unity run --allow-newer patch ~/Desktop/my-project You can pass command line arguments along to Unity, e.g. to create a build from the command line (note the -- to separate install-unity options from the ones passed on the Unity).
install-unity run ~/Desktop/my-project -- -quit -batchmode -buildOSX64Player ~/Desktop/my-build By default, Unity is started as a separate process and install-unity will exit after Unity has been launched. To wait for Unity to quit and forward Unity's log output through install-unity, use the --child option:
install-unity run ~/Desktop/my-project --child -v -- -quit -batchmode -buildOSX64Player ~/Desktop/my-build To start a basic Unity project, use the create command. The version pattern will select an installed Unity version and create a new project using it.
install-unity create 2020.1 ~/Desktop/my-project The project will use Unity's default setup, including packages. Alternatively, you can create a minimal project that will start with an empty ´Packages/manifest.json`:
install-unity create --type minimal 2020.1 ~/Desktop/my-project install-unity v2.13.1 USAGE: install-unity [--help] [--version] [--verbose...] [--yes] [--update] [--clear-cache] [--data-path <path>] [--opt <name>=<value>...] <action> GLOBAL OPTIONS: -h, --help Show this help --version Print the version of this program -v, --verbose Increase verbosity of output, can be repeated -y, --yes Don't prompt for confirmation (use with care) -u, --update Force an update of the versions cache --clear-cache Clear the versions cache before running any commands --data-path <path> Store all data at the given path, also don't delete packages after install --opt <name>=<value> Set additional options. Use '--opt list' to show all options and their default value and '--opt save' to create an editable JSON config file. ACTIONS: ---- INSTALL (default): Download and install a version of Unity USAGE: install-unity [options] [install] [--packages <name,name>...] [--download] [--install] [--upgrade] [--platform none|mac_os|linux|windows|all] [--arch none|x86_64|arm64|all] [--redownload] [--yolo] [<version>] OPTIONS: <version> Pattern to match Unity version or release notes / unity hub url -p, --packages <name,name> Select packages to download and install ('all' selects all available, '~NAME' matches substrings) --download Only download the packages (requires '--data-path') --install Install previously downloaded packages (requires '--data-path') --upgrade Replace existing matching Unity installation after successful install --platform none|mac_os|linux|windows|all Platform to download the packages for (only valid with '--download', default = current platform) --arch none|x86_64|arm64|all Architecture to download the packages for (default = current architecture) --redownload Force redownloading all files --yolo Skip size and hash checks of downloaded files ---- LIST: Get an overview of available or installed Unity versions USAGE: install-unity [options] list [--installed] [--platform none|mac_os|linux|windows|all] [--arch none|x86_64|arm64|all] [<version>] OPTIONS: <version> Pattern to match Unity version -i, --installed List installed versions of Unity --platform none|mac_os|linux|windows|all Platform to list the versions for (default = current platform) --arch none|x86_64|arm64|all Architecture to list the versions for (default = current architecture) ---- DETAILS: Show version information and all its available packages USAGE: install-unity [options] details [--platform none|mac_os|linux|windows|all] [--arch none|x86_64|arm64|all] [<version>] OPTIONS: <version> Pattern to match Unity version or release notes / unity hub url --platform none|mac_os|linux|windows|all Platform to show the details for (default = current platform) --arch none|x86_64|arm64|all Architecture to show the details for (default = current architecture) ---- UNINSTALL: Remove a previously installed version of Unity USAGE: install-unity [options] uninstall [<version-or-path>] OPTIONS: <version-or-path> Pattern to match Unity version or path to installation root ---- RUN: Execute a version of Unity or a Unity project, matching it to its Unity version USAGE: install-unity [options] run [--child] [--allow-newer none|hash|build|patch|minor|all] [--upgrade <version>] <version-or-path> [<unity-arguments>...] OPTIONS: <version-or-path> Pattern to match Unity version or path to a Unity project <unity-arguments> Arguments to launch Unity with (put a -- first to avoid Unity options being parsed as install-unity options) -c, --child Run Unity as a child process and forward its log output (only errors, use -v to see the full log) -a, --allow-newer none|hash|build|patch|minor|all Allow newer versions of Unity to open a project --upgrade <version> Run the project with the highest installed Unity version matching the pattern ---- CREATE: Create a new empty Unity project USAGE: install-unity [options] create [--type <basic|minimal>] [--open] <version> <path> OPTIONS: <version> Pattern to match the Unity version to create the project with <path> Path to the new Unity project --type <basic|minimal> Type of project to create (basic = standard project, minimal = no packages/modules) -o, --open Open the new project in the editor The old Python version of install-unity can be found in the legacy branch.