Editor tools & extensions
Custom inspectors, editor windows, gizmos, property drawers and automation make a team faster. These guides show how to extend the Unity Editor, from small helpers to full tools. A great investment on any project longer than a game jam. 34 hand-picked Unity guides, tutorials, videos and repos, kept current.
- 5 tips for speeding up your XR dev workflows with Unity CLI
Meta developer tips for speeding up XR development workflows using the Unity CLI.
unity.com · Sep 2026 - Swap Your Game's Content WITHOUT Rebuilding the Player
Unity Content Directory (new with Unity 6.6) is a powerful tool that allows you to swap the CONTENTS of your build without rebuilding the entire player - making faster iteration times.
youtube.com · Sep 2026 - How Is This NOT Built Into Unity?!
Shows a useful feature Unity lacks and how to add it.
youtube.com · Sep 2026 - What Can You Actually Do With the Unity CLI?
Shows practical uses of the Unity CLI for everyday developers beyond AI agents and CI.
youtube.com · Sep 2026 - Using the NEW Unity Content Directory | Unity Tutorial
Unity Content Directory is a powerful new tool in Unity 6.6 to help us optimize how we load assets at runtime. This is a first look at using it to replace using Resources.Load to optimize build size a
youtube.com · Sep 2026 - Unity Shader Code Basics 08 - Custom Editors
Builds a custom shader GUI editor that bundles the shader's features into one tidy inspector.
danielilett.com · Aug 2026 - Meet the Unity CLI: manage Unity from your terminal
Using the Unity CLI to install editors, automate CI and drive a running Editor from the terminal.
unity.com · Jul 2026 - Unity Devs Are Sleeping on This Free Alternative to Odin
Boost your workflow with Alchemy, a free Unity library providing powerful inspector attributes and serialization extensions. See how it compares to paid alternatives.
youtube.com · Jul 2026 - Build Custom Unity MCP Tools for Coding Agents
Learn how to supercharge AI coding assistants like Cursor by teaching them your exact Unity editor workflows. In this step-by-step tutorial we start with Unity’s official MCP bridge, and create a full
youtube.com · Jun 2026 - Unity Deprecated InstanceID. Do This Instead!
Unity 6.5 is about to break a ton of editor tools and Asset Store packages. In this video, we break down the complete migration from the old InstanceID / GetInstanceID() system to the new EntityId. We
youtube.com · Jun 2026 - Hand Tracking in Unity: XR Hand Capture & Simulation
Record hand poses as reusable gestures and test hand tracking in the Editor without a headset.
unity.com · Jun 2026 - Vertex Flowmap Painter
Patreon post on a tool for painting vertex-color flowmaps used in vertex displacement.
patreon.com · Jun 2026 - Building A Tool To Quickly Load Unity Scenes In The Editor
Builds an editor tool to load Unity scenes quickly.
youtube.com · Mar 2026 - Monster Prom: Building a dialog system for a multiplayer dating sim
Custom Editor tools and a branching dialog system built for a multiplayer dating sim.
unity.com · Feb 2026 - Unity Editor Features You Didn’t Know Existed (Part 3)
Shows lesser-known Unity Editor features such as the piercing selection menu and the overlay system.
youtube.com · Jan 2026 - Unity Metaprogramming: Reflection, Source Generators, IL Weaving
Compares Unity metaprogramming techniques: reflection, Roslyn source generators, IL weaving and Reflection.Emit.
youtube.com · Dec 2025 - Unity Features You Didn't Know Existed (Part 2)
Second tour of lesser-known Unity features that improve productivity and workflow.
youtube.com · Dec 2025 - Unity Features You Didn't Know Existed (Part 1)
First tour of lesser-known Unity features that improve productivity and workflow.
youtube.com · Dec 2025 - Tips on Editor workflows, debugging, and 2D best practices in Unity 6
Unity 6 Editor workflow, debugging and 2D tips for saving time throughout development.
unity.com · Jul 2025 - Tips to Increase Productivity in Unity 6
Tips for working faster across Unity 6 toolsets, for both artists and programmers.
unity.com · Jul 2025 - Building A Tool To Easily Generate Item Icons in Unity
Builds an editor tool that renders item icons for Unity inventories.
youtube.com · Apr 2025 - Access Unity's Hidden APIs With This Assembly Trick
Accesses Unity's internal APIs using an assembly definition reference trick.
youtube.com · Feb 2025 - Full Replay Capture and Playback in Unity
Builds full gameplay replay recording and playback in Unity.
youtube.com · Dec 2024 - Unity 6 UI Toolkit: News and Updates
What changed in UI Toolkit for Unity 6: new features for building and customizing interfaces faster.
unity.com · Nov 2024 - Custom Editors in Unity
Builds custom editors in Unity.
youtube.com · Oct 2023 - Unity 4D #2: Extending Unity to 4D
Extends Unity to support four-dimensional geometry.
alanzucconi.com · Jul 2023 - GitHub - leth4/InstantPipes: Unity editor tool for quickly generating pipes—with pathfinding
Repo: editor tool that generates pipes with pathfinding.
github.com · May 2023 - Building a Video Scrubber to Match Unity Animations
Creating custom editor tools to sync video references with animation timelines. Bridge the gap between concept art and implementation.
bartouv.github.io · Jan 2023 - Scene Tool
Building custom scene view tools for level design workflows. Extend Unity's editor to match your team's specific needs.
bartouv.github.io · Jan 2023 - Intro to Tool Dev in Unity [part 4/4]
Part 4 of 4 of an intro to Unity editor tool development.
youtube.com · May 2020 - Intro to Tool Dev in Unity [part 3/4]
Part 3 of 4 of an intro to Unity editor tool development.
youtube.com · May 2020 - Intro to Tool Dev in Unity [part 2/4]
Part 2 of 4 of an intro to Unity editor tool development.
youtube.com · Apr 2020 - Intro to Tool Dev in Unity - An Improvised Live Course [part 1/4]
Part 1 of 4 of an improvised live course on Unity editor tool development.
youtube.com · Apr 2020 - #unitytips Museum
Searchable museum of #unitytips posts.
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